PREVIEW: Visit the Riverdale Arcade in BETTY & VERONICA FRIENDS FOREVER: GAME ON!

Subsequent week Archie Comics will probably be launched Betty & Veronica Associates Eternally: Recreation On! The brand new one-shot highlights tales during which the primary characters and the remainder of the Riverdale gang collide with know-how, and features a new story, “Be Glitched”, from the author’s inventive group Ron Robindesigner Dan Father or motherinker Bob Smithcolorist Glenn Whitmoreand letter Jack Morelli. As we speak, earlier than the discharge of the problem, Rhythm is happy to current a preview of the brand new story.

That is how Archie Comics describes Betty & Veronica Associates Eternally: Recreation On!:

A BRAND NEW STORY launches this assortment of online game, digital drama, and digital actuality tales! In “Be Glitched”, Sabrina joins Betty, Veronica, and the gang for some enjoyable on the Riverdale Arcade. Unbeknownst to her, rival Amber Nightstone (accompanied by her new associates Trick and Deal with) arrives on the scene to wreak magical havoc in an MMORPG!

“Be Glitched” is the newest look from latest addition to the Archie secure of Amber Nightstone characters. The character first appeared within the final yr Sabrina’s Birthday Presentbecause the archenemy of everybody’s favourite teenage witch.

“For this story, it was so enjoyable to faucet into the essential reminiscences I’ve of enjoying video video games in loud, noisy arcades, like Cook dinner’s in Mamaroneck, NY,” stated author Ron Robbins. Rhythm to write down the brand new story. “After all, somebody like Amber Nightstone would attempt to spoil that sort of enjoyable simply to mess with Sabrina, and this time she introduced Trick & Deal with as backup. I like how Betty’s preliminary thought is that Trick & Deal with must be saved, and the gang makes that their main mission.

“There’s loads to unpack on this enjoyable story!” added cartoonist Dan Father or mother. “You have got our basic characters, plus new ones, one other match between Sabrina and Amber, and nostalgia for video video games and arcades! Ron’s script is a lot enjoyable; it reveals he and I share a heat feeling for arcades the previous.

Robbins described the story’s themes and, in flip, praised Father or mother’s works on the matter. “This story has a enjoyable and magical backdrop of acquainted video video games,” he stated, “and reinforces the message that good associates assist one another and all the time search out those that may want a serving to hand. I am unable to wait for everybody to learn it and see Dan’s wonderful artwork!

Along with the brand new story, Rhythm can be thrilled to completely share a reprinted full story of the brand new one-shot. This story, “Video Technique”, was initially featured in 1991 Life with Archie #284. That is by the author’s inventive group George Gladirdesigner Howard Benderinker Henri Scarpellicolorist Barry Grosmanand letter Invoice Yoshida.

Take a look at each the 3-page preview of “Be Glitched” and the total “Video Technique” beneath. Betty & Veronica Associates Eternally: Recreation On! is slated to hit shops subsequent Wednesday, Might 3.