I'll admit that when Archie relaunched Josie and the Pussycats, I had my doubts as to whether Alexandra Cabot could really fit into the restructured and slightly more realistic take on the Archie Universe. See, while her primary role as Josie's power-hungry but tone-deaf antagonist was pretty standard teenage rival stuff, her more distinctive trait involved a witchy bloodline that allowed her to cast spells whenever she was holding her cat. It made for some weird stories, but I was worried that Alexandra's over-the-top abilities might not have survived the reboot.

Now, though, I can see that I was wrong. When Josie and the Pussycats #3 hits shelves this week, she's back in full force, literally riding around on a giraffe and interrupting Josie's concert with an even more sinister force than dark magic: Capitalism! Check out a preview below!

 

Josie and the Pussycats #3, Archie Comics
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Josie and the Pussycats #3, Archie Comics
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Josie and the Pussycats #3, Archie Comics
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Josie and the Pussycats #3, Archie Comics
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Josie and the Pussycats #3, Archie Comics
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Josie and the Pussycats #3, Archie Comics
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Josie and the Pussycats #3, Archie Comics
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It's getting pretty late into the year to make this call, and there's definitely a lot of pretty stiff competition, but Karl the Giraffe might just end up being the Sensational Character Find of 2016.

 

JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS #3

The next installment’s got it all! Alexandra is BACK to wreak havoc on the Pussycats’ beach party as Josie’s romance with Alan M heats up! We’ve got lions, tigers, and jet skis (oh my!) as the Pussycats fight—for the right—to party!

Script: Marguerite Bennett, Cameron DeOrdio
Art: Audrey Mok, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli
Cover: Audrey Mok
Variant Covers: Wilfredo Torres, Dean Trippe
On Sale Date: 12/7
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

 

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