Building on the success of titles like Afterlife with Archie and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Archie Comics is launching the Archie Horror imprint, which those title will now call home.
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With the announcement of the new imprint comes release date announcements for the next issues of both series. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #2, by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Robert Hack, will arrive in stores on April 15. Afterlife with Archie #8 — an issue inspired by The Shining — by Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Francesco Francavilla will go on sale May 6th.
Aguirre-Sacasa also teased a third series in development for the Archie Horror line and spoke about the positive fan response to both current series, saying, “[The Archie Horror books] have prompted the best work of our careers. To take these iconic characters and reimagine them and place them in situations they’ve never been in before—it’s a blast, and I’m glad people are responding to it.”
