Kevin Smith has shared some new details about the Archie crossover comic publishing next month.
Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob is a new crossover one-shot written by Smith. It features artwork by Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski, Matt Herms, and Jack Morelli. You can check out ComingSoon’s exclusive preview of the comic by clicking here.
What did Kevin Smith say about the Archie & Clerks crossover?
In an exclusive interview with ComingSoon, Kevin Smith said about the crossover, “This, honestly — no bulls—, no salesmanship — it’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever written in my entire life. I had no idea this was coming. A friend of mine, Jeremy, was like, ‘Hey man, I know this guy, Jesse, at Archie Comics, he wanted to talk to you about maybe doing a comic book.’ I was like, ‘Oh, f—ing Archie Comics!’ In Chasing Amy, we have a whole run about Archie, Jughead, Mr. Weatherbee, and stuff like that.
“Archie Comics has been part of culture since before me. Dante [from Clerks] being caught between Caitlin and Veronica, you know, echoes Archie being caught between Betty and Veronica. It’s always been there. I spoke to this guy, Jesse, and he was like, ‘How would you like to do a crossover?’ Because I’ve got Secret Stash Press at Dark Horse. And I was like, ‘Oh my lord, absolutely.’
“Honestly, we had a conversation, I got off the phone, and I started writing it right away. I wrote it in continuity with the movies, so it follows up on Clerks III. Spoilers: Dante is dead. Randal hires this kid to work at Quick Stops, and it turns out to be Archie Andrews from Riverdale, who takes like a two-hour drive to go to work, apparently. Since Dante is gone, Randal finds healing through Archie being there, because Archie is like a young version of Dante and stuff like that. So he helps him get over his grief. Jay and Silent Bob are deeply involved. They still own the weed store next door. He has a daughter, Milly, and Milly is age-appropriate for the Archie gang — they’re all teenagers, while Randal, Jay, and Silent Bob are in their 50s. It allows us to go to Riverdale, to a Josie and the Pussycats concert.”
Smith further teased that more Archie and View Askewniverse crossovers could be coming, saying, “It’s honestly one of my favorite f—ing things I’ve ever written. So much so that I told Jesse, ‘We’ve got to do this once a year, man.’ Jay and Jughead is next. I can’t wait for people to read it.”
Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob will be released on July 9, 2025. Click here for more information.
