I am a somewhat dedicated fan of Archie comics (though this doesn't come up very often in conversations around here) although I do tend to focus more on one series (that being Betty and Veronica Double Digest, but in my experience the tendency is to think of these series as juvenile and square and no fun. I admit that the choice of format and the fact that the characters haven't aged or really had any significant character development in the past 60 years is maybe not as conducive to them being excessively popular, but really I think that the creators of the comics are aware of that and have been making a concerted effort to become more relevant (even though seemingly no one has noticed.) So despite these attempts there are still articles that I have run across that suggest such imaginary stories as this:
Veronica Lodge
Character » Veronica Lodge appears in 7484 issues.
Veronica Lodge is a main character in the Archie Comics where she is the love interest of Archie but desired by his rival, Reggie.
Are Archie comics really that boring?
I don't hate archie but fact of the matter is you've see a single trade, you've seen everything there is to see about them
@RazzaTazz said:
@Crom-Cruach: I would disagree with the recent celebrity appearances
I personally couldn't give a rat's a** about celebrity appearances honestly, they do nothing to enhance my enjoyment of a comic
I've read a couple Archie comics here and there, and Archie fits more into what I call the "Funny Papers". You see these comics in the Newspaper (Garfeild, Peanuts, Funky Winkerbean, etc). Archie comics are comics that can't really decide what it wants to be. It presents itself as a newsstand comic comparable to the Action Comics and other comics we see on the shelves, but at the same time it retains that essence as to why I read the comics out of the Sunday newspaper, and that is normally just to be entertained for the moment. Archie has gone on for ages though, so evidently it works for the book. Perhaps it is that "funny papers" style of writing that keeps it seemingly unpopular. If it changed that style though I would think it would make Archie comics loose what make them individual and unique in their own right.
Totally agree. I think there's relevance to be had in Archie Comics as well as a good ole fun time which has always been a reason why I have and always will be a fan of this comic. And if I may be funny here a moment...is that...Jughead marrying a hamburger? ::Chuckles:: Hehe see the conventional thing would be to say that Veronica is marrying Betty but I've made a total turnaround by pointing to what Jughead's doing instead. Awesome blog Razzy :)
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