Halloween and Archie cross over in new artwork prints

The worlds of Michael Myers and Halloween collide with Archie and the Riverdale gang in new art work made for the movie’s forty fifth anniversary.

It has been 45 years because the launch of John Carpenter’s Halloween. And whereas there are such a lot of distinctive approaches to celebrating the event – killing your babysitter, buying Laurie Strode’s home, and many others. – there may be now yet one more means. Debuting on the H45: 45 Years of Terror conference, new prints that deliver Michael Myers to Riverdale (or is it Archie to Haddonfield?) is the crossover you had no concept had been inked into existence.

The Halloween / Archie crossover is a part of the Archie Horror line, which launched in 2015. Whereas there gained’t be a run of comedian books themselves, the nice Matt Talbot has designed two particular prints that will likely be featured at the aforementioned con. On the work, Talbot stated, “On occasion, when you’re actually lucky, a dream mission comes alongside—and this was a kind of instances. The Archie gang… assembly up with Michael Myers? Once I was requested if I used to be up for drawing what that may seem like, I couldn’t say ‘sure’ quick sufficient…Archie Horror and Halloween are two of my very favourite spooky issues—and the prospect to not solely see them collectively, however draw them collectively? It doesn’t get any higher than that!”

Including to the thrill, Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater acknowledged, “After we launched the Archie Horror line of comics ten years in the past, we knew there was a powerful bond between Archie followers and horror followers — each are such integral elements of American popular culture, with beloved tropes and iconic characters. And it’s exhausting to consider a extra iconic character in horror than The Form himself, Michael Myers.”

The Halloween celebration takes place from September twenty ninth to October 1st in Pasadena, California. Particular visitors embrace a quite a few of acquainted faces – and shapes – all through the Halloween collection, together with Nick Citadel, PJ Soles, Tom Atkins, Anthony Michael Corridor, and plenty of extra.

Archie Comics first launched in 1939, seeing a brand new stage of recognition with the live-action collection Riverdale, which concluded simply final month. Halloween, in the meantime, has stood the check of time higher than practically every other slasher movie, constantly rating as one of many best horror motion pictures ever.

How do you’re feeling in regards to the Halloween and Archie crossover? Would you hold one of many Matt Talbot prints in your house?