Script: Amy Chase, Jordan Morris, Ryan Cady Art: Federico Sabbatini, Liana Kangas, Chris Panda Colors: Ellie Wright Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Adam Gorham Variant Cover: Aaron Lea On Sale Date: 3/20 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S.
Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe has been around for what feels like forever… but how? In this thrilling horror anthology, we learn just how Pop’s infamous malt shop came to harbor such evils, and the cursed deals he makes to ensure his doors always stay open. From the full creative team that brought you last year’s successful Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe of Horrors, we learn the nefarious origin of the beloved hometown haunt, with stories filled with shady business deals, carnivorous plants, and the horrors of small business ownership.
Script: Dan Parent Pencils: Dan Parent Inks: Bob Smith Colors: Glenn Whitmore Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Dan Parent, Rosario “Tito” Peña On Sale Date: 3/6 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S.
BRAND NEW STORY! Betty, Veronica, Sabrina, and a few friends are all having a sleepover at a cottage on the mysterious estate Alexander and Alexandra Cabot inherited. But when weird things beyond levitation and ghost stories start happening, Sabrina suspects magic is afoot! Plus, more stories of sleepover fun, including pillow fights, gossip, and plenty of cute pajamas!
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced an expanded partnership with Archie Comics, as Archie moves into the Deluxe Tier of publishers.
Archie Comics will be joining AfterShock Comics, ABLAZE Publishing, Frank Miller Presents (FMP), Opus Comics, Massive Publishing, and Zenescope Entertainment in Diamond Comic Distributors’ Deluxe Tier of publishers. The Deluxe Tier features preferred coverage in the PREVIEWS catalog and expanded support on the PREVIEWSworld website. Archie will move into the Deluxe Tier beginning in the March 2024 PREVIEWS catalog.
Spanning 85 years, Archie Comics is one of the most influential, successful, and longest-running brands in the history of the comic industry. With sales of over 2 billion comics, books published in dozens of different languages, and globally distributed, the Archie characters are immediately recognizable and beloved worldwide. The popularity of Archie’s storytelling and extensive roster of characters makes the Archie brand an ideal resource for multimedia properties, including the long-running CW series, Riverdale, and the Netflix hit, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Riverdale’s teens push the pedal to the metal in April when Archie Comics welcomes new character Daisy Thunder to town! Daisy, an ace racer from the rival gang Southside Serpents, gives Archie a run for his money in a new story by writer Craig Boldman and artist Steven Butler that kicks off Archie & Friends: Hot Rod Racing, a one-shot comic book collecting racing stories from throughout Archie history.
In Daisy’s debut, she challenges the core Archie cast to a race which Archie hopes to win with his famously run-down jalopy, now rebuilt as a hot rod for the job. And in true Archie Comics style, there’s drama off the track, as well, as the story hints at a complicated history between the characters.
That in-universe backstory will give Archie fans something to chew on as Daisy revs the engine in Hot Rod Racing and future appearances, adding a foil and rival for Archie much in the same way Cheryl Blossom stirred up the dynamic between Betty and Veronica when she was reintroduced in 1994’s “Love Showdown” storyline.
Archie & Friends: Hot Rod Racing releases April 3 in comic shops nationwide, with inks by Lily Butler, colors by Glenn Whitmore, lettering by Jack Morelli, and a cover by Steven and Lily Butler with colors by Rosario “Tito” Peña.
Script: Ian Flynn, Dan Parent Pencils: Pat Kennedy, Dan Parent Inks: Jim Amash, Bob Smith Colors: Glenn Whitmore Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Bill Golliher, Dan Parent, Rosario “Tito” Peña On Sale Date: 2/28 192-page, full color digest $9.99 U.S.
TWO BRAND NEW STORIES! First, Archie saves the day for Shield with the super-power of super-fandom! Then, Bingo Wilkin’s new song has gone viral! Unfortunately, the song is so popular that Bingo can’t go out in public without being swarmed by fans. How will he manage to celebrate his anniversary with Samantha? Maybe Archie and Jughead can help!
Script: Ian Flynn, Dan Parent Pencils: Pat Kennedy, Dan Parent Inks: Jim Amash, Bob Smith Colors: Glenn Whitmore Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Bill Golliher, Dan Parent, Rosario “Tito” Peña On Sale Date: 2/28 192-page, full color digest $9.99 U.S.
TWO BRAND NEW STORIES! First, Archie saves the day for Shield with the super-power of super-fandom! Then, Bingo Wilkin’s new song has gone viral! Unfortunately, the song is so popular that Bingo can’t go out in public without being swarmed by fans. How will he manage to celebrate his anniversary with Samantha? Maybe Archie and Jughead can help!
Script: Keryl Brown Ahmed Art: Tango Colors: Ellie Wright Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Maria Sanapo, Ellie Wright Variant Cover: Reiko Murakami On Sale Date: 2/21 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S.
Something is killing the Pampas cats of Northern Peru. A group of zoologists has come together to investigate these mysterious slayings. They know the culprit is a bird of prey, but the method of killing is unlike any of the birds local to the region. It’s going to take someone with apex predator abilities to find out who’s causing these murders…someone like Ivette Velez, aka The Jaguar! But will the predator become the prey?
