It's no joke- Archie Andrews will die while sacrificing himself heroically this July in the pages of
Life With Archie #36. (And no, it won't be in a battle with Doomsday, in case you were wondering.) This will be the final issue in the series that explores Archie's life after his high school and college years; it's a flash forward, of sorts. You can read this story in several formats: an extra-sized magazine
Life With Archie #36, two comic-sized issues in the form of
Life With Archie #36 & 37, and a trade paperback that compiles the whole story
written by regular Life With Archie writer Paul Kupperberg, with art by Pat & Tim Kennedy and Fernando Ruiz.
“We’ve been building up to this moment since we launched LIFE WITH ARCHIE five years ago, and knew that any book that was telling the story of Archie’s life as an adult had to also show his final moment,” said Archie Comics Publisher/Co-CEO Jon Goldwater. “Archie has and always will represent the best in all of us—he’s a hero, good-hearted, humble and inherently honorable. This story is going to inspire a wide range of reactions because we all feel so close to Archie. Fans will laugh, cry, jump off the edge of their seats and hopefully understand why this comic will go down as one of the most important moments in Archie’s entire history. It’s the biggest story we’ve ever done, and we’re supremely proud of it.
Issue #36 will showcase Archie's final moments and #37 will show how his friends deal with the loss a year in the future. Below you can view the many variant covers, which will be provided by artists such as:
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Francesco Francavilla
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Fiona Staples
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Adam Hughes
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Mike Allred
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Ramon Perez
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Alex Ross
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Cliff Chiang
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Jill Thompson
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Tommy Lee Edwards
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Walt Simonson
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Jeff Shultz
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Pat and Tim Kennedy