The Beginning is the End is the Beginning

The Beginning is the End is the Beginning

Free Comic Book Day Begins the Start of a Brand New Horror Chapter...

This Saturday, May 4th, Archie Comics is proud to present our FCBD offering--The Cursed Library: Prelude, which features five brand new pages of comic content, along with a sampling of some notable horror one-shot titles released throughout 2023.  And yes, that's all for FREE. 

Cover art by Robert Hack for The Cursed Library: Prelude. Madam Satan and Jinx battle flying books in a library.

 Cover art by Robert Hack 

If you've been following along with Archie's horror one-shots over the past three years, you're likely fairly familiar with the Cursed Library, and the tomes it contains that appear to be in Jinx's possession. But what exactly IS The Cursed Library? Why does Jinx have these books? And who is writing them? 

Well, you'll just have to have a little more patience but trust that soon enough, all will be revealed. Until then, The Cursed Library: Prelude is also a necessary starting point for something much bigger that's yet to come. 

Interior art from The Cursed Library: Prelude by Craig Cermak, Glenn Whitmore, and Jack Morelli. Jinx is reading from various books to a bandaged-up Madam Satan.

Interior art from The Cursed Library: Prelude by Craig Cermak, Glenn Whitmore, and Jack Morelli. 

The Cursed Library: Prelude also includes selections from Madam Satan, Camp Pickens, Welcome to Riverdale, Jinx: A Cursed Lifeand Strange ScienceYou can find this FREE title at all participating comic shops. Learn more about this free title in an interview with writer/editor Jamie L. Rotante and artist Craig Cermak on the official Free Comic Book Day website as well as an interview and sneak peek of the title on Comic Book Club Live

And to make sure you're all caught up on all the horror comics Archie's published recently (trust us, you'll want to make sure you're all caught up!), check out Archie Horror Presents... Chilling Adventures. And don't miss out on any of the upcoming titles with the brand new Archie Comics Presents... subscription. 

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