Afterlife with Archie

Afterlife with Archie is a comic book published by Archie Comics beginning in 2013, depicting a zombie apocalypse which begins in the town of Riverdale. It is written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, with art by Francesco Francavilla, and is inspired by a zombie-themed variant cover which Francavilla did for an issue of Life with Archie.

The comic is Archie Comics' first title to be sold only on the direct market (that is, in comic shops), as opposed to on newsstands; it is also the company's first title to be rated 'teens and up'.

Synopsis
After a car driven by Reggie kills Hot Dog, Jughead asks Sabrina to bring his beloved pet back to life. She does, but with terrible consequences: Hot Dog becomes a zombie, and kills Jughead, who himself rises as a zombie and spreads the contagion.

Reception
The first four issues sold out. Fangoria compared Afterlife with Archie to "the kind of horror found in a vintage EC comic", stating that it was one of the "best horror comics (...) in a very long time," while the Plain Dealer described it as "brilliant", and "fascinating and wonderful", NPR called it "terrific", "a masterpiece", and "actually scary", and Salon said that on "a list of the best comics of (2013)", Afterlife with Archie would probably be "at the top".

Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater has said that his father, the late John L. Goldwater, would have been "shocked by Afterlife (...) but shocked in a great way".