Archie Comics has announced that it will celebrate 80 years of Archie Andrews this June with the release of Everything’s Archie, a new one-shot by writer Fred Van Lente and artist Dan Parent which presents an all-new story told in the traditional Archie Comics style.
“You can always tell a great franchise because it quickly and easily updates to any era, and bringing Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie and Jughead into our world of social media insanity and real life anxiety was…pretty effortless,” said Van Lente, who is making his Archie Comics debut with the one-shot. “Turns out the Riverdale gang is your perfect guide to modern living, even if half the time they can’t figure it out for themselves!”
“I’ve been an Archie fan since I discovered a box full of their iconic titles in my grandfather’s attic many, many summers ago.” continued Van Lente. “Doing anything Archie is one off the bucket list for me, and to do a special series for his 80th is a great honor and has been a ton of fun. Equally exciting is to work with Dan Parent, of whom I’ve been a huge fan of for years. He is the Archie artist currently working today in my humble opinion, and his pencils mix perfectly with our story, which takes all the characters you know and love and brings them very much into 2021 while still retaining their classic flavor.”
“I’ve been reading Archie Comics for over 50 years and this will be my 35th year working for Archie,” added artist Dan Parent. “So I’m a fan first and creator second, and it’s so great to be a part of Archie Comics history! It’s a pleasure to work with my friends, Bob Smith and Glenn Whitmore, and to work with Fred, who I haven’t had the pleasure of working with before but am really happy to work with on such a fun, classic style story. I’m really pleased to bring this new classic book to our fans in celebration of Archie Comics’ 80th Anniversary!”
Check out a first look preview of Everything’s Archie here…
Archie 80th Anniversary One-Shot: Everything’s Archie #1 will go on sale on June 9th 2021.
