This special one-off issue of Afterlife With Archie explores a very different kind of horror.
Warning: Massive spoilers ahead.
At the end of the sixth issue ofAfterlife with Archie, Sabrina the Teenage Witch gets married to Cthulhu.
Just take a minute to let that settle in.
But more on that in a minute.
This journey for the usually unflappable character is fascinating to watch.
Unlike previous installments, this issue doesnt feature Archie and the gang.
Yes friends, the secondAfterlife with Archiearc (ominously titled Betty R.I.P.)
shows that there are other terrors in the world than just brainless automatons seeking to eat flesh.
Here, Lovercraftian monsters are introduced.
Broadening their supernatural palette, Aguirre-Sacasa and artists Francesco Francavilla have exponentially expanded the books creative potential.
Oh yeah, and the comic has now fully embraced its most shithouse bonkers aspects.
It is letting its freak flag fly and is all the better for it.
Francavillas art here is at a series best.
In the books letters section, Aguirre-Sacasa declares that he and Francavilla are absolute H.P.
But more than that, each subsequent issue illustrates their combined passion for the horror genre as a whole.
Things keep getting scarier in each new issue, and that is a wonderful thing.
Albeit one that trades in zombies and ancient gods forRosemarys Baby-esque psychological chills.
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Rating:
5 out of 5
