With that many teens, I suppose it was inevitable that horror would come to Riverdale. To the creative team's credit, they play the horror straight up, Walking Dead-style. (I could see them also using modern zombies with the classic characters for comedic effect.) That said, the basics haven't changed: Archie's still the hero and Betty and Veronica are still fighting over him. But where the original was super brightly colored, this new incarnation favors darkness and shadow, appropriate to the story it wants to tell. I look forward to the imminent release of Volume II to see what happens next. 
 As a side note, this volume contains the alternate covers that were used for various issues. I like the one featured here, but it's interesting to see what the different takes were. Also included are some of the storyboards for some of the issues.