Dynamite Entertainment and Archie Comics are joining forces in May for Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica, a new crossover from writer Amy Chu (Poison Ivy, Red Sonja) and artist Maria Laura Sanapo (DC Comics Bombshells, Sheena), which will see Dynamite's flagship characters rubbing paying a visit to Riverdale to meet Archie's leading ladies.
CBR has an exclusive preview of the artists providing variant covers for the crossover, and it's a star-studded list including Fay Dalton (James Bond: Casino Royale), Francesco Francavilla (Afterlife with Archie), Robert Hack (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Paulina Ganucheau (Mother Panic), Laura Braga (Blossoms 666) and Dan Parent (Veronica).
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Fay's cover places the four stars in a locker room with Betty and Veronica donning cheerleading outfits, whereas Red Sonja and Vampirella look ready to play some football; Francavilla sticks to his Afterlife roots with a horror-inspired cover that also displays ghoulish skulls; Hack's cover recreates an old movie poster, with the headline "Riverdale Runs Red In a Rampage of Bloody Horror!" across the top and creator credits at the bottom; Betty, Veronica, Red Sonja and Vampirella are literally "Squad Goals" on the Ganucheau cover; Braga has the women looking determined and fierce on her cover; and Parent's cover takes the headliners surfing.
The tone of the crossover will mix Archie's playful suburbia vibes with a murder mystery similar to The CW's Riverdale, along with a dash of Dynamite's two lethal fish out of water.
"Like so many comic book fans, Archie was a constant favorite as a youngster," Dynamite Entertainment founder and CEO Nick Barrucci said. "I've been so impressed with how they've taken the publishing to a new level in recent years with diverse stories like the Archie Horror line and the New Riverdale relaunch. And like so many others, I'm glued to my TV watching Riverdale. I just knew we had to do this crossover for the fans!"
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Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica #1 is slated to go on sale this May.