We have not yet read Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob, an extra-length 1-shot from Kevin Smith & Archie Comics, but we'll review that another time. Around the same time, the gang returned to Dark Horse for a crossover miniseries with Minor Threats, a dystopian crime mag co-written by actor-comedian-comics geek Patton Oswalt (ex-The King of Queens, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Happy!), and to prove that this is non-canonical, the writers act as if Archie and friends don't really know Sabrina, who's on a mission to steal a demonic artifact so that she can take Harvey to a party in the magical realm. Artist Scott Kolins uses the traditional Archie house style for our teenagers from Riverdale & Greendale, and a different look for the antagonists from Minor Threats, which has spun off a series on Netflix.
Kolins even gives Sabrina two wardrobe changes in the space of a whole page. Talk about rapid costume changes!
Rating: B-.
Mad Cave's adaptation of Speed Racer arrived at the end of July, and, as demonstrated in the preview back in May, the series has been updated to reflect the use of modern technology.
Unfortunately, where busy writer David Pepose misfires is having Speed be a rebel toward his father, following the footsteps of brother Rex (Racer X), presumed dead. Underground racing? Speed? Doesn't mix well. We like the art, and we get what Pepose wants to do, but that's about it.
Rating: B-.
The former WB/CW series, Supernatural, shifts to comics in October. That's the good news. The questionable part is that Dynamite holds the license, and, given their shaky status, there's no guarantee it'll get very far. Dynamite has also postponed a previously scheduled crossover miniseries between Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and DC's Harley Quinn, also to October. No reason given for the delay other than the likely distribution issues.
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