Quote from: Captain Jetpack on February 10, 2017, 07:14:49 AM
Don't dig Archie's grave too soon.
Hell--wee might even see a Disney buyout.

I highly doubt that. Disney already owns the biggest comic book publisher in America, Marvel Comics. And yet... they are licensing the publishing of classic Disney characters out to other comics publishers like IDW, Fantagraphics, Joe Books LTD and Papercutz. It's true that Marvel Comics does publish a few Disney-related comics, but nearly all of them are limited series, and they sell poorly compared with other titles Marvel publishes.

Would anyone even want to see a Disney buyout of Archie Comic Publications? I've seen no evidence that Disney really even knows how to market a line of all-ages comics itself. So, no... bad idea. Nor do I think Disney would even be interested. They bought Marvel only because of the wealth of characters they own, and the movie and merchandising potential those characters represent. Archie? Nope.

A better potential buyout would be if Scholastic Books were interested.

MAJOR UPDATE:
Trying to get this thread back on the topic of Archie Comic Publications cancellations, I went back through the Diamond PREVIEWSWORLD website, and checked out the archived cancellation reports for every month, going all the way back through 2010. Even this HUGE list of ACP cancellations isn't completely complete, though... I know for a fact of several publications (primarily trade paperbacks and hardcovers) that I did not find on the list anywhere. I'm not entirely sure how to account for that, but I suspect that the reports are generated by accessing a list of cancellation codes for every single product solicited, and I suspect that after a certain amount of time has passed, certain order code numbers for previously-solicited products may be deleted from Diamond's database permanently. I also encountered a few busted links to archived reports from 2010. ALL of the links for archived cancellation reports from 2009 (which is as far back as the archives go) were busted, as well. I may try to trace some of those unpublished but previously-solicited publications later on, by trying to track down the order code numbers. If I do find any of them, I'll edit this list to include them.

First, a little bit about the word "cancelled". To some people, that only means one thing - that a comic book series has permanently suspended publication (that would be Diamond's Cancellation code 09). But to Diamond Comic Distributors, the word "cancelled" means many things. Here's a list of the most common meanings:

Cancellation code   01   Lateness (under Diamond's 30-day Cancellation Policy)   
Cancellation code   02   Will Resolicit   
Cancellation code   03   Cancelled by Diamond   
Cancellation code   04   Cancelled by Publisher   
Cancellation code   05   Out of Stock   
Cancellation code   06   No More Available from Vendor   
Cancellation code   07   Supplier Increments Too High (Diamond did not receive sufficient reorders)   
Cancellation code   08   Resolicited Item   
Cancellation code   09   Series Cancelled   
Cancellation code   10   Vendor Out of Business   

On this list, by far the most common cancellation codes will be 02 (Will Resolicit) and 04 (Cancelled by Publisher). A number of the publications on this list DID eventually wind up being published, but rather than delete those listings, I let them stand as a record of ACP's unreliability when it comes to fulfilling the promise of a shipping date listed on their original solicitation of the product. ALL publishers have these sort of cancellations from time to time, but ACP's record as a publisher is among the worst, and it didn't used to be that way. If you look back to 2010 through 2013, their record was merely average for a publisher -- but it's gotten increasingly worse in the last few years. I've included titles from ALL of ACP's imprints here, and color-coded them in order to make it easier to pick out particular titles.

Imprint key
RED = Archie classic titles
GREEN = New Riverdale titles
MAROON = Riverdale TV series tie-in
BROWN = Archie Horror titles
BLUE = Archie Action/Red Circle titles
BLACK = Dark Circle titles

