Archie Comics has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores next week. Take the jump for ARCHIE #585, BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #161, JUGHEAD #189, JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #28, SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #94, and SONIC X #33.
ARCHIE #585
“A Yelp for Helpâ€: Archie, Betty and Jughead decide to make extra money as personal aides, which only leads to romantic misunderstandings¸ canine chaos, and garage sale mania!
SCRIPT: George Gladir. ART: Stan Goldberg.
“Par for the Courseâ€: A golf outing with a potential business partner turns into a golf “ouching†when Archie comes along with club in hand!
SCRIPT: Bill Golliher. ART: Stan Goldberg. “Lucklornâ€: Archie laments the fact that for someone who doesn’t believe in “luck,†Jughead sure has a lot of “good fortune!â€
SCRIPT: Craig Boldman. ART: Stan Goldberg.
Shipping Date: May 21st, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: May 28th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: June 10th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.
BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #161
FEATURING PART 1 OF A 5-PART, INTERACTIVE STORY WHERE THE READERS DECIDE THE OUTCOME!
“And the Winner Is… Part 1 of 5â€: 2008 is an election year, and Archie Comics is no exception as we present a special election of our own: your chance to vote for Cheryl Blossom’s new boyfriend! Ever since her return, Cheryl has been the bane of Betty and Veronica’s existence, complicating their “eternal love triangle†with Archie into an awkward quadrangle! Even though Cheryl has been seeing Reggie lately, the girls would love nothing more than to see Cheryl completely preoccupied with someone other than a Riverdale high hunk! They get their chance when Reggie takes a nonchalant attitude toward his relationship with Cheryl – prompting the red-headed vixen to seek a new boyfriend on the TV show, “The Lonely Hearts Club!†Wait until you see the hot contestants vying for the title! Best yet, over the next few months readers will have a chance to both witness each date in this digest series AND vote on who they think Cheryl should choose online at www.archiecomics.com! It’s the Archie Comics event of the summer, and you don’t want to miss it!
SCRIPT AND ART: Dan Parent.
PLUS: Other new and classic tales! SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: May 21st, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: May 28th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: June 10th, 2008
Full color digest format,
$3.69 US.
JUGHEAD #189
“The Sound and the Furyâ€: Dilton invents a device to help Archie locate his car with an audio signal… and Jughead promptly swallows it, mistaking it for a mint! Worse, Reggie has made off with the remote that controls the audio signal, making sure Jughead “goes off†at the most inappropriate moments! “The House-Warmingâ€: A nice, quiet, comfy new doghouse for Hot Dog is tempting to Jughead as a new napping spot! “Jughead Stuck in the Doggie Doorâ€: With a title like that, need we say more… other than don’t miss one of the funniest Jughead stories yet!
SCRIPTS: Craig Boldman. ART: Rex Lindsey.
Shipping Date: May 21st, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: May 28th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: June 10th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.
JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #28
“Riverdale Jones and the Temple of Foodâ€: While rummaging through Jughead’s attic searching for sleeping bags, Archie finds something else instead: the hat, jacket and journal of Jughead’s archeologist-adventurer ancestor Riverdale Jones! Food was his specialty, so when the boys also find a map to the legendary “Temple of Food,†the quest is on to find this fabled land of food and fortune!
SCRIPT AND ART: Fernando Ruiz.
PLUS: Other new and classic tales! SCRIPT AND ART: Various talents.
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!
Shipping Date: May 21st, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: May 28th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: June 10th, 2008
Full color digest format
$2.49 US
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #94
“Salem’s Secret Part 2â€: In one of the most intriguing Sabrina stories yet, the secret of Salem’s past life is given the spotlight. Witness as Salem and Nocturna quest for the fallen unicorn horn on the Island of Elves. With selfish intent, Salem uses Queen Seles’ magic to find the horn, and once in possession of the great power the wand brings, his motives come to light, leaving Nocturna only one choice, and lives that are changed forever!
SCRIPT: Tania Del Rio. ART: Chad Thomas (pencils) & Jim Amash (inks).
Star-crossed cover by Tania Del Rio & Jim Amash!
Shipping Date: May 21st, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: May 28th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: June 10th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.
SONIC X #33
“Meteor Madnessâ€: For once, the heroes of Knothill Village have a chance to relax and enjoy a nice quiet picnic together… yeah, right! Things go from picnic to panic when Chuck spots a meteor hurtling toward earth – and it has an Chaos Emerald embedded inside! Now the heroes must travel to the South Pole and keep Eggman from getting his hands on it. To make things more interesting, they decide make it a competition and split up into teams. Before they’re through, readers will witness more action, romance, and inter-squad squabbling to rival a certain fantastic foursome!
SCRIPT: Joe Edkin. ART: David Hutchison and Terry Austin. Asteroid-blastin’
cover by Pat “Spaz†Spaziante!
Shipping Date: May 21st, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: May 28th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: June 10th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.
