One of the things I love about the Archie franchise is how malleable it is while still keeping itself grounded in “reality”. That is to say, you can have vampires and political figures floating around Riverdale, but the gang is still the gang. Next week, in Archie & Friends #153, we get to see a bit more of that. It’s a really cool concept where the running story is that Reggie is in full-on prank mode (it is April Fool’s Day, after all). The thing that sets this book apart though, is that each part of the story is done by a different creative team! The folks that do the Sonic comics as well as the Sabrina, The Teenage Witch book lend their hand. What I think is most interesting though is comic legends Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, both of whom I am a big fan of, also dip their toes into the Archie pool. Enough of me jabbering on, check out the preview pages and see the coolness for yuorself!
ARCHIE & FRIENDS #153
“The April Fool,” “Noon Too Soon,” “King of Fools” and more!
This April Fools Day it’s Reggie’s Revenge! The King of Pranks will be pranked when four brand new teams of writers and artists take on Reggie and the gang! Comic book legends join forces with Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Sonic the Hedgehog superstar comic writers for foolishly good fun!
SCRIPT: Tom DeFalco, J. Torres, Tania del Rio, and Ian Flynn
ARTIST: Ron Frenz, Tim Levins, Tania del Rio, and Gisèle
COVER: Fernando Ruiz, Mike DeCarlo and Tito Peña
Shipping Date: 3/2/2011
On Sale at Comic Shops: 3/9/2011
Newsstands: 3/22/11
Digest, 160 pgs, 30 lb newsprint, Full-Color
$3.99 US