BRAMPTON— A Brampton comic shop will make a guest appearance on the cover of a new comic book series featuring one of pop culture’s most iconic characters.

Afterlife with Archie #1 launches on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and features Archie, Jughead, Veronica, Betty, and the rest of the gang from Riverdale, in the midst of a zombie outbreak— just in time for Halloween.

Brampton’s Stadium Comics appears on a special edition cover that places the store in Riverdale as one of the town’s only remaining safe havens.

“We’re very excited and honoured to have our store featured on the cover of an Archie book,” said Kevin Hickey, co-owner of Stadium Comics which operates two locations in Brampton. “Archie Andrews and his friends have been entertaining people of all ages for over 70 years, and many of us grew up with Archie being our first exposure to the world of comic books”.

Rob Sinnott, also co-owner at Stadium Comics, stresses this particular book may not be best for kids.

“It’s aimed at those of us who grew up reading Archie and are ready to see him move on to dealing with more adult situations— such as a zombie apocalypse!” he said.

Afterlife with Archie has received a lot of interest due to it’s unlikely premise, and is emerging as the not-to-be-missed comic book of the fall. It will appeal to the same audience that reads popular zombie-related books such as The Walking Dead, which is now a hit TV series.

The Stadium Comics exclusive cover is limited to only 200 copies worldwide.

“We don’t expect it to last very long.” said Hickey about the availability of the comic. “We’re holding a launch party for the comic at our store on Oct. 9, and we invite all comic readers in Brampton to our store at Shoppers World Mall (from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.) to grab a copy for themselves!”

The launch party coincides with the 10th anniversary of The Walking Dead comic, which will also be celebrated at the store.