BETTY #171
“Consolation”: The winter blues are that much bluer for Betty when Veronica emails photos of her Hawaiian vacation to Betty. 
SCRIPT: George Gladir.  ART: Stan Goldberg. 
“Hold the Phone”: Archie and Betty mix their cell phones up – which spells big trouble for Veronica when she sends text messages to try to ditch a night out with Betty in favor of a date with Archie! 
SCRIPT: Bill Golliher.  ART: Stan Goldberg.
“The Treatment”: When stress has Betty utterly exhausted, Veronica introduces her to the pampering pleasures of spa life! 
SCRIPT: George Gladir.  ART: Stan Goldberg. 
“Clean Sweep”: Betty cleans the TV room so she and Archie can watch a movie – but with a scary movie and bowl of popcorn on the agenda, can it stay clean for long? 
SCRIPT: Mike Pellowski.  ART: Stan Goldberg.   
Shipping Date: January 9th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: January 16th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: January 29th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.







JUGHEAD & FRIENDS DIGEST #26
“Nut of This Earth”: When a local eatery goes out of business and auctions off its wares, Jughead is the first in line.  Unfortunately, he lets his taste buds do the bidding instead of his common sense – how else would he end up with 500 pounds of nuts?  Jughead has really cracked his shell this time… and there are still 499 to go! 
SCRIPT AND ART: Fernando Ruiz. 
PLUS: Other new and classic tales!
BONUS: Puzzles, games and pin-ups!   
Shipping Date: January 9th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: January 16th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: January 29th, 2008
Full color digest format







PALS-N-GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #118
“Dueling Dummies”: It’s the battle of the ventriloquists when Reggie and Archie compete to see who can throw their voices… and their insults of one another… further!  Lucky for them, Mr. Lodge is throwing a bash just for ventriloquists… and their dummies, too!  Unknown to Mr. Lodge, however, a pint-sized pilferer and his hefty henchman are crashing the party – masquerading as a man and his dummy, of course!  Can Reggie and Archie stop their feud long enough to stop the tiny terror and his tiny-brained lackey from making off with the Lodge family jewels?! 
SCRIPT: George Gladir.  ART: Fernando Ruiz.     
Shipping Date: January 9th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: January 16th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: January 29th, 2008
Full color digest format
$3.69 US. 









SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #184
“Chaos Angel”: The thrilling conclusion to “Enerjak: Reborn!” The world has been ravaged by Enerjak, and now it’s up to Super Sonic to stop his onslaught!  But when even Super Sonic isn’t enough, who will make the ultimate sacrifice to stop Enerjak and save Knuckles?  The exciting answer lies within! 
“Anything”: Witness Lien-Da at her most desperate, making a dark deal to regain her power!  But… will there be a dastardly catch? 
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn.  ART: Tracy Yardley & Jim Amash. 
COVER: Tracy Yardley & Ben Hunzeker.
Shipping Date: January 9th, 2008
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: January 16th, 2008
On Sale on Newsstands: January 29th, 2008
32-page, full color comic
$2.25 US.

I'm loving these stories so far....

Ooh, really great looking stories. I can't wait for those to be released.

The layout of the panels is a bit neat - a lot of round ones making their way into the mix. I especially like the frameless ones in the Betty comic!

jughead and friend,s 26 is what i,m ready for:)

That place in Jughead and Friends reminds me of a local tourist trap that Jughead would love - Jungle Jim's.

Wow! All the Jungle Jim's around here have long-since closed. I actually got an ex-Nickelodeon actor as my waiter on a birthday visit to the restaurant in Orlando on Church Street! Oh, how I miss the lil' plastic animals perched on my soda glass.

Somehow, though, I imagine that if Jughead were to make it into a theme restaurant such as that one, he'd somehow manage to choke on a glass-percher which would deter him from future visits.... of course, I liken Jug to a black hole, he might not even notice if he were to accidentally inhale a non-food item!

I sure didn't - should have, but, didn't. The "Jungle Jim's" restaurant we used to have here was very kitschy and quite a tourist trap so, I just figured well, ... you know.

Per the recent comic featuring Jughead buying the 500 pounds of peanuts, I suppose it goes without saying that he'd be pleasantly surprised to find such a place as your Jungle Jim's! I'm sure it would also make gift-giving easier for him too. 1600 cheeses though?... cray-zee!

Quote from: AyaBlue on February 07, 2008, 04:21:26 AM

1600 cheeses though?... cray-zee!

As a cheese lover (I buy bricks of cheese at the supermarket and eat them whole just to try them out), I'd love to see that.

While I don't buy bricks, I do the same thing at our supermarket. There isn't too much of a variety, but... During the superbowl party, I think I'd died and gone to heaven since a lot of the nibbles provided were various types of cheese-y wonderments!!


SPOILERS AHEAD: (marked in yellow so it's harder to read at a glance though)
For anyone who's read that comic though (where Jughead purchases all the nuts), did anyone find it quite rude from all parties that he'd then try to sell the nuts he'd just purchased in front of the very same shop, and that it would illicit such a hostile reaction from the store owner? Not too polite on either persons' part, imo.