Riverdale is about to be visited by two totally new and totally spooky characters, appropriately named Trick and Treat, in the upcoming Archie's Halloween Spectacular #1.
CBR has an exclusive preview of Archie's Halloween Spectacular #1, which introduces readers to Trick and Treat, two mischievous spirits who represent both the scary and the sweet side of Hallween. The lead story introducing the characters in Archie's Halloween Spectacular #1, "Spirits of Halloween," is written by Ian Flynn and features art by Ryan Jampole. "Trick and Treat may be new characters, but they’d feel right at home with the classic creations," Flynn said. "Since they’re the spirits of Halloween, I wanted to make sure neither of them was the ‘good one’ or the ‘bad one.’ They’re both about fun and enjoying the holiday, but they both have a bit of a naughty streak. I hope folks enjoy them, and we get to see more of them in the future."
ARCHIE HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR #1 (ONE-SHOT)
- This year’s Halloween spectacular kicks off with a BRAND NEW story! In “Spirits of Halloween,” meet TWO new characters to the Archie universe: Trick and Treat! This pair of impish magical creatures come around every Halloween to cause chaos wherever they go—and this year, that just so happens to be Riverdale! How much mischief will they cause Archie & the gang while trick or treating? Plus, a collection of hilarious Halloween tales!
- Script: Ian Flynn
- Art: Ryan Jampole
- Colors: Glenn Whitmore
- Letters: Jack Morelli
- Cover: Ryan Jampole, Dan Parent
- On Sale Date: 10/5
- 32-page, full-color comic
- $2.99 U.S.
Trick and Treat were designed by Archie Comics Art Director Vincent Lovallo. "Editor-in-Chief Mike Pellerito had a few initial ideas in mind with the ultimate goal to have them be our go-to Halloween mascot characters, similar to Jingles the Elf or Sugar Plum the fairy from previous Christmas stories," Lovallo explained. "Their proportions needed to be similar to those characters, but with more of a Funko Pop or Chibi design, and they would be a play on the classic concept of an angel or devil on a person’s shoulders. However, despite those attributes, both characters are equally spirits of Halloween, so naturally, they can get pretty scary if they need to with their shape-shifting abilities."
Jampole added, "What I really enjoy about them is because they are spirits, they are really rubbery and expressive and it allowed me a lot of freedom to stretch and squash them into all sorts of goofy poses. It was a lot of fun to draw that alongside the slightly more grounded Archie characters."
Archie's Halloween Spectacular #1 releases on Oct. 5 from Archie Comics.
Source: Archie Comics