Esteemed filmmaker Kevin Smith is joining forces with long-time publisher Archie Comics for Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob, an upcoming book set after Clerks III!
In what Kevin Smith calls a “midlife crisis project about death and learning to deal,” the story is one that’s been years in the making for him. As an avid reader of Archie Comics from a boy, Smith has featured references to them in his previous works, from Clerks to Chasing Amy. This is clearly the ultimate passion project. Long-time Archie collaborators Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli created the comic’s artwork.
His comic, Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob, is an oversized one-shot comic crossover. Check out the official synopsis:
What’s supposed to be a summer job at Quick Stop for Archie Andrews turns into so much more; from a budding friendship with co-worker Randal Graves, crashing a Pussycats concert, a potential new love interest, Jay and Silent Bob being, well, Jay and Silent Bob, and a musical number that will be burned into your brain forever. Plus, could Jay and Silent Bob even help Archie to finally choose between Betty and Veronica? SNOOGANS!!
Kevin Smith teases his upcoming debut at Archie Comics
In a statement, Smith rhapsodised about getting to pen a comic at Archie. “I believe it was Stoic philosopher Epictetus who first said, ‘Everything’s Archie.’ And he was right,” Smith said.
“Whether it be Veronica in Clerks or the Mister Weatherbee conversation in Chasing Amy, the influence of Archie Andrews is mixed into the brick and mortar of my pop cultural foundation. So, there was no way I was passing up this incredible opportunity to collide the worlds of Riverdale and the Askewniverse, and introduce icons on the order of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Moose, Reggie, and Josie to reprobates like Jay and Silent Bob.”
Check out the cover in all its glory:
Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob debuts in comic stores on July 9 with pre-orders available on April 25. Will you be checking it out? Tell us in the comments down below!