2017
PREVIEWS catalog date/issue#   order code   TITLE     - reason for cancellation
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   DEC161273   ARCHIE COMIC SUPER SPECIAL #8   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   AUG161212   BETTY & VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES #3 CVR A REG ADAM HUGHES BET   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   AUG161213   BETTY & VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES #3 CVR B VAR ADAM HUGHES VER   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   AUG161214   BETTY & VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES #3 CVR C VAR BENGAL   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   AUG161215   BETTY & VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES #3 CVR D VAR MACK   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   AUG161216   BETTY & VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES #3 CVR E VAR RIVERA   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   DEC161277   JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS 80 PAGE GIANT COMIC #1   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   JAN171309   RIVERDALE #1 CVR A REG ALITHA MARTINEZ   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   JAN171310   RIVERDALE #1 CVR B VAR ELLIOT FERNANDEZ   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   JAN171311   RIVERDALE #1 CVR C VAR FRANCAVILLA   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   JAN171312   RIVERDALE #1 CVR D VAR KRAUSE   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   JAN171313   RIVERDALE #1 CVR E VAR DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   JAN171314   RIVERDALE #1 CVR F VAR RON SALAS   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 27 #2   NOV161171   SONIC SUPER DIGEST #18   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   AUG161206   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #11 CVR A REG FRANCAVILLA CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   AUG161207   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #11 CVR B VAR GREG SCOTT   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   AUG161208   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #11 CVR C VAR GREG SCOTT   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   OCT161169   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #12 CVR A REG FRANCAVILLA CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   OCT161170   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #12 CVR B VAR ADAM GORHAM   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   DEC161265   RIVERDALE #1 CVR A REG ALITHA MARTINEZ   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   DEC161266   RIVERDALE #1 CVR B VAR ELLIOT FERNANDEZ   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   DEC161267   RIVERDALE #1 CVR C VAR FRANCAVILLA   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   DEC161268   RIVERDALE #1 CVR D VAR KRAUSEWill Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   DEC161269   RIVERDALE #1 CVR E VAR DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   DEC161270   RIVERDALE #1 CVR F VAR RON SALAS   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   JUL161256   SABRINA #7 CVR A REG HACK   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 27 #1   JUL161257   SABRINA #7 CVR B VAR MORITAT   Will Resolicit

2016
PREVIEWS catalog date/issue#   order code   TITLE     - reason for cancellation
PREVIEWS DECEMBER VOL. 26 #12   OCT161174   ARCHIE NEW RIVERDALE COVER BOOK #1   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS DECEMBER VOL. 26 #12   AUG161233   ARCHIES BIG BOOK TP VOL 01 MAGIC MUSIC & MISCHIEF   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS DECEMBER VOL. 26 #12   AUG169241   ARCHIES COLORING BOOK #1   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS DECEMBER VOL. 26 #12   OCT161175   BETTY & VERONICA NEW RIVERDALE COVER BOOK #1   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS DECEMBER VOL. 26 #12   OCT161189   REGGIES 80 PAGE GIANT COMIC #1   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS DECEMBER VOL. 26 #12   SEP161300   SABRINA #8 CVR A REG HACK   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS DECEMBER VOL. 26 #12   SEP161301   SABRINA #8 CVR B VAR SOUTHWORTH   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS DECEMBER VOL. 26 #12   AUG161239   SONIC SUPER DIGEST #18   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS DECEMBER VOL. 26 #12   AUG169242   SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #14   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 26 #7   JAN161085   HANGMAN #4 REG CVR A BRADSTREET   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 26 #7   JAN161086   HANGMAN #4 VAR CVR B GREG SMALLWOOD   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 26 #7   SEP150976   SHIELD #3 EISMA VAR CVR B   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 26 #7   SEP150977   SHIELD #3 SALAS VAR CVR C   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 26 #7   SEP150978   SHIELD #3 WILFREDO TORRES VAR CVR D   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 26 #7   SEP150975   SHIELD #3 WILLIAMS REG CVR A   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 26 #7   MAY161136   SHIELD #4 JOHNSON REG CVR A   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 26 #7   MAY161137   SHIELD #4 ROBINSON VAR CVR B   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 26 #6   FEB161145   MEGA MAN MASTER ED TP   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS APRIL VOL. 26 #4   FEB161127   SHIELD #4 JOHNSON REG CVR A   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APRIL VOL. 26 #4   FEB161128   SHIELD #4 ROBINSON VAR CVR B   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APRIL VOL. 26 #4   MAR161093   SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #284 REG CVR A SKELLY   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APRIL VOL. 26 #4   MAR161094   SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #284 VAR CVR B LAMAR WELLS   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APRIL VOL. 26 #4   JAN161098   TEAM BETTY VS TEAM VERONICA TP   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS MARCH VOL. 26 #3   APR151048   ARCHIE COMIC SUPER SPECIAL #7   Lateness
PREVIEWS MARCH VOL. 26 #3   MAR150923   SONIC BOOM TP VOL 01 BIG BOOM   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MARCH VOL. 26 #3   FEB161146   SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #284 REG CVR A SKELLY   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MARCH VOL. 26 #3   FEB161147   SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #284 VAR CVR B LAMAR WELLS   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MARCH VOL. 26 #3   FEB161148   SONIC UNIVERSE #87 REG CVR A YARDLEY   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MARCH VOL. 26 #3   FEB161149   SONIC UNIVERSE #87 VAR CVR B RAFA KNIGHT   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 26 #2   DEC151010   ARCHIE COMICS SPECTACULAR HIGH SCHOOL HIJINKS TP   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 26 #2   NOV151063   ARCHIE FAVORITE COMICS RETURN TO THE VAULT TP   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 26 #2   JAN161087   SHIELD #4 JOHNSON REG CVR A   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 26 #2   JAN161088   SHIELD #4 ROBINSON VAR CVR B   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 26 #2   AUG151085   SONIC MEGA MAN WORLDS UNITE TP VOL 01 DEADLY FUSION   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 26 #2   DEC151015   SONIC MEGA MAN WORLDS UNITE TP VOL 02 BROKEN BONDS   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 26 #1   DEC150999   BLACK HOOD #10 REG CVR A FRANCAVILLA   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 26 #1   DEC151000   BLACK HOOD #10 VAR CVR B DAVID MACK   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 26 #1   AUG151060   BLACK HOOD TP VOL 01 BULLETS KISS   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 26 #1   NOV151053   HANGMAN #4 REG CVR A BRADSTREET   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 26 #1   NOV151054   HANGMAN #4 VAR CVR B GREG SMALLWOOD   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 26 #1   DEC151001   HANGMAN #5 REG CVR A BRADSTREET   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 26 #1   DEC151002   HANGMAN #5 VAR CVR B RUIZ   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 26 #1   NOV151055   SHIELD #4 JOHNSON REG CVR A   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JANUARY VOL. 26 #1   NOV151056   SHIELD #4 ROBINSON VAR CVR B   Will Resolicit

