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Whether it's the autumnal chill in the night air or the crunch of freshly fallen leaves underfoot, the signs of another Spooky Season are lurking around every corner, and we're thrilled (and chilled) to once again team up with Archie Comics to provide Daily Dead readers with the weekly treat of exclusive previews from their family-friendly (and festively frightful) digest comics, and this week we have an early look at seasonal sprites Trick and Treat returning to cause more Halloween havoc for Sabrina Spellman and her friends, with Trick giving his own spooky spin on a Halloween-themed cooking contest (much to the dismay of Jughead and his eerie appetite)!

Below, you can check out our exclusive preview of "Trick or Eat," written by Tania del Rio with artwork by Holly G!, inks by Jim Amash, colors by Glenn Whitmore, and lettering by the legendary Jack Morelli. "Trick or Eat" is...

Though the concept was only introduced in the 21st century, the Thirteen Primes have become a tenet of Transformers media. The first Transformers created by the Godlike Primus, the Thirteen are the progenitors of the Cybertronian race and the originator of the title "Prime." The group were meant to help defeat Primus' rival, Unicron. Though they were successful, unfortunately they didn't all return from battle the same.

When the Primes returned, it wasn't long before fighting broke out between them. Considering how important they are, it's hard not to wonder which of them are the best. With some of them appearing more often, its not hard to notice some Primes have made far greater contributions to Transformers history than others.

Updated by Sage Ashford on May 18th 2024: The different Primes were first introduced in the Covenant of Primus novel, but that wasn't their last appearance. The group continually appeared in future storylines,...

The Wicked Trinity witches are ready to dominate Greendale High School in their quest to be the most powerful coven. Meet Amber, Jade, and Sapphire, each drawing power from wind, fire, and water - a trio set on magical supremacy. Get ready for a darker, more mature story from Archie Comics, inspired by Charmed and The Craft, blending fantasy and horror.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina may have ended after its fourth season on Netflix, but the adventures of Sabrina and friends continue on in Archie Comics. This June, a trio of witchy nemeses hit Greendale High School, determined to become the world’s most powerful coven. The Wicked Trinity characters debuted in a more kid-focused series by Archie Comics last year, and this will be their first step into something more mature.

Inspired by series like Charmed and films like The Craft, I knew there was so much potential...

Big Barda subverts comic tropes by stripping down for battle against mind-controlled male models. Birds of Prey addresses comics' legacy of appealing to a certain image, while empowering female characters. Barda's unblushing nudity presents an intimidating rather than provocative image, showcasing the team's strength.

Warning: Contains spoilers for Birds of Prey #8Big Barda, a New God and member of the Birds of Prey, bares all in a battle that subverts one of comics' oldest tropes. The new team led by Black Canary has been called on to investigate an issue with some mind-control clothing. The Birds of Prey, a team canonically comprised of DC's most finely-feathered female heroes, turn the male gaze on its head in this fashion-packed undercover operation.

When Vixen's fashion line is linked to a series of crimes, she goes to Black Canary and Batgirl for assistance. In Birds of Prey #8, by Kelly Thompson, Javier Pina,...

Archie Comics introduces three new Valentine-themed characters - Hearts, Flowers, and Candies - who will bring a touch of seasonal charm and fresh dynamics to the beloved Archie Universe. The Valentine Trio will play a role in the love lives of Betty and Veronica, stirring up the eternal love triangle involving the two girls and Archie in the narrative 'Paths to the Heart.' Fans can look forward to future holiday-themed characters as Archie Comics continues its trend of introducing holiday spirits, with speculation about which holiday might be next in line and the possibility of a crossover event.

Prepare to be enchanted, as Archie Comics unveils a trio of delightful new characters in their upcoming Valentine's Special. These adorable additions bring the infectious spirit of the lovers' holiday, and tease at a possible future brimming with new and diverse personalities, which will undoubtedly captivate readers and bring fresh dynamics to the beloved Archie Universe.

From Betty: The Final Girl and Pop's Chock’lit Shoppe of Horrors to Camp Pickens and the recently released Madam Satan, Archie Comics has been delivering the ghoulish goods in their Chilling Adventures Presents... one-shots all year long, and with another Spooky Season upon us, they're continuing their celebration of all things horror with family-friendly frights in their digest comics!