Prepare for a spine-tingling journey into the heart of Riverdale withArchie Comics: Judgement Day, an epic three-issue event set to captivate readers with a tale of demonic forces, moral quandaries, and the relentless quest for righteousness. Hitting shelves on May 22 from the Archie Horror imprint, this miniseries reimagines the iconic Archie Comics characters in a dark, supernatural setting and promises to take readers on one hell of a ride in the first Archie Premium Event.
Written by Aubrey Sitterson with art by Megan Hutchison, colors by Matt Herms, and letters by Jack Morelli, Judgement Daysets Archie Andrews on a daring quest to cleanse an alternate version of Riverdale overrun by demons. After claiming some destructive powers of his own, Archie is forced to destroy corrupted versions of the people closest to him, ostensibly in the name of the greater good. As questions about his own morality and the sacrifices he’s made start to pile up, Archie must confront if his efforts are truly good, or in fact the work or pure 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 the first Archie Premium Event.
On top of bringing readers to the most horrifying version of Riverdale yet, Judgement Day also introduces the new Archie Premium Event branding, which will designate upcoming Archie stories that are simply too grand for a single one-shot release. With their extended length and scale, these cinematic miniseries will take Archie Comics in epic new narrative directions, paired with upgraded collector-quality issues featuring cardstock covers, improved interior paper stock, and specialized print finishes.
Archie Comics: Judgement Day#1, with a main cardstock cover by Hutchison and variant cardstock covers by Francesco Francavilla, Jae Lee, and Reiko Murakami, releases on May 22 in comic shops nationwide and will be available for pre-order starting February 23 (FOC: April 29).
Script: Ian Flynn Art: Holly G!, Jim Amash Colors: Glenn Whitmore Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Dan Parent, Rosario “Tito” Peña On Sale Date: 2/7 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S.
BRAND NEW STORY! “Paths to the Heart” The spirits of Valentines are after Betty and Veronica, but will they bring about love or war?
THE CULT OF THAT WILKIN BOY: INITIATION (ONE-SHOT)
Returning to the world of last year’s successful THE CULT OF THAT WILKIN BOY, Bingo is now a music manager—and the devil incarnate. He’s initiating others by exchanging their souls for stardom. But is this what he really wants out of life? Is this what he worked so hard for? Bingo embarks on a quest to return to his first love: performing music. But the road back to superstardom isn’t going to be an easy one, and it’s going to take a lot of souls to get there.
Script: Cullen Bunn Art: Dan Schoening, Ben Galvan Colors: Matt Herms Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Dan Schoening, Luis Antonio Delgado Variant Cover: Robert Hack On Sale Date: 4/24 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S.
ARCHIE & FRIENDS: HOT ROD RACING (ONE-SHOT)
A BRAND-NEW STORY kicks off this NEED FOR SPEED issue! In “The Race to Save Face,” the first appearance of Daisy Thunder of the Southside Serpents, Daisy challenges Archie and his crew to a charity race throughout the Riverdale. Can Archie prove that his souped-up jalopy can best Daisy’s hot wheels? All that plus more racing fun!
Script: Craig Boldman Pencils: Stephen Butler Inks: Lily Butler Colors: Glenn Whitmore Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Stephen Butler, Lily Butler, Rosario “Tito” Peña On Sale Date: 4/3 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S.
ARCHIE MODERN CLASSICS MELODY (TPB)
After 80 years of humorous tales, the Riverdale gang are still going strong! Archie is proud to present a symphony of ALL NEW stories so far from the last year of digest comics—collected for the first time ever. Don’t miss these modern classics!
Script: Various Art: Various Cover: Dan Parent, Rosario “Tito” Peña 978-1-64576-825-8 $13.99 US / $17.99 CAN 5 ¼ x 7 ½ ” 256 pp, Full Color Direct Market On-Sale Date: 4/24
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #349
BRAND NEW STORY! ARCHIE has been selected as the first human high school student to attend a prestigious outer space high school! What will life… more importantly high school life… be like in outer space?
Script: Dan Parent Pencils: Dan Parent Inks: Bob Smith Colors: Glenn Whitmore Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Dan Parent, Rosario “Tito” Peña On Sale Date: 4/3 192-page, full color digest $9.99 U.S.
ARCHIE SHOWCASE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #18: HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN
We’re at the halfway point to Halloween, so grab your trick or treat bags, don your costumes, and get ready for a graveyard smash with these stories of costumes, ghosts, and more spooky fun tales!
Script: Various Art: Various Cover: Dan Parent On Sale Date: 4/24 192-page, full color digest $9.99 U.S.
BETTY AND VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #323
TWO BRAND NEW STORIES! First, someone has kidnapped Dr. Masters for ransom! Betty, Veronica, and all the girls of Riverdale team up to find him. Can they solve the case? Then, newly famous rocker Bingo Wilkin can’t perform without his lucky dog Rebel, so it’s up to Betty, Veronica, and Jola of Rock Candi to find his beagle and get both their bands on stage before the curtains open!
Script: Tania Del Rio, Francis Bonnet Art: Bill Golliher, Bill Galvan, Jim Amash Colors: Glenn Whitmore Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Dan Parent, Rosario “Tito” Peña On Sale Date: 4/10 192-page, full color digest $9.99 U.S.
WORLD OF ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #139
BRAND NEW STORY! What is life with Archie really like? Find out from the unique perspectives of those closest to him in this unique and entertaining story!
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: 4/17 192-page, full color digest $9.99 U.S.
