Another month, only two releases and a single new story. Not sure how they expect to sell comics this way. Also wondering what's with the unusual mixture of the Southside Serpents (who originally appeared in the Little Archie stories) and Josie and the Pussycats. That should be an interesting read.



JOSIE ANNUAL SPECTACULAR (ONE-SHOT)
Halloween may be over, but it's monsters vs. Pussycats in this spectacular issue, now packed with over 30 PAGES of content, including a BRAND NEW STORY! The South Side Serpents are once again looking to toughen up their image, and they're trying to last overnight in a haunted section of the woods, where witches have been rumored to once exist. But when the Pussycats arrive on the scene, more than their musical pasts are called into question!
Script: Dan Parent
Pencils: Dan Parent
Inks: Bob Smith
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Letters: Jack Morelli
Main Cover: Dan Parent, Rosario "Tito" Peña
Variant Cover: Dan DeCarlo
On Sale Date: 11/19
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.



SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1: FACSIMILE EDITION
MILESTONE FIRST ISSUE OF SABRINA'S FIRST-EVER COMIC SERIES! Re-live the magic when everyone's favorite teenage witch got her very own comic series! Experience history (and even more pages than ever!) in SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1, faithfully reprinted in a full-facsimile edition!
Script: Frank Doyle
Art: Dan DeCarlo, Rudy Lapick, Bill Yoshida
Main Cover: Dan DeCarlo, Rudy Lapick, Bill Yoshida
Variant Cover: Andy Price
On Sale Date: 11/5
48-page, full color comic
$6.99 U.S.

Interesting announcement today. A new live-action Archie Comics movie is reportedly in the works, though no plot details have been released yet. Let's hope this actually stays close to the source material.
https://www.thewrap.com/archie-comics-movie-universal-phil-lord-christopher-miller/

I review "Hey, Hey, We're The Archies!" from Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #363 (seemingly the last new story in a digest ever).

I review "Just Beachy" from Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #361.

Apologies for the lack of updates on this. Work has been busy lately. I got the licensing templates done and am going to work on adding content this weekend. Feel free to sign up if you want to help contribute.

Either Archie screwed up the announcement or October is going to be a very boring month for new releases. They announced a grand total of 2 releases. No digests at all. Just a one-shot and a facsimile edition.


ARCHIE'S HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR (ONE-SHOT)
This ain't no trick, we're TREATing you with a Halloween spectacular that's BIGGER than ever! Now packed with over 40 PAGES of content, including a BRAND NEW STORY! The South Side Serpents are trying to recruit new members—and what better time to start their initiation than Halloween? This story is filled to the brim with tricks! Featuring fan-favorite characters and returning new faces like MEDUSA DOOM!
Script: Dan Parent
Pencils: Dan Parent
Inks: Bob Smith
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Letters: Jack Morelli
Main Cover: Vincent Lovallo, Dan Parent, Rosario "Tito" Peña
Variant Cover: Bob White
On Sale Date: 10/1
48-page, full color comic
$7.99 U.S.

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BETTY & VERONICA #40: FACSIMILE EDITION
You'll be CHASING after this special issue! Betty and Veronica spread some joy...before turning on one another! Add in a tropical fish, Jughead eating Christmas decorations, and you've got a totally normal day in Riverdale! All this and more timeless tales from the world of Archie in BETTY & VERONICA #40 from 1959, faithfully reprinted in a full-facsimile edition!
Script: Frank Doyle, Tom Moore, Joe Edwards
Art: Dan DeCarlo, Tom Moore, Joe Edwards, Rudy Lapick
Main Cover: Harry Lucey
Retro Art Betty Variant Cover: Dan DeCarlo
Retro Art Veronica Variant Cover: Dan DeCarlo
On Sale Date: 10/29
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.

Quick update on things since it's been a while. I've been busy the past few weeks so nothing has really changed since the last update - vacation for a week, then my birthday and plans over the holiday weekend (including driving an hour to see Weird Al in concert) and this week has been nuts at work due to the holiday last week.

The good news is I don't have any plans this weekend and I plan to work out the rest of the licensing templates and get started adding some content on Saturday. While adding content isn't dependent on having all the licensing stuff set up the way I want, I'd like to get that done before I add content so others can contribute when they want. The main licenses (a general "fair use for comic stuff" and some of the Creative Commons ones - including the one used by both Wikipedia and GCD) have already been added but I still have a few more to add.

