Afterlife with Archie: Escape from Riverdale: Escape from Riverdale

by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Francesco Francavilla (Illustrator)

Overview

When Jughead's beloved pet Hot Dog is killed in a hit and run, Jughead turns to the only person he knows who can help bring back his furry best friend—Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Using dark, forbidden magic, Sabrina is successful and Hot Dog returns to the land of the living. But he's not the same... and soon, the darkness he brings back with him from beyond the grave begins to spread, forcing Archie, Betty, Veronica and the gang to try to escape from Riverdale!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619889088
Publisher:	Archie Comic Publications, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/10/2014
Series:	Afterlife with Archie , #1
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	337,923
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer. In television, he was a writer on the HBO series BIG LOVE for three years, and is currently a writer/producer on GLEE. For Marvel Comics, he has written SPIDER-MAN, NIGHTCRAWLER, THE FANTASTIC FOUR (winning a Harvey Award for MK 4), and many others, and also adapted Stephen King's epic novel THE STAND into a best-selling 30-issue series. His accomplishments in the theater world include over fifteen plays produced around the world; on Broadway, he was part of the team brought on to revamp SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK. For film, he has written the new 2013 CARRIE, based on the Brian DePalma classic, and a remake of the cult classic THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, both for MGM. For Warner Brothers, he has written a new version of the horror musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and is writing the live-action adaptation of ARCHIE.

Editorial Reviews

"The story is taut with suspense, and each moment, whether quiet or gruesome, is illustrated in a masterly way." — THE NEW YORK TIMES

"I freaking love Afterlife With Archie." —IGN

"The most exciting comic on the shelves right now." —CraveOnline

"One hell of an entertaining read." —Ain't It Cool News

"One of the most exciting books on store shelves and the highlight of each month." —Nerdist

"Heartbreaking and heroic and gorgeous and absolutely perfect." — COMICOSITY

"Whenever someone wants to know what mainstream comics are capable of, I hand them Afterlife With Archie." — COMIC BOOK RESOURCES

“The book transcends great zombie fare. Aguirre-Sacasa and Francavilla should be insanely proud of this masterpiece.” — HORROR NOVEL REVIEWS

From the Publisher

★ 09/15/2014
Not parody but serious drama, this graphic novel casts off the typical Archie comic lightheartedness and goes deep into the gut. The art by Francavilla (The Black Beetle) carries this with black/red tones throughout and a gruesome face on the cover that can, unfortunately, only be Jughead's. The cartoonish big eyes are gone, and all characters are drawn with subdued and edgy realism. Upset over a rivalry with Moose for Midge's affections, Reggie runs over Jughead's dog. The distraught Jughead enlists teen witch Sabrina to bring the dead mutt back to life, but the dog reanimates as a zombie and bites his master. As a now-grisly Jughead and his pet spread the plague throughout Riverdale, all the teenagers' petty feuds and buried secrets come out of the closet, and they turn on one another in fear. Only Archie keeps his head and heart, trying to save as many lives as he can. VERDICT Paired with Francavilla's dead-on illustrations, the excellent writing from Aguirre-Sacasa (The Stand) brings constant surprises while confronting the dilemma of remaining humane through crisis. This story line skews older than other Archie titles and is best for teen through adult readers.—M.C.

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