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Jason Isaacs to play Cary Grant in biopic Archie

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Jason Isaacs is set to take on the role of Hollywood icon Cary Grant in a new four-part biopic from Philomena and Stan & Ollie writer Jeff Pope, which is being produced by ITV and Britbox International. Titled Archie after Grant’s birthname Archibald Alexander Leach, the drama series will explore the Oscar-winning actor’s life from […]

Archie Horror to mark Spooky Season with a Month of Mayhem

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Archie Comics is preparing to mark Spooky Season this October with Archie Horror’s Month of Mayhem, releasing four all-new horror comics headlined by a sequel to last year’s Chilling Adventures in Sorcery, along with a solo title for Sabrina’s cat Salem and a pair of horror anthologies with a sci-fi and YA twist respectively.  CHILLING […]

Comic Book Preview – The Best Archie Comic Ever #1

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The Best Archie Comic Ever comes to comic book shops this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the oversized issue here… THE BLOCKBUSTER OF THE SUMMER IS HERE featuring Superheroes! Barbarians! Spies! All this plus Archie’s trademark mix of romance, humor, and adventure in an all-new anthology! In the first of […]

Archie Horror returns with Jinx’s Grim Fairy Tales

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Archie Comics has announced that it is kickstarting Halloween early with the upcoming Archie Horror one-shot Chilling Adventures Presents… Jinx’s Grim Fairy Tales, a spooky anthology of tales hosted by a grown-up version of the classic Archie character Jinx Holliday. Jinx’s Grim Fairy Tales pens with a framing story by Magdalene Visaggio (Eternity Girl) and Craig Cermak (Red Team) […]

Riverdale ending after seven seasons on The CW

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Having pulled the plug on a host of series this year, The CW continues to clear its decks with the announcement from CW president Mark Pedowitz that the live-action Archie Comics series Riverdale is coming to an end with its upcoming seventh season. “Seven years is the right amount,” said Pedowitz (via Deadline) as The […]

Comic Book Preview – The Fox: Family Values

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Archie Comics releases The Fox: Family Values one-shot this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at the official preview of the issue here… The Fox: Family Values follows the life of the super heroic Patton family, all considered “freak magnets” who can’t help but do what they can to save the day… whether […]

Comic Book Preview – Archie Meets Riverdale

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The world of comics and television collide this week as Archie Comics releases the one-shot crossover Archie Meets Riverdale; check out the official preview here… Archie’s met a lot of people in his over-80 years of existence, including meeting himself a few times! But now Archie’s about to meet someone very unexpected: the Riverdale version […]

The Archies celebrates 55 years with Anniversary Spectacular comic

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Archie celebrates 55 years of Riverdale’s music sensations The Archies this week with the release of the one-shot comic The Archies Anniversary Spectacular #1; check out the official preview here… We’re celebrating The Archies’ 55th anniversary with this special issue honoring their musical mayhem—featuring a BRAND NEW STORY! In “Sound Off!” The Archies are looking […]

The Best Archie Comic Ever is coming this June

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Archie Comics has announced that it is set to take Archie and pals to new heights this summer with The Best Archie Comic Ever, a one-shot special featuring some of comics’ biggest talents and led by a brand new story from Fred Van Lente (Jennifer Blood) and Tim Seeley (Deadpool) starring Archie Andrews’ superpowered alter-ego […]

Archie Meets Riverdale in new comic book crossover

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Worlds will collide this May when Archie Comics brings together its classic characters and their modern CW-inspired counterparts for the epic one-shot crossover comic book Archie Meets Riverdale from Emmy-nominated writer Daniel Kibblesmith and art from Archie mainstays Pat and Tim Kennedy. “Some of the best fun we have here at Archie Comics is when […]