Would you like to see Archie spread his arms (a la Shah Rukh Khan) in Kal Ho Naa Ho?
Wait a little.
A new collector’s edition of Archie comics is going to make this possible for Indian fans. Four exclusive covers, which will be made available in limited edition comics will be made available at this year’s Comic Con India (CCI) fest that will feature the good old Riverdale gang in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Comic Con will first open in Hyderabad on October 14 and 15, followed by Mumbai on November 11 and 12.
The tour will start from visiting the Charminar in Hyderabad to shooting a Bollywood film at the Gateway of India, touring Delhi and playing cricket at the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, the exclusive India edition covers commissioned by Archie Publications in collaboration with CCI, will be featured on popular Archie titles.
The four Indian metros will be featured in separate title series. While the Archie #1 series will feature Mumbai on its cover, Riverdale #1 will feature Hyderabad. Archie and Jughead #1 will have the cities of Delhi and Bengaluru respectively on its covers.
The special edition, however, will only be available at Comic Con India events, to be held across the four cities over the next three months.
“The editions are not going to be sold anywhere and can’t be purchased otherwise. You have to attend the show to get hold of a free, exclusive copy,” said Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India.
Incidentally, only the city-inspired edition will be available at each Comic Con event. So, if you are an avid comic collector, and are keen on acquiring all four comics, you will have to attend all four events, Varma informe.
Comic Con goers of Mumbai will be able to get their hands on the Archie #1 comic that shows Archie strike SRK’s signature pose with his two leading ladies Betty (in a saree) and Veronica (in a lehenga choli) at the Gateway of India.
On the other hand, one can see Jughead enacting he role as a director,
“Apart from having an exclusive cover, the Archie#1 for Mumbai belongs to the all-new Archie series written by Mark Wade, which was launched last year,” said Varma.
