It isn’t at all times simple being Salem the cat. Along with serving to Sabrina Spellman and her human pals battle eerie parts from the underworld, the resourceful feline can also be compelled to face his personal previous from his days as a warlock in Chilling Adventures Presents… The 9 Lives of Salem, a brand new one-shot from Archie Comics!
Reuniting author Cullen Bunn and artist Dan Schoening (who beforehand teamed up for the Chilling Adventures of Salem one-shot and two installments of The Cult of That Wilkin Boy), The 9 Lives of Salem will pit Greendale’s resident magical cat towards vengeful demons from his previous, and as a particular deal with for Each day Lifeless readers, we have now an unique have a look at three digital buying and selling playing cards that introduce a few of the revenge-seeking spirits discovered throughout the pages of the upcoming Salem one-shot earlier than it hits comedian store cabinets on February twenty sixth!
In our unique have a look at the buying and selling playing cards, you possibly can meet a horned gargoyle, an undead minotaur, and a bat-like horror that every one share the widespread purpose of searching down the Spellmans’ feline acquainted!
Under, we have now extra particulars on The 9 Lives of Salem, which options line artwork by Ben Galvan, colours by Matt Herms, letters by Jack Morelli, and a variant cowl by Robert Hack.
In case you missed it, compensate for Jamie L. Rotante’s insightful Archie’s Home of Horror column, and and to study extra about The 9 Lives of Salem and different thrilling releases from Archie Comics, you’ll want to go to:
From the Press Launch: “Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s well-known feline acquainted takes issues into his personal paws in February with THE NINE LIVES OF SALEM, a brand new solo horror one-shot from Archie Comics! The inventive workforce behind Salem’s first foray into horror comics in 2022 — author Cullen Bunn and artist Dan Schoening — returns with artist Ben Galvan for a story of stressed demons, warlock duels, and thrilling magical cat motion.
“It brings me a lot sick pleasure to return to the darkish, twisted, and pawsitively riveting world of Salem,” stated Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante. “It makes me even giddier to return to that world with the identical workforce that introduced us the primary Salem one-shot. Cullen and Dan have labored completely collectively to craft classic-style horror that not solely spotlights Salem however expands his world and people inside it. NINE LIVES OF SALEM explores Salem confronting sins of his previous as a warlock, and the way he handles them now, as an apex predator.”
A part of Archie’s “Chilling Adventures Presents” sequence of horror one-shots, NINE LIVES OF SALEM is a standalone exploration of a fan-favorite character who was lately popularized within the Netflix streaming sequence Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Bunn stated, “We’re setting our fiendish feline up as an occult investigator of kinds, the John Constantine of the Archie Universe. And, make no mistake, even with a cat because the protagonist, these stand-alone tales are darkish and horror-filled. You’ll be able to seize a replica and delight within the terror we’re unleashing in these pages.”
Within the first Salem horror comedian, CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SALEM, a uncommon solo outing noticed him defending native stray animals from the machinations of an evil magician. The brand new story is equally set in a “4 legs” perspective, however this time, Salem is pitted towards his fellow creatures in a sequence of magical battles culminating in a brand new course for Sabrina’s once-cuddly confidante. Bunn and Schoening additionally lately teamed up on two installments of THE CULT OF THAT WILKIN BOY, one other reinterpretation of a traditional Archie character for the “Chilling Adventures Presents” label.
“I am grateful to be again on the earth of Archie Horror, and to sink my tooth into this terrifying story penned by the wonderful thoughts of Cullen Bunn,” Schoening stated. “This time round, I will be engaged on designs and layouts, then passing alongside ending duties to the chic hand of Ben Galvan. We have additionally whipped up some never-before-seen ugly characters for this situation that you just will not need to miss.”
Galvan, a daily artist on Archie’s line of all-ages comics alongside together with his father Invoice, added, “It is at all times thrilling for me to modify over from traditional Archie to demonic Archie as a result of it is such a putting switch-up! Cullen’s legendary Americana blended with Dan’s scary-beautiful model and element ensures some horrifying enjoyable for the Archie Universe.”
THE NINE LIVES OF SALEM releases February 26, 2025 in comedian outlets nationwide, with colours by Matt Herms, letters by Jack Morelli, and an open-to-order variant cowl by Robert Hack.
CHILLING ADVENTURES PRESENTS… THE NINE LIVES OF SALEM (ONE-SHOT)
Salem was as soon as a robust warlock whose misuse of powers led him to stay the remainder of his life in servitude, appearing as a cat acquainted to a household of witches. However even in feline type, he can’t escape the sins of his previous. And when some acquainted faces return in search of revenge, he may simply burn up all of his 9 lives attempting to avoid wasting himself from their wrath.
Script: Cullen Bunn
Artwork: Dan Schoening and Ben Galvan
Colours: Matt Herms
Letters: Jack Morelli
Principal Cowl: Dan Schoening
Variant Cowl: Robert Hack
On Sale Date: 2/2632-page, full coloration comedian
$3.99 U.S.
Unique Digital Buying and selling Playing cards:
Salem Digital Buying and selling Card:
Principal Cowl by Dan Schoening:
Variant Cowl by Robert Hack:
