Newsarama can exclusively reveal that Archie Comics is set to cause a food fight to end all food fights in Jughead: Piemageddon, a new one-shot comic from writer Tom King and artist Dan Parent, later this summer.
"I wanted to write a comic that spoke not only to our time, but to all times—a comic that challenged facile definitions of love and literature by transcending those perpetual platonic shadows and revealing a priori the tragic and comedic conditions inherent to our own precious, dissected, humiliating, human condition," says King. "Also, I wanted to write a comic where like a lot of people are getting hit by pies."
Jughead: Piemageddon is the follow-up to Archie: The Decision, a previous Archie one-shot from King and Parent back in 2024 that saw Archie Andrews struggle with the age-old choice between Betty and Veronica. Comparatively, Piemageddon looks set to be more of a classic goof with far-reaching consequences. It even promises a look at both Old Man Archie and Old Man Jughead when it releases on July 15.
"It’s so good to be teaming up with Tom again, especially in this very Jughead-centric story," says Parent. "Even though I love drawing the girls, it’s nice to work on Jughead, who is probably everyone’s favorite character in the Archieverse."
"It’s always good to do slapstick," he adds. "There is not enough slapstick in comics, or for that matter, the world, and here, Tom presents the ultimate in slapstick humor: the pie fight! And to the youth of America who are not familiar with this classic form of slapstick comedy . . . you’re welcome!"
You can check out several of the covers for Jughead: Piemageddon from Parent, Jen Bartel, Elsa Charretier, Marguerite Sauvage, Greg Smallwood, and Francesco Francavilla below:
"What these two have created is something completely unique and fun, and also perfectly Archie, or in this case, perfectly Jughead," says Mike Pellerito, Archie Comics editor-in-chief. "And it's a great time—not only is the Supergirl movie coming out this summer, based on Tom's and artist Bilquis Evely's iconic Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, but Tom is hard at work writing the live-action Archie movie at Universal, helmed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. So, with all these wonderful things happening—especially in the 85th anniversary year of Archie—we've decided to celebrate with a pie fight!"
Here's the official solicit text for Jughead: Piemageddon, straight from Archie:
"This is it—the hottest comic of the summer, fresh out of the oven! The incomparable writer TOM KING (of the upcoming Archie movie!) teams up with legendary artist DAN PARENT to present one of the wildest events to ever take place in the Archie Universe! Picture it: Riverdale, some year A.D. What was supposed to start out as a showcase of Jughead’s pie-eating skills morphed into the wildest food fight America—no, THE WORLD—has ever seen. Betty vs. Veronica (kind of), Reggie being . . . well, Reggie. Hot Dog lounging. Friends turned to enemies. Hearts broken. Crumbs everywhere. What’s to become of Riverdale? And will Jughead ever get to taste a sweet morsel of pie? All this AND a peek at Old Man Archie & Jughead. No matter what your favorite flavor is, this issue has something for you. Have a taste for yourself in JUGHEAD: PIEMAGEDDON!"
Jughead: Piemageddon – written by Tom King with pencils by Dan Parent, inks by Rich Koslowski, letters by Jack Morelli, and colors by Rosario "Tito" Pena – is set to release on July 15, 2026. While you wait, be sure to keep an eye on Newsarama.
