The rockin' debut arc featuring the battle of friendship vs. fame, with a few special guests along the way! Follow Archie's quest to make his songwriting dreams a reality, and see what happens when the rock 'n' roll dream starts affecting his relationships with his closest friends.
As The Archies face a rocky start to their first-ever tour, they find unexpected drama among the members! Can Betty and Archie reconcile their artistic differences? Can real-life indie pop trio CHVRCHES provide the guidance they need to weather the storm? Join co-writers Alex Segura (Archie Meets Ramones) and Matthew Rosenberg (Marvel's Punisher, Kingpin, Rocket Raccoon) and artist Joe Eisma (Archie, Riverdale) for a power-pop collection that goes loud on the music, fun and friendship.
Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which the New York Times called "wittily original" and named an Editor's Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful” and it received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist. It was also listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, LitReactor, Gizmodo, BOLO Books, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. His upcoming work includes the YA superhero adventure Araña and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, the spiritual sequel to Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and the sci-fi/espionage thriller Dark Space (with Rob Hart). Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Anthony Award-nominated Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books, including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, Mara Llave: Keeper of Time, Blood Oath, stories featuring Marvel heroes Sunspot, White Tiger, Spider-Man and DC’s Superman and the Question, to name a few. His short story “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story. Another short story, “Red Zone,” won the 2020 Anthony Award for Best Short Story. A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.
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Praise for The Archies Vol. 1
"It's a brave new world, Archie Comics fans." --THE MARY SUE
"Archie's new direction has shown a huge amount of progress..." --COMICS ALLIANCE
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