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Posted on: Chaos Campus Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #1 Review
at 09/24/2009 10:41pm

Want to be in an upcoming issue of Chaos Campus? Interested in knowing how YOU can help make the Chaos Campus Vol. 1 ... more(+)

Want to be in an upcoming issue of Chaos Campus? Interested in knowing how YOU can help make the Chaos Campus Vol. 1 TPB a reality? All those answers and more can be found right here: http://tinyurl.com/HelpChaosCampus close(-)

Posted on: Chaos Campus Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #1 Review
at 09/05/2009 5:34am

Thank you muchly! Quinton Bedwell will be doing our covers for the foreseeable future (his first cover of the series ... more(+)

Arion wrote:I love those covers. Really good art.

Thank you muchly! Quinton Bedwell will be doing our covers for the foreseeable future (his first cover of the series was #4). close(-)

Posted on: Chaos Campus Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #1 Review
at 08/17/2009 4:21pm

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The girls of Epsilon Alpha Zeta Upsilon (EAZY) are having a kegger, but some of the girls can’t have any fun because ... more(+)

The Comic Book Bin reviews Chaos Campus #1:

The girls of Epsilon Alpha Zeta Upsilon (EAZY) are having a kegger, but some of the girls can’t have any fun because the men in their lives are jerks. However, Jaime Schaeffer, Paige Patton, and Brittany Miller, are about to have even bigger problems. When a beer run brings the undead infection into the EAZY sorority house, the worse boyfriend alive becomes the worse boyfriend who wants to eat Paige alive. In “Dead Man on Campus” (Part 1 of 2), it is one of the girls who is about to become (un)dead.

Writer, comic book creator, publisher, and entrepreneur, Thompson has written a lot of comic books. Along the long way of creating and writing so many comic books, Thompson has improved as a storyteller, sharpening his skills with each individual short story and comic book. With Chaos Campus Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #1, Thompson has polished his skills to a high sheen. This is thoroughly enjoyable comic horror, but what makes this such a good read is not parodying zombies. It’s the witty banter and the snappy dialogue which captures the rhythm of a house full of raucous 20-somethings. The art and colors by the team of Christian Duce and Martin Coccolo is high quality stuff; they're ready for the big leagues.

If Thompson keeps the sassy, ghetto Greek chorus, this will be a series worth revisiting time and time again.

Grade: A close(-)

Posted on: Chaos Campus Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #1 Review
at 08/01/2009 1:12am

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Zombies don’t saturate the American pop culture landscape like vampires do, but I’m sure zombie ... more(+)

Leroy Douresseaux of The Comic Book Bin reviews the Chaos Campus Survival Guide

Zombies don’t saturate the American pop culture landscape like vampires do, but I’m sure zombie films, books, and other media soon will. Hopefully, when they have their day (of the dead) in the sun, lovers of the living, walking, running, shambling dead will seek out Chaos Campus Survival Guide #0. This one-shot comic book is a tie-in to the Chaos Campus horror comic book series from Approbation Comics and its CEO and head writer, Bart A. Thompson.

Written by Thompson and drawn and colored by Jed Raven, Chaos Campus Survival Guide #0 is actually a mock survival guide produced in the comic book format. Three buxom, sorority girls (big-ass breasts, wide-load curvy hips, and baby-got-back ass): Jamie Schaffer, Brittany Miller, and Paige Patton use a classroom as the film set for their video shoots. In this conventional setting, the girls are stars of a video instructional series that gives the few remaining humans tips on how to survive the undead infestation.

This is some funny stuff. I got a review copy of this awhile ago, and I avoided reading it because, upon initial glance, it didn’t appeal to me. Recently, the copy fell on the floor in front of me, and being of a superstitious and cowardly lot, I knew that this was a sign from Heaven/Hell to finally read it. And what a treat it was.

The humor is not snarky or edgy; it’s just naturally funny. This is probably because Thompson and Raven seem to have hit a point where their creativity, imaginations, and intent are in synch. It’s as if through his art, Raven knew exactly what Thompson was trying to get across to readers. Thompson has an ear and a feel for the rhythm in creating genuine humor out of violent horror concepts. Raven has a deft touch at creating humor comics, and it shows in his compositions and draftsmanship. It’s a wonder Raven isn’t producing comics for a mainstream publisher; he’d even fit in at DC Comics’ Johnny DC imprint.

Every panel of Chaos Campus Survival Guide #0 is pitch-perfect and is funny. There are even fake advertisements for stuff like “Zombi-Thin” weight-loss pills and “Zombie O’s” breakfast cereal. This is good work, and fans of comic horror and “mockumentaries” should try this.

Grade: A close(-)

Posted on: Chaos Campus Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #1 Review
at 07/22/2009 6:19pm

My pleasure! Looking forward to seeing/hearing the results! more(+)

Batman1983 wrote:

AlexLothos wrote:

Batman1983 wrote:I read the Preview/0 and issue #1 on Wowio and I liked both. I didn't feel the art in #3 was "as to my liking", but I also realize you're not going to get... Jim Lee for instance (well no one has lately)... to do your book. If I get some money to set aside for this I'd definitely buy what I've read plus seek out an issue #2. Also its a better package than most of the horror books I skimmed on wowio (much, much stronger than some). Good luck to you and thanks for opening a door where I could showcase my stories (if I found an artist) by introducing me to wowio (and the other websites).

Thank you! Yeah, the Chaos Campus Preview issues were all an experiment on storytelling and a huge case of me getting by with a lot of help from my friends! The CCP issues are different from these, though... those were black & white and shorter stories that started at a random point after the girls had been fighting for a while. This is the real series that starts from when the zombies hit onwards... all complete 22 pagers of full color story!

Oh, and you're welcome on the site references. Have you tried comicspace.com for artists? Post flyers around your local colleges are a good start, too.

Thanks for all the answers!

My pleasure! Looking forward to seeing/hearing the results! close(-)

Commented on: Post Game TV Recap: V S1E2
at 2009-11-12 16:07:39

What I'm getting from the show is that Dale was a Visitor the whole seven years. Same for Ryan. I am curious to if ... more(+)

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Commented on: Post Game TV Recap: FLASHFORWARD S1E7
at 2009-11-09 15:06:13

The Flashfowards everyone saw was the future of everyone at that point in time. We still have free will so our daily ... more(+)

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Commented on: The Process of Top Cow's TRACKER
at 2009-11-07 04:39:19

This looks and sounds great!

Commented on: Post Game TV Recap: V S1E1: "Pilot"
at 2009-11-04 16:31:18

Haven't watched this yet, but probably later on tonight.

Commented on: IMAGE UNITED Weekly - Jim Valentino
at 2009-10-30 15:56:08

I'd pay money to read that Image Untied with all the crazy back and forth e-mails!

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