Kevin Smith is writing Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob #1, a crossover between his movie world and Archie comics, for release this summer. Pencils will be by Fernando Ruiz, inks by Rich Koslowski, colors by Matt Herms, and letters by Jack Morelli. The one-shot will find Archie working at Quick Stop with Randal Graves, first seen in Smith’s film Clerks, when Jay and Silent Bob hit the scene.
“I believe it was Stoic philosopher Epictetus who first said, ‘Everything’s Archie.’ And he was right,” Smith said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “Whether it be Veronica in Clerks or the Mister Weatherbee conversation in Chasing Amy, the influence of Archie Andrews is mixed into the brick and mortar of my pop cultural foundation. So, there was no way I was passing up this incredible opportunity to collide the worlds of Riverdale and the Askewniverse, and introduce icons on the order of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Moose, Reggie, and Josie to reprobates like Jay and Silent Bob.”
Main cover is by Ruiz, Koslowski, and Rosario “Tito” Pena. Release of the $7.99 48-page issue is planned for July 9 in the run-up to San Diego Comic-Con.
Source: ICV2
