Dark Horse Comics announced that the World of Minor Threats will welcome new visitors in August. In Archie vs. Minor Threats, a new crossover mini-series by Timmy Heague, Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Koblish, Archie and his friends will face Twilight City’s favorite villains.
It’s your favorite high schoolers forced to fight your favorite costumed villains in a story that will have lasting ramifications for all involved! Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and friends are on their way to Twilight City for a field trip when the magical meddling of Sabrina the Teenage Witch lands them in the seedy underbelly of Redport, the most villainous part of town, which is controlled by Frankie Follis, aka Playtime, and her gang of Minor Threats. Archie and the others suddenly find themselves drafted into both sides of the war Playtime is waging against magic users on her turf. One thing is for sure: blood and milkshakes will be spilled!
In a press release from Dark Horse Comics, Jordan Blum said, “Some of my favorite comic crossovers have been the ones where you go “how the hell is that gonna work?!” Which, by the way, is the appropriate response to pitting the all-American teenagers of Archie against the down-on-their-luck supervillains of Minor Threats. What was born out of this unlikely pairing was a story that dramatically affects the events of Frankie’s journey and super crime for years to come, while also exploring unique character dynamics that challenge the Riverdale gang’s status quo like we’ve never seen. This is one of the funniest, most action-packed, most violently unhinged stories we’ve ever done and one that can only exist in the medium of comics. Put on your domino masks and raise your milkshakes… this one is gonna be a barn burner!”
Archie vs. Minor Threats #1 (of 4) arrives on August 6, 2025, and will have a $4.99 cover price.
