Archie Comics First Looks: ARCHIE & FRIENDS #122, ARCHIE’S DOUBLE DIGEST #191,  JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #29 and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #191







ARCHIE & FRIENDS #122
“California Dreaming, Part Two”: Last issue, the news of Archie and his friends’ worldwide, mystery-solving adventures led to a major movie contract and a trip to Tinseltown!  While at a swank Hollywood party, the gang is kidnapped along with dozens of celebrity guests, and trapped in a ballroom with wall-to-wall food!  That may be fine for Jughead, but the others are determined to break both themselves and their famous fellow prisoners free.  The crazy climax features a thrilling “cat and costumed mouse” chase as the teens pursue the lead culprit racing through the Catalina Comic Convention!  It’s one explosive finish (did we mention the fireworks?) you can’t afford to miss! SCRIPT: Alex Simmons.  ART: Fernando Ruiz.   
Shipping Date: August 6th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: August 13th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: August 26th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.





ARCHIE’S DOUBLE DIGEST #191
 “A Sign of the Times”: Archie has a commercial conundrum – everywhere he turns, he sees an advertisement! 
SCRIPT: George Gladir. 
ART: Fernando Ruiz. 
“Wet and Wild!”:  A ride down a mammoth water slide becomes a slippery slope for Archie – literally! 
SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski. 
ART: Pat Kennedy. 
“Turnabout is Foul Play”: The passing of the school budget means many improvements in extracurricular activities… but with summer vacation in full swing those activities will have to wait! 
SCRIPT: George Gladir. 
ART: Fernando Ruiz. 
PLUS: Other new and classic tales! 
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents. 
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: August 6th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: August 13th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: August 26th, 2008
Full color digest format
$3.69 US.
 






Bonus 2nd Story




JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #29
 “Action Hero Figures”: When marketing research shows teens are overscheduled and overstressed, Mr. Lodge decides what his company needs is an IN-action figure… and what better model for it than Jughead?! 
SCRIPT: George Gladir. 
ART: Bill Galvan. 
“A Turn in Fortune”:  Jughead’s reached the bottom of his pockets… and even his pockets’ holes have holes!  But good fortune is around the corner, in the form of a comic shop giving away cash prizes!  Guest-stars the owners and employees of Hi De Ho Comics! 
SCRIPT: George Gladir. 
ART: Fernando Ruiz. 
PLUS: Other new and classic tales! 
SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents. 
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: August 6th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: August 13th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: August 26th, 2008
Full color digest format
$2.49 US.







SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #191
“Metal and Mettle, Part One”: The Council of Acorn is dragging its feet to take back Freedom HQ, and Sonic’s not the kind of guy to wait!  Our hero is ready to rumble – but is he ready for King Scourge and the newest Metal Sonic?  Meanwhile, Knuckles is still haunted by his time as Enerjak.  Can his bond with Julie-Su take the strain?  All this, plus a surprise newcomer joins the fray! 
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn.
ART: Tracy Yardley! (pencils) and Jim Amash (inks).
Pulse-pounding cover by Tracy Yardley!
Shipping Date: August 6th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: August 13th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: August 26th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.

Hehe. If Archie wants the band named after him, then he has to take on a leadership role. Otherwise, get out of the way.

It kinda does look like Gregg (Lol just teasin ya Gregg, just teasin!)!! It seems like Fernando is busy this month!!   And what's with the Bonus Story, Rik's never done that before, I like....!!

I think that if Gregg has a cameo on that Jughead and Friends cover, then everyone else on this forum should have one too!

I'll take Jughead's Double Digest issue #150, please and thank you. 

In all seriousness, I can't wait to get my hands on those books!

Sounds like a plan!  I'll take an issue of Veronica or B&V Spectacular    - for obvious reasons.
I can be Mr. Lodge's Canadian business friend.  He and I can open a Maple Syrup export/import business together.  Jughead can be the official "taster" and Archie can accidently fall into a vat of Maple Syrup.  Title:  "Friends Stick Together"

I'll take the front cover of the upcoming Cheryl #1.

No?

Okay, an upcoming issue of "Betty", then.

Looking forward to these. I don't know how he does it, but Fernando actually makes the girls look quite, ah, seductive in a cartoony way. And as I've said before, Bill Galvan is my fave artist. The stories also look interesting too.

Well, Ronnie definitely takes market researching quite seriously, but hey, anything that has to do with shopping is already in her blood.

If I found a ten dollar note right in front of me, I'd pocket it straight away and move to safe ground before determining what to do with it...

As for the whole cameo thing, I'd like to be in the next story that revolves around a Battle-Of-The-Bands competition, preferably in a rival band that actually plays hard rock (ie metal, post-hardcore punk) properly. If someone can also throw in a pretty accurate version of either my Washburn WV16 guitar or my Godin (CANADA ROCKS!) BG5 5-string bass, I'd be a happy camper.

Hehe. If Archie wants the band named after him, then he has to take on a leadership role. Otherwise, get out of the way.

This is one of the very rare moments I agree with you, TM.

If you guys go to the News section over at the Official Website you'll get to see 3 more pages from Archie & Friends # 122

Quote from: ronnie343 on August 08, 2008, 03:11:52 PM

I'm actually looking forward to Archie & Friends#122. It sparks interest.

I totally misread that as "It spanks interest".

*LOL* Yeah, I can see that too!