The new “verismo” era of Archie kicks off on July 8th with the first issue of Archie #1 by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples. And to mark the occasion, Archie is making sure the numbers are up with 17 retailer exclusive variants. And it’s quite an array of styles from Dave Dorman’s Brad Pitt-esque version to Jae Lee’s typically surreal take.
While I’m eager to read the new #1, the more I see of the “real” Archie the more I wonder how such a abstracted cartoon of a character will adapt to a new treatment? I hope Scott McCloud and Bart Beatty are standing by.
What do y’all think?
ARCHIE #1 Midtown Comics Variant Cover by Cameron Stewart
ARCHIE #1 Acme Comics Variant by Dan dos Santos
ARCHIE #1 Amazing Stories Variant by Tom Grummett (Rosario “Tito” Peña on colors)
ARCHIE #1 Atlantis Fantasyworld Variant by Scott Shaw (Rosario “Tito” Peña on colors)
ARCHIE #1 Aw Yeah Comics! / Downtown Comics Variant by Art Baltazar
ARCHIE #1 Bedrock Comics Variant by Terry Moore (Brian Miller of Hi-Fi on Colors)
ARCHIE #1 Books-A-Million / 2nd & Charles Variant by Kate Leth
ARCHIE #1 Curious Comics Variant by Dan Schoening (Luis Delgado on Colors)
ARCHIE #1 Dynamic Forces Variant by Jae Lee
ARCHIE #1 Dynamic Forces B&W Variant by Jae Lee
ARCHIE #1 Four Color Grails Variant by Jamie Tyndall
ARCHIE #1 Hastings Variant by Brent Peeples
ARCHIE #1 M&M Comic Service #1 Variant by Chris Foreman (Kris Asbeck on colors)
ARCHIE #1 M&M Comic Service #2 Variant by Dave Dorman
ARCHIE #1 Mile High Comics Variant by Rich Koslowski
Archie Comics website says 21 variants.
I liked Peter Bagge’s best. I’m okay reading a new Archie, but not a Brad Pitt Archie, or someone with a snarly attitude. Maybe there are more variants somewhere…
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