Still reeling from the goodness that was Archie #1 and Archie’s continued efforts to make Archie current, relevant, and interesting, we decided to celebrate our excitement with…drinking!
Review: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4 Does Horror Right
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4 Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (writer), Robert Hack (art), Jack Morelli (letters) Archie Horror July 29, 2015 (Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4 and is based on an advanced review copy from Archie Comics)
#TeamVeronica: Why Veronica is Better than Betty
When it comes to the ever-concerning question: which girl will Archie pick? The general consensus seems to be Team Betty. I guess it may seem obvious. Betty is kind and smart. She can bake and fix that oil leak in the jalopy. She’s always there to lend a helping hand, and she wears a ponytail…
Cook Your Comics: Riverdale Burgers
Archie #1, released earlier this month, is a relaunch of the series that began in 1942. The new series is updated for modern times, but it still has the element that always fascinated me most: giant piles of hamburgers. As a strongly food-oriented person, I can identify with Jughead’s burger obsession, although not his metabolism….
Short & Sweet: Sandman, Lucy the Octopus, Ghouls, and Ghosts!
Sandman: Overture #5 Neil Gaiman (writer), J.H. Williams III (artist), Dave Stewart (colorist), Todd Klein (letterer) Vertigo May 27, 2015
Review: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #3 or Sabrina’s Purity4Satan Campaign
A conversation between Claire and Ginnis on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #3 Archie Horror Script: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Art: Robert Hack, Jack Morelli Cover: Robert Hack Lettering: Jack Morelli Warning: Contains Spoilers for Sabrina #3
Review: The Fox #1-2
The Fox – #1 & #2 Mark Waid (writer) Dean Haspiel (artist, writer) Dark Circle Comics The Fox is a character that has been kicking around superhero universes since 1940, and has risen again as part of Archie Comics’ revitalized superhero line-up. This current iteration, by Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid, is picking up where their mini-series Freak Magnet,…
Riverdale Reborn: How Archie Comics Is Getting All My Money
I was already excited when it was announced that everyone’s favorite Boy Next Door was getting a makeover, thanks to the likes of Mark Waid and Fiona Staples. Like many of you, I grew up with Archie and the gang: Betty Cooper was my role model before I even knew what the term meant. You…
Review: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #2 Brings Us Madam Satan!
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #2 Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (writer), Robert Hack (artist), & Jack Morelli (letterer) Archie – Archie Horror April 15, 2015 After six months of trepidatious waiting, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has returned in all its macabre glory. If six months seems too long to wait, have no worries because issue #2…
Where I Began: Kids’ Comics That Left Impressions
B & V & Lex Makes Three I read my first comic book when I was six or seven years old. It was a Betty & Veronica Double Digest, and I first noticed it sitting on a newsstand at the grocery store. I asked my Grandma if I could read it, thinking she would say…
Double Trouble, Gotham via Riverdale: Date Night With WWAC
I’m at the fanciest Italian restaurant in Riverdale (weirdly, I can also order lobster here). Across the table is my Valentine’s date—high school heartthrob and continual teenage crush Jason Blossom. No, wait. It’s no heartthrob at all, it’s everyman Archie Andrews, looking extra freckled and earnest in the kind glow of the candlelight.