Co-writer Eliot Rahal (“The Paybacks”) describes the upcoming “The Cursed Library” as not like something Archie Comics has ever carried out earlier than. The story is “a throughline and nexus level that weaves collectively all the things within the Archie Horror universe that is occurred thus far,” and the top of the three-issue miniseries is meant to set the stage for “a really new and thrilling future” for the writer’s darker line of comics. Artist Craig Cermak (“A Man Amongst Ye”) expressed his enthusiasm about drawing Jinx and Dani, promising a horror story that is each massive and dramatic. “I hope to offer readers one thing they will wish to revisit for years to come back,” Cermak acknowledged, “in addition to a robust curiosity in trying out the earlier ‘Chilling Adventures’ tales that led to this story.”
Take a look at Cermak’s foremost cowl artwork for “The Cursed Library: Alpha.”
Archie Comics/Craig Cermak
In a press release to Looper, Jamie L. Rotante, Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial, complimented the work of Rahal, Cermak, and Magdalene Visaggio, providing reward for what’s coming within the much-anticipated story:
“That is an formidable challenge led by two of the very best writers we have had the pleasure of working with on our horror titles, and, truthfully, two of the very best writers in comics, interval,” Rotante informed us. “I’ve the final word belief in them to craft a narrative that’s layered, poignant, and nonetheless steel AF. This feels just like the fruits of virtually all the things I’ve personally labored on as an editor, and I am thrilled that I get to observe Eliot and Mags create a world (or slightly, convergence of worlds) that I am, frankly, in awe of. This isn’t only a love letter to our followers, however to the artwork of storytelling as an entire, complemented by the gorgeous paintings of Craig Cermak.”