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH: MAGIC UNLEASHED (ONE-SHOT)

Now packed with 30 PAGES of story content, including a BRAND-NEW STORY! Sabrina's greatest foe, the evil witch Mother Striga, is back and this time she's enlisted the aid of the wicked scientist Mad Doc Doom and his daughter Medusa! Will the powers of science be too much for Sabrina's magic, and who can she turn to for help? Plus, a SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION VARIANT COVER featuring the art from the very first appearance of Sabrina in comics!
Script: Craig Boldman
Pencils: Steven Butler
Inks: Lily Butler
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Letters: Jack Morelli
Main Cover: Vincent Lovallo, Dan Parent, Rosario "Tito" Peña
Variant Cover: Dan DeCarlo, Rudy Lapick, Vincent DeCarlo
On Sale Date: 9/3
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.

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BETTY & VERONICA #75 FACSIMILE EDITION

Betty and Veronica make a deal with the devil?! What wouldn't you do to get the attention of the one you love? What kind of deal would you make? Enter Mr. Inferno; dealing in wishes is his job, and he's very good at it. However, love in Riverdale is rarely simple, and he may have just met his match... er... matches. All this and two more timeless tales from the world of Archie in BETTY & VERONICA #75 from 1962, faithfully reprinted in a full-facsimile edition!
Script: Frank Doyle, Joe Edwards
Art: Dan DeCarlo, Joe Edwards
Main Cover: Bob White
Variant Cover: Bob White, Dan DeCarlo
On Sale Date: 9/24
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.

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ARCHIE COMICS: JUDGMENT DAY (TPB)

It's the end of the world, and the fate of the universe is in Archie Andrews' hands. This collection of the horrifying, groundbreaking miniseries from writer Aubrey Sitterson and artist Megan Hutchison takes the Archie characters on a dystopian thrill ride that begs the question: what truly makes someone good or evil? In a world overrun with demons, Archie Andrews is on a quest to cleanse Riverdale of all wicked-kind. Harnessing the destructive power of a captive fiend, he will have to destroy corrupted and possessed versions of the people closest to him. Questioning his own morality and forced to make difficult sacrifices, are Archie's efforts truly good, or the work of pure evil? Traverse the most horrifying version of Riverdale yet in this collection of the epic miniseries.
Script: Aubrey Sitterson
Art: Megan Hutchison, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli
Cover: Megan Hutchison
979-8-88967-320-0
$12.99 US / $16.99 CAN
6 5/8 x 10 3/16"
120 pp, Full Color

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ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #364

BRAND-NEW STORY! Archie and Jughead take Jellybean trick or treating, but it's Archie's dog Vegas that gets all the attention when they bring him along in a doggy costume!
Script: Dan Parent
Pencils: Dan Parent
Inks: Bob Smith
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Letters: Jack Morelli
Cover: Dan Parent, Rosario "Tito" Peña
On Sale Date: 9/10
192-page, full color digest
$9.99 U.S.
Direct Market On-Sale Date: 9/10

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BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #338

BRAND-NEW STORY! Mr. Lodge is renovating an old house in town... but when Veronica gets the idea to turn it into a haunted house, there might be more dangers than just ghosts to worry about!
Script: Dan Parent
Pencils: Dan Parent
Inks: Bob Smith
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Letters: Jack Morelli
Cover: Francis Bonnet, Dan Parent, Rosario "Tito" Peña
On Sale Date: 9/17
192-page, full color digest
$9.99 U.S.

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WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #154

Kick off spooky season in the best way possible—with loads of magic and mischief featuring Archie and the gang!
Script: Dan Parent, Frank Doyle
Art: Dan Parent, Dan DeCarlo
Cover: Francis Bonnet, Dan Parent, Rosario "Tito" Peña
On Sale Date: 9/24
192-page, full color digest
$9.99 U.S.

I review "Please, Please, Please!" from Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #334.

I never really got into Sabrina so I probably won't be getting that, but I'll get the digests (albeit a couple months late - I subscribed to that digest box thing) and probably the Summer Fun issue as well.

It'll be interesting to see what else they do with the Facsimile Series. It's nice to see they're reprinting some important back issues, and it's also made me wonder how big the company archives are - do they have a copy of everything they've ever published?