The first issue of this series came out on October 8th, 2014. This issue, #7, came out on July 5th, 2017. So, yes, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the writer of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (and Afterlife with Archie) is probably the laziest writer on earth. I'm not entirely sure why the delay. Aguirre-Sacasa does write other stuff (he worked on the American Psycho musical a few years ago and is a producer of the TV show Riverdale), but how long does it take to write a comic book? Certainly not more than a day (unless you're Alan Moore, who stuffs his issues with tons of prose). I can't really complain, though, as Sabrina and Afterlife with Archie are two of the best comic books on the market. And this issue, #7, was stellar. It tells the history of Sabrina's father, Edward Spellman, who, at a young age, started conjuring spells and awakening demons and getting into all sorts of sadistic, fucked up shit. This book is dark, evil, compelling, creepy, and super engrossing. The art, by Robert Hack and Jack Morelli, gives it a vintage, Tales from the Crypt style. It's like finding a dusty old tome in an attack and opening it up and realizing you've just awoken an ancient evil.
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