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Hip Archie Comics Announces Archie Meets The B-52s One-Shot for February 2020

Published Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:55:25 -0500

Last updated Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:56:28 -0500

Continuing their policy of staying ahead of the latest trends in pop culture, Archie Comics will publish a mini-series in which the Riverdale gang meets New Wave band The B-52s. Launching next February, the one-shot will be written by Alex Segura and Matthew Rosenberg, with art by Dan Parent. A press release provides more details on Archie Meets the B-52s:

In the grand tradition of cult classic crossovers such as ARCHIE MEETS KISS and ARCHIE MEETS RAMONES, the next surefire comic book crossover hit arrives in February 2020 with ARCHIE MEETS THE B-52s!

From the fan-favorite Archie Comics creative team of co-writers Alex Segura and Matt Rosenberg (ARCHIE MEETS RAMONES, THE ARCHIES) and artist Dan Parent (ARCHIE MEETS KISS), the ARCHIE MEETS THE B-52s one-shot comic book will rock you with a new wave of fun, excitement, and humor like only Archie Comics and The B-52s can provide.

Segura says:

I'm so excited to not only revisit Archie's legendary run of off-the-wall, awesome music crossovers, but to do it with my original partner in crime, Archie legend, Dan Parent. The B-52s are a seminal, quirky, and groundbreaking group, and I feel so lucky to have the chance to make a little rock and roll history with them and Riverdale's own, The Archies. Expect a lot of bonkers fun, eye-popping art, and a lot of new wave-y adventure.

Parent adds:

The B-52s are not only a legendary rock group, but are an important part of my life. They are a band who meant a lot to the kids who felt like they were out of the norm, and they made it cool to embrace your inner weirdo. So, to be able to bring that brand of musical quirkiness to Riverdale is a dream come true. The B-52s in Riverdale makes sense, and I'm not even sure why! All I know is fun will be had!

And Rosenberg shills:

If there is a better pairing then the cartoonish psychedelia of the B-52s and the literal cartoons of the Archies I don't know what it is. And getting to watch Dan Parent draw them together is an opportunity I obviously couldn't pass up. I'm so excited for this book it's crazy to me that it's a real thing, it feels like I'm living in my own private Riverdale.

Archie promised more news about the crossover at their 80th-anniversary panel at New York Comic Con on Friday.