Archie gave us a first look for another upcoming trade paperback, which in my opinion is pretty cool. Good ol’ Chuck Clayton is working at Riverdale’s Pep Comics (a cool bit of self-reference there), when all of a sudden, a meteor shower hits the town, and the shop itself! Instead of getting Tom Welling moping around for 10 seasons, we get comic characters come to life! I didn’t read these when they were originally serialized, but I know that among the characters to show up are the Red Circle/MLJ/Archie/Whatever they’re called now super heroes! The Web, the Shield, the Comet… too cool! I’ll be picking this one up, and so should you. Even though the story only just starts in these preview pages, the self-referential humor was enough to get me hooked!
NIGHT AT THE COMIC SHOP
“Comic Cosmosis,” “Comic Cosmosis” Part 2, “Meteor Madness” and “Interdimensional Insanity”
Something strange is going on in the basement of PEP Comics! When portals from other dimensions begin to appear and open, what comes out is a who’s who of classic characters! Join Sam Hill, Bentley of Scotland Yard, Gloomy Gus and Super Duck and other classic characters from Archie Comics past as they arrive in Riverdale to see new things and have new adventures. But the problem is these characters don’t want to leave Riverdale and if they stay it will be nothing but trouble!
SCRIPT: FERNANDO RUIZ
ARTIST: FERNANDO RUIZ, BILL GALVAN, AL MILGROM, JIM AMASH
COVER: FERNANDO RUIZ
Shipping Date: 4/18/2011
On Sale at Comic Shops: 5/4/2011
Soft Cover, 6”x9”, 128 pgs, glossy stock, Full-Color
$9.95 US