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Tom King and Dan Parent reunite for an apocalyptic pie fight!

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Main cover of JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON by Dan Parent. Archie, Betty, Jughead, Veronica, and Reggie stand and sit on top of a gigantic blueberry pie on a mountaintop, covered in blueberry. Jughead leaps for joy in the background, while Reggie is stuck inside the pie. Archie holds up a smaller pie triumphantly.

JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON main cover by Dan Parent

Archie Comics stalwart Jughead Jones sets off a culinary chain reaction for the ages in the one-shot comic JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON this July!

Archie’s best pal Jughead has a bottomless stomach that’s led to some serious hijinks over the course of Archie Comics’ 85-year history, but nothing as catastrophic as what’s coming in July! Bestselling author Tom King (SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW) and legendary Archie artist Dan Parent will reunite for a pie-eating contest with far-reaching consequences in a slapstick adventure one-shot comic that could only be called JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON.

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Variant cover of JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON by Jen Bartel. Archie, Betty, Jughead, and Veronica, and Reggie stand on top of a gigantic cherry pie with a red and orange bust behind them along with floating cherries. Betty and Veronica each hold a smaller pie. Jughead looks right at the viewer in a confident, heroic stance.

JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON variant cover by Jen Bartel

“I wanted to write a comic that spoke not only to our time, but to all times—a comic that challenged facile definitions of love and literature by transcending those perpetual platonic shadows and revealing a priori the tragic and comedic conditions inherent to our own precious, dissected, humiliating, human condition. Also, I wanted to write a comic where like a lot of people are getting hit by pies,” King said. “So, JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON is definitely one of those two. Maybe both? No, probably just one. I’ll figure out which when I get my comps.”

Variant cover of JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON by Elsa Charretier. Archie, Betty, Jughead, and Veronica, are thrown about by the force of shockwave from what looks like a giant exploding pie behind them. Jughead is central in the foreground, holding on to his hat.

JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON variant cover by Elsa Charretier

“It’s so good to be teaming up with Tom again,” Parent said, “especially in this very Jughead-centric story. Even though I love drawing the girls, it’s nice to work on Jughead, who is probably everyone’s favorite character in the Archieverse. It’s always good to do slapstick. There is not enough slapstick in comics, or for that matter, the world, and here, Tom presents the ultimate in slapstick humor: the pie fight! And to the youth of America who are not familiar with this classic form of slapstick comedy . . . you’re welcome!”

Variant cover of JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON by Marguerite Sauvage. Archie, Betty, Jughead, and Veronica, are floating through a barrage of flying cherry pies. Jughead is wearing a shirt that reads: King of Pie. He's also eating a slice.

JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON variant cover by Marguerite Sauvage

The creative pair first teamed up on 2024’s one-shot comic ARCHIE: THE DECISION, depicting the escalating series of events after Archie decides to decide between Betty and Veronica, his two competing love interests. Both comics thoughtfully grapple with elemental aspects of Archie Comics lore in a way that King’s fans will find familiar from his searing works with franchise characters like Batman, Supergirl, The Vision, and many more.

Variant cover of JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON by Greg Smallwood. Jughead, in the extreme foreground, looks worriedly at the viewer while an explosive mushroom cloud goes up behind him against a black bakcground. The top of the cloud is in the shape of a gigantic pie.

JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON variant cover by Greg Smallwood

“What these two have created is something completely unique and fun, and also perfectly Archie, or in this case, perfectly Jughead,” said Archie Comics Editor-in-Chief Mike Pellerito. “And it’s a great time—not only is the Supergirl movie coming out this summer, based on Tom’s and artist Bilquis Evely’s iconic Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, but Tom is hard at work writing the live-action Archie movie at Universal, helmed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. So, with all these wonderful things happening—especially in the 85th anniversary year of Archie—we’ve decided to celebrate with a pie fight!”

Variant cover of JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON by Francesco Francavilla. Jughead is stalking Archie in a diner, threatening him with a pie while saying, "Eeeaaarrchieee!" in a stylized scary typeface. Archie hides behind a wall holding a pie of his own with an anxious look on his face.

JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON retailer incentive variant cover by Francesco Francavilla

JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON releases July 15 in comic shops nationwide, with inks by Rich Koslowski, colors by Rosario “Tito” Peña, letters by Jack Morelli, open-to-order variant covers by Jen Bartel, Elsa Charretier, Marguerite Sauvage, and Greg Smallwood, and a retailer incentive cover by Francesco Francavilla, all in regular and foil variants. It’s available for pre-order at comic shops today.

 


JUGHEAD: PIEMAGGEDDON (ONE-SHOT)

This is it—the hottest comic of the summer, fresh out of the oven! The incomparable writer TOM KING (of the upcoming Archie movie!) teams up with legendary artist DAN PARENT to present one of the wildest events to ever take place in the Archie Universe! Picture it: Riverdale, some year A.D. What was supposed to start out as a showcase of Jughead’s pie-eating skills morphed into the wildest food fight America—no, THE WORLD—has ever seen. Betty vs. Veronica (kind of), Reggie being . . . well, Reggie. Hot Dog lounging. Friends turned to enemies. Hearts broken. Crumbs everywhere. What’s to become of Riverdale? And will Jughead ever get to taste a sweet morsel of pie? All this AND a peek at Old Man Archie & Jughead. No matter what your favorite flavor is, this issue has something for you. Have a taste for yourself in JUGHEAD: PIEMAGGEDDON!

Script: Tom King
Pencils: Dan Parent
Inks: Rich Koslowski
Letters: Jack Morelli
Colors: Rosario “Tito” Peña
Main Cover: Dan Parent
Variant Covers: Jen Bartel, Elsa Charretier, Marguerite Sauvage, Greg Smallwood
Foil Retailer Incentive Cover: Francesco Francavilla
Open-to-Order Foil Variants: Dan Parent, Jen Bartel, Elsa Charretier, Marguerite Sauvage, Greg Smallwood
On Sale Date: 7/15
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 REG) / $7.99 (FOIL)

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