New Riverdale is the title used to refer to the relaunch of the core
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.[Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.][Free Comic Book Day
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. For FCBD 2017, a special edition of the first issue of ''Betty and Veronica'' was released.
Titles
The first title in the company's "New Riverdale" universe, ''Archie'' was released with a July 2015 cover date and came in at #7 for comic book sales for the month. The next title, ''Jughead'', was released in October. In April 2015, Archie Comics announced ''Betty and Veronica'' which debuted in July 2016. ''Josie and the Pussycats'', and ''Reggie and Me'', a five-issue miniseries, followed in September and December 2016.
Early issues of ''Archie'' and ''Jughead'' included reprints of early original stories featuring the characters, introduced by the series' contemporary writer. Later issues had material relating to the ''Riverdale'' TV show instead. Each issue typically has several variant covers.
Current titles
* ''
Archie'' vol. 2 (July 2015–present)
* ''
The Archies
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'' (October 2017–present)
* ''
Betty and Veronica
''Betty and Veronica'' (also known as ''Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica'') was an ongoing comic book series published by Archie Comics focusing on "best friends and worst enemies" Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. Betty first appeared in ''Pep Co ...
'' vol. 4 (December 2018 – present)
Past titles and specials
* ''
Betty and Veronica: Vixens'' (November 2017–September 2018)
* ''
Jughead'' vol. 3 #1–16 (October 2015–June 2017)
* ''
Betty and Veronica
''Betty and Veronica'' (also known as ''Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica'') was an ongoing comic book series published by Archie Comics focusing on "best friends and worst enemies" Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. Betty first appeared in ''Pep Co ...
'' vol. 3 #1–3 (July 2016–June 2017)
* ''
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats (sometimes simply known as The Pussycats) are a fictional girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense i ...
'' vol. 2 #1–9 (September 2016–August 2017)
* ''
Reggie and Me
Reginald "Reggie" Mantle is a fictional teenager in stories published by Archie Comics; he is introduced by writer-artist Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater in ''Jackpot Comics'' #5 (cover-dated Spring 1942). He also appears in CW's '' Riverda ...
'' vol. 2 #1–5 (December 2016–May 2017)
* ''
Big Moose'' Double Sized One Shot (April 2017)
* ''
The Archies
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'' Double Sized One Shot (May 2017)
Collected editions
Each of the ongoing series is currently being collected into
trade paperbacks
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. Each volume collects one arc of the series, and usually includes extra material like artist's sketches, as well as one issue of an additional ''New Riverdale'' series. In addition, four volumes are scheduled to be released under the 'Road to Riverdale' banner. They collect the first, second, third, and fourth issues of the main series respectively, and are targeted at readers coming to the comics from
The CW
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series ''
Riverdale''.
Archie
Jughead
Josie and the Pussycats
Reggie and Me
Betty and Veronica
Road to Riverdale
The Archies and Other Stories
References
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2015 comics debuts