2015
PREVIEWS catalog date/issue#   order code   TITLE     - reason for cancellation
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   JUN150953   ARCHIE FUNHOUSE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #17   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   JUL150963   ARCHIE FUNHOUSE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #18   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   AUG151065   ARCHIE FUNHOUSE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #19   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   JUN150952   ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #264   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   JUL150978   ART OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG COMICS   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   JUL150966   BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS DLX ED HC VOL 01   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   APR151053   BETTY & VERONICA GIRLS RULE TP   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   MAR150922   MEGA MAN TP VOL 09 DAWN OF X   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   OCT151094   SHIELD #4 JOHNSON REG CVR A   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   OCT151095   SHIELD #4 ROBINSON VAR CVR B   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   AUG151086   SONIC BOOM TP VOL 02 BOOM SHAKA LAKA   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   MAY150959   SONIC SAGA TP VOL 08 HEDGEHOG HAVOC   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   AUG151087   SONIC SAGA TP VOL 09 EGGMAN WARS   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   APR151075   SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 25   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   JAN151010   SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TP VOL 03 WAVES OF CHANGE   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   JUL150979   SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TP VOL 04 CONTROL   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 25 #11   DEC141081   SONIC UNIVERSE TP VOL 09 BABYLON RISING   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS OCTOBER VOL. 25 #10   SEP150990   ARCHIE WINTER ANNUAL #266   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS OCTOBER VOL. 25 #10   SEP150993   JUGHEAD & ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #18   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS OCTOBER VOL. 25 #10   JUN150960   MEGA MAN TP VOL 10 LEGENDS BLUE BOMBER   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS OCTOBER VOL. 25 #10   JAN151009   SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #14   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS OCTOBER VOL. 25 #10   JUN150970   SONIC UNIVERSE TP VOL 10 SCRAMBLED   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS OCTOBER VOL. 25 #10   SEP150994   WORLD OF ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #55   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 25 #8   MAY150926   SHIELD #2 EVAN SHANER VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 25 #8   MAY150927   SHIELD #2 STEVE RUDE VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 25 #8   MAY150925   SHIELD #2 TORRES VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 25 #8   MAY150924   SHIELD #2 WILLIAMS REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 25 #8   JUL150954   SHIELD #3 EISMA VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 25 #8   JUL150953   SHIELD #3 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 25 #8   JUL150955   SHIELD #3 SALAS VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 25 #8   JUL150956   SHIELD #3 WILFREDO TORRES VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 25 #7   JUN150939   SHIELD #3 EISMA VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 25 #7   JUN150940   SHIELD #3 SALAS VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 25 #7   JUN150941   SHIELD #3 WILFREDO TORRES VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 25 #7   JUN150938   SHIELD #3 WILLIAMS REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 25 #7   MAR150925   SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #15   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 25 #6   MAR150906   SHIELD #2 EVAN SHANER VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 25 #6   MAR150904   SHIELD #2 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 25 #6   MAR150907   SHIELD #2 STEVE RUDE VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 25 #6   MAR150905   SHIELD #2 TORRES VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   FEB150964   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #9 JUGDEAD VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   FEB150963   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #9 REG FRANCAVILLA CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   DEC141064   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE MAGAZINE #5   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   JAN150997   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE MAGAZINE #6   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   FEB150965   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE MAGAZINE #7   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   FEB150953   SHIELD #1 ANDREW ROBINSON VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   FEB150955   SHIELD #1 DARK CIRCLE MOVIE THROWBACK VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   FEB150954   SHIELD #1 RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   FEB150951   SHIELD #1 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS APR VOL. 25 #4   FEB150952   SHIELD #1 TORRES VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MAR VOL. 25 #3   SEP141003   SABRINA #3 CREEPSHOW VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MAR VOL. 25 #3   SEP141002   SABRINA #3 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MAR VOL. 25 #3   FEB150968   SABRINA #4 CARRIE VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MAR VOL. 25 #3   FEB150967   SABRINA #4 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEB VOL. 25 #2   JAN151002   B & V FRIENDS COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #243   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEB VOL. 25 #2   OCT141009   SABRINA #4 CARRIE VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEB VOL. 25 #2   OCT141008   SABRINA #4 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEB VOL. 25 #2   NOV140954   SABRINA #5 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEB VOL. 25 #2   NOV140955   SABRINA #5 TO HELL AND BACK VAR CVR   Will Resolicit

