“Hex Messages”—Jughead #10
One of the small, but standout moments in Chip Zdarksy’s Jughead run was the titular character’s coming out as asexual—a revelation that drastically recontextualized his long history of being chased around in the comics by people like Big Ethel who wanted to date him. Jughead #10 plays around a bit with his history as it reintroduces a new version of Sabrina who has her eyes set on the crowned boy for herself this time around. While this particular arc worked as a sendup to the multiple times Sabrina used her powers in attempts to make Jughead love other people, it was also an inspired way to help flesh out his truth on the page, and pay an homage to Sabrina’s classic scheming.
