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[Comic Review] “Archie Vs Predator” #2 Demands To Be Read
“Archie vs. Predator” #2 is fucking rad, this series demands to be read now. Powering through the first issues gratuitous set up was well worth it for this action packed, hilarious blood soaked second issue. Without wasting a moment the citizens of Riverdale are thrown headfirst into a struggle against the vicious Predator.
WRITTEN BY: Alex De Campi
ART BY: Fernando Ruiz
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse Comics
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: 20 May 2015
The very first panel has the Predator’s classic triangle of laser sights already aiming at one of our heroes. Thus beginning it’s ominous shadow over the rest of the book. He’s always around, watching them every step of the way from the shadows, just like a good Predator should.
Cementing her place as the true protagonist Betty leads this issue again. She’s the perfect one for the job as well; she’s level headed and more importantly competent. Archie continues to wallow in the background not being of much use to anyone, he could’ve been absent from this issue and I doubt anyone would even notice. Almost every other character contributes more than he does, which is strange but not something that detracts from the comic. Gotta have that Archie name on the title to sell copies, I get it, Betty vs Predator just isn’t as eye catching.
If last issues low kill count had you bummed fret not, this one racks it way up. There’s a cold brutality to each character’s death that juxtaposes their peaceful perfectly. Brain matter, eyeballs and every limb imaginable fly off of the Predators victims, it’d be horrific if it wasn’t so god damn amusing. The kills won’t be the only thing making you giggle, there’s also a good number of hilarious jokes and running gags to keep the laughs rolling on every page. There’s even a real nice jab at After Life with Archie from Sabrina.
Marking a significant improvement over issue #1 Archie vs. Predator #2 is all fun all the time. I’m giddy just imagining who’ll be decapitated next issue, it’s a good sign that this book has its claws in me.
IDW Dark and Paramount recently joined forces to launch limited comic book tales set in the worlds of Smile and A Quiet Place, and we’ve learned today that they’ll continue hanging around in those franchise universes with two brand new limited series tales.
Entertainment Weekly has exclusively revealed this afternoon that IDW Dark’s Any Given Smile debuts in September, while A Quiet Place: Rising Tides arrives in November.
First up, from writer Stephanie Williams and artist Pablo Collar, Any Given Smile puts a football-themed twist on Parker Finn’s successful Smile movie franchise.
The five-part limited series is “set in January 1995, during the American Arena League football championship game in St. Augustine, Florida. The rising superstar of the Sharks, backup quarterback Dupree, is feeling the pressure from his teammates, the fans, and also the city’s gambling underworld, to whom he owes a considerable debt. Meanwhile, a sports journalist investigates a string of suicides that may be connected to the big game. At the very least, they are connected to a sinister entity that preys on the minds of its victims.”
From writer Declan Shalvey and artist Luke Sparrow, A Quiet Place: Rising Tides will also be a five-issue limited story. The comic book tale “brings the creatures to the Florida Keys, where a father-daughter duo attempt to survive on water in a houseboat.”
EW further details, “This tense family reunion coincides with the arrival of the vicious creatures that hunt through sound. Grace and her dad find safety on the open ocean, but she’ll have to make landfall sooner or later; the father’s oxygen tank and their supplies are running low, while a hurricane swiftly approaches.”
Learn more about both comic books over on Entertainment Weekly.
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