# Archie and Sabrina-- Don't bring yo kids! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 26, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-and-sabrina-dont-bring-yo-kids/732532 "2015-09-26T01:00:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-and-sabrina-dont-bring-yo-kids/732532/1 "2015-09-26T01:00:58Z")
My son just informed me of Archie Comic’s [The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_Adventures_of_Sabrina) I would like to read this. I am not a comic book person. When I was a little girl, I read Archie comics. I did not read superhero comics regularly. When my kids were little, I’d grab up their Archie Digests when they were done. They were great reading for the bathroom. Haven’t read a graphic novel but I love movies made from them. As anyone here read this? Is it a dark re-imagining of the traditional cornbread comic books or a so lame attempt at being hip? I dunno but I’d like to find out. Should I take it upon myself to search out a comic book store near me or possibly order it from Amazon? What will I be letting myself in for? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-and-sabrina-dont-bring-yo-kids/732532/2 "2015-09-26T01:21:34Z")
That title is a “spin off” of the Archie zombie apocalypse series (yes, there is such a thing) which casts the Archie world in a _somewhat_ darker standpoint. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-and-sabrina-dont-bring-yo-kids/732532/3 "2015-09-26T01:23:48Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > That title is a “spin off” of the Archie zombie apocalypse series (yes, there is such a thing) which casts the Archie world in a _somewhat_ darker standpoint. …“somewhat?” Urg. “Somewhat darker,” in that a thermite bomb makes its surroundings “somewhat warmer.” I also seem to remember seeing Archie Vs. Sharknado advertised somewhere recently. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-and-sabrina-dont-bring-yo-kids/732532/4 "2015-09-26T02:25:41Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > That title is a “spin off” of the Archie zombie apocalypse series (yes, there is such a thing) which casts the Archie world in a _somewhat_ darker standpoint. Sabrina unwittingly causing a zombie apocalypse and sent to hell is _somewhat_ darker than the Sabrina I remember. > [@Master Wang-Ka](#): > > I also seem to remember seeing Archie Vs. Sharknado advertised somewhere recently. This seems to answer one of the questions I have about Sabrina’s chilling adventures. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-and-sabrina-dont-bring-yo-kids/732532/5 "2015-09-26T02:38:03Z")
I’ve read the first few Sabrina books. They’re _very_ dark. Definitely not kiddie fare, and definitely not anywhere near in the same vein as the Archie vs. Sharknado comic. I think they’re great, but for those who grew up with Sabrina they will be a huge adjustment. I’d say they’re even darker than Afterlife with Archie (which is pretty dark). Satanism and a lot of Lovecraftian themes. The writing is mature and very good, IMO.