New Riverdale is the title used to refer to the relaunch of the core Archie Comics titles that began in July 2015.
In December 2014, Archie Comics announced that its flagship series Archie would relaunch with a new first issue in July 2015.[1] The new series would be a modern take on the Archie characters by writer Mark Waid and artist Fiona Staples, featuring serialized storylines.[2] After the first three issues, Annie Wu drew an issue, followed by new regular artist Veronica Fish.[3] The new title received IGN's "Best New Comic Series of 2015" award.[4]
In 2016, Archie Comics made a special edition of the first issue of the New Riverdale Archie series available as part of Free Comic Book Day.[5] For FCBD 2017, a special edition of the first issue of Betty and Veronica was released.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
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.
Each of the ongoing series is currently being collected into trade paperbacks. 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 series Riverdale.[11]
| Title | Format | ISBN | Release Date | Collected Material | Issues Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie, Volume One | Paperback | March 29, 2016 | Archie #1–6 | September 2015 – March 2016 | |
| Archie, Volume Two | November 30, 2016 | Archie #7–12 | April 2016 – September 2016 | ||
| Archie, Volume Three | May 9, 2017 | Archie #13–17 | October 2016 – April 2017 | ||
| Archie, Volume Four: Over the Edge | September 19, 2017 | Archie #18–22 | May 2017 – July 2017 | ||
| Archie, Volume Five: The Heart of Riverdale | May 14, 2018 | Archie #23–27 | August 2017 – May 2018 | ||
| Archie, Volume Six | October 30, 2018 | Archie #28–32 | May 2018 – September 2018 | ||
| Archie: Varsity Edition, Volume One | Hardcover | March 12, 2019 | Archie #1–12 | September 2015 – September 2016 | |
| Archie: Varsity Edition, Volume Two | November 12, 2019 | Archie #13–22 | October 2016 – July 2017 | ||
| Archie: Varsity Edition, Volume Three | July 14, 2020 | Archie #23–32 | August 2017 – September 2018 | ||
| Archie by Nick Spencer, Volume 1 | Paperback | September 10, 2019 | Archie #700–704 | November 2018 – May 2019 | |
| Archie by Nick Spencer, Volume 2: Archie and Sabrina | April 14, 2020 | Archie #705–709 | June 2019 – December 2019 | ||
| Archie & Katy Keene | September 10, 2020 | Archie #710-713 | July 2019 - July 2020 | ||
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Story | Art | Collected Material | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jughead Vol. 1 | July 26, 2016 | Chip Zdarsky | Erica Henderson | Jughead vol. 3 #1–6, Archie vol. 2 #7 | ||
| Jughead Vol. 2 | March 14, 2017 | Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North | Derek Charm | Jughead vol. 3 #7–11, Josie and the Pussycats vol. 2 #1 | ||
| Jughead Vol. 3 | November 14, 2017 | Ryan North, Mark Waid & Ian Flynn | Derek Charm | Jughead vol. 3 #12–16, Josie and the Pussycats vol. 2 #6 |
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Story | Art | Collected Material | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josie and the Pussycats Vol. 1 | June 13, 2017 | Marguerite Bennett, Cameron DeOrdio | Audrey Mok | Josie and the Pussycats vol. 2 #1–5, Jughead vol. 3 #9 | ||
| Josie and the Pussycats Vol. 2 | February 20, 2018 | Marguerite Bennett, Cameron DeOrdio | Audrey Mok | Josie and the Pussycats vol. 2 #6–9, Betty and Veronica: Vixens #1 Preview |
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Story | Art | Collected Material | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty and Veronica Vol. 1 | November 28, 2017 | Adam Hughes | Adam Hughes | Betty and Veronica vol. 2 #1–3, Jughead vol. 3 #1 | ||
| Betty and Veronica: Senior Year | October 10, 2019 | Jamie L. Rotante | Sandra Lanz | Betty and Veronica vol. 3 #1-5 |
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Collected Material | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road to Riverdale Vol. 1 | January 31, 2016 | Archie vol. 2 #1, Jughead vol. 3 #1, Betty and Veronica vol. 2 #1, Josie and the Pussycats vol. 2 #1, Reggie and Me vol. 2 #1 | ||
| Road to Riverdale Vol. 2 | May 16, 2017 | Archie vol. 2 #2, Jughead vol. 3 #2, Betty and Veronica vol. 2 #2, Josie and the Pussycats vol. 2 #2, Reggie and Me vol. 2 #2 | ||
| Road to Riverdale Vol. 3 | August 8, 2017 | Archie vol. 2 #3, Jughead vol. 3 #3, Betty and Veronica vol. 2 #3, Josie and the Pussycats vol. 2 #3, Reggie and Me vol. 2 #3 | ||
| Road to Riverdale Vol. 4 | April 30, 2018 | TBA |
| Title | ISBN | Release Date | Story | Art | Collected Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Comics Present: The Archies and Other Stories | October 3, 2017 | Alex Segura, Matthew Rosenerg (The Archies), Sean Ryan, Ryan Cady, Gorf (Big Moose), Frank Tieri (Jughead: The Hunger) | Joe Eisma, Matt Herms (The Archies), Cory Smith, Wilfredo Torres (Big Moose), Michael Walsh (Jughead: The Hunger) | The Archies, Big Moose, Jughead: The Hunger (One Shot from the Archie Horror line) | |
| The Archies Volume One | June 21, 2018 | Alex Segura, Matthew Rosenberg | Joe Eisma | The Archies one-shot, The Archies #1-3 | |
| The Archies Volume Two | November 20, 2018 | Alex Segura, Matthew Rosenberg | Joe Eisma | The Archies #4-7 | |