MANILA, Philippines— A Filipino artist on Sunday unveiled the Philippine exclusive variant of well-loved Archie comics. On the cover of the first ever Archie exclusive for the Philippines illustrated by Miguel Mercado, the characters are seen posing at Luneta with Rizal monument as their background. Aptly titled as “Archie and Friends Travel #1,” the synopsis stated that The Archies, the band led by Andrews is on tour in the Philippines. The Philippine exclusive cover was announced during the last day of first SuperManila Pop Culture Convention. Aside from the Archie Philippine exclusive variant, Mercado also did the his first cover work for Marvel, his rendition of Spider-Man 2099 and his holographic aide Lyla for Amazing Spider-Man #33.

Source: Philippine Star October 20, 2019 06:02 UTC