Previews: Ring out the old year with Betty and Veronica
We have a double dose of previews from Archie Comics today to finish out 2013 in style. Because tomorrow is a holiday, both these titles are available in comics shops today, and you will find them in other outlets in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, enjoy! Catalog information is after each preview.
BETTY AND VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #219
When a rambunctious young boy threatens to ruin Betty & Veronica’s casual walks through town with his snowball attacks, the girls must find a way to deal with the snowy situation. Do they remind him of the error of his ways, give him the cold shoulder, or stoop down to his level and exact revenge? Find out in “The Snowball Effect”!
Script: Mike Pellowski
Art: Jeff Shultz, Al Milgrom
Cover: Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski, Rosario “Tito” Peña
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 12/31
160-page, full color comic
$3.99 US.
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BETTY AND VERONICA FRIENDS DOUBLE DOUBLE DIGEST #237
We know a lot about Betty’s Diary, but what about Veronica’s? If all goes according to Veronica’s plan—we’ll never know! She keeps her cutting edge journal locked away for max secrecy, so when it somehow manages to end up in the hands of the worst person imaginable (Reggie Mantle!) how will Veronica rebound from her guffaw? And what will her friends think of her when they find out all of her secret thoughts about them? Find out in “Veronica’s Diary,” the uproarious lead story to a digest filled with double the fun, double the laughs, and double the page count, featuring an awesome 5th color cover!
Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent, Jim Amash, Teresa Davidson, and Barry Grossman
Cover: Gisele, Rosario “Tito” Peña
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 12/31
320-page, full color comic, 5th color cover
$5.99 US.

About Brigid Alverson
Brigid Alverson, the editor of the Good Comics for Kids blog, has been reading comics since she was 4. She has an MFA in printmaking and has worked as a book editor and a newspaper reporter; now she is assistant to the mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts. In addition to editing GC4K, she writes about comics and graphic novels at MangaBlog, SLJTeen, Publishers Weekly Comics World, Comic Book Resources, MTV Geek, and Good E-Reader.com. Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters in college, which is why she writes so much. She was a judge for the 2012 Eisner Awards.
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