DEATH OF ARCHIE Announced For July

DEATH OF ARCHIE Announced For July

This July, an American icon will bite the dust. Read on for the first details and glimpse a gallery of variant covers that I have been provided with.

By EricJoseph - Apr 08, 2014 09:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Comics
It's no joke- Archie Andrews will die while sacrificing himself heroically this July in the pages of Life With Archie #36. (And no, it won't be in a battle with Doomsday, in case you were wondering.) This will be the final issue in the series that explores Archie's life after his high school and college years; it's a flash forward, of sorts. You can read this story in several formats: an extra-sized magazine Life With Archie #36, two comic-sized issues in the form of Life With Archie #36 & 37, and a trade paperback that compiles the whole story written by regular Life With Archie writer Paul Kupperberg, with art by Pat & Tim Kennedy and Fernando Ruiz.

“We’ve been building up to this moment since we launched LIFE WITH ARCHIE five years ago, and knew that any book that was telling the story of Archie’s life as an adult had to also show his final moment,” said Archie Comics Publisher/Co-CEO Jon Goldwater. “Archie has and always will represent the best in all of us—he’s a hero, good-hearted, humble and inherently honorable. This story is going to inspire a wide range of reactions because we all feel so close to Archie. Fans will laugh, cry, jump off the edge of their seats and hopefully understand why this comic will go down as one of the most important moments in Archie’s entire history. It’s the biggest story we’ve ever done, and we’re supremely proud of it.

Issue #36 will showcase Archie's final moments and #37 will show how his friends deal with the loss a year in the future. Below you can view the many variant covers, which will be provided by artists such as:
  • Francesco Francavilla
  • Fiona Staples
  • Adam Hughes
  • Mike Allred
  • Ramon Perez
  • Alex Ross
  • Cliff Chiang
  • Jill Thompson
  • Tommy Lee Edwards
  • Walt Simonson
  • Jeff Shultz
  • Pat and Tim Kennedy












 
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Pasto
Pasto - 4/8/2014, 9:13 AM
Sorry about this guys. I had to take him away.
BrotherQStark
BrotherQStark - 4/8/2014, 9:13 AM
Poor Archie, never even got that threeway with Betty and Veronica
NightWatcher
NightWatcher - 4/8/2014, 9:17 AM
EricJoseph
EricJoseph - 4/8/2014, 9:28 AM
Mr. Sid: It's the last of this particular title. Other Archie comics will likely continue as scheduled since they feature a teenage version of him. Perhaps we'll know more when they send me the July solicits later this month.
thalidomide
thalidomide - 4/8/2014, 9:46 AM
He won't stay dead.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 4/8/2014, 9:48 AM
QuestiontheAnswer
QuestiontheAnswer - 4/8/2014, 9:53 AM
Winter Soldier strikes again. Expect "The Return of Archie" soon.
TheDudeFromTheGrid
TheDudeFromTheGrid - 4/8/2014, 10:04 AM
"...a gallery of variant covers that I have been provided with". Liar! You take that covers from Kotaku. There is no need to presume something that you don't have.
EricJoseph
EricJoseph - 4/8/2014, 10:24 AM
TheDudeFromTheGrid: The covers were sent to me in an email from Archie Comics. Kotaku isn't even a site I visit. Ever. I've been on Archie's PR/ review list for over a month now.
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 4/8/2014, 10:28 AM
da fuq? why the hell are they killin Archie
TheDudeFromTheGrid
TheDudeFromTheGrid - 4/8/2014, 10:31 AM
Alright then. Sorry for the previous post and thank you for the info and covers =)
EricJoseph
EricJoseph - 4/8/2014, 10:48 AM
TheDudeFromTheGrid: No problem. I usually have preview pages for all their titles that ship every Wednesday, so stay tuned.
TheDudeFromTheGrid
TheDudeFromTheGrid - 4/8/2014, 11:19 AM
I will, promise! best.
maninfinesuit
maninfinesuit - 4/8/2014, 11:19 AM
Damn, really? This is some pretty grim shit for an Archie book.
Selonian
Selonian - 4/8/2014, 11:46 AM
Punisher did it.

Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 4/8/2014, 2:18 PM
Good, good....
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 4/8/2014, 2:26 PM
Watch sales plummet after that issue.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 4/9/2014, 3:30 PM
What the hell?!? You can't kill off Archie!
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