Thursday, February 25, 2021

Curio: Archie Horror

 I have sitting on my desk a handwritten, ranked list of every Archie Horror comic inclusive of Afterlife With Archie (not originally under the imprint). 

  1. Afterlife With Archie- The best title, best art, best script. RIP Betty Cooper. Unfortunately, the series broke off in the middle, with a great interlude featuring Josie as a cosmopolitan vampire. 
  2. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina- Highly metal. Like a Gold Key adaptation of a Hammer horror. Sadly, only 8 issues. Betty and Veronica as Wiccan cheerleaders from one town over.
  3. Blossom 666. Third best title. Cheryl and Jason Blossom's sibling rivalry over who is really the anti-Christ. Evidently written as a pitch as it ends on a cliff-hanger. 
  4. Vampironica- A fantasia on her insecurities is top notch writing. Flattened, semi-painting art with excellent facial expressions. Not crazy about character design though. Fingerless gloves.
  5. Vampironica: New Blood- Follows up on the implications of the next item on the list, so kudos on that. Also points for a hardcore seem with Ronnie's vampiric ancestor, Sir Francis Lodge, fighting a great white shark. 
  6. Jughead the Hunger vs. Vampironica- Respect for thinking of a cross-over for something that really, really didn't need to happen. 
  7. Jughead the Hunger - Best name. Horrible art, treats the Cooper family like Duck Dynasty. This one actually continues for multiple volumes, but one was enough. 


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