2014
PREVIEWS catalog date/issue#   order code   TITLE     - reason for cancellation
PREVIEWS DEC VOL. 24 #12   NOV140961   ARCHIE FUNHOUSE COMICS DIGEST #12   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS DEC VOL. 24 #12   OCT141017   BETTY & VERONICA FAMILY VALUES TP   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS DEC VOL. 24 #12   AUG141016   KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA ARCHIVES TP VOL 05   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS DEC VOL. 24 #12   SEP141021   SONIC THE HEDGEHOG LEGACY TP VOL 04   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS NOV VOL. 24 #11   JUN140801   ARCHIE COMIC SUPER SPECIAL #6   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS OCT VOL. 24 #10   JUN140806   BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS DLX ED HC VOL 01   Cancelled by Publisher
PREVIEWS OCT VOL. 24 #10   JAN140874   KEVIN KELLER TP VOL 03 GLAD TO BE ME   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS OCT VOL. 24 #10   JUN140820   MEGA MAN TP VOL 08 REDEMPTION   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 24 #8   DEC130866   BEST OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TP VOL 02 VILLAINS   Lateness
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 24 #8   FEB140938   KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA ARCHIVES TP VOL 05   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS AUGUST VOL. 24 #8   MAY141039   SONIC UNIVERSE TP VOL 08 SCOURGE LOCKDOWN   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 24 #7   MAR140832   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #7 PEPOY & MILLET VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 24 #7   MAR140831   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #7 REG FRANCAVILLA CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 24 #7   MAY141026   KEVIN KELLER #15 JIMENEZ VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 24 #7   MAY141025   KEVIN KELLER #15 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JULY VOL. 24 #7   MAR140852   SONIC SAGA TP VOL 06 MOGUL RISING   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 24 #6   FEB140926   ARCHIE COMIC SUPER SPECIAL #6   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 24 #6   APR140854   BETTY & VERONICA #272 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 24 #6   APR140855   BETTY & VERONICA #272 VINTAGE PIN UP VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 24 #6   APR140873   SONIC SUPER SPECIAL MAGAZINE #12   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MAY VOL. 24 #5   JAN140870   ARCHIE FUN N GAMES ACTIVITY BOOK VOL 02   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS MAY VOL. 24 #5   FEB140936   SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH COMP TP 1962-1971   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS FEBRUARY VOL. 24 #2   SEP130887   ARCHIE COMIC SUPER SPECIAL #5   Cancelled by Publisher

