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that may be its biggest problem – in doing so, it's crammed so full of disparate elements and influences it seems to be trying to be several different-type of shows at once. Written by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and produced by WB uber-producer Greg Berlanti (who also oversees all the DCTV shows), on[...]

What, exactly, is she hiding about the mysterious death of her twin brother, Jason? Riverdale may look like a quiet, sleepy town, but there are dangers in the shadows… Based on the characters from Archie Comics, RIVERDALE is from Warner Bros Television and CBS Television Studios, in association with Berlanti Productions, with executive producers Roberto[...]

Last year we gave you first read reactions to Fear The Walking Dead, Preacher, Powers, Lucifer and Scream. Archie Comics never came to Britain It is such an intrinsic part of the American pop culture it seems, but so is Dad's Army in the UK which remains an utter mystery to the Americans. I only encountered Archie when it was being mocked,[...]

Especially, if you like Archie Comics! The website is having a Christmas sale in which you can get 40% off your entire order. Besides the allure of 40% off, I found the idea of their Graphic Novel bundle packs to be pretty interesting You get to choose one 6 issue double digest subscription, 1 graphic novel[...]

  This is The Hangman, the new Dark Circle comic book from Archie Comics, written by Frank Tieri and drawn by Felix Ruiz.   It appears to be pretty much nothing like Archie have ever published before Even when compared to Afterlife With Archie or even Black Hood Take a look – before it's out tomorrow.   What would Mr Weatherbee[...]

Bleeding Cool has been informed that Archie Comics has laid off a significant number of their office staff, six out of their thirty employees I have been told that it's not from the executive level, but from production and warehouse And that this includes a production assistant, and a senior art director who has been with the company for[...]

Take him to the cubes, Dredd! Archie Comics, the acclaimed and bestselling comic book publisher that is home to some of the best-known pop culture creations in the world is marking their 75th anniversary in 2016 And to help ring in this monumental occasion, IDW Publishing is celebrating their publishing partner in the form of Archie tribute[...]

Top 5 am here. Books Featured for August 12, 2015: Image Comics: Beauty #1 Dark Horse Comics: The Eltingville Club #2 Marvel Comics: Howard the Duck #5 DC Comics: DC Comics Bombshells #1 Archie Comics: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #4 Find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperAwesomeComicShow https://www.facebook.com/FoxiHasAPosse The Super Awesome Comic Review Show returns to Bleeding Cool, recorded at the one and only Astro-Zombies Comic[...]

Archie Comics is gearing up for their big summer relaunch of Archie #1 by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples and in doing so, they have set up to do seventeen exclusive retailer covers so far And the artist being tapped to produce these covers include Jae Lee, Terry Moore, Dave Dorman, Cameron Stewart and a[...]

Chapter 3 of The Fox: Fox Hunt is nearly here, arriving on June 10th next week, and aptly titled "The Devil You Know", written by Mark Waid and Dean

If retailers were being pushed out of the equation, Archie directly competing with them for customers, how much of this was down to cashflow problems, a new deal with Wal-Mart and Target and how was getting paid what. Rather than about the comics. Well, now Archie Comics have taken their ball home The Kickstarter, which had raised[...]

By Jeremy Konrad Archie Comics has been around for 75 years, which is a huge accomplishment Last year, they took a massive risk with the launches of Afterlife with Archie and Sabrina horror-themed comics, and asked us as retailers to be there along for the ride with them And with them we were It was a[...]

Yesterday, Archie Comics launched a Kickstarter appeal to fund their new Riverdale Reborn line. Citing cashflow problems with their new Target/Wal-Mart deal as the factor behind needing to use a Kickstarter to launch the new line. A couple of retailers took umbrage at this, and there were questions from other creators and retailers as to why Archie Comics[...]

Yesterday, Archie Comics launched a Kickstarter appeal to fund their new Riverdale Reborn line. Citing cashflow problems with their new Target/Wal-Mart deal as the factor behind needing to launch a Kickstarter to launch the new line. A couple of retailers took umbrage at this, but there were other creators and retailers who wanted to talk, including Mark[...]

This morning we were fast off the blocks, reporting the new line of Archie Comics titles for Riverdale Reborn to be funded by Kickstarter. Shortly afterwards, we received a response from Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater I understand that this will appear elsewhere but for  now, you can read it here. Take it away, Jon. We live in[...]

