First Look: Rafer Roberts & Mike Norton Pull into “NEXT STOP CLOWNTOWN” for A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #6 – Coming in August!
This summer, Archer & Armstrong are bombarding the Big Top to reveal the stomach-churning secrets at the heart of America’s most tasteless traveling circus…and it’s no laughing matter!
Valiant is proud to present your first look inside A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #6 – the FIRST ISSUE of “NEXT STOP CLOWNTOWN,” an ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT from rising star Rafer Roberts (HARBINGER RENEGADES) and Eisner Award-winning artist Mike Norton (Revival)! They’ve got lions. They’ve got bears. Oh, and malformed mutant clones too! Oh my! Valiant’s mismatched pair of conspiracy-smashing heroes thought they’d stumbled into an ordinary roadside funfair…but now Archer & Armstrong are about to become the star attractions of a midway where mad science and illicit experimentation rule the day!
Archer & Armstrong are on the hunt for Armstrong’s long-lost wife, and the clues have put them on the trail of America’s craziest traveling circus! But it’s not just clowns, carnies, and strongmen lurking under the Big Top… When the world’s premier adventure duo discover dozens of mutated Armstrong doppelgängers secretly running the show, all heck is bound to break loose! And it’s only going to get worse when Davey the Mackerel returns with a shocking new set of secrets about Armstrong’s bottomless satchel…and what else might be soon plotting its escape!
Hey kiddo, step right up here, spend a few nickels, and find out why fans and critics call A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #6 the latest chapter of a dynamic delight that’ll wow, amaze, and maybe even make a man of you yet!
“Jam-packed with jokes and visual gags… Some of the most bold, original work in all of superhero comics right now…” – The A.V. Club
“✮✮✮✮½… Though Archer and Armstrong have long been a staple of the Valiant Universe, this new title makes them read, feel, and look better than ever.” –Newsarama
“[A]s entertaining as it is endearing… [with] a level of personal development beyond what we’ve seen so far.” – IGN
“A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG is an absolutely phenomenal comic… Brilliant.” – Graphic Policy
“Scathingly funny… A densely wacky, highly entertaining action comedy.” – Uproxx
On August 10th, jump on board the oddest odyssey of the summer when NEXT STOP CLOWNTOWNcomes roaring into a vacant lot near you for A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #6 – featuring covers from David Lafuente (Ultimate Spider-Man), Darick Robertson (The Boys), Pere Perez (FAITH), Rafer Roberts (Plastic Farm), and Diego Latorre (Dante’s Inferno)!
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A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #6 (NEW ARC! “NEXT STOP: CLOWNTOWN” – PART 1)
Written by RAFER ROBERTS
Art by MIKE NORTON
Cover A by DAVID LAFUENTE (JUN161890)
Cover B by KANO (JUN161891)
Cover C by DARICK ROBERTSON (JUN161892)
Valiant x CGC Replica Variant by PERE PÉREZ (JUN161893)
Variant Cover by RAFER ROBERTS (JUN161894)
Variant Cover by DIEGO LATORRE (JUN161895)
$3.99| 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale AUGUST 10 (FOC – 7/18/16)
