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We never should have left the mall.

Zombies Calling is a comic book by Faith Erin Hicks. The story follows a student named Joss, whose main survival skill is being genre savvy in a zombie-infested university.

Tropes used in Zombies Calling include:

A Man Is Not a Virgin: Subverted with Robyn.
Cassandra Truth: Joss runs into zombie's one night and her roommates don't believe her. Next day the zombies have taken over campus.
Daylight Horror
Enclosed Space
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": The Professor is just called Professor.
Evil Plan / Insane Troll Logic: The Professor's evil plan is to turn his students into zombies through chemically enhanced coffee to make a statement about the modern day college system. Yeah...
Four-Temperament Ensemble:
- - Sanguine: Joss
  - Melancholic: Sonnet
  - Phlegmatic: Robyn
  - Choleric: The Professor
Genki Girl: Joss
Genre Savvy: Joss gets this from seeing every zombie movie ever made.
Heroic Sacrifice: rule two
Improbable Weapon User: Jars, books and sporks are among the weapons.
Lampshade Hanging
Military Brat: Robyn is revealed to be one
Not Using the Z Word: Lampshaded and subverted
Only One Name: Joss and Robyn.
Our Zombies Are Different
Perky Goth: Sonnet fits the bill.
Poster Gallery Bedroom
Rose-Haired Girl: On the cover, at any rate.
Shout-Out
Two Girls and a Guy
Wearing a Flag on Your Head: Subverted in that Joss is not British; she just wants to go to Britain. Then there's the other guy.
Zombie Apocalypse: Does this need to be explained?

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+{{quote|We never should have left the mall.}}
 ''Zombies Calling'' is a comic book by Faith Erin Hicks. The story follows a student named Joss, whose main survival skill is being genre savvy in a zombie-infested university.
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+{{tropelist}}
-This work is examples of:
 * [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]]:  {{spoiler|[[Subverted]] with Robyn.}}
 * [[Cassandra Truth]]: Joss runs into zombie's one night and her roommates don't believe her. Next day the zombies have taken over campus.
 * [[Daylight Horror]]
 * [[Enclosed Space]]
-* [[Everyone Calls Him Barkeep]]: The Professor is just called Professor.
+* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The Professor is just called Professor.
 * [[Evil Plan]] / [[Insane Troll Logic]]:  {{spoiler|The Professor's evil plan is to turn his students into zombies through chemically enhanced coffee to make a statement about the modern day college system. Yeah...}}
-* [[Four Temperament Ensemble]]:
+* [[Four-Temperament Ensemble]]:
-*** '''{{color|maroon|S}}''' Joss
+*** '''{{color|maroon|Sanguine:}}''' Joss
 *** '''Melancholic:''' Sonnet
-*** '''{{color|green|P}}''' Robyn
+*** '''{{color|green|Phlegmatic:}}''' Robyn
-*** '''{{color|orange|C}}''' The Professor
+*** '''{{color|orange|Choleric:}}''' The Professor
 * [[Genki Girl]]: Joss
 * [[Genre Savvy]]: Joss gets this from seeing every zombie movie ever made.
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 * [[Perky Goth]]: Sonnet fits the bill.
 * [[Poster Gallery Bedroom]]
-* [[Rose Haired Girl]]: On the cover, at any rate.
+* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]: On the cover, at any rate.
-* [[Shout Out]]
+* [[Shout-Out]]
-* [[Two Girls and A Guy]]
+* [[Two Girls and a Guy]]
-* [[Wearing a Flag On Your Head]]: Subverted in that Joss is not British; she just wants to go to Britain. Then there's the other guy.
+* [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head]]: Subverted in that Joss is not British; she just wants to go to Britain. Then there's the other guy.
 * [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: Does this need to be explained?
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 [[Category:Zombie Stories]]
 [[Category:Zombies Calling]]
-[[Category:Trope]]