SOLICITATIONS: Francesco Francavilla takes on Archie Zombies

Couldn’t be happier about this announcement – Francesco Francavilla, one of Major Spoilers’ favorite artists, has been tapped to do the art for Archie Comics’ zombie series, Afterlife with Archie.

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MOVIES: Archie Comics movie announced

Press Release

Archie Comics is proud to announce that Warner Bros. Pictures will be producing a live-action Archie movie based on the Archie Comics characters. This is the first feature film starring the Riverdale gang in the publisher’s 72 year history.

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SIGNING: Archie announces Jinx signings

Press Release

Archie Comics is celebrating the release of Jinx: Little Miss Steps with two signings in two countries. The first signing will take place at Star Clipper in Saint Louis, MO with Eisner award winning artist Rick Burchett on Saturday, May 25. One week later, Harvey award winning writer J. Torres will be signing at Little Island Comics in Toronto, ON on Saturday June 1.

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AWARD: Kevin Keller named GLAAD Media Award Winner

Press Release

The Archie Comics ongoing series Kevin Keller was announced as this year’s winner for Outstanding Comic Book at the final round of the GLAAD Media Awards, presented Saturday evening in San Francisco. Writer/artist Dan Parent, who introduced the world to the character in 2010, was in attendance to collect the statuette in person.

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