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Roche limit clandestiny12/31/2023 ![]() Readers are definitely in for some new scares with the same great taste!” It’s been an interesting challenge to craft a Pop’s prequel while keeping track of all our culinary carnage from the first issue. Returning writer Amy Chase said in a statement, “I can’t even begin to express how thrilled I am that the whole gang is back for seconds. It’s the perfect schlockfest and anyone who enjoys the brazen, dark humor of horror is sure to enjoy this anthology!” What I love about Pop’s is that it deftly blends some of the most absurd, gruesome, and gory slasher and sci-fi horror with the funniest lines and moments I’ve ever read in an Archie Comic. ![]() “We’re incredibly excited to return to the dark world of Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe of Horrors for another serving of scares! We’re even more excited because the full creative team from last year’s issue is returning. Rotante, Senior Director of Editorial at Archie Comics had this to say about the return to Pop’s Diner: The stories in this horrifying anthology collection are “The Lord of the Fries” by Amy Chase and Federico Sabbatini, “Feed Me, Jughead” by Eisner nominee Jordan Morris and Liana Kangas, and finally “Free Market, Free Range” by Ryan Cady and Chris Panda. The title is set to be released March 20th, 2024. Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe of Horrors: Fresh Meat isn’t a sequel in the traditional sense but instead a prequel that will reveal to readers how Pop and his Diner from Hell came to be across three all new stories from the original’s creative team. In a surprise announcement, Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively reveal the follow-up title that will invite readers back for sinister seconds. I was personally a big fan of the title as it evoked the feeling of those classic EC Comics titles such as Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror but with a fun food-themed twist. The collection gave readers a look into the sinister going-ons once the infamous Riverdale diner closed up for the night. ![]() This year Archie Horror fans were treated to the horror anthology Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe of Horrors. Cover B (Malhotra) can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code MAR150508. Cover A (Charles) can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code MAR150507. ROCHE LIMIT: CLANDESTINY #1 hits stores on May 6. “What’s exciting is this new volume pushes things further, introducing a whole new cast and story while maintaining the thematic core that readers have loved so far.” “The success of Roche Limit has been more than I could ever hope for, considering it’s a pretty out-there book,” said Moreci. With danger lurking all around, the crew members fight to find a way off the planet and resist the mysterious presence that haunts them all. When a crew of military and science personnel are sent to the forgotten and desolate planet on a mysterious expedition, they quickly learn its dark secrets-and that their mission is not what they thought it to be. In ROCHE LIMIT: CLANDESTINY #1, it’s 75 years after the events that left the Roche Limit colony in flames. This new series will launch from Image Comics on May 6. It’s a brand new storyline that takes place 75 years after the original arc, and I’m sure has more than it’s fair share of surprises for old and new readers, alike.īestselling writer Michael Moreci and artists Kyle Charles and Vic Malhotra team up with volume two of a groundbreaking sci-fi trilogy, ROCHE LIMIT: CLANDESTINY. So it’s with the utmost happiness that we report the the second arc “Roche Limit: Clandestiny” #1 which hits in May. The Roche Limit Colony is a character in and of itself, teeming with personality and interest.” It’s also got spacious apartments, ritzy high end clubs and notably seedy bars. It’s got cramped and noisy places, walls that are riddled with rivets from countless repairs and covered in a thick grime. ![]() Even in this first issue the colony comes alive with numerous varied locals. Our own Torin Chambers called the first issue astounding, saying “ The Roche Limit Colony has an absolutely magnificent ‘Blade Runner’ feel about it. I couldn’t get enough of it, and tomorrow brings the end of the first arc. It’s Blade Runner meets Ed Brubaker’s Criminal and every page oozes style. We here at Bloody-Disgusting have been pretty huge fans of “Roche Limit.” The first issue begins a neo-noir unlike anything in comics.
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