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Afterlife With Archie #6
Afterlife With Archie #6: The Nether-Realm
The unthinkable has happened: Riverdale has become ground-zero for the zombie apocalypse, and the surviving members of our gang have been forced to flee their beloved home. However terrible things have been for Archie and friends, they’ve been MUCH worse for Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Banished to witches’ purgatory after using the dreaded Necronomicon, she’s now fighting for her immortal soul! The award winning team of writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Francesco Francavilla continue their celebrated run on the critically acclaimed series. A perfect entry-point for new readers as the smash horror TEEN+ hit of the season continues! Definitely NOT for all ages!
33 pages, ebook
First published July 23, 2014
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Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
461 books474 followersRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa is an American playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics and for the television series Glee, Big Love, Riverdale, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. He is Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics.
Aguirre-Sacasa grew up liking comic books, recalling in 2003, "My mom would take us out to the 7-Eleven on River Road during the summer, and we would get Slurpees and buy comics off the spinning rack. I would read them all over and over again, and draw my own pictures and stuff."
He began writing for Marvel Comics, he explained, when "Marvel hired an editor to find new writers, and they hired her from a theatrical agency. So she started calling theaters and asking if they knew any playwrights who might be good for comic books. A couple of different theaters said she should look at me. So she called me, I sent her a couple of my plays and she said 'Great, would you like to pitch on a couple of comic books in the works?'"
His first submissions were "not what [they were] interested in for the character[s]" but eventually he was assigned an 11-page Fantastic Four story, "The True Meaning of...," for the Marvel Holiday Special 2004. He went on to write Fantastic Four stories in Marvel Knights 4, a spinoff of that superhero team's long-running title; and stories for Nightcrawler vol. 3; The Sensational Spider-Man vol. 2; and Dead of Night featuring Man-Thing.
In May 2008 Aguirre-Sacasa returned to the Fantastic Four with a miniseries tie-in to the company-wide "Secret Invasion" storyline concerning a years-long infiltration of Earth by the shape-shifting alien race, the Skrulls,and an Angel Revelations miniseries with artists Barry Kitson and Adam Polina, respectively. He adapted for comics the Stephen King novel The Stand.
In 2013, he created Afterlife with Archie, depicting Archie Andrews in the midst of a zombie apocalypse; the book's success led to Aguirre-Sacasa being named Archie Comics' chief creative officer.
Aguirre-Sacasa grew up liking comic books, recalling in 2003, "My mom would take us out to the 7-Eleven on River Road during the summer, and we would get Slurpees and buy comics off the spinning rack. I would read them all over and over again, and draw my own pictures and stuff."
He began writing for Marvel Comics, he explained, when "Marvel hired an editor to find new writers, and they hired her from a theatrical agency. So she started calling theaters and asking if they knew any playwrights who might be good for comic books. A couple of different theaters said she should look at me. So she called me, I sent her a couple of my plays and she said 'Great, would you like to pitch on a couple of comic books in the works?'"
His first submissions were "not what [they were] interested in for the character[s]" but eventually he was assigned an 11-page Fantastic Four story, "The True Meaning of...," for the Marvel Holiday Special 2004. He went on to write Fantastic Four stories in Marvel Knights 4, a spinoff of that superhero team's long-running title; and stories for Nightcrawler vol. 3; The Sensational Spider-Man vol. 2; and Dead of Night featuring Man-Thing.
In May 2008 Aguirre-Sacasa returned to the Fantastic Four with a miniseries tie-in to the company-wide "Secret Invasion" storyline concerning a years-long infiltration of Earth by the shape-shifting alien race, the Skrulls,and an Angel Revelations miniseries with artists Barry Kitson and Adam Polina, respectively. He adapted for comics the Stephen King novel The Stand.
In 2013, he created Afterlife with Archie, depicting Archie Andrews in the midst of a zombie apocalypse; the book's success led to Aguirre-Sacasa being named Archie Comics' chief creative officer.
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June 13, 2024
What happened to Sabrina?
Sabrina kicked this whole apocalypse off by bringing Hot Dog (Jughead's dog) back to life. Yes, even after she was warned by her aunts that it was not the done thing.
