I looked around online to see whats going on exactly with Archie number 600. Actually that’s not true, I looked up to try and see what exactly is going on with Archie 600 variant editions and the Hero Initiative.
I learned about the Hero Initiative last year when they did a Wolverine 100 project sending out 100 blank cover issues into the world. The lucky recipients got to draw whatever Wolverine picture they wanted to then be auctioned off on the Hero Initiative ebay store. The money collected from the bidding frenzy is given to comics creators of the past who are in need of some support. Four of those Wolverine issues showed up at Periscope Studio along with some sketch cards, which you can go see here.
It looks like the next Hero Initiative project is currently taking place in conjunction with Archie Comics and its 600th issue where in Archie finally chooses one someone to marry. More blank covers have found their way to Periscope and I happen to get one! From what I understand it doesn’t have to be an illustration of Archie and his gang but can be anything that they publish so that means I decided to draw Sonic the Hedgehog!
I tried to look into whats been announced and perhaps the general buzz about these blank covers but didn’t see much of anything online so far. Hopefully its not meant to be top secret. If I find out it is, this post will disappear.
Here’s what I got so far!
The blank cover given to me,
and then my rough to make sure I have all the characters where I want them and the illustration is going to work. I wanted to draw a wrap around cover so this was vital.
