Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1: The Crucible by Roberto Aguirre-SacasaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
As her sixteenth birthday and her intitiation as a witch draw near, Sabrina Spellman must choose between her birthright and her love for Harvey Kinkle.
The Archie Horror line is putting out some of my favorite comics these days and I have to admit to watching a few episodes of the Melissa Joan Hart Sabrina show back in the day so I picked this up when Archie was having their 50% off sale.
Holy. Shit. I enjoyed the hell out of this. First off, this is one gorgeous book. Robert Hack does the pencils, inks, and the coloring. I don't really have anything I can easily compare it to. Maybe early Mike Mignola, drawn on parchment paper or possible human skin? Anyway, it's a great looking book.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa crafts a chilling tale of family traditions, betrayals, and witchcraft. It feels more like Stephen King's Carrie than anything else to me with a hint of early 1970s devil movies. Sabrina is conflicted between her family and Harvey and all hell breaks loose when those elements collide.
I don't have a hell of a lot else to say other than buy this and read it for yourself. I didn't think they'd be able to top Afterlife with Archie but I think this one is the better book. Marvel calls itself the House of Ideas but now I think that title belongs to Archie Horror. 5 out of 5 faceless witches.
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