For eight decades, Archie Andrews has juggled a lot of girls. Yet he keeps coming back to two of them: girl-next-door Betty Cooper and rich socialite Veronica Lodge. Now, Archie is finally going to choose between them in The Decision, a one-shot by comics legends Tom King and Dan Parent.
“I had a chance to meet Tom King a few years ago at Comic Con,” Parent recalled. “I was already a super fan; he’s a writer whose work I love and had been raving about for years! The fact that he’s an Archie fan and was so complimentary to my work was such a pleasant surprise. We struck up a friendship and began to talk about a collaboration. And here we are, a fantastic story that encompasses everyone in the Archieverse!”
“As a massive Archie fan, this is just a pure joy project for me,” King added. “I wanted to do something zany and cool and screwball and hysterical and gorgeous and harebrained and maybe a little tiny itty-bitty bit profound as a tribute to my Golden and Silver Age Archie heroes — people like Dan DeCarlo, Harry Lucey, Bob Bolling, Bob Montana, and Samm Schwartz. And who better to do that with than the modern Archie maestro, Dan Parent, who inherited and brilliantly carried on the legacy of those giants.”
Both covers for the book can be viewed below.
Archie: The Decision to Rock Riverdale
Apart from the classic power trio, the one-shot will also include the whole of Riverdale. Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the Teenage Witch will also be on hand to join in the fun. Everybody in town will offer their opinions on who America’s Favorite Teenager should be with, and some will doubtlessly take a hand in influencing him.
“The story contains all the elements of classic Archie madcap comedy, with a modern twist,” Parent noted. King added, “This is an epic, riotous story featuring scores of Archie characters where Dan and I wrestle with the greatest dilemma in the near 85-year history of comics. I’m not sure we can solve it, but, like all of Riverdale, we’re going to have a ton of fun trying.”
Archie: The Decision arrives in comic shops everywhere on August 28, 2024.
