Alpha Girl
| Alpha Girl | |
|---|---|
 Cover of the first issue | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre |
Post-apocalyptic, Zombies in comics |
| Publication date | February 2012 to present |
| Number of issues | 5 |
| Main character(s) | Judith |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Jean-Paul Bonjour, Jeff Roenning |
| Artist(s) |
Robert Love, Dana Shukartsi, Diego Simone[1] |
Alpha Girl is a five issue comic book series written by Jean-Paul Bonjour and Jeff Roenning.[2] The series is published by Image Comics and began in February 2012.[3] Roenning came up with the series after viewing an old billboard for a Debbie Gibson perfume, with Bonjour comparing the main character of Judith to "a female version of the Evil Dead franchise's resident hero, Ash".[4]
Plot
Alpha Girl follows seventeen-year-old Judith during a zombie apocalypse set during the 1980s. Judith and her brother were orphaned at a young age by the death of their drug-addicted mother and were placed in separate foster homes. Her brother eventually landed in juvenile detention for attacking a foster father that was molesting him, with Judith resorting to selling used tampons, bodily fluids, and other personal effects in order to raise money for a lawyer to free him. After a cosmetic company botches an attempt to create marketable pheromones, women have begun attacking any men they see and devouring their flesh. As Judith makes her way to where her brother is imprisoned she comes across several different survivors such as teenager Frank and fast food worker Penny. The group brings in several new members such as Judith's former boss, only to quickly lose most of them to either zombies or trigger happy men willing to shoot at anything vaguely female.
Reception
Critical reception for Alpha Girl has been mostly positive, with Comic Vine calling it a "seriously fun, creator owned book".[5] Major Spoilers praised the series' artwork and potential, citing "clear storytelling and striking character design" as highlights.[6] Shock Till You Drop also praised Alpha Girl, saying that the first issue was "one of the best first issues I've read in quite some time".[7]
MTV Geek wrote that Alpha Girl was "a little shaky in its first outing" but praised the art team.[8] ComicsBulletin.com stated that while the comic has "room to grow", the first issue "doesn't seem to know what to make of itself".[9]
References
- ↑ Diego Simone To Draw Alpha Girl From Issue Four Bleeding Cool
- ↑ Dana Shukartsi On Alpha Girl From Image Bleeding Cool
- ↑ Alpha Girl To Be A Man-Eating Zombie Women Miniseries From Image Comics ComicBook.com
- ↑ NYCC: 'Alpha Girl' pits punky youngster vs. female zombies USA Today
- ↑ Review: Alpha Girl Comic Vine
- ↑ REVIEW: Alpha Girl #1 Major Spoilers
- ↑ Review: Alpha Girl Shock Till You Drop
- ↑ Something Old, Something New: Advance Reviews of Image's Savage Dragon, Invincible, and Alpha Girl MTV Geek
- ↑ ADVANCE REVIEW: Alpha Girl #1 ComicsBulletin.com