Archie Comics December 2018 Solicitations

Make sure to mark your calendars and preorder Archie Comics' great line-up of titles coming this December. Check out the solicitations for what's up ahead including titles like ARCHIE, BETTY & VERONICA, JUGHEAD: THE HUNGER, ARCHIE MEETS BATMAN 66 and much more.

ARCHIE #701

New creative team NICK SPENCER (The Amazing Spider-Man) and artist MARGUERITE SAUVAGE (DC's Bombshells) continue their run on ARCHIE!

Archie Andrews has a secret— and he’s not the only one! These days, it seems like everyone in Riverdale has something to hide— but when their perfect small town life is rocked by a mysterious surprise, the truth starts tumbling out.

With variant covers by Jen Bartel and Thomas Pitilli.

VAMPIRONICA #5

Veronica must endure a series of brutal challenges to put a stop to the vampirism that’s taken over Riverdale once and for all. But what surprises await her back at the Lodge mansion?

By Megan and Greg Smallwood, Greg Scott, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli with variant covers by Francesco Francavilla and Matthew Taylor.

BETTY & VERONICA #1 (OF 5)

BRAND NEW SERIES!

Betty and Veronica go where they've never gone before—their senior year! When the two BFFs find out that their post-high school plans have changed, their senior year—and their friendship—is put to the test!

By Jamie L. Rotante, Sandra Lanz, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and Jack Morelli with variant covers by Laura Braga, Francesco Francavilla, Audrey Mok, and Marguerite Sauvage.

ARCHIE MEETS BATMAN '66 #5

With the Gotham villains set to take over Riverdale, it’s up to Archie and his pals ‘n’ gals to work together with Batman to save their town! But will they be able to go toe-to-toe against their own parents and teachers?

By Jeff Parker, Michael Moreci, Dan Parent, J. Bone, Kelly Fitzpatrick, and Jack Morelli with covers by Michael and Laura Allred, Laura Braga, Bill Galvan, Jamal Igle, and Pat and Tim Kennedy

JUGHEAD: THE HUNGER #11

The monstrous conclusion of "Frankenmoose Meets the Wolf Jug"! Who will win the battle of Riverdale's answer to Universal's classic movie monsters? Find out in this issue—as well as who, or what, might be returning from the grave...

By Frank Tieri, Joe Eisma, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli with covers by Adam Gorham, Sandy Jarrell, and Cory Smith

THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS VOL. 1 (TP)

The mightiest team of superheroes are back! While the heroes battle a a prehistoric terror in the heart of Washington D.C., a sinister plan half a world away awakens an ancient evil!

Collects issues 1-4 of Mighty Crusaders and the entirety of New Crusaders: Dark Tomorrow.

By Ian Flynn, Kelsey Shannon, Alitha Martinez, Rick Bryant, Matt Herms, Stephen Downer, and Jack Morelli

ARCHIE CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR #1

Have a holly, jolly Christmas in this spectacular special issue featuring some of Archie’s most merry classic stories!

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Fitness Women in Superhero Body Paint by J.M. Manion

J.M. Manion has long been a successful photographer covering the fitness and bodybuilding industry. He has photographed some of the strongest, well-defined physiques on the planet. He's also had a love of super-heroes and comic books. So much so that Manion began publishing his own comic book, Iron Siren Comics, featuring some of the fitness competitors he's covered as superheroes themselves. It's no wonder he sometimes incorporates superhero cosplay and body paint into photo shoots. Here are just some examples of his work:

WONDER WOMAN OF THE DAY: Fitness Model Gia Macool Embodies the Amazon Princess

The closest we'll ever get, probably, to superheroes in real life is through the great work of cosplayers. You see them at every pop culture convention from the very basic to extremely elaborate costume design. However, you don't have to be a cosplayer to enjoy dressing up as your favorite superhero from time to time. Take fitness model and entrepreneur Gia Macool for example. An accomplished fitness competitor and model, Macool is also a big fan of DC Comics' Wonder Woman. She shows her love of the iconic Amazon Princess in her fitness wear, meal prep accessories and even a full blown photo shoot in a Wonder Woman costume.

For decades comics have featured very muscular superheroes, male and female, epitomizing the human form at its strongest. So when bodybuilders and fitness pros decide to suit up as these costumed heroes, they are the embodiment of those fictional characters in the flesh. Macool looks like she stepped out of the pages of a Wonder Woman comic with a suit …

PREVIEW: 'PUNK MAMBO' #4 (of 5) by CULLEN BUNN, ADAM GORHAM and JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA

Punk Mambo faces off against a sinister sorcerer!

What does Azaire want with the loa he’s collected?
Mambo reaches deep into her bag of tricks to level the playing field. Sex magic may or may not be involved. But voodoo dolls definitely are.
PUNK MAMBO #4 (of 5)
Written by CULLEN BUNN Art by ADAM GORHAM Colors by JOSÉ VILLARRUBIA Letters by DAVE SHARPE Cover A by DAN BRERETON Cover B by DAVID MACK Cover C by CRIS DELARA Pre-Order Edition by ADAM GORHAM
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale JULY 31st

Eliza Dushku Stars in Sci-Fi Short 'The Gable 5'

Kevin Tancharoen, the filmmaker that created the popular webseries, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, has returned to Machinima with his latest short film entitled The Gable 5 starring one of Joss Whedon's favorite action heroines, Eliza Dushku. The ties to the Whedon-verse are well intact as Tancharoen's brother-in-law is Jed Whedon, who co-produces along with wife Maurissa, the super spy drama Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.LD. on ABC. Dushku once again shows off her killer moves in this dark and action-packed sci-fi short film.

TV REVIEW: Jonathan Frakes Directs as Charlize Theron Visits ‘The Orville’

The Orville crew comes to the aid of a stranded mining vessel stuck in the orbit of a star. They save the captain of the ship, Pria (guest star Charlize Theron), and soon Ed Mercer (Seth McFarlane) is making "googly-eyes" at her to the chagrin of a very suspicious first officer Kelly Grayson (Adrianne Palicki).

It's only right that a show that borrows so much from Star Trek would have Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Jonathan Frakes direct this episode. He does a stellar job as the episode named "Pria" takes the audience to new areas of the ship, an impressive FX-heavy dark matter field, and an amusing subplot involving Helmsman Gordon Malloy (Scott Grimes) teaching Issac (Mark Jackson) the how practical jokes work. The mysterious stranger turned love interest with ulterior motives proving a suspicious (and possibly jealous) ex correct makes this story predictable but it's still massively fun with Oscar-winner Theron shaking things up on board.

Theron’s Pr…

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