Archie Comics: Judgment Day #2

The second chapter of this three-part Archie Horror miniseries arrives with a cover that pulls no punches: a battered, bloodied Archie leaps into battle wielding a makeshift weapon while surrounded by a writhing mass of grotesque, fang-filled creatures with glowing eyes and gaping maws. Megan Hutchison's painted cover work gives the whole scene a raw, visceral energy that feels miles away from Riverdale's usual sunny afternoons. Aubrey Sitterson, Hutchison, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli are delivering something genuinely unsettling here — the kind of horror that earns its Archie Horror banner.