Lots more good stuff coming for December 


The Black Hood Season 2, #2
"The Nobody Murders, Part 2": Greg Hettinger, a.k.a. The Black Hood. thought he could run from the violence. But now he finds himself running across the country from a merciless assassin who calls himself The Nobody. Greg not only has to figure out the identity of his would-be killer, but also his connection to the original Black Hood—which means going to the one place Greg vowed he never visit again: home. Don't miss the high-octane action and high-stakes suspense that is season 2 of THE BLACK HOOD!

Script: Duane Swierczynski
Art: Greg Scott, Rachel Deering, Kelly Fitzpatrick
Cover: Greg Smallwood
Variant Cover: Michael Walsh
On Sale Date: 12/21
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.


Afterlife With Archie #12
"Betty: RIP" Part 7: All good things come to an end...and sometimes, good people come to...a grisly end. Instead of a honeymoon, Archie's organizing a burial... several burials, in fact. And before that, he must make two of the most difficult decisions he's ever made. Nothing—and we mean nothing—will be the same after this spine-tingling, jaw-dropping final chapter of our second arc! For TEEN+ Readers.

Script: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Art: Francesco Francavilla
Cover: Francesco Francavilla
Variant Cover: Adam Gorham
On Sale Date: 12/28
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.


Archie #15
For a while after Veronica's departure, no woman was around who could wreck the Jughead/Archie bromance. We all knew that couldn't last forever, right? Meanwhile, the Veronica vs. Cheryl Blossom feud reaches its peak!

Script: Mark Waid
Art: Joe Eisma, Andre Szymanowicz, Jack Morelli
Cover: Joe Eisma
Variant Covers: Rafael Albuquerque, Chrissie Zullo
On Sale Date: 12/21
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.


Archie: New Riverdale Cover Book #1
Welcome to the New Riverdale! When we relaunched Archie, the first of our New Riverdale titles, we had an array of talented, high-profile comic artists comes along for the ride to give us their individual takes on the flagship character. That tradition continued with each subsequent issue. This collection showcases all of the beautiful cover art from Archie issues #1 - #12, from artists like Fiona Staples, Annie Wu, Veronica Fish, J. Scott Campbell, Francesco Francavilla, Chip Zdarsky, Jaime Hernandez, Marguerite Sauvage and many more!

Script: Various
Art: Various
Cover: Various
On Sale Date: 12/7
88-page, full color comic
$5.99 U.S.


Betty & Veronica: New Riverdale Cover Book #1
Betty & Veronica are world-famous BFFs and icons to many young women across the globe. It was only natural that we reached out to a bevy of comic legends when it came to relaunching these characters in the New Riverdale. This collection showcases all of the wonderful cover art from Betty and Veronica #s 1 – 3. Featuring comic greats like Adam Hughes, Stephanie Buscema, Rebekah Isaacs, David Mack, Allison Sohn, Rachel Stott, Bengal and many more!

Script: Various
Art: Various
Cover: Various
On Sale Date: 12/14
56-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.


Josie & The Pussycats #3
The next installment's got it all! Alexandra is BACK to wreak havoc on the Pussycats' beach party as Josie's romance with Alan M heats up! We've got lions, tigers, and jet skis (oh my!) as the Pussycats fight—for the right—to party!

Script: Marguerite Bennett, Cameron DeOrdio
Art: Audrey Mok, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli
Cover: Audrey Mok
Variant Covers: Wilfredo Torres, Dean Trippe
On Sale Date: 12/7
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.


Reggie & Me #1
There is no one more loved, revered, admired and adored in Riverdale than... Reggie Mantle? Well, at least Reggie doesn't think there's anyone as loved and admired as himself. And his best friend can back that idea up—his best friend, of course, being his dog, Vader. The unstoppable duo is known around town for pulling the funniest pranks, getting the hottest dates and throwing the best parties. And if anyone even dares to compete with them, there is going to be hell to pay. Come take a look at the life of your hero, the handsome, hilarious Reggie Mantle.

Script: Tom DeFalco
Art: Sandy Jarrell, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli
Cover: Sandy Jarrell with Kelly Fitzpatrick
Variant Covers: Ben Caldwell, Derek Charm, Ron Frenz with Elaina Unger, Robert Hack with Steve Downer, Ryan Jampole, Thomas Pitilli, Wilfredo Torres with Elaina Unger, Michael Walsh
Blank Sketch Cover
On Sale Date: 12/7
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.


