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The Skrulls' Fake Archie Comes Face To Face With Modern-Day Riverdale [U.S.Avengers #13 Spoilers]

Published Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:22:48 -0600

Previously on U.S.Avengers, Cannonball managed to land on one of the Kral systems of the Skrull Empire, worlds in which the culture is modelled on that picked up from Earth-based fiction. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the Fantastic Four, we previously got to see worlds based on 1920s America as portrayed in gangster movies:

Cultural appropriation of the greatest kind. And now we got to see them move on a few decades and base a culture of a TV show that is, basically, the world of Archie Comics, with only a slight filter against intellectual property theft. Riverdale becomes Glendale, Archie becomes Ritchie, Jughead becomes Bughead, etc… but with U.S.Avengers #12 we saw what happened when Archie Comics was confronted with… Riverdale the TV show:

So Kevin Keller is Keith… and the Skrulls try their best to keep up with all the changed.

Ironically, it seems that not every Skrull can cope well with change. U.S.Avengers #12 by Al Ewing, Paco Diaz and Jesus Aburtov, is published today.

US AVENGERS #12 LEG
(W) Al Ewing (A) Paco Diaz (CA) Paco Medina
CANNONBALL RUN Part 2
•  Glenbrook goes to war – and the U.S.Avengers are caught in the middle!
•  But do they side with humanity – or the alien invaders?
•  It's a final battle for the soul of America – over a million light-years from Earth!
Rated T+In Shops: Nov 29, 2017
SRP: $3.99

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