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Offline Gregg

My Two Hundred and Twenty Five Cents Worth: B and V Spectacular #77 (spoilers)
« on: March 02, 2007, 01:46:41 PM »
Spoilers!!!!


Spoilers!!!!


Spoilers!!!!

*shakes head*

I don't know what Dan Parent was thinking when he wrote this. For a new person reading Archie for the first time it would be OK but the very first story threw out all credibility.  The whole comic is about Betty and Veronica camping...a great subject with plenty of comedic potential, as Betty likes to "rough it" and Veronica doesn't. Dan follows some good ideas here and generally does all right.

In the first story, Betty and Veronica go camping Betty-style. Veronica agrees, but when they get to the camp ground there's no electricity, running water, an indoor bathroom or a mall nearby. Just what you expect from camping... especially from two friends who've been camping numerous times before. BUT....

Veronica is surprised by the lack of amenities. Totally surprised. Like she's-never-camped-before surprised. Like she-doesn't-have-a-clue surprised. Veronica is much smarter than that, and it totally threw me out of the story. I would expect that from someone who's lived in a city all her life and led a totally pampered life, but that's not Ronnie.  This would be good in TV sitcom, but missed the mark for the Archie characters.

The rest of the comic was ok, but never really recovered from that moment. Dan Parent can do better work but he missed the ball on this turn at bat. Better luck next time. I give that story 2 out 5 stars, the rest of the book gets 3 out of 5 stars.

Gregg

(thank God I can edit my typos! :embarassed:)
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Offline JimY

Re: My Two Hundred and Twenty Five Cents: B and V Spectacular #77 (spoilers)
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2007, 02:36:39 PM »
I checked and I didn't get this issue. I haven't really been a fan of the new B&V Spectacular or it's new format. I tried a few issues but stopped getting it. Also not a big fan of Dan Parent's art style. I think at one point he was just the artist but then I noticed he became the writer/artist of Veronica. I guess he has a knack for her character because I actually liked those but in stories like this one where the characters act so out of character, it feels like he's just phoning it in.
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Offline Captain Hero

Re: My Two Hundred and Twenty Five Cents: B and V Spectacular #77 (spoilers)
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2007, 02:41:54 PM »
What I'd like to know is when B&V Spectacular turned into SevenTeen Magazine.
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Offline JimY

Re: My Two Hundred and Twenty Five Cents: B and V Spectacular #77 (spoilers)
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2007, 04:47:02 PM »
Quote from: Captain Hero on March 02, 2007, 02:41:54 PM
What I'd like to know is when B&V Spectacular turned into SevenTeen Magazine.

That's when I noticed I started to dislike it!
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Offline Gregg

Re: My Two Hundred and Twenty Five Cents: B and V Spectacular #77 (spoilers)
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2007, 06:17:20 PM »
I've only picked up issues 75-77... this was the first that I didn't enjoy. I'll check at home to see if I can find the issue where the format changed. (I'm still at work now... 12 hour days are such a drag...)

Gregg
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Re: My Two Hundred and Twenty Five Cents: B and V Spectacular #77 (spoilers)
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2007, 06:54:19 PM »
i love them even though im a guy

i love all archie comics
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Offline Gregg

Re: My Two Hundred and Twenty Five Cents: B and V Spectacular #77 (spoilers)
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2007, 10:52:54 PM »
B and V Spec changed their format with issue #69.

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=266614&zoom=4

Gregg
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