{Another ridiculous east coast snow storm pushed us to Saturday – ARGH!!!} ROYAL PAINS, the USA Network hit series, has been awarded a “Back Six”. That’s a special run of new episodes running during the winter. Executive Producer, Michael Rauch, explains what’s in store for fans over the next few weeks. Plus Archie jumps into…
ARCHIE #619 “Robbing Arch” – Part Two: “On the Run with Robbing Arch” The trap has been set! The medieval adventures continue as Arch and his Merry Band of Teens attempt to rescue Princess Veronica from the clutches of the Duke of Doom and the fiendish jester, Chester! But has Robbing Arch just made himself…
According to a press release issued by Archie Comics, their newest character, Kevin Keller, is about to get his own four-issue mini-series. Riverdale’s first openly gay man, Kevin Keller debuted last month in Veronica #202, the first Archie title to sell out and go into a same-month second printing on the direct sales market. His…
Archie Comics’ Kevin Keller– the first openly gay character in Riverdale– has been welcomed enthusiastically by Versace, the New York Times, and fans from every corner of the world. To celebrate the sold out first printing of Kevin Keller’s debut issue, Veronica #202, Archie Comics is going back to the press for a special limited…
The fine folks in sunny Riverdale have a pair of powerful visitors, sweeping into town later this year. Scratch that. The fine folks in Riverdale have one powerful visitor and one ex-governor / tea-party activist sweeping into town later this year. Why? Because student politics is a national level issue when it’s Archie Andrews vs….
First, it was interracial dating… and now it’s homosexuality. With all the changes going on, it’s driving some people to drink… if only they could. Join us back at Munden’s Bar with writer John Ostrander (GrimJack, Suicide Squad, Star Wars: Legacy) and artist Chris Burnham (X-Men, Elephantmen) as a young man must make the hardest…
Okay, I’ll admit for the past year or so I’ve found our friends over at Archie Comics to be the most innovative and most courageous outfit among the major publishers. The first to jump feet-first into the world of digital publishing, they’ve followed up with Mike Uslan’s media-quaking Archie Gets Married story arc, they’ve entered…
We all know that Marvel has their Marvel Universe and their Ultimate Universe, and we know that DC has 52 different universes all in constant flux, but did you know that Archie Comics – yes, Archie Comics – started three more brand new universes in the past several months? That brings their total…
Sweet Christmas. Daaaamn. A few thoughts: Archie, you already can’t choose between Betty and Veronica. The first person to say anything about Archie chasing strange pussy gets punched in the neck. I don’t envy Archie Comics the amount of bigoted hate mail they’re going to get from a certain segment of the populace. And I…
Man, he won’t even choose on a stamp, will he? Archie is now part of the 2010 Stamp program from the US Postal Service. The stamps are expected to go on sale in July during the San Diego Comic-Con.
Archie Comics is perhaps the most innovative publisher around these days, although for many comics fans they’re beneath the radar. That’s a shame; folks are missing out on some great stuff. Some fans are aware of their New Look digest books (“Ultimate Archie”?), and Mike Uslan’s Marriage of Archie and Veronica has made headlines. For…
Presented for your approval are these, the stories we didn’t get to yesterday. This year’s Animation Supercon in Miami has announced it will host reunions of the voice cast for two of our favorite shows: Futurama and Pinky and the Brain. In today’s inevitable Archie Comics news, Dark Horse has announced it will be publishing…
