On Wednesday, May 13th, Archie Comics is releasing a special one-shot issue of ARCHIE’S MOVIE MANIA – featuring two new movie-themed stories by Jamie L. Rotante, Steven Butler, and Bill Galvan: first, the SuperTeens need help from the Power Pets to stop a rampage at the zoo, then Ginger Lopez stars in a send-up of The Devil Wears Prada.
Here’s a look at the covers, storyline, and preview pages for this week’s
new release from Archie Comics on New Comic Book Day…
ARCHIE’S MOVIE MANIA (One-Shot)
Scripts by Jamie L. Rotante, Holly G!, Frank Doyle & Craig Boldman
Pencils by Steven Butler, Bill Galvan, Holly G!, Dan DeCarlo & Rex Lindsey
Inks by Lily Butler, Ben Galvan, Holly G!, Alison Flood, Rich Kowalski & Jon D’Agostino
Colors by Glenn Whitmore & Barry Grossman
Letters by Jack Morelli & Bill Yoshida
Covers & Cover Artists:
Main Cover by Dan Parent
Ginger Lopez Character Spotlight Variant Cover by Holly G!
Power Pets Character Spotlight Variant Cover by Adrian Ropp
Foil Virgin Variant Cover by Dan Parent
32-page, full color comic
SRP: $4.99 (REG) / $7.99 (FOIL)
On Sale Date: 5/13
Lights! Camera! Archie!
Summer time is here and blockbuster movies are already starting to heat up movie theater screens all over the globe! Of course, Archie and his extended group of friends are going to get in on the action with the ARCHIE’S MOVIE MANIA one-shot!
First, the Superteens and the Power Pets take on some souped up zoo animals in an all-out brawl! But who’s the evil mastermind behind all the chaos? Then, Veronica Lodge and Ginger Lopez battle it out to be the next best fashion critic! Inspired by upcoming movies like Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and The Devil Wears Prada 2, plus plenty more homages to notable movies throughout Archie’s history, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got extra popcorn before diving into this fun-filled issue!
Preview
Complete Classic Story “Alien“
by Frank Doyle and Dan DeCarlo
About Archie Comics:
The Archie Comics line of comic books is one of the most successful, longest running brands in the history of the comic industry. Archie Comics have sold 2 billion comics and are published in a dozen different foreign languages and distributed all over the world. Archie Comics has spawned characters whose popularity have spilled over into other media and who have become part of popular culture. SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH and JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS are just some of the many legendary franchises that are part of the Archie Comics Library.