Alice Cooper discovers just how chaotic the Chaos! Universe can truly be, as he faces off against the horrific monsters of his own mind. Meanwhile, the Chosen tangle with a monstrous tree, while Evil Ernie is the prisoner of an even more evil pharmaceutical company! Can the unlikely alliances of Alice Cooper, the dream witch Vex, and the vampire assassin Chastity escape from a twisted nightmare realm and stop the badder guys from beating the bad guys?

Alice Cooper vs Chaos #5 takes a shift from the world of nightmares to reality, or at least what passes for reality even if it is filled with creatures from the world of nightmares. With the change of setting, comes a change of focus in the story. However like the previous issues, there is plenty of bouncing around character wise as Evil Ernie and his crew fight back against Hel. As that happens Voodoo Childe, Oblivia, RIP, Serendipity, and Carcass try to stop the tree golem and contain the portal that lies within. This issue reveals who the red skinned woman who is featured on each of the five covers so far.

The art work by Jim Terry continues to impress, blending in the supernatural aspects, as well as the aspects of the real world.  Of course the panels about midway through or so, where Smiley explores Ceutotech Pharmaceuticals. Even the large “body farm,” where a sinister orange rooted tree is plunged into the minds of those at the body farm is extremely well done. The origin of the tree is unknown, but I doubt it can be good given the color scheme of the tree and its location.

Story: Tim Seeley, Jim Terry Art: Jim Terry
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

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