Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Robert Hack (Illustrator)

Overview

Now a hit Netflix series! On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, the young sorceress Sabrina Spellman finds herself at a crossroads, having to choose between an unearthly destiny and her mortal boyfriend, Harvey. But a foe from her family's past has arrived in Greendale, Madame Satan, and she has her own deadly agenda. Archie Comics' latest horror sensation starts here! For TEEN+ readers.

Compiles the first five issues of the ongoing comic book series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Read the basis for Netflix's horrifying new series!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627389877
Publisher:	Archie Comic Publications, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/16/2016
Series:	Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Series , #1
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,031,144
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 the live-action adaptation of ARCHIE.

Editorial Reviews

09/05/2016
Set in the 1960s, this Archie spin-off draws heavily on the tropes of pulpy teen horror comics. Warlock Edward Spellman marries a mortal wife instead of a witch, gaining a powerful enemy. His daughter, Sabrina, is taken from him and raised by two aunts—who happen to be witches. Years later, teen Sabrina is faced with all of the usual preoccupations: a football-star boyfriend, auditions for the school musical, swirling hormones, and a bloody Satanic ritual that will mark her coming-of-age at 16. Unlike most young witches, Sabrina has a choice: to live as a normal human or to dedicate her soul to the devil and gain access to unlimited power. Both choices come with a terrible price. Hack’s brushy line work captures Sabrina’s youthful naïveté and decay and murder in dark forests. Aguirre-Sacasa’s (Afterlife with Archie) well-realized characters and humor bring depth to what could have been a rather dreary tale of revenge and gore. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

"It's supernatural suspense at its best, and of course Robert Hack's wonderfully creepy art is a perfect match." — io9

“Another brilliant addition to the Archie Horror label.” —  SCREAM MAGAZINE

“Bloody, atmospheric, and unnerving, Sabrina has it all for horror fans.” —  UPROXX

"Blends bobbysocks and sacrifices, school plays and immortal witchcraft, in ways that are both chilling and relatable." — TEEN VOGUE

"Aguirre-Sacasa and Hack's reimagination of Sabrina as a mix of Lovecraftian horror and '50s teen drama fits the bill." — COMICS ALLIANCE 

"A must-read for horror fans and old-time fans of the character." — BLASTR

"A welcome return for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and one that packs a serious punch." — HORROR TALK

"A masterful understanding of both character and atmosphere." — PANELS

From the Publisher

★ 10/01/2016
Gr 10 Up—This horror flick reimagining of Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a lushly cinematic and refreshingly grim departure from the charmingly sweet heroine of yesteryear. This isn't your mother's teenage witch: although Sabrina is dealing with common adolescent woes, she's also consorting with the devil and feasting on a sacrificial goat. The story takes place in the days before Sabrina's confirmation into the coven, coinciding with her 16th birthday. In the upcoming ceremony, she must choose to either live as an immortal witch, infinitely powerful but incapable of romantic love, or as a mortal, destined to die but also able to spend her life with her dreamboat boyfriend, Harvey. Meanwhile, Madam Satan, a powerful witch with a vendetta against Sabrina's father, is accidentally raised from hell by two familiar Archie-universe figures; Betty and Veronica are wryly reinvented here as ditzy but powerful witches. The five-issue collection ends in a diabolically creepy cliff-hanger. This iteration is set in the 1960s, incorporating the social upheavals of the time while visually alluding to Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, and other paranormal horror films. Hack's scratched filmstrip style, set in sepia tones, makes the inevitable violent splashes of red provocatively grotesque. Some nudity and violence make this more appropriate for older teens. VERDICT Deftly balancing suspense, violence, and wit, this is a welcome and frightening addition for lovers of horror, suspense, and graphic novels; hand to fans of Emily Carroll's Through the Woods and followers of The Walking Dead.—Anna Murphy, Berkeley Carroll School, Brooklyn

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