Curse of the Where Wolf
(W) Robert Saucedo (A/C/CA) Debora Lancianese (L) Jack Morelli
Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.
Following the breakout success of Where Wolf, writer Robert Saucedo, artist and colorist Debora Lancianese, and Harvey Award-winning letterer Jack Morelli reunite for Curse of the Where Wolf, an all-new horror-comedy graphic novel that pushes Larry Chaney’s misadventures into even stranger, bloodier, and surprisingly more heartfelt territory.
Originally debuting as a black-and-white webcomic through Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023, Where Wolf quickly found an audience through its sharp blend of horror, comedy, and Texas-sized absurdity, while also attracting attention beyond comics through an active film and television option with producers Charles Horak and James Fino of Starburns Industries, executive producers of Rick and Morty, Anomalisa, HarmonQuest, and The Freak Brothers.
Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.
Blending the irreverent energy of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, the supernatural chaos of Dungeon Crawler Carl, and the horror-comedy sensibilities of I Hate This Place, Curse of the Where Wolf delivers laugh-out-loud comedy, genuine emotion, and monstrous mayhem. Fans of What We Do in the Shadows and King of the Hill will feel right at home in Saucedo’s distinctly Texan world of cryptids, curses, and lovable losers.
Curse of the Where Wolf goes on sale August 7, 2026.
Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie American All-Stars
(W) Tania del Rio (A) Dan Parent
(I) Bob Smith (L) Jack Morelli (C) Glenn Whitmore
(CA) Dan Parent (VCA) Dan Parent, Stan Goldberg and Rosario Pena
It’s almost time for the big Boy vs Girls All Star Soccer Game and Reggie wants his team to do WHATEVER it takes to win—but when a mysterious new girl named Eternity Fields joins the Girls’ team and makes them unstoppable, the boys are going to have to work extra hard to beat them… but will they heed Reggie’s advice? And just who is Eternity Fields, and how is she so good?! Celebrate the World Cup with this fun, sports-themed issue!
Archie Game Galaxy
(W) Holly G! (A) Holly G! (I) Bob Smith (L) Jack Morelli (C) Glenn Whitmore
Archie and his friends get their game on in this BRAND NEW video game story, just in time for the The Super Mario Galaxy Movie! While Betty is tasked with feeding Sabrina’s mischievous cat, Salem, the gang decides to join her. Things get wild when Jughead discovers an old gaming console and powers it up—suddenly, they’re all sucked into the game! Now trapped in a dazzling universe filled with quirky planets and unique challenges, Salem becomes their unexpected guide through this vibrant realm. Together, they must navigate wacky worlds and tackle hilarious obstacles as they work to find their way back home. With teamwork and friendship at the forefront, will they conquer the cosmos and return before it’s time for Salem’s next meal? Join them on this uproarious journey full of laughter, adventure, and interstellar surprises!
The Pusciverse – Puscifer expands its universe with the launch of the band’s first comic book series, Tales From The Pusciverse. Tales From The Pusciverse #1 centers on Bellendia Black, a character first seen in the band’s “Pendulum” video.
Written by Maynard James Keenan, the debut issue features artwork by Marlin Shoop and Andy Belanger, with lettering by Jack Morelli.
The introductory issue presents a conversation between Keenan and Bellendia Black, serving as both an introduction to the character and a gateway to the larger series, which will continue with future installments spotlighting Fanny Grey and The Synth Whisperer. Additional details and release dates will be announced soon.
Tales From The Pusciverse is available exclusively via Puscifer.com.
Archie’s Christmas Spectacular
Script: Dan Parent
Pencils: Dan Parent
Inks: Bob Smith
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Letters: Jack Morelli
Main Cover: Dan Parent
Retro Variant Cover: Dan DeCarlo
On Sale Date: 12/3
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.
Celebrate the season Archie style, now packed with over 30 PAGES of content, including a BRAND NEW STORY! The North Pole High Christmas Dance is approaching, and two girls want to take Archie as their date—no, not Betty and Veronica, but instead Santa’s daughter Noelle Claus and his holiday helper Sugarplum! When Jingles the Elf decides he’s going to take Veronica as his date, Riverdale High is going to invade the North Pole. If there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that high school can feel the same everywhere!
