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Comics Review: "ARCHIE HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR" 2022 Introduces "Trick & Treat"
ARCHIE HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR (2022)
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.
STORY: Ian Flynn; Francis Bonnet; Bill Golliher; Dan Parent; Rich Margopoulos
PENCILS: Ryan Jampole; Pat & Tim Kennedy; Bill Golliher; Dan Parent; Gene Colon
INKS: Ryan Jampole; Jim Amash; Bob Smith; Rudy Lapick
COLORS: Glenn Whitmore
LETTERS: Jack Morelli; Bill Yoshida
EDITORS: Jamie Lee Rotante; Vincent Lovallo; Stephen Oswald
EiC: Mike Pellerito
COVER: Dan Parent with Rosario “Tito” Peña
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (November 2022)
Rating: All-Ages
Eternal high school student and teenage boy, Archie Andrews, and his friends made their debut in M.L.J. Magazines' Pep Comics #22 (cover dated: December 1941), and before long, Archie was the publisher's headliner character. In 1946, the company changed its named to Archie Comic Publications, also known as “Archie Comics.”
Archie Comics frequently publishes themed one-shot comic books featuring Archie's characters (sometimes referred to as “the Archie Gang”). One of them is the Archie Halloween Spectacular, which Archie has been publishing since 2017. This year's edition features four Halloween-themed reprint stories and one brand new story. Entitled “Spirits of Halloween,” the new story stars Archie Comics' newest character duo, “Trick & Treat.” The story is written by Ian Flynn; drawn by Ryan Jampole; colored by Glenn Whitmore; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.
Archie Halloween Spectacular opens with Trick & Treat in “Spirits of Halloween.” Meet Trick & Treat, a pair of impish magical creatures that come around every Halloween and eventually cause chaos. Trick, a pumpkin-headed fellow who also sports bat wings, loves the three “S's” of Halloween: suspense, screams, and scares. Treat, a Caspar-like ghost, loves the three “C's”: costumes, creativity, and candy.
This year, the duo arrives in Riverdale for some Halloween fun and then, fall into disagreement. Which imp's view of Halloween is the better? They decide to make a wager of it, one that involves Archie and his rival, Reggie. How much mischief will Trick & Treat cause Riverdale and Archie while everyone is out trick-or-treating?
THE LOWDOWN: Trick & Treat are impish characters like “The Great Gazoo” from the animated television series, “The Flintstones” or “Jiminy Cricket” of Walt Disney's Pinocchio. Although introduced as Halloween characters, I think Trick & Treat can cause trouble anywhere and anytime in the universe of the Archie gang.
The reprinted stories are comprised of two “Betty and Veronica” stories, and one of those guest-stars Sabrina the Teenage Witch. There are also two “Archie” stories, including “The Secret Project,” a fun story featuring Archie and his pal, Jughead Jones.
Dear readers, I always have to be honest. I have enjoyed what little of the modern Archie Comics that I have read, but I grew up on classic-style Archie Comics. Thus, I will always recommend such Archie titles, so I am giving Archie Halloween Spectacular 2022 a hearty recommendation.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of classic-style Archie Comics will want to find a copy of the 2022 edition of Archie Halloween Spectacular.
B+
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Comics Review: "SABRINA Anniversary Spectacular #1" Introduces New Rival "Amber Nightstone"
SABRINA ANNIVERSARY SPECTACULAR #1
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS, INC.
STORY: Dan Parent; George Gladir; Dexter Taylor; Frank Doyle
PENCILS: Dan Parent; Bob Bolling; Dexter Taylor; Stan Goldberg
INKS: Bob Smith; Rudy Lapick; Jon D'Agostino
COLORS: Glenn Whitmore; Barry Grossman
LETTERS: Jack Morelli; Bill Yoshida
EDITORS: Jamie Lee Rotante; Vincent Lovallo; Stephen Oswald
EiC: Mike Pellerito
COVER: Dan Parent with Rosario “Tito” Peña
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (October 2022)
Rating: All-Ages
Sabrina in “Celebration Vexation”
Sabrina the Teenage Witch is an Archie Comics character that was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo. Sabrina Spellman first appeared in Archie's Madhouse #22 (cover-dated: October 1962). 2022 is the sixtieth anniversary of Sabrina's debut, and Archie Comics is honoring the character with the “60 Years of Magic” celebration.
The celebration includes a newly-released one-shot comic book entitled Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular #1. The comic book reprints four Sabrina stories. It also includes the new story “Celebration Vexation,” which introduces a brand new character, Amber Nightstone. The new tale is written by Dan Parent; drawn by Parent (pencils) and Bob Smith (inks); colored by Glenn Whitmore; and lettered by the great Jack Morelli.
Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular #1 opens with “Celebration Vexation,” and it is Sabrina's 17th birthday. Aunt Zelda and Aunt Hilda and Cousin Ambrose are throwing a party for their birthday girl, and of course, her cat, Salem, is present. However, there is a party crasher, Amber Nightstone, who is also celebrating a seventeenth birthday.
Like Sabrina, Amber is also half-mortal and half-witch, and under the witch's “Code of Sorcery,” only one witch/mortal can achieve ultimate power. And Amber wants to be the teen witch who gets to live in the mortal world. So which of these female teen witches is going to have the best birthday?
THE LOWDOWN: Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular #1 is an absolutely wonderful anniversary comic book special. “Celebration Vexation” is one of writer-artist Dan Parent's best stories ever, and maybe he is the best modern Archie Comics storyteller. Amber Nightstone, in this first look, seems to be a keeper as a character in the world of Sabrina, and I'm sure she can raise quite a bit of heck and hell in other Archie titles.
The four reprint stories include a one-page comic (“Sun Fun”), which finds Sabrina engaging a genie for some help, with painful results. There is a “Little Sabrina” story (“Bats All, Folks”), which features Little Archie and Riverdale High regulars, Mr. Weatherbee and Miss Grundy. Because of the new story, new character debut, and the quality of the reprinted stories, I highly recommend Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular #1.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of classic-style Archie Comics and of Sabrina the Teenage Witch will definitely want to get a copy of Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular #1.
A
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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