ARCHIE COMICS Titles Available August 27th
This week, "Dawn of X" concludes and a couple more Sonic books drop. It's been a big month for the blue hedgehog, hasn't it? Read on for details concerning these and much more.
MEGA MAN #40
The PULSE-POUNDING CONCLUSION to the latest crossover MEGA-event from Archie Comics is here! "DAWN OF X" Part Four: The time-traveling adventure reaches its explosive finale as the mystery of Mega Man’s confrontation with the rogue Wily robot is revealed! X and the Maverick Hunters have their final showdown with the mechanical monsters! And Xander Payne’s fate comes to a startling conclusion! Don’t miss this crossover between iconic eras, with a SHOCKER-ENDING that will blow your mind! Featuring all-new cover art from Mega-artist supreme PATRICK "SPAZ" SPAZIANTE and a time-spanning variant cover by Colin Lawler!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Jamal Peppers, Ryan Jampole, Gary Martin, John Workman, Matt Herms
Cover: Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante
Lost in Time Variant Cover: Colin Lawler
On Sale Date: 8/27
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
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SONIC UNIVERSE #67
BRAND NEW STORY ARC! The events of "Shadow Fall" and "The Great Chaos Caper" have clashed to collision in the epic new tale -- "Total Eclipse" Part One! The third chapter in the DARK TRILOGY begins here as Team Dark comes to Angel Island on the hunt for Eclipse. But Knuckles isn’t known for his hospitality! Sparks begin to fly as he and Shadow clash over how to protect the world! Meanwhile, the sinister Eclipse hunts our heroes! It's the first-ever SU TRILOGY and you'll be in on the ground floor with this titanic new issue, featuring cover art from TRACY YARDLEY and BEN HUNZEKER and a special "Pixel Cutscene" variant cover from RYAN JAMPOLE!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Tracy Yardley, Jim Amash, Jack Morelli, Matt Herms
Cover: Tracy Yardley & Ben Hunzeker
Pixel Cutscene Variant Cover: Ryan Jampole
On Sale Date: 8/27
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.
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JUGHEAD & ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #5
A day at the carnival is the perfect outing for good ol’ Jughead! Funnel cakes, cotton candy, giant lollipops, corn dogs, and … Ethel in a giant turtle suit? Ethel’s volunteered to run as mascot in the carnival fun run, and she’s challenged Jughead to compete! If she wins, Jughead has to take her out to the movies, and dinner, and a bunch of other things that Jughead wouldn’t be caught dead doing! Well, no problem, right? Jughead can outrun a teen girl in a turtle suit … even if there is all kinds of free food being given away on the race track … Find out what happens in “The Old Shell Game,” the lead story in this Jumbo Comics Digest!
Script: Craig Boldman
Art: Rex Lindsey, Jim Amash, Jack Morelli, Barry Grossman
Cover: Jeff Shultz, Bob Smith, Rosario "Tito" Peña
On Sale Date: 8/27
320-page, full color comic
$6.99 U.S.
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG VOL. 1:
COUNTDOWN TO CHAOS
IT ALL BEGINS HERE! Moving at the speed of sound, keeping the world free from robotic tyranny — it’s SONIC THE HEDGEHOG! Spin-dashing directly out of the MEGA-SMASH “Sonic/Mega Man: WORLDS COLLIDE” story arc, “Countdown to Chaos” speeds into brand new comic book stories with new friends, new foes and new adventures! The entire planet has been rocked by Dr. Eggman’s Super Genesis Wave! Sonic wakes up to a world and a life he doesn’t recognize! It’s up to him to gather up his friends—the Freedom Fighters—and figure out what’s been changed. Meanwhile, below his very feet, a new threat is about to burst out!
Script: Ian Flynn
Art: Evan Stanley, Lamar Wells, Tracy Yardley, Jerry Gaylord, Terry Austin, John Workman, Jack Morelli, Matt Herms and Steve Downer
Cover: Ben Bates
978-1-627389-27-3
$12.99/$14.99 CAN
6 5/8 x 10 3/16”
TR
120pp, Full Color
Direct Market On-Sale Date: 8/27
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August 29th Digital Exclusives
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BETTY'S COOL FASHIONS
Beautiful, practical, cool clothes on a budget—that’s Betty Cooper’s approach to fashion! She’s Riverdale High’s biggest sweetheart, and always dresses the part. No matter how small her budget is, Bettty makes it work! Let Betty give you a down-to-earth fashion show with over 100 pages of her hottest fashions. Can her BFF Veronica handle not being in the spotlight?
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VERONICA'S HOT FASHIONS
Trendy, sexy, always on the cutting edge—that’s Veronica Lodge’s approach to fashion! She’s Riverdale High’s leading fashionista, and is always eager to prove it. There’s nothing she can’t pull off, no matter what the cost! Let Ronnie give you her own personal runway show with over 100 pages of her hottest fashions. Can her BFF Betty even hope to compete?
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