2013
PREVIEWS catalog date/issue#   order code   TITLE     - reason for cancellation
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 23 #11   OCT130858   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #4 REG FRANCAVILLA CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS NOVEMBER VOL. 23 #11   OCT130859   AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #4 TIM SEELEY VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 23 #6   FEB130744   NEW CRUSADERS DARK TOMORROW #1 BEN BATES VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 23 #6   FEB130743   NEW CRUSADERS DARK TOMORROW #1 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 23 #6   MAR130829   NEW CRUSADERS DARK TOMORROW #2 REG CVR   Will Resolicit
PREVIEWS JUNE VOL. 23 #6   MAR130830   NEW CRUSADERS DARK TOMORROW #2 VAR CVR   Will Resolicit
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2011
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2010
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Quote from: PTF on February 06, 2017, 11:20:34 AM
Well, to be fair, that is another universe's version of the gang.

That's what I keep trying to tell people, but as far as some people and ACP are concerned, they consider it "the real deal" universe.

BUT... we are talking about RIVERDALE here. And Adam Huges' BETTY & VERONICA is the one they are reprinting along with the other New Riverdale #1 issues in the trade paperback THE ROAD TO RIVERDALE (or RIVERDALE DIGEST #1 if you're too cheap to shell out for the full-sized TP), and those use the TV series logo, so it's fair to say that ACP is trying to establish a link between the New Riverdale comics and the TV series. Just so you know where I was going with that.

Now, when talking about the comics, which do you think TeenVogue is more likely interested in? Probably the ones ACP sent them as research material for their article. No, I can't see the TeenVogue writer sifting through old classic Archie floppies or digests researching the differences between RIVERDALE and the comics. Scanning through a couple dozen issues of New Riverdale comics sounds like more their speed. And it does account for their saying that B&V are not friends in the comics, compared to the TV show. Besides, I'm sure if it weren't for the TV series, no one connected to TeenVogue would be caught dead reading comics, and if they were, it sure wouldn't be Archie classic-style comics... if they could actually find some of those. But I don't see TeenVogue writers as spending a lot of time cruising the magazine racks at Walmart or Barnes & Noble, do you?

Quote from: Rebirth Gaming on February 06, 2017, 11:53:12 AM
Sonic the Hedgehog, Archie, and Dragon Ball Z is what I've been reading lately.

Dragonball Z isn't still going in Japan, is it? Those are old ones, right?

Quote from: Rebirth Gaming on February 06, 2017, 11:54:30 AM
24 Legacy, The Big Bang Theory, Riverdale, Dragon Ball Z/Super, Sonic X to name on the top of my head.

Yeah, I heard that was supposed to be good for your posture or something. Is that a personal record for you, and how long have you been able to keep them balanced before they fall off?

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on February 05, 2017, 10:59:19 PM
^ The sad thing is that the liberals do not care. In fact they were applauding what happened at Berkeley. Those terrorists- because that's what they are- destroyed property, burned things, beat people up all in the name of "free speech and love" and no one batted an eye. Even the police did nothing to stop the destruction. Unbelievable. This really should have been a wake up call for the left side, but nope, they are so blind with their hatred they don't want to see.

A wake up call for who? If the police did nothing, does that imply that they're all liberal terrorists too, at least passively? Or maybe they needed to follow orders from the Police Commissioner or something -- which I guess makes him a suspect as a pawn of the left wing. But possibly it was a tense situation where if the police took action, they risked touching off a powder keg of escalating violence. There have always been radical extremists, but they're not conscripts in some sort of Liberal Army that can be court-martialed. They're acting on their own, not following some sinister liberal conspiracy master plan. Maybe they'll become the new cliche comic book villains, replacing the 'crazy as a bag of cats' right-wing conservative nutcases. It could happen. I'm sure I've probably already read a dozen stories with radical eco-terrorists, so it probably will. And yes, you will have some people who would never act on it, but will cheer them on, just like there were people saying "Nuke Iraq!" after 9/11.

