Afterlife with Archie, Book 1 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Issue #6 will have quite a few scenes too – wait until you read it. I can’t remember the last time I was so emotionally invested while drawing a book. And again, I feared the worst when I sent the script in, but again, everyone was like, “That’s so dark, but we love it.”įF: Issue #4 had the moments that were the hardest so far for me to draw: the dog fight and Vegas’ sacrifice, and of course Archie beating his dad to death. According to Roberto Aguirre-Sacasas afterword in Afterlife with Archie, book 1 'Escape from Riverdale' the idea for the series came from 'Francesco Francavillas beautiful, scary, retro-horror variant cover to 'Life with Archie' magazine 23.' The cover depicts a classic Archie fleeing zombified Jughead, Betty, and Veronica. And I didn’t write it to be shocking for the sake of being shocking, it just…sort of…happened. In terms of shocking moments that have been written but haven’t yet been published, I can say with confidence that issue #6, which tells the story of what’s been going on with Sabrina since issue #1, is the most horrific/upsetting thing I’ve ever written. I think the Cheryl and Jason subplot is ultra-creepy, but necessary because it shows that Afterlife with Archie isn’t just a zombie book, but a horror book, exploring different kinds of tropes within the horror genre. In terms of what we’ve published, I think Archie killing his zombified father is shocking and upsetting. Escape From RiverdaleThis is how the end of the world begins Harvey Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Ste. A couple of times, when I sent the script in, I thought, “They’re not gonna go for this,” but they always have. Read 'Afterlife With Archie Magazine 1' by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa available from Rakuten Kobo.

RAS: You know, I have to start by saying that everyone at Archie has been so supportive of the story Francesco and I have wanted to tell.

Afterlife with Archie, Book 1 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa