I’m joined by a new guest today. Megan Hutchison is a Mistress of the Dark Comic Arts, if today’s book is any indication, with an amazing new project coming out soon Archie Comics: Judgement Day written by Aubrey Sitterson with colors by Matt Herms and letters from Jack Morelli. This is the flagship of the Archie Premium Event, a new mini-series formatting designed to take readers beyond the one-shot with cardstock covers, improved interior paper stock, basically it’s longer and prettier and it’s kind of a big deal as it is there first mini-series in five years. Lots of process and design chat in this one, we dive into the visual inspirations of the demons in the book and the imprint of Aleister Crowley and Jack Parsons while carving out time to speak on the power of music and bats.

This book surprised me honestly with how good it is. I'm a fairly new returning reader to Archie Comics Universe and this has me excited about seeing what's in store down the road. I came in thinking, yeah, how far are they really gonna take this demon hunter thing. Turns out, pretty much all in. It’s a lavish visual read that turns the Riverdale world on its head and asks questions of Archie as a character that have never been explored before which is exciting and it’s a novel approach in the horror genre to provide this much tapestry. Very visceral and in your face. It's out in stores as of this week so make sure to snag it before they are gone.

From the publisher:

Written by Aubrey Sitterson (Archie vs. The World, No One Left to Fight) with art by Megan Hutchison (Rockstars), JUDGMENT DAY sets Archie Andrews on a daring quest to cleanse an alternate version of Riverdale overrun by demons. After claiming some destructive powers of his own, Archie is forced to destroy corrupted versions of the people closest to him, ostensibly in the name of the greater good. As questions about his own morality and the sacrifices he’s made start to pile up, Archie must confront the question: are his efforts truly good, or the work of pure evil?

JUDGMENT DAY places Archie Andrews squarely at the center, acting as our hero—but with the power to choose who lives and who dies, can he truly remain a hero through and through?” said Archie Comics’ Jesse Goldwater. “This miniseries raises the stakes more than any title we’ve ever done before. The fate of the entire world is in Archie’s hands.

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