Posted in: Archie, Comics, Dynamite, Marvel Comics, Oni Press, Spider-Man, X-Men | Tagged: midnight, sabrina, terminator
Oni Press’ Sabrina Goes Satanic To Match Marvel’s Midnight Discounts
Oni Press’ Sabrina the Teenage Witch gets a Satanic Panic to Match Marvel’s Midnight Discounts in October ahead of Hallowe’en
Article Summary
- Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1 from Oni Press joins the crowded October 7 launch day with a Halloween-ready midnight release.
- Oni Press matches Marvel Midnight discount plans, letting retailers sell Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1 from 12:01 am.
- A special open-order Pyre Satanic variant for Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1 riffs on Archie’s vintage Spire comics era.
- Corinna Bechko and Kano relaunch Sabrina The Teenage Witch with magic, mischief, Salem, and a new ongoing series.
As announced several weeks ago, Marvel is moving to solidify its launch of the new Midnight line by clearing its October 7th release schedule to make way for three debut titles, Midnight Spider-Man #1, Midnight X-Men #1, and Midnight Fantastic Four #1, in a show of force for the new horror line. Along the way, they’ve also taken an unusual tack for Marvel in recent years by unveiling newly consistent cover strategies, high-end promotional items, bulk order discounts, and, naturally, midnight release parties for stories celebrating the Marvel Midnight launches on October 7th.
MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #1
MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #1
MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1
Which, naturally, means other publishers dropping high-profile titles on October 7th could either benefit from the intended swell of foot traffic to stores for the Midnight releases…or find themselves fighting for shelf space. Enter Oni Press, who are debuting the second instalment of their much anticipated Archie Comics line with their own suitably spooky Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 by Corinna Bechko and Kano … also in stores on, you guessed it, October 7th.
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
Oni has just announced its strategy to capitalise on this newly significant release day by not only allowing retailers to sell the new Sabrina #1 at 12:01 am for an official midnight release alongside Marvel’s new Midnight line, but will also be matching their Cover A discount program pound for pound.
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
Pyre Satanic
Archie Gets A Job
What’s more, it’s giving retailers the ability to order a special, open-order midnight release variant to mark the occasion: theSabrina the Teenage Witch #1 “Pyre Satanic” cover by Lobo and Deadman cover artist Chloe Brailsford.As longtime collectors and Archie fans will know, this is a clever inversion of Archie’s strangely curious and often revisited mid-70s partnership with Spire Christian Comics, which resulted in a number of family-friendly and wholesomely religious Archie Comics curated by writer/artist Al Hartley.
Oni has even taken the step of designing a new parody logo to spoof that classic Spire look.
But just as Oni Press try to steal Marvel’s Midnight Thunder with Sabrina, Dynamite Entertainment is doing it to Oni Press, with their own licensed Archie comic book title,Archie vs Terminator, with #1 shipping on that very same Wednesday? Will they join in the new time schedule as well?
What will happen when Sabrina Spellman stands toe-to-toe with Peter Parker, Scott Summers, Ben Grimm, and an Archiefied Terminatoe in the early hours of October 7th? We’ll find out soon, no doubt … In the meantime, here’s an advance look inside Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1 ahead of Hallowe’en….
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!
Stay up-to-date and support the site by following Bleeding Cool on Google News today!