Earlier this morning, we ran a piece about the just-launched Archie Comics kickstarter funding offer to expand their upcoming relaunch of Archie Comics titles, including creators such as Chip Zdarsky and Adam Hughes. We also ran a letter by Archie CEO, Jon Goldwater, to explain why they were doing this. It didn't go down well with everyone… Jesse James[...]

On the back of relaunching Archie #1 with Mark Waid and Fiona Staples, Archie Comics is relaunching the rest of their line from A-list creators. Chip Zdarsky writing a Jughead monthly series, with an as yet unnamed artist. Adam Hughes writing and drawing Betty And Veronica While this book will fit squarely in the new Riverdale universe, you can[...]

Predator #1 is the comic for you! Let me get this out there, I've never been a huge fan of Archie comics Never was the demographic they were going for but over the years, Archie has, arguably, become one of comics' most progressive publishers, having taken on Riverdale's richest 1%, killed Archie in an alternate reality and introduced[...]

In 2013 and 2014, Archie Comics brought us The Fox: 'Freak Magnet', by Mark Waid and Dean Haspiel, with both contributing to the writing on the series and Haspiel on art, as well as Allen Passalaqua on colors and John Workman on letters Now with the "Red Circle" banner under which The Fox was originally[...]

What could you come up with that was more extreme than something that might appear in the Dark Horse series Grindhouse? Well, you can't really--you just

However, the first comic I read regularly, from the four-issue-mini-series-I-was-bought-in-a-Toys-R-Us onward, was Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog. (It's one of three comics I've ever had a subscription to, which seems like such an alien concept to me now.) Sonic's an odd duck (or hedgehog), in that the games basically had a plot of "run fast and pop robots[...]

This scene from the upcoming Black Hood #2 from Archie Comics…. …could only be improved if it came rigt before this… Black Hood #2's Final Order Cut-Off date is Monday, folks. This scene from the upcoming Black Hood #2 from Archie Comics…. …could only be improved if it came rigt before this… Black Hood #2's Final Order Cut-Off date[...]

Archie Comics is following up their 2013 event Worlds Collide that featured Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man with a new event called Worlds Unite that include more SEGA and CAPCOM franchises like Street Fighter and Monster Hunter. The new event will include characters from Sonic Boom, Mega Man X, it will also include SEGA franchises[...]

Dark Horse Comics reveal two variant covers for Archie Vs. Predator #2 for us this morning, and they stem from the minds of Robert Hack and Dustin Nguyen

I've just read the first issue of Black Hood, the new comic from Archie Comics' Dark Circle, reinventing their superhero comic books for a new audience The Final Order Cut Off is today. We previously mentioned that this would be the first Archie comic to, well, feature the F-word, but no one seemed to believe us[...]

If a publisher can't manage even 1 or 2 female creators in 2014, they can't be trying that hard to find any. ARCHIE COMICS It was a quiet month for Archie, with only a handful of new books, and not a lot of women therein In November 2014, Archie released 5 new comics with 37 credited creators,[...]

But Archie also has a strong presence here throughout he chart, alongside Oni and Viz. Based on this, and given its long standing, could Archie Comics be a Premier Publisher in 2015? TOP 100 SMALL PRESS COMICS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in Calendar Year 2014 QTY RANK OVERALL QTY RANK OVERALL DOLLAR RANK INDEX DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR 1 267 91 50.36 LIFE WITH ARCHIE COMIC #36 $4.99 ARC 2 437 141 42.77 LIFE WITH ARCHIE COMIC #37 $4.99 ARC 3 443 285 42.57 SABRINA[...]

It was launched in a flurry of publicity off the back of Afterlife With Archie. Issue 1 of The Chilling Tales Of Sabrina, Teenage Witch was a hit in

By Randy Young and Chris Hunter Bleeding Cool welcomes the return of Talking Comics, from Excalibur Comics, Cards, and Games in Shreveport, Louisiana, to

Kevin Keller, Archie Comics' first out gay character, saw his own series come to an end last year But it appears that he will be returning in 2015… with a beard. Really Kevin? You came out already, we know you're gay, it was in all the papers, you don't need to pretend any more Being seen[...]