And it turns out, for good reason.
You know, what with all the zombies running around hungry for the tender flesh of Riverdale's teenagers?
Her aunts then banished her to some realm or other (I forget) to teach her a lesson.
End of recap. You're welcome.
Turns out she's been spending her time in some kind of Lovecraftian asylum for the magically insane. Ish. <--it's something like that
And not for nothing, but the psychologist she's seeing seems a tad sketchy, and the rest of the patients seem a little off as well.
Looks like there may not be a happy ending for Sabrina if things go according to a certain elder god's plans.
I love this storyline.
Why the fuck they never finished it is beyond me.
Sabrina kicked this whole apocalypse off by bringing Hot Dog (Jughead's dog) back to life. Yes, even after she was warned by her aunts that it was not the done thing.
And it turns out, for good reason.
You know, what with all the zombies running around hungry for the tender flesh of Riverdale's teenagers?
Her aunts then banished her to some realm or other (I forget) to teach her a lesson.
End of recap. You're welcome.
Turns out she's been spending her time in some kind of Lovecraftian asylum for the magically insane. Ish. <--it's something like that
And not for nothing, but the psychologist she's seeing seems a tad sketchy, and the rest of the patients seem a little off as well.
Looks like there may not be a happy ending for Sabrina if things go according to a certain elder god's plans.
I love this storyline.
Why the fuck they never finished it is beyond me.
May 3, 2020
Rating comic books is hard. Lol I didn't even realize they wrote more of this series, so I was excited to find this one. It was pretty good, but the end was a little too out there. I want my zombies back damn it. Lol I still really enjoyed being back in this world again though.
November 30, 2018
Now we know what happened to Sabrina after she was sent to the Netherworld as punishment for raising Hotdog from the dead. It's truly terrifying. How will she escape?
June 15, 2017
I was really curious on what happened to the teenage witch Sabrina. The last time we read from her was in the 1st part of this series where her aunts punished her for bringing Hotdog from the dead. Followers of this comics series will find out that Sabrina has a major part for the destruction of the living beings and that she's destine to be the bride of Cthulhu.
April 2, 2018
I had forgotten all about Sabrina so it was good to see what she's been up to. I was expecting to see Archie and the surviving gang but I'm sure I will in the next one. I hope Sabrina can stop what's happening but seems like it's already too late.
July 3, 2020
Fun read and beautiful art work!
I loved the first season of Riverdale so this has been a lot of fun to read as I already know the characters well. It's fun seeing them as zombies :)
I loved the first season of Riverdale so this has been a lot of fun to read as I already know the characters well. It's fun seeing them as zombies :)
August 2, 2021
I'm kinda over the oversaturation of Cthulhu, tbh, and I felt that this story lacked originality, which is why it pulled so heavily from Lovecraft, but I love Sabrina, so I read it anyway. Hoping the next one is better.
August 28, 2021
L'idea è "wow, ma cosa c'entra con quello che ho letto prima?". Tantissima carne al fuoco e potrebbe ben funzionare se non fosse che ci sono ben cinque capitoli prima che sembrano essere stati brutalmente accantonati.
September 14, 2017
Poor Sabrina! This episode is all about her. Lovecraft meets Rosemary's baby.
January 20, 2018
They got sneaky and added in some Lovecraftian Cthulhu madness and I loved every minute of it.
July 18, 2018
This picks up with Sabrina after Issue 1 of After Life. I seriously love anything Sabrina, so obviously I loved this.
October 31, 2018
Sabrina's Marriage
Taking a break from the Riverdale Zombie apocalypse, this issue is a mindbender of Lovecraftian dimensions. The end is nigh.
Taking a break from the Riverdale Zombie apocalypse, this issue is a mindbender of Lovecraftian dimensions. The end is nigh.
November 3, 2018
5 stars because it is an arc about Sabrina Spellman! Apparently, The chilling adventures of sabrina was published after this issue and honestly i like Afterlife With Archie even more!
January 2, 2019
Oh hello, Sabrina. I see what you’ve been up to. O.o
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October 11, 2020I have the print edition with the variant cover of Sabrina fighting monsters. I thought this was good, but was eager to get back to the Archie gang.
