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SDCC 2026: The Terminator Sets Its Sights on Riverdale High!

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Riverdale better watch out, because all manner of chaos is about to kick off when a teenage John Connor enrolls at the local high school, as Dynamite Entertainment, Archie Comics, and Studiocanal present Archie vs. The Terminator starting this fall as a new 5-issue comic book miniseries!

The crossover no one saw coming is here! Archie and the gang have crossed paths with so many icons over their 85 years of history, while The Terminator has set its sights on all manner of victims. This fun-filled mashup is coming in hot for fans starting this October with the historic first meeting of pop culture powerhouses. Who will survive to tell the tale?

Writer Rory McConville continues his critically acclaimed tales of The Terminator here in unexpected fashion, following his series The Terminator: Metal. The star scribe of Spawn and Red Sonja brings the eye for action and science fiction twists to this fabled meeting.

Tackling the pulse-pounding pages inside the book is a heartwarming duo of Steven and Lily Butler. Longtime comics fans will know Butler for his beloved tenure on Spider-Man titles in the 1990s. His bibliography with Archie is deep, especially contributing to their Sonic the Hedgehog titles for years. In 1999 that same series publicly announced the birth of his daughter Lily. Now years later, the father and daughter duo are frequent artistic collaborators and in this series are set to balance the iconic house style of Riverdale with the threatening metal visage of The Terminator!

Complementing the thrilling showdown inside the series, each issue of Archie vs. The Terminator features covers by a range of familiar favorites to both Dynamite and Archie readers including Francesco Francavilla, Robert Hack, Björn Barends, and Bill Galvan. Fans can also get a mystery blind bag on the premiere issue, packed with limited editions selected randomly from a range of stunning variants.

This series follows the fan-favorite Archie X Army of Darkness crossover, which marked the first in a new era of continuing crossovers and collaborations between Dynamite Entertainment and Archie Comics. Even more details are to be announced soon!

Preview: Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie’s Movie Mania #1

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Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie’s Movie Mania #1

(W) Jamie Lee Rotante (A) Steven Butler

Summertime is here and blockbuster movies are already starting to heat up movie theater screens all over the globe! Of course, Archie and his extended group of friends are going to get in on the action! First, the Superteens and the Power Pets take on some souped up zoo animals in an all-out brawl! But who’s the evil mastermind behind all the chaos? Then, Veronica Lodge and Ginger Lopez battle it out to be the next best fashion critic! Inspired by upcoming movies like : Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and The Devil Wears Prada 2, plus plenty more homages to notable movies throughout Archie’s history, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got extra popcorn before diving into this fun-filled issue!

Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie's Movie Mania #1

Preview: Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Magic Unleashed

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Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Magic Unleashed

(W) Craig Boldman (A) Steven Butler

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!

Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Magic Unleashed

Preview: Archie & Friends Level Up!

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Archie & Friends Level Up!

(W) Ian Flynn (A) Steven Butler (CA) Vincent Lovallo, Dan Parent
In Shops: Apr 02, 2025
SRP: $4.99

Now packed with 30 PAGES of story content, including a BRAND NEW STORY! It’s a video game celebration issue featuring a fun retro variant cover! Archie and the Gang take on video games and Minecraft, just in time for the Minecraft movie!

Archie & Friends Level Up!

Preview: Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #356

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Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #356

(W) Various, Tom DeFalco (A) Various, Steven Butler (CA) Francis Bonnet, Dan Parent
In Shops: Dec 04, 2024
SRP: $9.99

BRAND NEW STORY: Wilbur Wilkin is hosting a Christmas party-and everyone’s invited! It’s going to be a Secret Santa gift exchange for the ages, but when Archie’s rivalry with Wilbur amps up, will everyone get what they want?

Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #356

Preview: Sabrina The Teenage Witch Annual Spectacular

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Sabrina The Teenage Witch Annual Spectacular

(W) Ian Flynn (CA) Vincent Lovallo (A/CA) Steven Butler
In Shops: Sep 04, 2024
SRP: $3.99

BRAND NEW STORY: It’s an all-out BATTLE at Eyegore Estates as Sabrina’s nemesis AMEBR NIGHTSTONE makes her return! But when the evil Amber unleashes is more powerful than even she expected, it’s going to take more than just two magical beings to set things right!

Sabrina The Teenage Witch Annual Spectacular

Sabrina’s new Big Bad debuts in a three-part crossover!

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s rogues gallery is going big with a brand new villain in September! Fan-favorite baddies Amber, Jade, and Sapphire — known as The Wicked Trinity — will conjure up Mother Striga in the pages of Sabrina Annual Spectacular, a one-shot comic book kicking off a rare three-part crossover from Archie Comics written by Ian Flynn with art by Steven and Lily Butler. 

As will be revealed in the series, Mother Striga is an esoteric witch from whom all other witches in Sabrina’s world descend. An ancient juggernaut of malefic power, she is summoned by Amber in an attempt to defeat Sabrina, her earthly adversary, once and for all. Born on the same day as Sabrina and unable to exist in the mortal realm simultaneously as a result, Amber wants to take her place — but the consequences of Amber’s actions set off a chain of events that can’t be contained in one comic. The story will continue in October with Archie Halloween Spectacular and conclude with Josie and the Pussycats Annual Spectacular in November.

Amber Nightstone’s first appearance in 2022 sold out instantly and went to a second printing. Sapphire Gill and Jade Kazane were introduced a year later, their respective water- and wind-based powers rounding out Amber’s fire-based magic to form the Wicked Trinity and adding a note of danger to Sabrina’s world that’s further amped by Mother Striga’s power. Sabrina, one of Archie’s most popular and globally recognized characters, was the star of a Netflix streaming series, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, as well as numerous stories for readers of all ages in Archie’s current ongoing monthly comics and digest magazines.

Sabrina Annual Spectacular releases September 4 in comic shops nationwide, with colors by Glenn Whitmore, letters by Jack Morelli, and a cover by Vincent Lovallo, Steven and Lily Butler, and Rosario “Tito” Peña.

Preview: Betty & Veronica Summer Spectacular

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Betty & Veronica Summer Spectacular

(W) Tom DeFalco (A) Jim Amash, Steven Butler (CA) Holly G
In Shops: Jul 03, 2024
SRP: $3.99

BRAND NEW STORY: Chaos reigns when Betty and Veronica’s plans for a tranquil girls’ night with a few friends are ruined by Archie and a team of boisterous Little Leaguers! Plus, even more fun-in-the-sun stories!

Betty & Veronica Summer Spectacular
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