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Archie's Weird Mysteries
Collecting some of the best tales from the series based on the hit cartoon, Archie and the gang continue their classic adventures - with a weird, offbeat twist! Archie is working for Riverdale High School's newspaper, investigating weird phenomena and bizarre happenings. It seems the school's science department blew a fuse in its hyper sub-molecular Quarkinator, and all sorts of things are now crawling and slithering through the town! It's up to Archie to look into the cases... and usually he happens to be there when they are resolved as well.
131 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 9, 2011
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October 23, 2021
SOOOO FUN AND AMAZING made me feel so warm and fuzzy 💭💭💟 CANT WAIT TO READ MORE COMIX 🌷💤💙
March 19, 2012
Archie's Weird Mysteries was a fun and nostalgic read for me. Not only was it enjoyable to revisit all the gang in Riverdale, but this collection has an updated twist with all things supernatural. I especially loved the little nods (sometimes subtle, but most the time quite obvious) to predecessors in the genre - most notably the spoof on Scooby-Doo and company. The art was great and the dialogue was entertaining - what more could you ask of an Archie comic.
March 3, 2021
I really liked the first story, which was kinda like Scream but also Videodrome? The following stories just couldn't live up.
April 26, 2013
Public library copy.
I didn't enjoy this work, but since I wasn't a fan of the cartoon on which it's based (but hardly resembles) that should be no surprise. The stories were quite forgettable and clumsily plotted.
I didn't enjoy this work, but since I wasn't a fan of the cartoon on which it's based (but hardly resembles) that should be no surprise. The stories were quite forgettable and clumsily plotted.
September 19, 2018
When I was a kid, I loved watching the TV show Archie’s Weird Mysteries. In it, Archie and the gang came up against strange things in Riverdale, including werewolves and vampires.
I was surprised when I saw this graphic novel, because I hadn’t thought about the show in years and I had never seen a comic version of it before. It was actually a TV series before it was a comic book. Since the show was so popular, they decided to make comics based on the episodes.
The stories in this graphic novel were great. One of them was a crossover between Archie and Scooby-Doo, where Archie and his friends were dressed as Scooby and the gang and they drove the Mystery Machine. Another one was confusing because it literally summarized an episode, but then it started a new story.
This is a great graphic novel for Archie fans!
I was surprised when I saw this graphic novel, because I hadn’t thought about the show in years and I had never seen a comic version of it before. It was actually a TV series before it was a comic book. Since the show was so popular, they decided to make comics based on the episodes.
The stories in this graphic novel were great. One of them was a crossover between Archie and Scooby-Doo, where Archie and his friends were dressed as Scooby and the gang and they drove the Mystery Machine. Another one was confusing because it literally summarized an episode, but then it started a new story.
This is a great graphic novel for Archie fans!
May 1, 2022
This is what Riverdale thought it would turn into.
October 23, 2025
Only 4 multi chapter stories. There are so many more issues of this series. Kinda like Archie meets the Twilight Zone. Shriek aka the Scream parody was the best one.
July 6, 2026
I wanted to read this for so long because I grew up reading the individual weird mysteries scattered through double digests. I really wish there was a collection of the entire series, but this works pretty well for a jumping off board.
July 6, 2021
Took me a long time to finish this due to laziness and dealing with 2020.
Whilst this was fine overall, I don’t like the fact that they included random issues in this after what I assume was the first few issues of this series. There’s nothing to indicate which issues are on here unless you’ve read this series before or still have the issues. This came out like 10 years ago, and there hasn’t been any new instalments, which is a shame because usually Archie loves to publish their work a million times over, so how come the individual issues haven’t been made available on Comixology at least? This collected edition doesn’t have the issues that I remember reading, and I can’t say it was all great or memorable, but the artwork was nice. The last issue in this book tied into the show very directly and it was kinda confusing because I never saw those episodes. There is an interesting Q&A with the writer and artist at the very end of the book that gives an interesting insight into the making of the series, and what was interesting to learn was that the title was later retooled without the “Weird Mysteries” aspect, it basically became a CSI-esque comic!
Overall, it could’ve been great to see Archie Comics revive this concept for a brand new series, but given their push for Horror-driven comics over the years, maybe it might not be worth it as much? All I know is that there should be an omnibus of this series, just for preservation and posterity.
Whilst this was fine overall, I don’t like the fact that they included random issues in this after what I assume was the first few issues of this series. There’s nothing to indicate which issues are on here unless you’ve read this series before or still have the issues. This came out like 10 years ago, and there hasn’t been any new instalments, which is a shame because usually Archie loves to publish their work a million times over, so how come the individual issues haven’t been made available on Comixology at least? This collected edition doesn’t have the issues that I remember reading, and I can’t say it was all great or memorable, but the artwork was nice. The last issue in this book tied into the show very directly and it was kinda confusing because I never saw those episodes. There is an interesting Q&A with the writer and artist at the very end of the book that gives an interesting insight into the making of the series, and what was interesting to learn was that the title was later retooled without the “Weird Mysteries” aspect, it basically became a CSI-esque comic!
Overall, it could’ve been great to see Archie Comics revive this concept for a brand new series, but given their push for Horror-driven comics over the years, maybe it might not be worth it as much? All I know is that there should be an omnibus of this series, just for preservation and posterity.
February 18, 2016
The first story revolves around a spirit that has accidentally come to life due to the number of people seeing it's image. It's shown up to collect souls and it's up to the group to find a way to get rid of it permanently.
The second story concerns a bogus camp for the study of paranormality. It's sort of funny.
The third story is about a new student at school named Sam Squatch (Sasquatch). They have him coming from Himalaya High, although the Sasquatch is supposed to be a creature of the northwestern part of the U.S. They also draw him with two ogre-like teeth. Anyhow, he has a hair tonic and the results of that are quite funny
The next story is about a very strange alien abduction, where the aliens want to learn how to play baseball.
The last story is a continuation of the vampires attempt to take over everything, and how they bring Scarlet back. Their plan doesn't work, though. Overall a rather good trade paperback.
The second story concerns a bogus camp for the study of paranormality. It's sort of funny.
The third story is about a new student at school named Sam Squatch (Sasquatch). They have him coming from Himalaya High, although the Sasquatch is supposed to be a creature of the northwestern part of the U.S. They also draw him with two ogre-like teeth. Anyhow, he has a hair tonic and the results of that are quite funny
The next story is about a very strange alien abduction, where the aliens want to learn how to play baseball.
The last story is a continuation of the vampires attempt to take over everything, and how they bring Scarlet back. Their plan doesn't work, though. Overall a rather good trade paperback.
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