Something new comes

at the very end

For a moment there during this crazy year, when the work on the new book was going like planned and Bá and I had finally balanced our workflow on the new book with his work on the new Umbrella series, I imagined I knew what my entire next year was going to be like. Among those certainties I knew there wasn’t anything new ready to announce to the World, and my radio silence would probably take most of next year.

Then one editor called with an invitation which started to slowly grow its roots in my brain.

the way my brain works, I’m trying to examine what’s interesting and relevant in a character who was created 85 years ago, and try to convey that to modern reader.

I’m drawing a new Archie comic book, starting with a new issue 1 published by Oni Press and written by W. Maxwell Prince (who I had already become a fan after reading his Ice Cream Man series). This news broke last Thursday. One of the many messages I received after the press release hit the news sites was from the editor of the cover I just finished (he was excited with these news). Another was from a reader who, in 2018, commissioned me a drawing of Josie from Josie and the Pussycats which, at that time, was the closest I’ve gotten to the Archie universe. This fan must have made some voodoo from that moment on, wishing me to work on a comic within that world. I remember having fun with that drawing and being very pleased with the dynamic energy I was able to infuse the image.

the Fábio who drew this commission had the fun I want to keep having on the new Archie series.

There isn’t much more I can say at this point besides the press release which I'‘m posting below.

Archie Comics and Oni Press Begin New Era for America’s Favorite Teenager with Ambitious and Wide-Ranging Publishing Partnership

Launching Fall 2026, Oni Press to Introduce Captivating New Line of Archie Comics and Graphic Novels – Beginning with ARCHIE #1 by W. Maxwell Prince, Fábio Moon & Nick Cagnetti; SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1 by Corinna Bechko & Kano; and ARCHIE IN HELL #1 by Patrick Horvath & Tyler Crook

PORTLAND, OR (December 19, 2025) Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997 – and the iconic world-renowned Archie Comic Publications, Inc. are proud to unveil an ambitious and wide-ranging publishing partnership that will mark a milestone new beginning for Archie, Betty and Veronica, Jughead, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats, and the rest of Riverdale’s most iconic characters across a distinctly original and stylistically reimagined slate of monthly comic series, original graphic novels, and prestige collections honoring the full breadth and influence of Archie Comics’ nearly nine-decade history.

The joy of being young. The pain of growing up. In 2026, the fantastical, pure-pop existence of “America’s Favorite Teenager” will be thrown into overdrive as Archie Andrews reaches a once-in-a-lifetime crossroads between then and now, daydream and reality, the heat of the moment and the vast expanse of eternity, across three daring new monthly series from some of the most brilliantly innovative creators working in the comics industry today: multiple Eisner Award nominee W. Maxwell Prince (Ice Cream Man, Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum), Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (EC Comics’ Blood Type, Green Lantern: Earth One) and Harvey Award winner Patrick Horvath (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, Free for All), working alongside riveting artists like multiple Eisner Award winner Fábio Moon (Daytripper, Casanova), Nick Cagnetti (Spirit of the Shadows, Pink Lemonade), Eisner Award nominee Kano (EC Comics’ Cruel Universe, Gotham Central), and Russ Manning Award winner Tyler Crook (Out of Alcatraz, Harrow County).

“From the world of comics – where Archie’s stories led so many to pick up their very first comic book – to the long-running success of RIVERDALE, Archie’s cherished cast of characters have few rivals in terms of their visibility or influence on global pop culture,” said David Steward II, Chairman of the Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group. “This new partnership is one of the most significant moments in Oni Press’ three decades as a leading publisher of independent comics, and, in collaboration with the Archie team, we look forward to writing a memorable new chapter in the history of these legendary characters that will set the stage for decades worth of stories yet to come.”

Timed to coincide with the 85th anniversary of Archie’s’ first appearance in PEP COMICS #22 in 1941, the new partnership will officially begin in Fall 2026 with a new slate of ongoing, monthly comics series:

ARCHIE #1
Written by W. Maxwell Prince

Art by Fábio Moon and Nick Cagnetti

September 2026

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1

Written by Corinna Bechko

Art by Kano

October 2026

ARCHIE IN HELL #1

Written by Patrick Horvath

Art by Tyler Crook

November 2026

“Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and the rest of Riverdale’s most memorable teenagers aren’t just some of the greatest comic book characters ever created – they’re also full-blown American icons. It’s the privilege of a lifetime to be able to build upon their rich legacy with this incredibly talented cast of creators to push the storytelling conventions of what an Archie comic can be,” said Oni Press President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson. “We’re immensely grateful to Jon Goldwater, Jesse Goldwater, Mike Pellerito, and the rest of the Archie Comics team for their trust, partnership, and collaboration as we ready what we intend to be one of the most inspired and groundbreaking comics publishing programs of the 21st century.”

The new Archie line will be editorially overseen by Oni Press Editor-in-Chief Sierra Hahn with additional contributions from Senior Editor Bess Pallares and Editor Megan Brown with guidance from Archie Comics‘ own Senior Director of Editorial Jamie Rotante and Editor & Art Director Vincent Lovallo. Full creative details on each series are being kept under tight wraps, but readers and retailers can expect to hear more as Oni Press and Archie begin a unified marketing and communications campaign for their new slate that will include key appearances at the annual ComicsPRO Industry Conference in Glendale, CA and San Diego Comic-Con 2026 in the months ahead.

“Life in the 21st century isn’t all milkshakes and sunshine. What does it mean to be ‘America’s Favorite Teenager’ in 2026?” said Hahn. “Behind the scenes, for the better part of a year, we’ve been challenging ourselves to re-conceptualize a Riverdale that’s at once informed by all eras of Archie’s past, while also defining an utterly unique path into the future. With this new line, we’re hoping to forge an All-Star Superman moment for Archie’s brilliant constellation of characters – whether it’s W. Maxwell Prince, Fábio Moon and Nick Cagnetti on ARCHIE, Corinna Bechko and Kano on SABRINA, or Patrick Horvath and Tyler Crook on their own HELL of a title, rest assured: You’ve never read an Archie comic quite like these before.”

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This is my last letter of the year. As much as I can, I’ll be away from social media and the internet during the best part of the next three weeks, recharging my batteries by swimming with mermaids and trying to read as many books as I can.

And I’ll be drawing every day and dreaming every night.

I hope next year we can all be nicer to each other while still being true to ourselves.

Be safe, be kind, be curious.

Pa-ZOW!

Fábio Moon
Moon Base, São Paulo
December 22nd, 2025