After asking Betty to the prom, he learns that Jughead mailed the letter. Archie fantasizes as he writes Veronica an invitation to the prom. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.Ĭover by Bob Montana. If you want more Archie discussion, check out, this post on Archie Crossover wish list and life lessons from Archie and the Gang.This item is not in stock at M圜omicShop. While the decade opens on this new imprint, it’ll be exciting to see what other titles in Archie Blue Ribbon and the Archie comic world will bring. My favorite scene to illustrate was Betty and Veronica in space as astronauts!” When I asked artist Brittney Williams about her most favorite part of Bond of Friendship, she said: “The most exciting part is being able to draw the Archie universe. So much of the story takes place in their shared daydreams, which allows the space to put them in all sorts of future scenarios.” The basic premise is that Betty and Veronica meet professionals on Riverdale High School’s career day and they daydream each scenario. Rotante continues: “I think it opens up the possibilities of having more realistic stories that allow the time and space to explore what goes on in each character’s mind, putting the focus on their internal and external struggles in an authentic way, without being bound by the parameters of a standard 20–22-page comic story.” Bond of FriendshipĪs for Bond of Friendship, Rotante is most excited about “getting the chance to explore a bit of a fantasy world with the girls. I’d also love to see the characters (even beyond the standard Archie universe) at different age ranges!” Rotante, the writer of Bond of Friendship, notes that she’s really looking forward to talking about future books in the imprint: “I can’t speak for Archie as a whole, but I think the ability to show our characters really coming of age and the various trials, tribulations, and surprises that come with that present a lot of really fun and heartwarming stories to tell. When asked about how these comics are differentiated from other Archie stories, Segura says, “These books are meant to be complete, standalone adventures that fit snugly in the YA space, telling heartfelt and engaging stories with the Archie characters.” It felt like the perfect time to really dive into the space and format.” It showed us that there’s a strong YA readership for our IP, and it goes along with the huge awareness created by our media adaptations like Riverdale and Sabrina. Rotante and artist Brittney Williams in April 2020 and Riverdale: The Ties That Bind by writer Micol Ostow and artist Thomas Pitilli in November 2020.Īlex Segura, Archie Comics Co-President, explains about the new imprint: “The biggest growth in comics can be seen in bookstores and in the YA space, and our characters are perfectly suited to tell these kinds of stories…I have to point to our growing partnership with Scholastic as a big eye-opener.
Now, Archie Comics will be debuting Archie Blue Ribbon imprint with Betty & Veronica: The Bond Of Friendship by writer Jamie L. (Editor’s note: this post originally stated that the initial run of the comic ended at this time it continued along with the new comics.)Īnd then of course, there was the TV show Riverdale that began in 2017 and later, the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch in 2018. Other characters got their own spin-offs, like Jughead and even Reggie. The popularity of the series helped result in Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in 2014 (you can read more about Sabrina here).īut even more dramatic, in 2014, Archie Comics added a new Archie comic to the lineup with writer Mark Waid and Saga artist Fiona Staples. This spell gone wrong basically unleashes a Zombie apocalypse in Riverdale. In this plot line, Sabrina Spellman attempts to resurrect Jughead’s dog, who becomes a zombie and bites Jughead. There were even Archie crossovers with famous bands like Archie Meets Kiss and later on, Archie Meets the Ramones.īut in 2013, Archie took a turn for the dark side with Afterlife with Archie written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
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