Francesco Francavilla

I am veryyyy close to giving this volume and the first volume 5 stars because they're incredibly well done and I love the characters! (The main one, anyways) Clint and Kate make such a fantastic duo and reading their adventures is a blast. I thought moments of the narrative were kind of fractured, however; for instance, we never get to get a final answer on what was up with Cherry and that safe, and the clown dude story is also left hanging? But other than that stuff, everything from the dialogue, the artwork, the panels- all SO GOOD. I think the minimalistic style and color schemes are especially notable in these issues and really emphasize the story well. And lastly, that issue with Lucky was refreshingly nice, although slightly heartwrenching at the end.
Can't wait to keep reading!… (mere)

I've never been an Archie fan until I watched Riverdale, so I wanted to give the Archie Horror line a try. I love paranormal stuff, so this book was fun to jump into.
The plot, in a nutshell: after Jughead's dog (wonderfully named Hot Dog) gets hit by a car, Sabrina brings him back to life. Chaos ensues. People die and become zombies, including our beloved Jughead, and Sabrina mysteriously "disappears."
There are a lot of characters, but if you read closely, you don't need to be familiar with the whole Archie-verse, which is like 70-plus years long. That's a lot of reading! That said, I'm grateful I was already familiar with most of the characters thanks to Riverdale (Ginger and Nancy were the only ones I didn't recognize). Every time Hiram Lodge made an appearance, though, I kept thinking he was Commissioner Gordon from Batman. LOL! They could be twins!
Anyway, I loved the writing and the art. The book has the creep-factor down pat, so if you love horror comics, this should hopefully be a fun read.… (mere)