October 10, 2021
3.5/5 🌟
+I almost forgot Sabrina. LOL, It's a good thing to know what she's been up to. Cool artwork too.
+Refreshing concept. But I ache more for Afterlife With Archie zombie apocalypse world.
+I almost forgot Sabrina. LOL, It's a good thing to know what she's been up to. Cool artwork too.
+Refreshing concept. But I ache more for Afterlife With Archie zombie apocalypse world.
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June 1, 2022
Dark Archie. Grown-up Archie. No silliness, no teen-age angst. A really different view of everyone's best friend Archie. Well worth the time reading the series.
October 14, 2022
This was just a wonderful and insane Lovecraft homage which makes that one episode of the TV series make even more sense.
January 4, 2024
chłopaki tym powinien być czwarty sezon Sabriny....
October 19, 2024
Cool stuff
Don't have much to say other than I really like the series and I'm excited to read number 7. Dope.
Don't have much to say other than I really like the series and I'm excited to read number 7. Dope.
May 15, 2025
Great!
Wow, this interlude with Sabrina is so good, I love that we're bringing in Lovecraftian horror now! I'm excited for the proper start of the next arc!
Wow, this interlude with Sabrina is so good, I love that we're bringing in Lovecraftian horror now! I'm excited for the proper start of the next arc!
November 29, 2020
Archie and friends must fight for their lives against zombies. Sabrina the Teenage Witch is in this one. Fun and creepy. Good for Archie fans who also like zombie stories.
May 26, 2022
It's been so long, but I once again subscribed to Comixology so here I am continuing the series. It's honestly one of my favorite series I just enjoy the story and the art so much. I feel like there is so much to grab onto and so much to appreciate!
In this issue we get to see what Sabrina has been up to which isn't anything good. I felt like this was total filler and wanted it to be so much more interesting and fulfilling to the story than it was. A Lovecraftian twist introduced into the series to torment Sabrina and allow her the chance to rise above once again.
In this issue we get to see what Sabrina has been up to which isn't anything good. I felt like this was total filler and wanted it to be so much more interesting and fulfilling to the story than it was. A Lovecraftian twist introduced into the series to torment Sabrina and allow her the chance to rise above once again.
August 8, 2014
Way too short of a story I felt for this issue. I was also really looking forward to hearing more from the Riverdale gang but instead got Sabrina and what has been up with her. And what has she been doing? why being crazy, or so you think... She's off being manipulated and drugged into thinking many thing aren't real, even that her aunts are dead. In reality, there are wedding bells ringing for Sabrina and a certain squid-like beast.
August 28, 2016
Wtf did I read? XD That was messed some up shit! Poor Sabrina, now she's the bride of Cthulhu :S
I don't know if it's only me, but I still keep picturing Sabrina sounding like Melissa Joan Hart XD
I don't know if it's only me, but I still keep picturing Sabrina sounding like Melissa Joan Hart XD
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May 12, 2018
This branched off to be about Sabrina, but it was written before the horror Sabrina series was created. It didn't do much for me and was slightly confusing with the differences between this afterlife Sabrina (current day) and the other Sabrina series (1960s). I hope #7 of Afterlife with Archie takes us back to Riverdale and the zombiefied gang.
March 24, 2015
If you somehow made it through the first five issues, #6 is a nice reward. It focuses on Sabrina the teen-aged witch, and what has been happening to her since the prologue. This is good horror, which is not something I often get to say.
May 12, 2015
This issue was about Sabrina the teenage witch who is not the Sabrina that we only when loved when I was growing up. Sabrina is in the care of Dr. Lovecraft who has invoked his demon Cthulhu in a very king Kong like way and it has captured Sabrina....
November 3, 2024
Unlike the rest of the series so far, this issue doesn't focus on the Riverdale gang or zombies. Instead, Sabrina is thrust to the forefront as we get to uncover what's been happening with her since the first issue. Lovecraft references abound and that last panel wowed me.
July 27, 2014
Sabrina, Lovecraft y Cthulhu dibujados por Francesco Francavilla . Cerremos todo y nos vamos.
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