With another festive fall upon us, we're thrilled (and chilled) to once again team up with Archie Comics to provide Daily Dead readers with the weekly treat of exclusive previews from their digest comics! This week, we have an early look at Ginger Snapp helping The Archies prepare for a Halloween concert in the story "In a Pickle!", one of the seasonal stories featured in the upcoming World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #134!

As an additional treat, we also have the previously published story "Dilton the Robo-Teen" (drawn by the...

From Betty: The Final Girl and Pop's Chock’lit Shoppe of Horrors to Camp Pickens and the recently released Madam Satan, Archie Comics has been delivering the ghoulish goods in their Chilling Adventures Presents... one-shots all year long, and with another Spooky Season upon us, they're continuing their celebration of all things horror with family-friendly frights in their digest comics!

With another festive fall upon us, we're thrilled (and chilled) to once again team up with Archie Comics to provide Daily Dead readers with the weekly treat of exclusive previews from their digest comics! This week, we have an early look at the aptly named Halloween imps Trick and Treat getting up to autumnal mischief at the Eyegor Estate in the "Monster Mash-Up" story featured in the new one-shot Archie Halloween Spectacular!

As an additional treat, we also have the previously published Betty and Veronica story "Cemetery Situation" to read in its entirety!

From Betty: The Final Girl and Pop's Chock’lit Shoppe of Horrors to Camp Pickens and the recently released Madam Satan, Archie Comics has been delivering the ghoulish goods in their Chilling Adventures Presents... one-shots all year long, and with another Spooky Season upon us, they're continuing their celebration of all things horror with family-friendly frights in their digest comics!

To kick off another eerie autumn, we're thrilled (and chilled) to once again team up with Archie Comics to provide Daily Dead readers the weekly treat of exclusive previews from their digest comics, beginning with an exclusive preview of "The Mother of All Scare Tactics" from World of Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #29, in which She-Fox (aka Mae Patton) pulls a Halloween prank on her son, Ghost Fox (aka Shinji), leading to him getting trapped in a supernatural netherworld.

As an additional treat, we also have the Betty and...

Archie Comics' "Archie's Valentine's Spectacular" #1, available February 1, 2023, is written by Jamie L. Rotante and illustrated by Holly G, Jim Amash, with a cover by Dan Parent:

"...love is in the air with a new story to kick off this collection of romance tales. In 'More Than Meets the Eye', a new student has arrived at 'Riverdale High'. 'Cassie Cloud' is tall, confident, funny and catching all the guys' attention -- much to the chagrin of the girls. 

"But she doesn't seem interested in the most popular guys in school -- instead she's been hanging...

"...with the likes of 'Randolph', 'Dilton', 'Tonso', 'Raj' and even 'Prankenstein'. 

"What can 'Archie' and 'Reggie' do to get her attention, without catching the ire of 'Betty' and 'Veronica'...?"

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From Afterlife with Archie and Jughead: The Hunger to Vampironica and Blossoms 666, Archie Comics has given adult horror fans plenty to enjoy in recent years, but they also have never stopped providing family-friendly frights in their digest comics.

With another Halloween season upon us, we're thrilled (and chilled) to once again team up with Archie Comics to provide Daily Dead readers the weekly treat of exclusive previews from their digest comics!

Following his rediscovery of a mysterious laboratory on a Halloween hike in the woods from our exclusive preview last month, Archie realizes that his childhood nemesis Mad Doctor Doom has returned for revenge in our exclusive preview from World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #124!

As an additional treat, we also have the Archie Comics story "The Gourd, the Bad and the Ugly" aka "Let the Gourd Times Roll" to read in its entirety!

Below, you can check out our...

Many fans of Archie Comics' notoriously dark Sonic the Hedgehog comic series would be surprised to learn that it was heavily influenced by the last thing that they'd ever expected - the franchise's most cartoony and ridiculous television show.

