Afterlife With Archie is undoubtedly one of the most successful revamps of the decades-old Archie franchise. Who doesn’t love seeing this wholesome teen thrust into a world of zombies and brooding horror? Even as Oni Press kicks off a new era for the franchise, they’re also celebrating this particular classic by teasing a new “Afterlife With Archie: Mausoleum Edition” hardcover set.
With the Kickstarter campaign for Afterlife With Archie: Mausoleum Edition Vol. 1 now live, IGN can exclusively reveal some of the artwork featured in this set. Check out the slideshow gallery below to see the exclusive posters and glow-in-the-dark cover art:
Afterlife With Archie was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and illustrated by Francesco Francavilla. The series originally debuted in 2013 to rave reviews (including on IGN). Here’s the official description of the new hardcover:
In the days before Halloween 2013, Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and the rest of Riverdale’s beloved icons found themselves utterly transformed and powerfully reimagined as the comic industry’s most unlikely and unexpected horror anti-heroes within the pages of Harvey Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Eisner Award-winning artist Francesco Francavilla’s AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE – detonating the first blast of a sold-out, smash-hit series that would immediately and definitively redefine the art and intensity of Archie Comics for a new generation. Unrelentingly celebrated by critics and ferociously followed by fans, AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE immediately became a jugular-ripping legend in its own time – due in no small part to the terrifying, tense, and uncannily atmospheric artwork of illustrator Francesco Francavilla, who quickly defined himself as one of his generation’s most instantly iconic and sought-after artists over the course of the series’ gut-wrenching run.Now, on the cusp of the of the upcoming AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE live-action streaming series adaptation slated to debut on Disney+ in 2027, Oni Press and Archie Comics are pulling back the curtain to reveal Francavilla’s complete interior artwork and covers from AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #1-6 in crisp and creepy B&W at the size of full-scale comics artboard and remastered by the artist himself.
The Kickstarter campaign for Afterlife With Archie: Mausoleum Edition Vol. 1 features plenty of optional bonuses, including signed copies from Aguirre-Sacasa and Farncavilla, the aforementioned posters, T-shirts, enamel pins, and reprints of the individual issues.
For more, check out IGN’s reviews of all three of Oni Press’ rebooted Archie comics.
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