Next week Archie Comics will launch Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular #1, a brand new one-shot that includes each new and reprinted tales celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Greendale’s resident teen witch. The particular options the debut look of Sabrina’s new nemesis, Amber Nightstone, one other teen witch who occurs to share the identical birthday as Sabrina. Today The Beat is happy to current an unique early first have a look at Amber Nightstone’s first look in a narrative by author/artist Dan Parent, colorist Glenn Whitmore, and letterer Jack Morelli referred to as “Celebration Vexation.”
Here’s how Archie Comics describes Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular #1:
We couldn’t presumably enter spooky season with out celebrating Sabrina as a lot as attainable! And we’re kicking off this spectacular with a BRAND NEW Sabrina story that we assure would be the best Sabrina Halloween story ever! In “Celebration Vexation!” It’s Sabrina’s birthday and he or she’s celebrating her day—with an epic battle towards her nemesis, a BRAND NEW character named AMBER NIGHTSTONE! Amber is an evil witch born at precisely the identical time as Sabrina. Only one witch born that day could stay amongst mortals, and Amber needs her flip, so she has to erase Sabrina from historical past! All that plus a group of classic-style spell-binding tales!
Speaking to The Beat about Amber Nightstone’s introduction, Archie Comics editor-in-chief Mike Pellerito spoke a bit extra in regards to the story, and in regards to the course of of making an all-new character for the world of Sabrina:
“Amber is more powerful than Sabrina; she’s an obsessed student of magic and jealous of Sabrina’s natural ease and fame in the magical world. Her goal is to basically erase her and turn the people she cares about against her. She’s the dark to Sabrina’s light.”
“For most of what I do, I try to get input from the team at Archie; [Senior Director of Editorial] Jamie Rotante had some great feedback with [Art Director] Vin Lovallo‘s early designs, and with Dan Parent handling the first appearance and final look, I feel we have a perfect start. Tania Del Rio writes her second appearance, and with two stories so far, I can’t wait for the readers to see if we have captured a little magic!”
Check out a two-page preview of “Celebration Vexation”, in addition to a personality sheet with extra details about Amber Nightstone, beneath. Sabrina Anniversary Celebration #1 is ready to reach in shops and digitally subsequent Wednesday, September seventh.
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