Riverdale Season 3 #3 “You’ve Got Mail” Micol Ostow (Writer), Thomas Pitilli (Artist), Andre Skymanowicz (Colours), John Workman (Letters) “Funny Games” Janice Chiang (Letters), Joe Eisma (Artist), Matt Herms (Colours), Micol Ostow (Writer) Archie Comics 22 May, 2019 Riverdale Season 3 #3 is, by far, the strongest issue of the series. The characters highlighted here…
Last Week’s Episode: The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorant Avian Lawyers
Just here to say that the likelihood of continued Birdman jokes in the headline is extremely high. Today we have a gay rat, Pikachu, and some nostalgia (always).
Riverdale Season 3 #2 Glimpses Into The Season’s Big Mysteries
Riverdale Season 3 #2 ‘Cold Comfort Farm’ Micol Ostow (Writer), Thomas Pitilli (Artist), Andre Skymanowicz (Colours), John Workman (Letters) ‘Choni Goes West’ Janice Chiang (Letters), Joe Eisma (Artist), Matt Herms (Colours), Micol Ostow (Writer) Archie Comics 24 April, 2019 The Farm has been a mystery throughout season three of Riverdale, but if you were hoping…
Riverdale Season 3 #1: A Rear Window Into the Series
Riverdale Season 3 #1 ‘Rear Window’ Micol Ostow (writer), Thomas Pitilli (artist), Andre Skymanowicz (colours), John Workman (letters) ‘Mommie Dearest’ Janice Chiang (letters), Joe Eisma (artist), Matt Herms (colours), Micol Ostow (writer) Archie Comics 13 March, 2019 Riverdale’s third season on The CW has introduced some interesting plotlines, but this new tie-in series from Archie…
Riverdale Volume #2 Fights The Post-Season Blues
Riverdale Vol. 2 Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (stories); Aaron Elling, Will Ewing, Michael Grassi, Ross Maxwell, Brian E Paterson, Tessa Leigh Williams (writers); Joe Eisma, Thomas Pitilli (artists); Janice Chiang, John Workman (letters); Andre Szymanowicz (colors) Archie Comics March 2018 As season two of the CW’s hit TV show Riverdale draws to a close, Archie Comics stands ready…
Problems in Riverdale: Formulaic Tropes, Bad Boys Edition
When I first saw that The CW was going to produce a show around my favourite childhood comic, I was thrilled but hesitant. I love a good teen-drama show — the melodrama and high tension mixed with angsty love connections is my jam. However, these shows — typically airing on The CW, MTV, or ABC…
No Riverdale Rivals: Betty and Veronica Are Friends Not Frenemies
Rivalry is one of storytelling’s most popular (and most relied-upon) devices. Need to shake things up? Plot feeling stale? Pit two characters against each other. Rivalries, in general, tend to be widespread–from sports teams to genre franchises–but it’s also very commonplace in the world of comics. Ask any comics fan to name a “versus” pair…
Road to Riverdale: Penguin Random House Canada Screening Event
This past Friday, Penguin Random House Canada invited me to their offices for a screening of the first episode of the new CW show, Riverdale. It’s a modern take on the iconic Archie characters set in their small town of Riverdale and attendees were encouraged to dress up in either 1950s garb or as the Archie…
Pop’s Diner: 6 Snack Pairings for the Riverdale Premiere
Riverdale, the strange new Archie-comics-meets-Twin-Peaks show debuts tonight on The CW at 9 PM. And lifetime Archie-fan Laura Harcourt, will be live tweeting it for us at @womenonocomics! While Archie has been busily rebooting their classic comics for a YA, romance-loving readership, they’ve also been working with the CW to develop this live action drama, which bears little…