EXCLUSIVE Archie Comics First Look: The Black Hood #5

Today marks the final order cutoff for Archie Comics' The Black Hood #4 from writer Duane Swierczynski, set to arrive in stores in three weeks.

A part of the publisher's Dark Circle superhero line, The Black Hood has been met with rave reviews for both Swierczynski and inaugural artist Michael Gaydos. We've highly recommended previous issues, and stand by that: get your retailer on the phone.

Archie Comics has provided ComicBook.com with an exclusive first look at next month's The Black Hood #5, concluding the title's first arc.

BLACK HOOD #5
CONCLUDING THE FIRST, NOIR ARC OF THE FLAGSHIP DARK CIRCLE COMICS SERIES!
"Bullet's Kiss, Part 5"
The Black Hood finally corners the mysterious "Connection" on the abandoned seventh floor of City Hall. No cops, no witness—just the two of them, ready to throw down. But when the Connection finally reveals his identity, Greg realizes the game was rigged from the beginning. And it's going to take all of the Black Hood's strength to walk out of this building alive…

Script: Duane Swierczynski
Art: Michael Gaydos, Rachel Deering, Kelly Fitzpatrick
Black Hood #5 CVR A Reg: Francesco Francavilla
Black Hood #5 CVR B Variant: David Mack
Black Hood #5 CVR C Variant: Howard Chaykin
Black Hood #5 CVR D Variant: Dennis Calero
Black Hood #5 CVR E Variant: Matthew Dow Smith
On Sale Date: 6/24
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.