I guess it's probably just easier to divide all people into a Red Team and a Blue Team, and make sure they always wear their uniforms so we can all tell each other apart and know who's the enemy. And if someone refuses to wear the uniform and show team spirit, then they must be a player for the opposite team, so you know you can't trust them. That's just a mental exercise in visualization, but what really happens is that people latch onto a word for identifying the enemy, and then proceed to start rubber-stamping everyone with one name or the other (purely for the purposes of keeping the Bad Guys sorted out). If you're doing it, then you can guarantee someone else is doing it to you. We don't need no stinking badges. It is amazingly difficult to be a terrorist or even a radical without an ideology. Even an anarchist has an implied ideology, whether he'll admit to it or not. Just accept the fact that the minute you start sorting people into lists of USes and THEMs, you become part of the problem, not part of the solution. Is it any wonder I hate politics?

True story: The Pledge of Allegiance was changed in the 1950s to include the words "One nation, under God" in the hopes that it would help root out Communists in our midst. Because it's a well known fact that all Communists are Atheists, and thus it was assumed the reverse also applied. I'm not really sure if the intended effect was more along the lines of spontaneous human combustion or just a bad actor being dumbstruck in the middle of a performance.

Quote from: Upsiditus on February 05, 2017, 08:49:21 PM

Quote from: Archiecomicxfan215 on February 04, 2017, 03:22:35 PM
i found this article.. how is riverdale different from archie comics


http://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/how-riverdale-is-different-from-archie-comics

IMO, except for having the Lodges divorced, every change the TV show made was for the worse.   That article made some mistakes-Betty and Veronica are certainly friends in the comic book.  It's one of the biggest jokes in the series.  IRL, they would consider their friendship more important than dating Archie and both dump him.

Apparently their friendship is not more important than replacing Pop Tate's with a Lodge-owned coffee franchise, though. Or so Adam Hughes would have us believe. And apparently, TeenVogue did believe.

Quote from: Tuxedo Mark on February 05, 2017, 05:39:42 PM
One major thing about the identity-switch subplot that doesn't make sense is the fact that the host families should have received pictures of Betty and Veronica.

Maybe they just sent them some earlier issues of B&V, and the foreign families couldn't tell one from the other apart from their clothing and hairstyles/colors. All pretty girls from Riverdale do tend to look very much alike.    Wasn't there a story where B&V swapped clothes and wore wigs, and even Mr. Lodge couldn't tell that Betty wasn't his real daughter?

Quote from: irishmoxie on February 05, 2017, 11:33:40 PM
School Bites chapter 1 and 2. A bit disappointed. The art and writing is better in Holly G's turn in Sabrina and Cheryl Blossom. Reminded me a lot of Eerie Cuties.

The storyline is a bit disjointed and meandering, sort of a loosely connected series of scenes. Worse still is that there are no character design templates, and Holly is constantly shifting her style of drawing. Cherri Creeper and her friends never quite look the same from one scene to the next, almost as if Holly's drawing style was reflecting her mood the day she drew that page. I'm not a fan of the chibi style in particular. There were a lot of times when I became momentarily confused about which character I was looking at, and the fact that all the characters are usually wearing their school uniforms wasn't helping.

It's great that she's so talented that she's able to draw well in such a wide variety of styles, but visual identification of the characters is one of the primary means of reader identification with the characters. She should have picked one style and stuck with it, because she can't assume the readers are going to like all the different styles equally. It's annoying, like having an Archie story drawn in the styles of Little Archie, New Look Archie, Classic Archie, and New Riverdale Archie on random pages within the same continuing story.

Vampire Cheerleaders (Zoom Comics; I followed the link from the Pixie Trix site) is another webcomic series I've been checking out that bears a lot of similarities to School Bites, Eerie Cuties, and Monster High (or for that matter, Darin Henry's Super Suckers). The artwork in the first couple of volumes of VC is by Shiei, whose style reminds me of Shouri's art for Pixie Trix Comix. VC even has a companion series, Paranormal Mystery Squad, with shared characters, just like Eerie Cuties and Magick Chicks. VC/PMS might even share the same universe with EC, MC & Dangerously Chloe, as there were a couple of short guest strips where (in a flashback to childhood scene) Layla from EC gave the main character from VC the same skull-shaped hairpin that she wears. (VC and PMS are both also available in digital and paperback).

Quote from: irishmoxie on February 05, 2017, 08:42:50 PM

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on February 05, 2017, 04:34:25 AM
Went to work, then stopped at the grocery store to pick up some food on the way home. Watched some cartoons, did laundry, and read a book. No comics reading, oddly enough.

