Life with Archie #26

Subtitled "The Married Life: Two Worlds. Two Loves. Two Destinies.," this issue of the long-running soap-opera-style series brings together a lively crowd of Riverdale's most familiar faces beneath a sky bursting with fireworks, all gathered around a flurry of "Vote for Kevin Keller" campaign signs. Fernando Ruiz's pencils and Bob Smith's inks capture the group's infectious energy — Veronica, a crowned Jughead, Archie, a tall blond figure (Kevin himself, it seems), and a smiling blonde rounding out the ensemble — in that warmly expressive Archie house style that makes these characters feel like old friends. With all-new stories promised right on the cover, issue #26 is a cheerful reminder of why this mature-leaning take on Riverdale has kept readers genuinely invested.