Reggie's 80-page Giant Comic #1
Just in time for the all-new Reggie & Me #1, we've amassed this GIANT-SIZED collection of some of the best and most hilarious classic stories featuring the prince of pranks, the monarch of mischief, the stalwart stud himself—Reggie Mantle. It's a perfect introduction to the character for new fans and an ideal collection for classic Archie fans as well—and something to keep you laughing for days!

Script: Various
Art: Various
Cover: Bill Galvan, Rosario "Tito" Peña
On Sale Date: 12/14
80-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.


Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #4

Celebrate Archie's 75th anniversary in a special way with this commemorative digest! This issue is jam-packed some of the best stories featuring Archie, Betty and Veronica, bonus art pages and fun intros from writers, artists and fans alike. Each anniversary digest is a special collector's item for every Archie fan!

Script: Various
Art: Various
Cover: Harry Lucey
On Sale Date: 12/7
224-page, full color comic
$6.99 U.S.


Betty & Veronica Comics Double Digest #249
Betty and Veronica are about to set out on the winter adventure of a lifetime: they're heading out to Pickens Park to go... ice fishing?! Ok, maybe not Veronica's preferred way to spend a snowy Saturday. Find out what makes the cultured Miss Lodge change her mind and embrace some outdoor fun in "Fishing for Love!" the hilarious new lead story to this comics double digest!

Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent
Cover: Dan Parent
On Sale Date: 12/14
160-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.


B&V Friends Jumbo Comics Digest #252
What do Halloween decorations, winter, owls and an angry Mr. Lodge all have to do with one another? A lot—and you'll be shocked to know that none of it involves Archie! Piece together the wacky puzzle yourself by reading "Owl Be Seeing You!" the fun, new lead story to this JUMBO-SIZED comics digest!

Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent
Cover: Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski, Rosario "Tito" Peña
On Sale Date: 12/7
256-page, full color comic
$6.99 U.S.


Jughead & Archie Winter Annaul #24
Archie and Jughead get saddled with taking care of Jughead's little sister Jellybean for the day. When they decide to take part in some outdoor winter fun, it turns out that Jellybean has her own ideas of fun... and it doesn't involve skiing or sledding! Find out what Jellybean's got in store for them in "Oh, Brother...or Sister!" the fun new lead story to this winter annual featuring even more pages of winter wonder!

Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent Cover: Dan Parent
On Sale Date: 12/21
192-page, full color comic
$5.99 U.S.


Sonic Boom Vol. 2: Boom Shaka-laka (TR)
BOOM SHAKA-LAKA! Brace yourself for the SONIC BOOM! The hit multimedia Sonic experience comes to you in the action-packed, laugh-a-minute comic book series! Sonic and his friends Tails, Amy, Knuckles and Sticks find themselves caught up in more zany adventures! Dr. Eggman has a problem – how can the evil doctor betray the trust of the villagers when they don't trust him to begin with? The mad mechanic pulls out all the stops to woo the wary would-be victims, but he gets more than he counted for when Sonic and his pals decide to become his staff! Then it's off to the races as Dr. Eggman goads Sonic into competing in a go-kart race! Sonic puts the pedal to the metal in this thrilling volume of Sonic Boom^TM! SONIC BOOM^TM Vol. 2: BOOM SHAKA-LAKA collects SONIC BOOM^TM #5-7 and #11 plus bonus features!

Script: Ian Flynn, Bill Freiberger, Sam Sandak Freiberger
Art: Steven Butler, Jennifer Hernandez, Ryan Jampole, Diana Skelly, Rick Bryant, Matt Herms & Jack Morelli
Cover: Tracy Yardley, Rick Bryant & Matt Herms
ISBN-13: 978-1-62738-994-5
$12.99/$14.99CAN
6 5/8 x 10 3/16" TR
104 pp, Full Color
Direct Market On-Sale Date: 12/14


Sonic The Hedgehog #290
The Super Sonic Warrior returns in "Genesis of a Hero" Part Three: The 25th anniversary celebration continues with another blast to the past! Which is also to the future, and the past, and back again! When Sonic goes to see the annual return of Little Planet, he's surprised to find it chained to a mountain! Join us for the exciting adventures of Sonic CD! Featuring cover art by the legendary Patrick Spaziante plus a "Cosmic Eternity" variant by Mr. Sonic comics himself, Tracy Yardley!

Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Tracy Yardley, Terry Austin, Gabriel Cassata & John Workman
Cover: Patrick Spaziante
Variant Cover: Tracy Yardley
On Sale Date: 12/28
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S


Sonic Universe #93
The quirky trio of detectives return in "The Case of the Pirate Princess" Part Three: Say it ain't so – have the Chaotix gone full pirate?! Tensions run high as loyalties are tested and pasts are explored. And as the crew reaches their destination, will it be treasure they find – or something more sinister? Featuring cover art by Sonic comics extraordinaire Tracy Yardley and a "One for All" variant by super-talent Jennifer Hernandez!

Script: Ian Flynn and Aleah Baker
Art: Adam Bryce Thomas, Jim Amash, Matt Herms & Jack Morelli
Cover: Tracy Yardley & Ben Hunzeker
Variant Cover: Jennifer Hernandez, Gary Martin & Aleah Baker
On Sale Date: 12/14
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.


World of Archie Comics Digest #65
Mr. Lodge slipped up by asking Archie to shovel his driveway—and we mean that literally! With Mr. Lodge laid up with a bum leg, Archie and the gang decide to do their best to cheer him up. Of course, that's the last thing Mr. Lodge needs... but how will he get away from them? Find out in "The Slip-Up!" the hilarious new lead story to this comics double digest!

Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent
Cover: Dan Parent
On Sale Date: 12/28
160-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.



#teambetty and #teamveronica T-Shirts and Lanyards
Ripped right from the pages of the ALL-NEW BETTY & VERONICA by the legendary ADAM HUGHES... which side are you on? Show your #TeamBetty or #TeamVeronica pride with these awesome red and blue t-shirts and lanyards. Available for men and women, sizes SM – XXL.
On Sale Date: 12/7
Shirts: $21.99 U.S.
Lanyards: $4.99 U.S.

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I want to After Life With Archie & Archie #15- Eisma & Zullo ones. I love 6 out of the 9 Reggie & Me #1's  plus the blank one & that Reggie special & the main Josie & The Pussycats #3.
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Anybody ever order any Archie shirts off Threadless? I never got mine.

They're really pushing Cheryl. Hopefully she makes more than just a mini appearance. I wonder if she will get her own series. Seems like everyone is.

DeCarlo Rules was right about Adam Hughes pushing back Betty and Veronica #2 infinitely it seems. I don't understand the archaic comic system. They make you order 3 months in advance and then delay delay delay. It seems so out of touch with the modern consumer. I used to buy tons of novels when I had more time to read and they were never delayed like comics are. Comics are seated almost as much as music albums.

I always think it's just something to look forward to. When Reggie & Me #1 comes out I definitely buy the digital copy too. But I just hope the comic lasts long enough to have a graphic novel after 6 issues. I saw something that Fernando Ruiz said on Facebook. That a Reggie book wouldn't sell. I think now maybe it would because us archie fans want something new to read.

Regarding Reggie's 80-page Giant Comic #1, I didn't quite catch on from the original link JoninIowaCity posted, but the Reggie comic is reprint material(not sure about the cover).

I asked in the shoutbox what prompted a return to the "classic" art, and while not exactly a return as it's reprint material, ACP apparently thinks there's still a market for this beyond the digest format.  If successful maybe they'd consider doing other "Giant" editions on even a quarterly basis featuring other characters.  It'll be interesting to watch the sales of this issue.

Quote from: steveinthecity on September 22, 2016, 12:48:16 AM
Regarding Reggie's 80-page Giant Comic #1, I didn't quite catch on from the original link JoninIowaCity posted, but the Reggie comic is reprint material(not sure about the cover).

I asked in the shoutbox what prompted a return to the "classic" art, and while not exactly a return as it's reprint material, ACP apparently thinks there's still a market for this beyond the digest format.  If successful maybe they'd consider doing other "Giant" editions on even a quarterly basis featuring other characters.  It'll be interesting to watch the sales of this issue.

Now THERE's a Reggie comic that's going on my pull list. (Hopefully the thing will actually get published. I was surprised to see the return of classic Archie stories to the floppy comic format.)

EDIT:  Now that I look more closely at that Reggie's 80-page Giant Comic #1 cover, I'm wondering if this isn't the print version (compacted to one-shot size) of the formerly Digital-Exclusive 4-issues miniseries Reggie and Me, released digitally only in 2012. (See https://library.comicsplusapp.com/product.php?product_id=com.iversecomics.archie.comics.reggie.me.one.09092012 if you have no idea what I'm talking about.)

