On Wednesday, April 23rd, AHOY Comics is set to release ARCHAIC #5 (of 5) – the fifth and final issue of a modern-day action-adventure which follows the newest residents of a sentient island populated by the gods and monsters of dead civilizations: a harried single mom and her three kids.
From writer Melissa F. Olson (Project: Cryptid, Dead Spots), artist Sally Cantirino (I Walk With Monsters), and colorist Gab Contreras (Witchblood), the fast-paced mystery explores what happens to legends once the world no longer has use for them.
Here’s a look at the cover, the storyline, and preview pages for
this week’s release from AHOY Comics on New Comic Book Day! #NCBD
ARCHAIC #5 (of 5)
Written by Melissa F. Olson
Art by Sally Cantirino
Colors by Gab Contreras
Letters by Rob Steen
“Ginger Snaps“
Written by Tyrone Finch
Illustrated by Ameilee Sullivan
“There’s Lobster in Heaven!“
Written by Chris Sumberg
Illustrated by Dan Schoeneck
Covers & Cover Artists:
Sally Cantirino (Cover A)
Release Date: April 23, 2025
Non-stop action in the final issue as an alliance is formed, a long-made promise is kept, and Tess learns that sometimes family can be monsters—literally.
About AHOY Comics:
AHOY Comics debuted in the fall of 2018 with the bold promise for readers to expect more from its line of comic book magazines, featuring comic book stories, poetry, prose fiction, and cartoons.
The independent, Syracuse-based company is the brainchild of Publisher Hart Seely, an award-winning reporter whose humor and satire has appeared in The New York Times and on National Public Radio. AHOY’s Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer is committed to publishing comics with a (dark) sense of humor with titles like the superhero parody THE WRONG EARTH, the religious satire HIGH HEAVEN, the sci fi spoof CAPTAIN GINGER, the time travel tales PLANET OF THE NERDS and BRONZE AGE BOOGIE, HASHTAG: DANGER and the anthology series EDGAR ALLAN POE’S SNIFTER OF TERROR. This summer, the company will publish the highly anticipated SECOND COMING, the satirical comic book series by Mark Russell and Richard Pace in which Jesus Christ resumes His Holy Mission.
