The Fellowship has obtained sneak peeks of comics from Archie that will come out this week...
Script: Mark Waid
Art: Annie Wu, Andre Szymanowicz, Jen Vaughn, Jack
Morelli
Cover: Annie Wu
Variant Covers: Mahmud Asrar, Francesco Francavilla,
Jaime Hernandez with Rosario “Tito” Peña, Joe Quinones, Paul Renaud
The biggest comic series of the year continues as the
greatest mystery in comic books is finally revealed! The “lipstick incident”
split Archie and Betty apart and left Riverdale changed forever. What exactly
happened and can things possibly be fixed? Find out in this issue and welcome
ANNIE WU (BLACK CANARY, HAWKEYE) to Riverdale, as she takes over art duties in
this brand new issue!
Script: Tania Del Rio
Art: Fernando Ruiz, Bob Smith, Jack Morelli, Digikore
Studios
Cover: Fernando Ruiz, Bob Smith, Rosario “Tito” Peña
Betty has surprised everyone with a new tradition for the
Christmas season: a low-budget Secret Santa! Ok, that’s not that surprising,
but here’s the twist… all of the gifts have to be hand-made! There’s nothing
more heartfelt than a gift made by hand—unless, of course, if you’re all-thumbs!
How will some of our not-so-crafty pals ‘n’ gals fare in this new holiday
tradition? Find out in “Not-So-Secret Santas,” the all-new fun and festive lead
story to this JUMBO-sized comics digest!
Script: Duane Swierczynski
Art: Michael Gaydos, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Rachel Deering
Cover: Francesco Francavilla
Variant Cover: David Mack
“The Lonely Crusade, Part 1” Greg Hettinger returns to
Philadelphia and promises his closest friend, Jessie Dupree, that his
hood-wearing vigilante days are over. But it’s a promise he’s going to struggle
to keep—especially when a gang calling themselves “The Crusaders” are prowling
the City of Brotherly Love, scooping up “undesirables” and asking if they want
to be saved… The second action-packed
arc of The Black Hood begins here!
Script: Nelson Ribeiro, Fernando Ruiz
Art: Rex Lindsey, Jeff Shultz, Jon D’Agostino, Rich
Koslowski, Jack Morelli, Barry Grossman
Cover: Rex Lindsey
Archie Meets Archie?! What’s going on here?! Seems like
something strange is happening in Riverdale, and the gang is meeting up with
past versions of themselves! It’s causing some trouble, too—can Jughead out-eat
himself? Which Reggie plays the best pranks? And with two Bettys and two
Veronicas wandering around, Archie has TWICE the girl trouble!
Script: Dan Parent, Paul Kupperberg
Art: Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski, Jack Morelli, Digikore
Studios
Cover: Dan Parent
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Archie Comics with this
special retrospective presentation! Kevin Keller, introduced in 2010, made a
huge splash as he became Riverdale's first openly gay resident. In this
installment, we share some of the best and most pivotal stories from his
series, from his first issue to his first kiss!