Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for September! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In September’s Pubwatch, there are interviews, plenty of new variant covers, and much more!
The Cursed Library moving to every-other month schedule: will now end in December
Per a Tweet from Jamie L. Rotante: the series will now end on December 18 with issue 2 out on October 23.
Tom King interview With Comic Book Yeti about Archie: The Decision
Listen here!
New Variant Covers from Stadium Comics, Great Wall of Comics, Comic Book Exclusives/Mellow Fellow Trading
It’s variant cover time!
Stadium Comics is back with a host of variant exclusives. First, they have an exclusive homage tribute cover for Veronica #28. This Richard Ortiz cover is limited to 75 copies for its second edition. It’s going for $14.99 here. The first edition, limited to 50, and its metal cover variant, limited to 10 copies, have sold out. The metal cover was being sold for $69.99 n a two-cover pack. The cover’s the third in their line of Haunted Archie exclusives as drawn by Ortiz.
Then there are these three Pop Art covers, all drawn by Nuno Pereira. The Baroness cover is for Josie and the Pussycats Annual Spectacular #1. Limited to 250 copies in this first edition you can get it for $19.99 here.
The Betty as Beetlejuice cover is for Sabrina Annual Spectacular #1. It’s limited to 50 copies and can be bought for $19.99 here. A metal variant is limited to 15 copies, went for $69.99, and has sold out.
Finally, Betty as a tiger covers Archie Halloween Spectacular #1. Limited to 50, it goes for $19.99 here. A metal variant sold out at 15 copies in a $69.99 two-pack
Great Wall of Comics has this set of Sam Payne variants for Archie Halloween Spectacular #1. Each cover sees Betty, Veronica, and Sabrina as members of a ghostbusting team. The cover is limited to 200 copies with a COA; you can buy a cover apiece for $24.99 or all three for $59.99 here.
The next edition also covers Archie Halloween Spectacular#1. Fernando Ruiz’ variant is comprised of three covers and is limited to 200 each and is available here for $59.99 for the full set of three.
Comic Book Exclusives has some interesting fresh covers for new issues, all of them drawn by Dan Parent, both for Archie: The Decision #1. First is this Angel-and-Demon cover. The regular virgin edition is limited to 250 and goes for $12.99. The virgin foil variant is limited to 25 and comes in a set with a regular variant for $39.49. Finally, the crystal foil variant is limited to 12 covers and is available for $39.94.
Secondly, the girlfriend cover is also limited to 250 and goes for $12.99. The virgin foil variant is limited to 25 and comes in a set with a regular variant for $39.49. Finally, the crystal foil variant is limited to 12 covers and is available for $39.94. Both covers can also be bought as a set for $24.99.
The final Dan Parent cover is for Sabrina Annual Spectacular #1, and it has sold out.
Archie Comics Tweets of the Month
This month: Reggie vs the memes and Jughead: Explorer.
Sugar Sugar of the Month
Sabrina the Teenage Witch Annual Spectacular: #1
Lily Butler (Inks); Steven Butler (Art); Ian Flynn (Writing); Jack Morelli (Letters); Glenn Whitmore (Colors)
September 4, 2024
This one’s a must-buy for Sabrina fans, as it adds a brand-new character to her lore and starts a multi-issue arc that gives wing to the wicked Mother Striga. The magical battle is excellently wrought, and Sabrina fans get bonus classic stories to boot! In the new story, the debut of new big time baddie Mother Striga occurs and more Amber Nightstone!
Hotdogs and Hotshots
Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #354
Francis Bonnet (Writing); Bill Golliher (Cover Inks); Rex Lindsey (Art); Dan Parent (Cover Art); Rosario “Tito” Peña (Cover Colors); Glenn Whitmore (Colors)
September 25, 2024
Things get wild in this one, and it’s good old-fashioned chaotic Halloween fun for one and all! It’s Halloween in Riverdale which means a night at the Eyegore Mansion gets a little hairy – especially because they have to live with a rogue Trick and Treat messing things up.
Picks From the Timecops
Archie Comics: The Cursed Library: Omega#2
Craig Cermak (Art and Cover); Matt Herms (Colors); Inhyuk Lee (Cover); Jack Morelli (Letters); Julius Ohta (Cover); Skylar Patridge (Cover); Eliot Rahal (Writing); Magdalene Visaggio (Writing)
October 23, 2024
This one got bumped back a month, so enjoy this re-blurbing! Danni’s quest to save Jinx from hell continues apace as Danni ends up in a mirror universe and Madam Satan fights the man.
Archie Halloween Spectacular: #1
Lily Butler (Inks and Cover Inks); Steven Butler (Art and Cover); Ian Flynn (Writing); Vincent Lovallo (Cover); Jack Morelli (Letters); Rosario “Tito” Peña (Cover Colors); Glenn Whitmore (Colors)
October 2, 2024
A battle between good and evil sets in when Amber Nightstone shows up to add a little chaos to a Halloween party at the Lodge Mansion!
Archie Milestones Jumbo Comics Digest #26 – Jughead’s Winter Wonderland
Bill Galvan (Cover Art); Ben Galvan (Cover Inks); Rosario “Tito” Peña (Cover Colors); Various (Colors/Art/Inks/Writing/Letters)
October 16, 2024
It’s never too early for wintertime shenanigans, and this collection of Jughead-centered snow games should have fans ready and waiting for the colder months.
Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #355
Bill Golliher (Cover); Jack Morelli (Letters); Dan Parent (Writing, Cover & Art); Rosario “Tito” Peña (Cover Colors); Bob Smith (Inks); Glenn Whitmore (Colors)
October 30, 2024
The gang teams up to buy Miss Grundy a special Christmas present. Unfortunately, said present is now left to the whims of Archie’s terrible present-wrapping skills!
World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #36
Jim Amash (Inks); Craig Boldman (Writing); Bill Galvan (Art); Jack Morelli (Letters); Dan Parent (Cover Art); Rosario “Tito” Peña (Cover Colors); Glenn Whitmore (Colors)
October 23, 2024
Daisy Thunder can’t, for the life of her, figure out who Veronica was. She recognizes all of her other Riverdale Elementary friends, but not Miss Lodge. Naturally, there’s no way Veronica’s going to sit for that!
Betty and Veronica: Jumbo Comic Digest #328
Bill Golliher (Cover Inks); Dan Parent (Writing, Art, Cover); Bob Smith (Inks); Jack Morelli (Letters); Rosario “Tito” Peña (Cover Colors) Glenn Whitmore (Colors)
October 2, 2024
Only Veronica Lodge would respond to her father’s threats about cutting off her allowance by opening up her very own version of Spirit Halloween in her bedroom. But will things end up too spooky for Ronnie to bear?
World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #144
Tania del Rio (Writing); Holly G! (Art); Jack Morelli (Letters); Dan Parent (Cover Art); Rosario “Tito” Peña (Cover Colors); Glenn Whitmore (Colors)
October 9, 2024
Trick and Treat pull everyone into a Halloween cooking contest! Will the results be too spooky to swallow?