A main point of pride among Archie's Sonic fans is the lengths at which the comic diverged from essentially every other rendition of the Blue Blur except for its main influence, the Saturday morning (SatAM) cartoon. The overall dark and mature tone of Archie's Sonic is mainly why many of its most fervent fans prefer it over Idw Publishing's current comic series. Their utter rejection of essentially everything else in the franchise is why they will never go anywhere near the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV show.

Related: Sonic's Comic Series is Actually a Critique of Democracy (No Really)

If ever there were a version of Sonic that was made only for kids,...

From Afterlife with Archie and Jughead: The Hunger to Vampironica and Blossoms 666, Archie Comics has given adult horror fans plenty to enjoy in recent years, but they also have never stopped providing family-friendly frights in their digest comics.

With another Halloween season upon us, we're thrilled (and chilled) to once again team up with Archie Comics to provide Daily Dead readers the weekly treat of exclusive previews from their digest comics!

In this week's exclusive preview of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #334, Cosmo the Merry Martian crashes Veronica Lodge's Halloween Ball with a grave warning of imminent danger. As an additional treat, we have another Archie Halloween story in its entirety, in which Archie seeks help from Sabrina after the witch Adrazelle turns his head into a pumpkin!

Below, you can check out our Halloween-themed preview from Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #334 ahead of its release on October 12th! Go here to...

From Afterlife with Archie and Jughead: The Hunger to Vampironica and Blossoms 666, Archie Comics has given adult horror fans plenty to enjoy in recent years, but they also have never stopped providing family-friendly frights in their digest comics.

With another Halloween season upon us, we're thrilled (and chilled) to once again team up with Archie Comics to provide Daily Dead readers the weekly treat of exclusive previews from their Halloween-themed digest comics, with this week's eerie excerpt coming from World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #123 ahead of its September 21st release!

From an underground laboratory to a Halloween barbecue and a trip through a monster museum, you can see Archie and friends experience all types of festive frights in our exclusive preview from Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #123, and to learn more about Archie Comics, visit:

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You're likely well aware of the the excellent line of adult Archie horror comics, including Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Afterlife with Archie, but they also release classic-style Halloween stories for kids of all ages every fall. Earlier this autumn, we gave Daily Dead readers an exclusive preview of Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Halloween Spooktacular #1, Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #297, and World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #113.

With the spooky season now in full swing, we're back with an exclusive preview of Archie Halloween Spectacular #1, featuring the new story “Pumpkin Problemo" that guest stars Sabrina Spellman!

Along with a 2-page tease of the new story, we have also have the reprint story "Season of the Witch" that you can in its entirety read below!

Additionally, Bill Galvan, one of the artists on "Season of the Witch," is celebrating 15 years working at Archie Comics. Here's what Bill had to say about...

You're likely well aware of the the excellent line of adult Archie horror comics, including Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Afterlife with Archie, but they also release classic-style Halloween stories for kids of all ages every fall. Earlier this month, we gave Daily Dead readers an exclusive preview of Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Halloween Spooktacular #1 and Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #297. Now we're back with an exclusive preview of World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #113!

Along with a 2-page tease of the new story, we have also have the reprint story "Man's Best Fiend," featuring Archie and Jughead, that you can in its entirety read below!

"World Of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #113

New Classic-style Story: “Halloween Hullabaloo” Archie, Jughead, Reggie, and Raj are arriving at the big Halloween party at Lodge mansion in style—in a drivable DJ booth called the Boo Mobile! But when the girls arrive at the party,...

You're likely well aware of the the excellent line of adult Archie horror comics, including Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Afterlife with Archie, but they also release classic-style Halloween stories for kids of all ages every fall. Earlier this month, we gave Daily Dead readers an exclusive preview of Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Halloween Spooktacular #1! and we're happy to have a new look at Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #297! Along with a 2-page tease of the new story, we have also have the reprint story "Vampire Ire," featuring Sabrina, that you can in its entirety read below!

"Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #297

New Classic-style Story: “Cursetume Party” Betty and Veronica are out costume shopping for the big Lodge Mansion Halloween Party. Veronica admires a spooky necklace being worn by an old woman at the shop who gifts it to them. Unfortunately, her generous gesture leads to a series of unfortunate events for the BFFs!