SNOOCHIE BOOCHIES, ARCHIE FANS!! Yes, you read that right—acclaimed writer, director, actor, producer, and podcaster Kevin Smith takes the teens you know and love from Riverdale on the wildest ride of their lives. What’s supposed to be a summer job at Quick Stop for Archie Andrews turns into so much more; from a budding friendship with co-worker Randal Graves, crashing a Pussycats concert, a potential new love interest, Jay and Silent Bob being, well, Jay and Silent Bob, and a musical number that will be burned into your brain forever. Plus, could Jay and Silent Bob even help Archie to finally choose between Betty and Veronica? SNOOGANS!!
Story: Kevin Smith
Art: Fernando Ruiz
Inks: Rich Koslowski
Colors: Matt Herms
Letters: Jack Morelli
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The wholesomeness of Archie Comics’ Riverdale and the (hilarious) crudity of the View Askewniverse come together and are a match made in Heaven in Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob. Set after the event of Clerks III, Kevin Smith, Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski, and Matt Herms make Archie Andrews the newest Quick Stop clerk after Dante’s passing. Archie immediately brings the drama and love triangles of Riverdale to Red Bank, New Jersey while Jay and Silent Bob bring the (legal) weed and good times with everything crossing over in a massive Josie and the Pussycats concert. Full of callbacks to both properties, stoner comedy hijinks, unexpected pairings, and pop culture references, Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob is laugh out loud funny and a successful intercompany crossover. (You actually get to kind of sort of see what would happen if Jay and Silent Bob sold weed to the kids in Shermer, Illinois.)
Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob works as a comic because both universes are similar: slice of life mundanity, but with the occasional heightened moment that takes it into genre territory. Archie Comics are mostly about a teenager deciding what girl to date, but there’s also magic and superpowers going on while the View Askewniverse has angels, God that looks a lot like Alanis Morrisette, and all the weird stuff that goes down in the Jay and Silent Bob duology. But the films set in that universe also tackle mortality, bisexuality, and the shittiness of working a retail job. Both universes are colorful and memorable in their own ways, which makes them both a perfect fit for comics where characters can pull facial expression that would destroy the career of both actor on this side of Jim Carrey.
I love how Smith slowly introduces the more PG-13/R-rated elements of the View Askewniverse world into the comic before setting off Jay like a foul mouthed fire cracker and running for cover while Archie Andrews tries to process the comedic stylings of Jason Mewes’ pencil and ink avatar. He and Ruiz also make fun, little connections between both universes like connecting Jughead to Alyssa Jones from Chasing Amy, which is even funnier if you remember Ewell in that movie talking about Jughead and Archie being gay lovers. Some of the plot points and moments seem self-indulgent and like Kevin Smith recycling his greatest hits, but adding the Archie elements makes them feel fresh and new like a Veronica Lodge-infused take on another Veronica bringing a Quick Stop clerk lasagna. The View Askew characters might be quirky, but there is an earthiness compared to the walking superlatives that are the Archie characters. But Josie and the Pussycats brings them all together, and gives Smith and Fernando Ruiz a chance to riff on big, expensive contemporary concert tours.
One underrated thing about Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob is how much of a fit the classic Archie house style works for the View Askewniverse characters courtesy of Fernando Ruiz, Koslowski, and Herms whose flat colors make everything pop up from weed smoke clouds to stage lights and Blockchain and Elias’ makeup. (I love that Randal compares Elias to Chappell Roan and wonder what his favorite track is.) Cartoony not realistic is the best approach to these characters, and that’s what Jim Mahfood and Phil Hester did in their View Askew comics. The transition from the “alternative” stylings of Mahfood and Hester to the power pop of Ruiz also mirrors Kevin Smith the artist’s transition from indie filmmaker to nerd-friendly promoter, who still makes indie films. Also, the freckles, cross hatching, and wholesome color palette of Archie softens some of the dirtier jokes while making them even funnier because that’s Archie from the supermarket shelf digests wandering in a haze of smoke at the store formerly known as RST Video, or Jay is getting outsmoked by Riverdale’s own drug dealer and freaking out at the Josie and the Pussycats concert. The Archie house style is versatile for big gestures and slapstick moments, and there’s plenty of that in the book. There’s also a denseness to the humor in Ruiz and Rich Koslowski’s line art in Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob , and I definitely want to go back and check out all the background references I missed the first time.
Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob brings big laughs and utter chaos that are much needed in these bleak times. Reading this book is like having a milkshake and/or a blunt with your strangest friends that you have the most amazing times with, and there’s a lot of heart beneath the clever jokes and f-bombs.
Story: Kevin Smith Art: Fernando Ruiz
Inks: Rich Koslowski Colors: Matt Herms Letters: Jack Morelli
Story: 9.3 Art: 9.1 Overall: 9.2 Recommendation: Buy
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Archie Comics is expanding its exclusive variant cover program to consumers with July’s Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob one-shot comic book, written by acclaimed filmmaker Kevin Smith, creator of the “View Askewniverse” stable of characters originating in his Clerks film series. In the new initiative, readers can create a unique custom cover with their own artwork or a custom piece by one of Archie’s legendary artists. The offer is available to everyone, with initial art concepts due by May 21.
Archie has a robust ongoing variant cover program for comic shop retailers, where they purchase a print run of comics with cover art exclusive to their store. This will be the first time the opportunity for these memorable and rare keepsake collectibles is extended to individuals. Further details are listed below.
The regular retail edition of Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob goes on sale July 9 everywhere comic books are sold, and features interior artwork by Archie mainstays Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli.
Acclaimed filmmaker, director, writer, podcaster, and comic book fan Kevin Smith brings his talents to the world of Archie Comics in July with an oversized one-shot comic crossover, and a few of his friends are coming along for the ride: Jay and Silent Bob!
Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob #1 — written by Smith with art by Archie mainstays Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli — barrels into comic shops on July 9 — just in time for the year’s biggest pop culture event, San Diego Comic Con. The crossover the world has been waiting for kicks off when Archie gets a summer job working at Quick Stop alongside none other than Randal Graves, who debuted in Smith’s seminal 1994 film Clerks. But when Jay and Silent Bob hit the scene, Archie’s life — and all of Riverdale — only get wilder from there. Written in the hilarious, sharp style that defined his films, Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob #1 is a must-read for fans of Smith’s work and diehard Archie readers looking for a more mature and biting interpretation of the classic characters.
Following in the footsteps of now-legendary Archie crossovers like Archie Meets Predator, Archie Meets Ramones, and more, Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob #1 presents readers with an unlikely, historic, and completely bonkers pairing — in partnership with Smith himself. The end result, courtesy of Smith’s sly wit, takes Archie, Jay, Silent Bob, and the rest of the gang through a raucous 48 pages of hijinks as they crash a Pussycats concert, meet a potential new love interest, and blaze through a musical number that will be burned into your brain forever.
SNOOCHIE BOOCHIES, ARCHIE FANS!! Yes, you read that right—acclaimed writer, director, actor, producer, and podcaster Kevin Smith takes the teens you know and love from Riverdale on the wildest ride of their lives. What’s supposed to be a summer job at Quick Stop for Archie Andrews turns into so much more; from a budding friendship with co-worker Randal Graves, crashing a Pussycats concert, a potential new love interest, Jay and Silent Bob being, well, Jay and Silent Bob, and a musical number that will be burned into your brain forever. Plus, could Jay and Silent Bob even help Archie to finally choose between Betty and Veronica? SNOOGANS!! Featuring legendary Archie artists Fernando Ruiz and inker Rich Koslowksi, this is a DOUBLE-SIZED, CAN’T-MISS event FOR MATURE AUDIENCES unlike anything we’ve ever done before!
Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob #1 arrives wherever comics are sold on July 9. It will be available for pre-order on April 25.
