Having not yet read [book: Afterlife with Archie] this was my first glimpse at the more 'mature' Archie titles. The absurdity of Archie meeting Predator, the ridiculous over-the-top violence such an idea promised... all of it prove irresistible to me. So, for a time, these became surprise gifts to my mother-in-law each time a new issue was released. And, yes, we managed to get the alternate covers for all but one of the issues.

Archie and the gang are headed to a remote tropical island thanks to a winning ticket Jughead found in his tayto-chips. This first issue is light on the thrills, and big on the set-up. Nevertheless, it was fun to see the gang again in a scenario that was not just rehashed from the original run. The art was good, colors vibrant, though not a lot happened really...

I'm looking forward to future issues and hoping that more happens, but am perfectly fine accepting the set-up in the first issue for what it is. When even Sandman struggles in its first issue you know you're in pretty fine company... Not that I expect Sandman level brilliance from Archie Vs. Predator.

Bring the camp. ( )