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Take a look at Kano and Fabio Moon’s designs for Oni’s new Archie Comics line

Ahead of September’s ‘Archie’ #1 and October’s ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’ #1, Oni Press shares the first character art for its new Archie Comics line.

Oni Press and Archie Comics have shared the first character designs for their new publishing partnership, by Sabrina the Teenage Witch artist Kano and Archie artist Fábio Moon, ahead of the two titles debuting this fall.

I shared these earlier in my Q&A post with the writers of the new Archie line coming from Oni Press, but thought they deserved a post of their own. Also: we’ve got variant covers! Both for September’s Archie and October’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which I haven’t had a chance to share yet.

Kano, who designed the cast for both books, said his goal was to update the characters without losing what makes them recognizable.

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Smash Pages Q&A | The writers of Oni’s new Archie Comics line on Riverdale, reinvention + why these characters endure

Ben H. Winters, Corinna Bechko and Patrick Horvath talk about what it takes to reimagine some of comics’ most enduring characters.

This fall, Oni Press and Archie Comics will launch a new publishing partnership timed to the 85th anniversary of Archie’s first appearance, beginning with Ben H. Winters and Fábio Moon’s Archie #1, followed in October by Corinna Bechko and Kano’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1, and then in November by Patrick Horvath and Tyler Crook’s Archie in Hell #1.

Each title is taking a distinct approach to Riverdale, with Winters and Moon leaning into slice-of-life teenage drama, Bechko and Kano exploring a magical coming-of-age story, and Horvath and Crook bringing their horror sensibilities to a cursed version of Archie.

I chatted with the three writers of the new titles about tackling these characters, what has to stay the same and what they felt free to reinvent. In addition, we’re happy to share a first look at the character designs for Archie and Sabrina the Teenage Witch by Moon and Kano.

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Oni Press reveals more details on their new Archie Comics line

Ben H. Winters joins Fábio Moon on the flagship ‘Archie’ title in a lineup that also includes new ‘Sabrina’ and ‘Archie in Hell’ series launching this fall.

Oni Press has shared more details on their upcoming Archie Comics line, including a change to the creative team on the Archie title.

When Oni and Archie Comics announced their partnership last year, W. Maxwell Prince was named as the writer on Archie. The series will now be written by Ben H. Winters, best known for his Last Policeman novels and for creating and showrunning CBS’s Tracker. Winters made his comics debut on Oni’s EC Comics line with Cruel Universe in 2024, followed by the miniseries Benjamin in 2025. He joins the art team of Fábio Moon and Nick Cagnetti, along with cover artist Stuart Immonen.

“What an extraordinary honor it is to write these stories,” Winters said. “And more importantly, what a total blast. Archie Andrews is an honest-to-goodness American icon, right up there with Mickey Mouse and Bart Simpson…and just like them, he’s enterprising, curious and kind, forever bouncing into some new adventure along with his loyal pals. I’m finding these characters delightful to write, for the same reason people have enjoyed reading Archie lo these many years — Riverdale’s just a fun place to hang out.”

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Oni + Archie announce a publishing partnership

Oni will publish comic series, collections and graphic novels featuring the Archie characters beginning in the fall of 2026.

Oni Press has announced that they’re partnering with Archie Comics to publish a new line of comics and graphic novels featuring the Archie characters. The partnership will begin next fall.

“From the world of comics – where Archie’s stories led so many to pick up their very first comic book – to the long-running success of Riverdale, Archie’s cherished cast of characters have few rivals in terms of their visibility or influence on global pop culture,” said David Steward II, Chairman of the Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group. “This new partnership is one of the most significant moments in Oni Press’ three decades as a leading publisher of independent comics, and, in collaboration with the Archie team, we look forward to writing a memorable new chapter in the history of these legendary characters that will set the stage for decades worth of stories yet to come.”

The first three series they’re teasing are Archie by W. Maxwell Prince, Fábio Moon and Nick Cagnetti; Sabrina the Teenage Witch by Corinna Bechko and Kano; and Archie in Hell by Patrick Horvath and Tyler Crook. Based on the creators invovled, these sound like they’ll continue the spirit of the “new” Archie and the Archie Horror lines we’ve seen in the past.

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