Next week, Archie Comics will launch Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Game On! The new one-shot spotlights tales in which the title characters and the remainder of the Riverdale gang run afoul of expertise, and features a new story, “Be Glitched,” from the artistic group of author Ron Robbins, penciller Dan Parent, inker Bob Smith, colorist Glenn Whitmore, and letterer Jack Morelli. Today, forward of the problem’s launch, The Beat is happy to current a preview of the new story.
Here’s how Archie Comics describes Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Game On!:
A BRAND-NEW STORY kicks off this assortment of tales of video video games, digital drama, and digital actuality realness! In “Be Glitched,” Sabrina joins Betty, Veronica, and the gang for some enjoyable at the Riverdale Arcade. Unbeknownst to her, rival Amber Nightstone (alongside along with her new friends Trick and Treat) arrive on the scene to trigger some magical MMORPG mayhem!
“Be Glitched” is the newest look for current addition to the Archie steady of characters Amber Nightstone. The character first appeared in final 12 months’s Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular, as a nemesis for everybody’s favourite teenage witch.
“For this story, it was so much fun tapping into the core memories I have of playing video games at splashy, noisy arcades, like Cook’s in Mamaroneck, NY,” author Ron Robbins instructed The Beat of writing the new story. “Of course, someone like Amber Nightstone would try to ruin that kind of fun just to toy with Sabrina, and this time she’s brought along Trick & Treat as backup. I love how Betty’s initial thought is that Trick & Treat need to be saved, and the gang makes that their primary mission.”
“There’s a lot to unpack in this fun story!” added penciller Dan Parent. “You’ve got our classic characters, plus new ones, another match-up between Sabrina and Amber, and the nostalgia of video games and arcades! Ron’s script is so fun; it shows he and I share a warm feeling for arcades of the past.”
Robbins described the themes of the story, and in flip praised Parent’s art work on the problem. “This story has a fun, magical backdrop of familiar video games,” he mentioned, “And reinforces the message that good friends have each other’s backs, and always look out for those that might need a helping hand. I can’t wait for everyone to read it and see Dan’s amazing art!”
Along with the new story, The Beat can be excited to completely share a full reprinted story from the new one-shot. That story, “Video Strategy,” was initially introduced in 1991’s Life with Archie #284. It’s by the artistic group of author George Gladir, penciller Howard Bender, inker Henry Scarpelli, colorist Barry Grossman, and letterer Bill Yoshida.
Check out each the 3-page preview of “Be Glitched” and the full “Video Strategy” under. Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Game On! is due out in shops subsequent Wednesday, May third.
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