Frecklefaced archie will meet his demise when he intervenes in an assassination attempt on. The celebration of 70 years of archie comics fun continues with this fullcolor collection with over 400 pages of classic and muchloved comic book stories featuring americas favorite teenagers. Archie also known as archie comics is an ongoing comic book series featuring the archie comics character archie andrews. I doubt the death of archie will have the same effect and it all comes down to the companys lack of experience when dealing with these big events. Hartleys version of riverdale, presented in comics like archies date book and archies one way, was basically a sinfilled hellhole designed to. When riverdale premiered four years ago, the cw series arrived at a time when the afterlife with archie comic book by roberto aguirresacasa and francesco francavilla was at the peak of its popularity. The characters impending death comes in wednesdays installment. It is a little sad that this archie couldnt life a long full life full of grand kids and aarp and metamusil butthats how the comic book cookie crumbles. A adventures of bayou billy 19891990 adventures of koolaid man 19831990 adventures of pipsqueak 19591961 adventures of the dover boys1950 adventures of the fly 19591965 adventures of young dr. A woman reads an archie comic at oxford book shop in calcutta, india. He was shot at pop tates restaurant in riverdale while protecting his friend kevin keller, a newlyelected senator. He will be killed during an assassination attempt on. Archie to be shot saving gay friend in comic book cbs news.
Archies death highlights comic book shift towards reality. We take a look at the final moments of a comic book icon. Our favorite allamerican teen, now an adult, takes a bullet for kevin keller who, in this universe, is a newly elected gay senator having a fundraiser at the chock. But the death of the character who made his comic book debut more than 70 years ago is not meant to be a sob story, archie comics publisher and cochief executive officer jon goldwater said on. List of archie comics publications archie comics wiki. One of the few new characters to make a splash in the modern era of archie is cheryl blossom, and this is the issue where she made her debut. A life celebrated and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. For most of archie andrews life, the redheaded comic book icons biggest quandary was whether he liked veronica or betty.
Since 1941, comic book fans have followed the exploits of teenaged archie andrews and his friends. The famous frecklefaced comic book icon is meeting his demise in wednesdays installment of life with archie when. In 2010, it was revived as a magazinesized comic devoted to stories that grew out of archie marries veronicaarchie marries betty. T he longrunning comic book character archie andrews, 74, died on wednesday. Archies death latest comic book to inject reality associated press published 10.
Goldwater and artist bob montana in collaboration with writer vic bloom, is the main character in the archie comics franchise, including the longrunning archie andrews radio series, a syndicated comic strip, the archie show, archies weird mysteries, and riverdale. Archibald andrews, created in 1941 by publisher john l. Archie was dying long before they killed him share on. Archie comic book fans are battling mixed emotions as their beloved archie is killed. If youre avoiding archie comics because of the overthetop bubbly, cheerful, too colourful nature of the regular comics, then i must say that the married life is completely different from this. Archie proved to be popular enough to warrant his own selftitled ongoing comic book series which began publication in the winter of 1942 and ran until june 2015. Archies death highlights comic book shift towards reality july 15, 2014 12. Wanting to bring the beloved gang from archie comics back to life, the cw produced riverdale in january of last year.
The iconic comic book character, beloved by millions around the globe for over. The horrorfueled comic series plunged the fictional town of riverdale into the middle of a zombie apocalypse, and archie, betty, veronica, and the rest of their friends had. Life with archie is a comic book published by archie comics from 1958 to 1991. I enjoyed this book because it helps me realize that i should be enjoying more of the little things in life, even if it seems insignificant because while were growing up, were not completely aware of the importance of everything. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A lot of hot air, pencils by stan goldberg, inks by jon dagostino. The companys many titles feature the fictional teenagers archie andrews, jughead jones, betty cooper, veronica lodge, reggie mantle, sabrina. He shuffled off this mortal coil by taking a bullet for his friend, an openly gay senator who was campaigning for gun. Conservatives angry over comic books archie being shot to death duration. Archie killed while saving gay friend in comic book.
He was shot at pop tate s restaurant in riverdale while protecting his friend kevin keller, a newlyelected senator. Archie was dying long before they killed him fivethirtyeight. Archies death latest comic book story to inject reality. Archies death latest comic book to inject reality the.
The married life, a book series that started four years earlier following the parallel married lives of archie with betty and veronica finally ended in the death of archie. Archies death is getting the multiplechoice treatment. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. It featured archie andrews in adventure stories that were more dramatic than the standard archie tales. Following up on the success of the topselling the best of arche comics, this second volume brings together another musthave collection for archie. Archie comics is a powerhouse publishing company who has pumped out hits like their longest running publication of the same name, archie comics, the chilling adventures of sabrina, and the mighty crusaders. The retailers view the death of archie and selling comics. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The characters impending death comes in wednesdays installment of life with archie, a spinoff series that centres on grownup renditions of archie and his riverdale pals. Et july 15, 2014 this photo provided by archie comics shows the cover of the comic book, life with archie. The famous frecklefaced comic book icon is meeting his demise in wednesdays installment of life with archie when he intervenes in an assassination attempt on kevin keller, archie comics first. Reggie tries to ruin archies date with veronica by painting his car windows black.
The death of archie andrews in a new comic book may come as a shock to some, but its not the first time a popular comic character has been killed off and it wont be the last. Archie comics announces the death of archie the beat. Archies 65th anniversary bash, free comic book day edition. First face appearance of archie andrews on a comic book cover. The characters impending death comes in wednesdays. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. Reggie sabotages archies new tandem bike by letting the air out of the tires. Archie comics is the leading mass market comic book publisher in the world and the home to a wide array of the most popular humor, actionadventure and superhero characters in entertainment, including archie, jughead, betty, veronica, reggie, kevin keller, josie and the pussycats, sabrina the teenage witch, and many more. Riverdale could still adapt afterlife with archie heres how. A life celebrated was a book that described a characters past life. Archies firstever original young adult graphic novel.
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