ARCHIE COMICS FIRST LOOKS: ARCHIE #598, ARCHIE DIGEST #255 & SONIC UNIVERSE #5


ARCHIE #598







"The Volunteer": Archie volunteers to spend time with an elderly man at the seniors' home, and learns he's not the only one caught in the middle of an eternal love triangle!
SCRIPT: Barbara & Samantha Slate
ART: Stan Goldberg




"Tree's Company": Archie enjoys the tree in his backyard... until Reggie reminds him how much work it will bring come fall!
SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski
ART: Stan Goldberg
Shipping Date: June 17th, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: June 24th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: July 7th, 2009
32-page, full color comic
$2.50 US



ARCHIE DIGEST #255





"Double ‘W' Date": When Mr. Weatherbee's away, the boys will play...and their game of choice is "who will ask Wendy Weatherbee out first?!"
SCRIPT AND ART: Fernando Ruiz




"Wave Rave": Archie rides the waves on a surftastic day...but will he keep his eyes on the foamy waves or wavy forms of the bikini babes watching?
SCRIPT: George Gladir
ART: Bob Bolling
PLUS: Other new and classic tales!
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: June 17th, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: June 24th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: July 7th, 2009
88-page, full color digest
$2.69 US


SONIC UNIVERSE #5
THE LATEST HIT SONIC SERIES RETURNS WITH THE BEGINNING OF AN EPIC







"MOBIUS: 30 YEARS LATER" TALE!: "Five Years of Peace": By popular demand, we're going back to the future!  It's now thirty years down the line and King Sonic is on the throne.  He has his hands full with the tiny royal twins, but fan-favorite Lara-Su is there to help.  As the world prepares to celebrate the new royal family, a deadly plot is hatched from the shadows...and you'll never guess who shows up at the end!  It's the action and adventure you've come to expect from "Mobius: 25 Years Later" tales...not to mention all your favorite good guys and bad guys!  The future has never been more frantic...and it's up to Sonic to make sure it's infinite!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
ART: Tracy Yardley!
Shipping Date: June 17th, 2009
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: June 24th, 2009
On Sale on Newsstands: July 7th, 2009
32-page, full color comic
$2.50 US