Outstanding Comic Book Nominees for Annual GLAAD Award Announced
GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has released their annual awards nominees, which run a vast gamut of categories from film, to television, to documentary and even to newspaper...
View ArticleTrouble in Riverdale: Archie Comics CEO Banned From Office
All may not be sunny and friendly dances at Riverdale High. The co-CEO of Archie Comics Nancy Silberkleit had a temporary restraining order placed upon her by a federal judge this week, a response to...
View ArticleOccupy Riverdale Happening In Archie Comics
Archie Comics has officially announced that the Occupy Wall Street Movement will be coming to Riverdale with an Occupy Riverdale story. The Occupy Riverdale storyline will be written by Alex Segura,...
View ArticleLife With Archie Gay Wedding Issue Sells Out
The controversial “Life With Archie” #16, which features a gay wedding, has sold out according to Archie Comics. I suppose the sell out really isn’t a surprise, seeing how much press—both good and...
View ArticleLife With Archie Tackles Cancer
We’ve seen plenty of controversy with the “Life With Archie” series from Archie comics over the past couple of years. From the “Who is he going to Marry?” storyline to the recent Kevin Keller gay...
View ArticleSabrina the Teenage Witch to Get Superhero Makeover, “Edgy” Film
Ok, I’m in my mid-30s (I can finally admit that without feeling panic and fear creep in), and I’m well aware of the role that the T.G.I.F. lineup from ABC played in some part of my upbringing. I also...
View ArticleArchie Comics Turns Archie Into A Girl
Archie Comics has certainly proven of late that they know how to grab a headline or two. From Kevin Keller’s gay marriage to guest appearances by KISS, Archie Comics has been in the news a lot lately....
View ArticleArchie Panel at Comic-Con Details Sabrina the Teenage Witch Movie and Future...
The 2012 San Diego Comic-Con Archie panel featured a very strong list of Archie Comics heavyweights, with Jon Goldwater, Archie Comics Co-CEO, co-CEO Nancy Silberkleit, president Mike Pellerito,...
View ArticleThe Undead Invade Riverdale in Afterlife With Archie
Archie Comics, publisher of the long-running series Life With Archie, announced today that they will launch a new, ongoing zombie series in 2013 titled Afterlife With Archie. A series that asks, “What...
View ArticleSabrina the Teenage Witch Co-Creator George Gladir Passes Away
Archie Comics today confirmed the passing of George Gladir, the longtime Archie Comics writer who created Sabrina the Teenage Witch with Dan DeCarlo. Gladir passed away Wednesday, the publisher said....
View ArticleArchie Comics Relaunch The Fox Under Waid and Haspiel
Eisner Award winner Mark Waid and Emmy-winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel will team up to launch a new series based on the Red Circle Comics character The Fox for Red Circle parent company Archie...
View ArticleArchie Comics Movie With Zombies Planned
We just can’t get the image of a Hollywood huckster pitching “It’s Archie meets The Walking Dead” to movie studio executives. According to Deadline though that appears to be exactly what has happened,...
View ArticleTom DeFalco, Walt Simonson Team for Thor-Themed Archie Issue
Comics icons Tom DeFalco and Walter Simonson will join forces in October to revisit their glory days (and turn those days on their head) with an Archie story that plays with the conventions of Marvel’s...
View ArticleArchie, Jughead, Street Crime and Gun Control: A Look at Life With Archie #31
Well, now we know why even Mayberry needed a sheriff. In Life With Archie #31, out this week, the idyllic little town of Riverdale is shattered by a crime wave. A poor economy and a local shooting push...
View ArticleArchie Characters Boycotting Russia in Favor of Gay Rights
Dan Parent, writer/artist of a number of Archie Comics stories, told the activist website Back2Stonewall last weekend at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con that his characters will be foregoing a planned...
View ArticleArchie Andrews To Marry The Money
For sixty-five years, Archie Andrews has been caught in a love triangle with rich vixen Veronica Lodge and girl next door Betty Cooper. In an event more surprising than the death of Superman, Archie...
View ArticleArchie Comics Makes its way into Digital Realm
Proving that you’re only as old as you feel, Archie Comics, around since the late 1930′s, has announced plans to launch a new feature of their comic books, online distribution. Archiedigital.com will...
View ArticleArchie Teaches Kids About Gold Digging
Sure they killed Superman and brought him back. They even married Spider-Man and then undid it. But the one thing, many thought they would never see a comic book publisher do is have Archie Andrews...
View ArticleArchie Collections Coming from IDW Publishing!
Archie’s been a very busy man! The recently-engaged (to Veronica, in case you missed it), redhead has had all sorts of attention focused on him lately, and now here comes more! IDW Publishing has...
View ArticleSeal it With a Comics Character, Thanks to the US Postal Service
The recently announced stamp honoring humanitarian Mother Teresa will have some interesting company when it is released later this year in August. The United States Postal Service listed Mother...
View ArticleNew Archie Comic to Cover Married Life
We’ve followed his exploits, loves, misadventures and basketball games for decades now, so it seems only logical that we would follow him into the realm of married bliss. Archie Comics has announced...
View ArticleArchie Comics, Riverdale, Welcome First Gay Character
When issue 202 of the comic book Veronica Comics, pardon the expression, comes out, it will have a very new addition to the Riverdale gang. This September will see young Kevin Keller enroll at...
View ArticleSonic the Hedgehog #226 Review
Since 1992, Archie Comics has been releasing Sonic the Hedgehog. That’s A LOT of continuity. The series has always been intriguing with excellent art and great stories, utilizing characters from the...
View ArticleArchie’s First Openly Gay Character Getting own Series
The Archie line of comic books is getting a little more diverse! In February of 2012, Riverdale’s Kevin Keller will get his own solo series, according to Archie Comics co-chief executive Jon Goldwater....
View ArticleArchie Meets KISS In Unusual Comic Book Team Up
In what has to be the most awesome Archie team-up since Archie met the Punisher, the rock and roll band KISS will be making an appearance in Archie Comics. At the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, it was...
View ArticleMore Comic Book Publishers Launch Google+ Pages
Yesterday, Comicbook.com reported that Marvel Comics and DC Comics were among the first brands to launch Google+ business pages. Now, more comic book publishers are jumping on the Google Plus bandwagon...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Valuable Comic Books
Less than two days remain in the auction of Nicolas Cage’s highly graded Action Comics #1. Depending on if there is a flurry of bidding at the end, Cage’s book may or may not set the record for most...
View ArticleArchie Goes Pet Sematary in New Comic By The Stand’s Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
With zombies overtaking Riverdale, it’s easy enough to liken Afterlife With Archie to The Walking Dead–but probably a more apt comparison would be Evil Dead (since it involves the Necronomicon) or...
View ArticleStan Lee’s Mighty 7 Merchandising Partners
Genius Brands International has announced new consumer product licensing partners who will create merchandise based on Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 (SLAM 7), the animated film trilogy co-created by Stan Lee’s...
View ArticleArchie Comics Planning Major Announcement For Tomorrow
Archie Comics are teasing via their Facebook page that they will have a major announcement, paired with a secret release, out for Valentine’s Day tomorrow. You can check out the post they made below....
View ArticleArchie Comics Announces Jughead In Love Digital Comic For Valentine’s Day
Archie Comics have announced that, in recognition of Valentine’s Day today, they have released a digital-exclusive Jughead In Love one-shot. This is the big announcement they were teasing last night;...
View ArticleSabrina Secrets Of A Teenage Witch Makes Midseason Return March 15
The Hub Network announced today the mid-season return of Sabrina Secrets of a Teenage Witch on March 15 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. The series makes it return with all-new episodes featuring voice star...
View ArticleArchie Comics Appoints Afterlife With Archie Writer Aguirre-Sacasa As Chief...
Comics, TV and stage writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has been hired on as Chief Creative Officer for Archie Comics Publications and will be put in charge of developing Archie characters in other media,...
View ArticleGirls Creator Lena Dunham To Write an Archie Comics Project Next Year
Buried in last night’s announcement that Archie Comics Publications had named Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa as Chief Creative Officer was a secondary announcement–that Girls creator and best-selling author...
View ArticleLena Dunham’s Archie Comics Project: First Details Revealed
Details are coming out about Girls creator Lena Dunham’s upcoming Archie Comics project, announced last night but buried deep in a New York Times article about the hiring of screenwriter and Dunham...
View ArticleAfterlife With Archie Sells Out Fourth Consecutive Issue
Afterlife With Archie has gone from a bizarre and unexpected premise to a bona fide success, as yet another sell-out confirmed today. Last week’s Afterlife With Archie #4 was confirmed as having sold...
View ArticleArchie Andrews To Die
Archie Comics has announced that Life with Archie will come to an end in the most appropriate way possible: with the death of Archie Andrews. Life with Archie is a series that takes place in the future...
View ArticleDeath Of Archie Variant Covers Announced
As reported earlier, Archie Andrews is not long for this world. The iconic character will die in Life with Archie #36 this July. To commemorate the special issue, Life with Archie #36 and #37 will ship...
View ArticleArchie’s Kevin Keller Series To End, But The Character’s Role Will Expand
Kevin Keller will conclude with July’s #15, closing out the first monthly comic from the publisher — and one of the only ongoing titles from any mainstream American publisher — to star an openly-gay...
View ArticleArchie Comics Preview: Afterlife With Archie #5
The opening arc in the best-selling Afterlife With Archie hits the stands in just a few hours, and Archie Comics have released a preview to whet readers’ appetite. Will the remaining members of the...
View ArticleArchie Comics Introducing New Disabled Character
Archie Comics has announced a new addition to the cast of characters attending Riverdale High School. The new character is Harper, the cousin of Veronica Lodge. Harper will be the first disabled Archie...
View ArticleArchie Announces Robert Hack as the Artist on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Archie Comics have announced that Robert Hack will join writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s upcoming, mature readers-only reboot of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, titled Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. “One...
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