Spring is busting out all over. Over in the world of Archie Comics, Betty and Veronica are already celebrating (and not celebrating) April Fool’s Day. In this month’s Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest, the girls have had it up to here with Reggie’s pranks and plan to get his goat. But will they be successful? The…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Betty and Veronica Friends Forever: Power-Ups #1
Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge have been the best of frenemies since the 1940s. In Betty and Veronica Friends Forever: Power-Ups #1, our heroines take a step into virtual reality in a brand-new story. The tale, written by Tania Del Rio, sees Betty and Veronica suit up and enter The Riververse. The Riververse is an online game…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: February 2022
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of February! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, Archie Comics announces some new titles and a brand-new Editor in Chief!
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #301
Betty and Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #301 keeps its action centered around everyone’s favorite Riverdale-based best friends, Veronica Lodge and Betty Cooper. The digest combines reprints of older stories with a brand-new story. Drawn by the king of Archie art, Dan Parent, it also sports inks from Jim Amash, color work by Glenn Whitmore, and…
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Archie Modern Classics: Magic TPB
Archie Modern Classics is a new kind of TPB for Archie Comics. It collects stories from recent eras instead of archival material, all of which have been published by the comics giant over the past two years, into a single volume. The TPB also includes brand-new stories. The book will street on January 26. Check…
Archie Comics Pubwatch: January 2022
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of January! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, we ring in a brand-new year with another title resurrected from the Red Circle Comics File!
Archie Comics Pubwatch: December 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of December! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock ‘lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, we have some exciting Free Comic Book day news and even more info about the special upcoming Valentine’s Day one-shot comic!
Queering Cozy Classics for the Winter!
The weather is getting chillier where I live, and I’m starting to yearn for afternoons curled up with a hot drink, rereading something cozily canonical like Austen or Shakespeare. Part of what’s cozy about that scene, for me, is the interpretations of characters I developed on first reading, and still stand by. In fandom, “headcanons”…
Archie Pubwatch: November 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of November! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock ‘lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, we have some fresh variant covers, some interviews and panels, and much more!
REVIEW: Deadpool: Black, White and Blood #2 – A Great Big Pile of Gore
While the second issue of Deadpool: Black, White, and Blood is a less necessary purchase for ‘Pool fans, it’s still a worthy compendium of his bloody, funny antics.
Archie Comics Pubwatch: October 2021
Welcome to the Archie Comics Pubwatch for the month of October! I’m Lisa, reporting from a corner booth at Pop’s Chock ‘lit Shoppe, and here’s this month’s news! In this month’s Archie Comics Pubwatch, we have New York Comic Con news, a full review of Big Ethel Energy, Riverdale announces some major casting news, and…
REVIEW: Spider-Man: Life Story Annual #1 – I Want Pictures of J. Jonah Jameson!
Providing a trenchant character portrait of J. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Man: Life Story Annual is deep and dark and beautifully written — but doesn’t feature much actual web-slinging from Peter Parker himself.