In October, Archie Comics will release Archie Halloween Spectacular #1, which features a new lead story by Ian Flynn and Ryan Jampole, and introduces two new characters – Trick and Treat!
In the story, Trick and Treat – who represent the scary side and the sweet side of Halloween, respectively – try to prove which part of Halloween is the most important, with Archie and the rest of the Riverdale gang suffering the consequences!
Created by art director Vicent Lovallo, the characters feel at home with characters like Jingles the Elf or Sugar Plum from the company’s Christmas stories.
Artist Ryan Jampole, who drew the debut story, said, “What I really enjoy about them is because they are spirits, they are really rubbery and expressive and it allowed me a lot of freedom to stretch and squash them into all sorts of goofy poses. It was a lot of fun to draw that alongside the slightly more grounded Archie characters.”
Here is the solicitation information on the one-shot:
This year’s Halloween spectacular kicks off with a BRAND NEW story! In “Spirits of Halloween,” meet TWO new characters to the Archie universe: Trick and Treat! This pair of impish magical creatures come around every Halloween to cause chaos wherever they go—and this year, that just so happens to be Riverdale! How much mischief will they cause Archie & the gang while trick or treating? Plus, a collection of hilarious Halloween tales!
The Archie Halloween Spectacular is scheduled to arrive on October 5, 2022.
