Archie Comics shocked readers across the world with the announcement of this summer's game-changing ARCHIE #1 featuring the blockbuster creative team of Mark Waid and Fiona Staples. Archie Comics is proud to reveal the full line-up of covers for ARCHIE #1 available in comic shops July 8th.

Archie Comics Publisher/CEO Jon Goldwater spoke about the unprecedented relaunch of the fan-favorite series, “This is history in the making. For the first time in 75 years, we will have a new ARCHIE #1, by a chart-topping creative team in Mark Waid and Fiona Staples. An event of this epic nature deserves the red carpet treatment. With that in mind, we’ve reached out to some of the top names in comics to help usher in this new era of Archie."

"From Fiona to our top gun Francesco Francavilla to Robert Hack and Chip Zdarsky – the launch issue of the new ARCHIE series will be the best-looking book on the racks and a must-buy. Let your retailers know now that you want a copy, because I can guarantee you they’ll be gone before the release day is over.”

ARCHIE #1

COMIC SUPERSTARS MARK WAID AND FIONA STAPLES REIMAGINE AN ICON! Change is coming to Riverdale in this can’t-miss kick-off to Archie's new ongoing series! Familiar faces return in new and unexpected ways in this must-have #1 issue! As the new school year approaches, you'd think Archie Andrews would be looking forward to classes and fun—but nothing is as it seems in the little town of Riverdale. But is this a one-off or a sign of bigger changes awaiting for America's favorite teens—and the entire town? Find out in this exciting and remarkable first issue!

Script: Mark Waid

Art: Fiona Staples

BLANK SKETCH COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

On Sale Date: 7/8

32-page, full color comic

$3.99 U.S.

From left to right: J Scott Campbell, Colleen Coover, Tania Del Rio, Joe Eisma, Francesco Francavilla, Genevieve F.T., Michael Gaydos, Sanford Greene, Robert Hack & Steve Downer, Dean Haspiel, David Mack, Moritat, Mike Norton, Jerry Ordway & Jose Villarubia, Ramon K. Perez, Ron Salas, Chip Zdarsky, Brittney Williams, T. Rex &, Andre Szymanowicz, Greg Scott & Steve Downer, and Fiona Staples.

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I knew it they were going to bring him back. Whew!

LOVE THESE! Like how one of them has the Josie and the Pussycat Fiona Staples poster in the background. SO GETTING THIS BOOK!

This totally isn't aimed at me but because Archie have been putting out a bunch of cool stuff I'd consider picking this up but even the power of Fiona Staples can't get me to read something written by Waid again.

the majority of these look great.... i was so hoping for a Skottie Young variant

Archie is now a hipster.

I think I might buy this just for Fiona Staples' art.

@albusan: If by hipster you mean "someone who is young and vaguely trendy" then sure.

My interest is piqued a bit. Going to check this out.

So... for the first time in my life, after making fun of sister as a kid for reading lame comics, I'm going to buy Archie as a grown up man.

I love archie so I'll try this

Way too many variant covers and most of them are totally random and boring!

Archie has really been surprising me lately...it really seems like they're trying to branch out to the rest of the comic community with their books recently....Afterlife with Archie has been awesome and the first issue of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was great....with Mark Waid writing and Fiona Staples on art I'll definitely be checking this out

Just like "emo" went from describing a very specific rock subgenre to describing anyone who expresses any kind of emotion other than happiness, "hipster" now refers to anyone or anything that you don't personally think is cool.

Yeah it's a word devoid of any meaning other than "I don't like this person because of what he likes".

I was really shocked yesterday when everyone kept saying that Superman's new "costume" made him look like a "bro"....if jeans and a t-shirt make you a "bro" then I've been one my entire life and never knew

Brohimself

Call me crazy but the 'modern' art doesn't really fit him. At least in my very subjective opinion. I always have a soft spot for cartoon like design of the original.

COMIC SUPERSTARS MARK WAID AND FIONA STAPLES

Holy. Sh_t.

I'm going to be an Archies fan in earnest. I can't believe it.

Glad to know that Archie is alive and well!

Ooh. I need to get into more Archie Comics now.. The last one I read was around this era..