Um, thought I would make an intro post.

I'm know most places on the interwebs as *name removed XD*.  Don't really feel like giving out a ton of personal information, but I'll say right now I'm a freelance writer and trying to be a grad student when I can afford it.

Right now I have a subscription to Betty and Veronica Double Digest.  May get more subscriptions soon, B&V Friends Double Digest seems interesting.

One of the biggest things I like about Archie Comics are how the females are drawn.  I just love the Dan Decarlo art-style.  The girls are cute, attractive, and sexy in that style effortlessly, and it makes the comics fun to look at.  I also like bratty girl characters, and females with dark hair, so my favorite Archie characters are Alexandra Cabot and Veronica Lodge.  Cheryl Blossom comes in at a close third.

I also like really like Betty and Veronica because it's from a female perspective and isn't afraid to be girly.  Not really a ton of comics like that out today.  I also like other girly junk like Totally Spies, which I run a forum based off of.  Also big on anime with female main characters like Utena, Dirty Pair, a Little Snowfairy Named Sugar, etc.

And I will be honest, I like reading Archie Comics for the subtext.  I deconstruct most stuff I read or watch anyways, but there is plenty in Archie comics to keep me entertained in that regard. 

I also usually read stuff to ship characters together.  Most of my ships usually end up being girl/girl though so I'll give you a hint, I don't ship Veronica/Archie or Betty/Archie.  XD  I don't know why I always ship the girls together, but it usually seems more interesting that way, and its just something me and my friends like to do for fun.  I don't think I will comment on that a lot here, because I sense it may still be slightly controversial.  I also write a lot of romance fanfiction in that vein, which is probalby one of my most rewarding hobbies, but I doubt I will be posting any of that here.

I also like reading other comics, most of them right now are from DC and Dark Horse and are obviously a bit more mature than Archie.  But it also makes reading Archie a fun change of pace, so that's definitely not a bad thing.  Other than that, I'm a fan of exploitation-era horror movies and oldschool hip hop.  XD

I also tend to write very long posts on the net, which you can probably tell by this excessively long intro thread. XD

That's okay.    I tend to be the wordsmith myself sometimes with posts!

Welcome to the site!

Hi, kid.

Hi J-Syxx... missed this post when you first wrote it, but welcome! 

I found this quite by random, and just realized I was the first one to welcome you here!     Man, I had completely forgotten about this thread for over a year, and thought you were like, always a member or something.  It probably had something to do with you having WAY (well, 300 or so isn't a ton) more posts than me.