I say that because Bill Galvan drew the cover, and he also drew the DE miniseries, and because Reggie's dog Runty (rarely seen elsewhere since that miniseries) is also on the cover. So even though the solicitation credits say "various" for writer and artist, I think it should probably more accurately say "Writer: Bill Golliher;  Artist: Bill Galvan".

Plus, it just kind of makes sense that this is the sort of thing ACP would pull out of the drawer (it was already paid-for, four years ago) to cash in on the publicity attending the launch of a New Riverdale Reggie series. So in a sense, if you didn't read it as a digital exclusive comic already, then it's "NEW classic Archie" to you. I still plan on buying it, even though I read the first 3 issues of the miniseries for free on the old Archie Digital app.



I had to laugh when I saw the ARCHIE and B&V cover art books. I predicted it a while back, when discussing the pros and cons of variant covers with @irishmoxie. Presumably these are available in the digital format as well, so now it really seems wasteful to spend another $4 on a copy of a comic whose story you already own (but with a different cover). Cost to buy 1 copy of all 25 cover variants of B&V #1 = $100, cost to buy 1 copy of Betty & Veronica: New Riverdale Cover Book #1 = $5 (plus you get all the variant covers to B&V issues #2 and 3, as well). I actually just thought they'd throw the variant cover art for the respective issues into the TPB collections.

Tom DeFalco writing has me all in on Reggie and Me. One of my favorite comics growing up was Spider-Girl and, to me, he has written the best Archie story ever with Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. The man is just amazing.

I was looking up those people who doing this Reggie comic. And found out what they look like.
Kelly Fitzpatrick
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I would normally tend to give the benefit of the doubt to a Tom DeFalco-written comic, but I'd sure like to see what the artwork looks like first. I have never heard of Sandy Jarrell -- what comics has he worked on previously? Anyone know?

I think the Reggie 80 pager is essentially an ad to get people to buy th new Reggie as he's kind of a character most people haven't heard of. While almost everyone knows who the core 4 are.

The variant covers are reprinted in the back of each issue but tiny size. Yes the covers book is nice to look at but you can't display it like a variant cover. Commissions are interesting but with the use of markets to color them they don't look polished to me. I don't like the black and white sketches either. They just look rough to me. Though digital commissions is something I'm getting into now.

Quote from: irishmoxie on September 22, 2016, 12:56:55 PM
I think the Reggie 80 pager is essentially an ad to get people to buy the new Reggie as he's kind of a character most people haven't heard of. While almost everyone knows who the core 4 are.

I'm pretty sure it's the 2012 REGGIE AND ME digital exclusive miniseries, all in one 80-page comic.

Quote from: irishmoxie on September 22, 2016, 12:56:55 PMThe variant covers are reprinted in the back of each issue but tiny size. Yes the covers book is nice to look at but you can't display it like a variant cover. Commissions are interesting but with the use of markets to color them they don't look polished to me. I don't like the black and white sketches either. They just look rough to me. Though digital commissions is something I'm getting into now.

Why can't you display it? You can buy as many copies as you want, and cut out the pages of whatever cover art you want to display and put it in a frame. Presuming you had enough frames to hold them all, you'd only need 2 copies of the book to display every single variant art piece, plus they don't have logos or other stuff like cover prices or barcodes on the art, so you get to see all of it un-obscured. Or if you're a cheapskate, you can just tack them to the wall with pushpins or thumbtacks.

I assume you segued into the commission art because of the blank sketch variants, so how exactly do you get a digital commission on a blank sketch variant? I'm guessing you can't, so then you can't display it, but it's nice to look at.    It seems like you're arguing that variant cover art is only worthwhile if it's ON the cover. Unless it's a digital "blank cover sketch" commission - then it's different.    Well, you could always buy the digital version of the cover art books too, you know.

Just did a google search and Sandy's art looks pretty good.

Plus, Tom DeFalco is still amazing. I still kind of wish Ruiz could have done the art. Reggie's his favorite character. Plus he was the other part of my favorite Archie comic of all time.

Oh, I didn't even remember the name, but Sandy Jarrell drew that issue of BATMAN '66 where he went to Japan and fought Lord Death-Man.*

Not as cool as a genuine Jiro Kuwata Bat-Manga story, but still pretty cool. Then I saw some other stuff Jarrell did (METEOR MEN) that looked kinda loose and scratchy. And then there's the inker, Kelly Fitzpatrick (whose work I don't know either), so who knows. Just have to wait and see, I guess.

*http://www.sandyjarrell.com/search/label/Original%20Art%20for%20sale

He did do the cover Archie #10 of them dancing at the beach.