ARCHIE #638
“Archie’s Storybook: A Riverdale Fable” (Part 2 of 2) – Riverdale’s been overtaken by the storyland world, but now that true love has surfaced, the curse has been broken! Or has it? It’s the battle of the storybook characters in this fantasy epic! Will everybody return to their old lives? Will anybody remember what has happened? And most importantly, will Archie get all his homework done in time when (if?) he gets back home?
Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski
Cover: Dan Parent
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 10/24
32-page, full color comic?
$2.99 US.
ARCHIE AND FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #21
Tis the season to be jolly, that is unless Mr. Weatherbee has anything to say about it! After a ban on holiday decorations is enforced at Riverdale High, the school halls just aren’t very festive. Archie and the gang intend to do something about it, but without breaking any of the school rules in “Decoration Daze!”
Script: Mike Pellowski
Art: Fernando Ruiz, Jon D’Agostino
Cover: Dan DeCarlo
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 10/31
160-page, full color comic
$3.99 US.
ARCHIE COMIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #1
Something exciting is happening in Riverdale! Get in on the ground floor with the debut of the ALL-NEW quarterly Archie Comic Super Special Magazine! It’s Christmas the Archie way with a brand new foil enhanced cover that’ll get you in the spirit! The Archie Comic Super Special Magazine features the greatest Christmas stories from the Archie vault, plus an extraordinary story never before seen in print, “Betty and Veronica Save Christmas (or Not!)”. All this plus creator spotlights, the latest Archie news and and much, much more in this jam packed magazine! It’s Christmas fun for the whole family!
Script & Art: Various
Foil Enhanced Cover: Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski and Tito Peña
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 10/31
128-page, full color comic?
$9.99 US.
JUGHEAD DOUBLE DIGEST #186
Christmas shopping is hard enough, especially when you’ve got a grinch like Reggie on your list. Jughead is determined to get the perennial trickster the perfect gift, but what do you get for the guy who puts the “bah” in “humbug”? Only way to find out is to read “The Christmas Turkeys!”
Script: Craig Boldman?
Art: Rex Lindsey, Rich Koslowski
Cover: Dan DeCarlo
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 10/31
160-page, full color comic
$3.99 US.
KEVIN KELLER: WELCOME TO RIVERDALE
Kevin Keller is sure making a splash at Riverdale High! Recently elected class president, Kevin has gone from new kid in town to one of the most well-known and popular students in school. From his first date to his first prom to his first summer job, it’s a year of new beginnings for Kevin. Now with his second collection of stories, it’s getting increasingly harder to imagine Riverdale without Kevin at the center of it.
Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski
Cover: Dan Parent
978-1-936975-23-5
$11.99/$12.99CAN
6 5/8 x 10 3/16”
Trade Paperback
112 pp
Direct Market On-sale: 10/31
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #242
“Olympic Trials”: It’s a special event issue in honor of the Summer 2012 Olympic games! Sonic and his friends are preparing for the ultimate contest of sportsmanship, but Dr. Eggman plots from the shadows to take more than the gold! All this plus an exciting bonus story featuring Sonic the Hedgehog and Team Fighters!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Jamal Peppers, Steven Butler, Terry Austin, John Workman and Matt Herms
Cover: Yardley!, Austin and Herms
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 10/31
32-page, full color comic?
$2.99 US.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: GENESIS
It’s the most talked-about story in Sonic the Hedgehog comic book history! Featuring an all-new beginning to the Sonic mythology, this highly anticipated reboot finds Sonic the Hedgehog investigating the disappearance of many woodland creatures and the sudden appearance of an army of badniks with a mysterious leader. Sonic makes new friends along the way as he leads the charge against the evil Dr. “Eggman” Robotnik! For new fans or die-hard Sonic devotes, SONIC: GENESIS is the quintessential Sonic comic story!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Patrick “Spaz” Spaziante, Tracy Yardley, Ben Bates, Terry Austin, John Workman and Matt Herms
Cover: Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante
978-1-936975-24-2
$14.99/$16.99CAN
6 5/8 x 10 3/16”
Trade Paperback
144 pp
Direct Market On-sale: 10/31