Get ready for a Riverdale/Archie Comics x View Askewniverse collision, with news that Kevin Smith is writing a crossover comic in which Archie meets Jay & Silent Bob. This title will take place in the continuity of Smith’s filmography, with the crossover set after 2022’s Clerks III.

“Archie plays a role in the healing,” Smith told The Hollywood Reporter, which features Archie landing a summer job at the Clerks Quick Shop and striking up a friendship with co-worker Randal Graves. As fans of the View Askewniverse will know, Smith is referring to the events of Clerks III, which saw the death of Brian O’Halloran’s Dante. “Not only is this my stab at a classic American franchise that existed long before me that I read as a kid … It’s a midlife crisis project about death and learning to deal,” Smith adds.

Kevin Smith Presents: Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob will be released on July 9th. The comic has art from Fernando Ruiz and Rich Koskowski, colours by Matt Herms, letters by Jack Morelli and a cover by Ruiz, Koslowski and Rosario “Tito” Peña. It is a partnership between Archie and Smith’s Secret Stash Press.

Check out the preview artwork for the comic below: