From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and the writers of the CW's Riverdale comes the first collection of the comic book set in the universe of the TV series. RIVERDALE VOL. 1 offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, Josie & the Pussycats and their friends, exploring small-town life and the darkness bubbling beneath Riverdale's wholesome facade. Learn the secrets and hidden tales from the summer before the eternal love-triangle begins. Featuring four stories focusing on the major players and events in the Riverdale series: Spend some time at Archie's summer construction job and learn how it leads him to a fateful encounter with the alluring music teacher, Ms. Grundy. Discover the truth about Betty's Los Angeles romance. Find out more about Veronica's mysterious life in New York, before the shocking event that would send her family scrambling. And meanwhile, there's Jughead, on the fringes of Riverdale, a witness to the terrible event that sets everything in motion: A tragedy that befalls Jason Blossom. You dare not miss this collection, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Afterlife with Archie, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and the writers of the CW Riverdale series, with stunning art by Alitha Martinez (Black Panther: World of Wakanda)! --. Riverdale Vol. 2 features stories that take place between episodes of the mega-hit CW TV show, with special looks into the lives of inhabitants of the small town. Meet the unlucky-in-love Kevin Keller; find out what makes Riverdale High hot-shots Reggie Mantle and Josie McCoy tick; see all the secrets Pop Tate overhears in his day-to-day business; and take a journey into Dilton Doiley's mad world as a doomsday prepper, which has even got people close to him -- like hyper-rational Jughead Jones -- wondering about the end times.

v. 1. Collects the Riverdale One-Shot and issues 1-3 of the smash hit ongoing series and features bonus content including the first full issue of the Archie series -- v. 2. Collects issues 4-8 of the smash hit series and features bonus content including issue #23 of the ongoing Archie series from the team of Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Waid and rising star artist Audrey Mok. "Untold comic tales from the hit TV series on the CW. An Archie comics presentation"--Cover. "Archie characters created by John L. Goldwater; the likenesses of the original Archie characters were created by Bob Montana."--Indicia.