Yes, it’s another great entry in the ARCHIE GRAPHIC NOVEL series, now with a new 6 x 9 trim size and increased page count of 112 pages! Our focus this time is that queen of chic, KATY KEENE. Since the 1940s, fashion model supreme Katy has enthralled audiences with her own self-titled series as well as KATY KEENE PIN-UP PARADE and KATY KEENE FASHION BOOK MAGAZINE. Readers have long thrilled to her adventures on the runway as well as her intriguing romances. Best of all, Katy Keene was one of the first interactive comic book series, inviting readers to send in fashion suggestions of their own that were turned into pin-ups and paper dolls that they could cut out and keep!

In 2005, Katy returned in a big way in the FREE COMIC BOOK DAY entry for that year. By popular demand, Katy soon began appearing again on a regular basis in the pages of ARCHIE & FRIENDS. Her new adventures were charted by writer-artist Andrew Pepoy, and were filled with the same adventure and romance Katy fans had come to expect, served up with a modern-day twist of course – now Katy is a model, movie actress and pop singing sensation rolled into one! Now these popular Katy stories are collected together for the first time. This handsome, fully colored edition features not only every KATY KEENE story from ARCHIE & FRIENDS #101 through #110, it also includes an ALL-NEW story from Pepoy that charts Katy’s whirlwind career. Don’t miss the high fashion hijinx! Stories include:

* “Katy’s Diary”: Discover how a Michigan girl went from a Chicago University student to a sensational celebrity supermodel!
* “…And the Award Goes To”: An appearance at the “VTV Movie Awards,” where she’s nominated for “best kiss” in “The Web” movie affords Katy an opportunity to sing on stage! .
* “Paparazzi Problem”: Katy spirits off to a secluded seaside town, hoping to relax and avoid the press… but even there, tabloid shutterbugs lurk! .
* “Love in Blum”: Katy Keene lands a plum role in “Johnny the Pirate III,” but all her sister MacKenzie cares about is crashing the set so she can meet hunky heartthrob Oleander Blum!
* “Music Magic v3.0”: Entertainment reporter Margot Vhang pulls out all the stops hoping to catch Katy in a scandal she can exploit. Leaving no slimy rock unturned, imagine Margot’s surprise when she learns the scandal-LESS truth about Katy! .
* “Beaches, Bikinis & Backstabbing”: Katy frolics on the beach in the middle of winter… on a working vacation in sunny Central America! But things soon go from sweet to sour when spoiled supermodel Mischa Mucha joins the photo shoot.
* “May I Have This Dance?”: Katy’s sister MacKenzie has a crush, but her crush has designs on Katy! Can MacKenzie find a way to swing the subject back around to herself?
* “The Web Returns”: It’s the return of that “Mighty Hero,” the Web… sort of! It’s the filming of the latest super-heroic multiplex mega hit starring everyone’s OTHER favorite arachnid-inspired hero, the Web. Katy has the plum role of the hero’s spunky girlfriend, but when things get seriously deadly on the set, Katy may have to put on her detective hat. Who is sabotaging the stunts, and why?
* “Viva Las Vegas”: The glittery city never saw anyone as glittering as Katy! Katy is in town to present the awards at an extreme sports skateboarding competition, but she isn’t winning any awards with her love-interest, stuntman K.O. Kirby.
* “America’s New Best Model”: Call it “designer satire” when Katy takes on television model competitions! Katy of course is the nicest contestant on the reality series hosted by Tyrant Brinks… and that makes her a real winner, no matter how the judges vote!
* "Four Color Fun": Katy is clearly a hero to the many fans who show up to meet her at the mammoth California Comic-con, where she's promoting her epic "Web Returns" film. While there, she sets out on a comics quest of her own that's sure to be as thrilling as her celluloid exploits!

KATY KEENE SPECIAL #1
SCRIPT AND ART: Andrew Pepoy.
Shipping Date: August 13th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: August 20th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: September 2nd, 2008
112-page, full color graphic novel
$10.95 US.

Katy Keene Special 1 by Various