You read books too? What book?

The Art of the Pimp by Dennis Hof. 

I'm not even sure what prompted me to buy it (it was some years back, and I just never got around to reading it until now), probably just that I liked the cover (no pictures) and it sounded like it might be good for a laugh. At the time I didn't even know who this Dennis Hof guy was, but for whatever reason I just saw it sitting there the other day and realized I never did read it, so I picked it up and started browsing it, then went back and started reading from the beginning. It turned out to be an interesting book. I think I was expecting maybe around a 90%+ level of BS, but now I don't know what to think. There's one whole chapter devoted to a scenario where he gives a motivational talk about "The Art of the Sale" to one of the girls, explaining (in detail) how she should negotiate the highest price from the customer for the girl's services, and it effectively rips away the curtain, giving away the secret of his success, which left me wondering why he would do that (not only because he's giving away free advice to his competitors, but isn't it pretty much guaranteed that all the clients at the Bunny Ranch are going to be reading it also?). Also there are sidebar pieces throughout the book where he allows his most outspoken critics to have their say in their own words, and again... I just have to wonder WHY he'd give equal time to his detractors. What it boils down to is that the guy has a history in sales (real estate and time-shares) as a businessman, and sees the sex business as no different than selling any other product, but he says even in his real estate days he could never sell any property that he didn't believe in (like something next to the airport). To him it's all about changing the customer's perception of value for money, and insuring customer satisfaction and repeat business, and he sees the key to that as motivation and positive thinking, where the girls are trying to level up their game. The girls are his sales team, and they're all independent contractors who split their self-negotiated fees 50/50 with the house (they also retain the right to refuse any client -politely- or any specific request, if they aren't comfortable with it, and the rooms are wired for audio in case of any emergency, for their safety). Hof also did some reading of Dale Carnegie's books and his whole sales approach seems to stem from the idea of motivating his workers to achieve success so that they can use that wealth to move on to whatever their goals are. It does seems like he's improved the working conditions, and from a business perspective it seems to make perfect sense - you build a successful company by having successful, motivated workers who are there because they want to be there, not because they have nowhere else to go. Definitely NOT what I was expecting, but fascinating.

Quote from: Archiecomicxfan215 on February 05, 2017, 09:17:44 AM
These are the rainbow bagels





The blue one they called a unicorn bagel which had oreo cream cheese, the red pink one they called a valentines bagel and had fruitty pebbles cream cheese

Seems overly complicated to me. Couldn't you just cover the bagel with cake frosting decorations and it would be just as healthy? Or say, some 50/50 blend of cake frosting & cream cheese with different food colorings. Then maybe use the Oreo crumbles or Fruity Pebbles just like sprinkles. Just pretend it's a cupcake, that works.

Here's more info on that DC/Hanna-Barbera event I mentioned in my previous post. Four team-up/crossover "Annual" one-shots (each has a cover price of $4.99 and is 48 pages) comprise the event, all of them slated to ship to comic shops on March 3, 2017:





ADAM STRANGE FUTURE QUEST ANNUAL #1
(W) Marc Andreyko & Various (A) Steve Lieber, Phil Winslade (CA) Evan "Doc" Shaner
Variant cover art by Steve Lieber

After the events of the DEATH OF HAWKMAN miniseries, Adam Strange is blasted through multiple dimensions only to land on Earth! There, instead of super-powered beings and legendary crime fighters, he encounters a boy adventurer and his scientist father - and they're the only ones who can help him return home. Jonny Quest, Hadji, Dr. Quest and Race Bannon have a plan, but it's going to involve a dangerous trek through Dino Boy's Lost Valley of prehistoric threats! And in the backup feature starring Top Cat, breaking out of prison is challenging enough for a cat, but sometimes it means stumbling through a cosmic portal to planet Earth... and right into the hands of Batman!






BOOSTER GOLD FLINTSTONES ANNUAL #1
(W) Mark Russell & Various (A) Rick Leonardi, Scott Hanna (CA) Michael Allred
Variant cover art by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund

Welcome to the 25th century, where the Earth is a polluted post-industrial nightmare, most animals are extinct, and reptilian aliens are invading cities across the planet! In their time of need, the world's citizens turn to the time-traveling Booster Gold to save the day. To learn why these aliens are seeking revenge, Booster dives deep into the prehistoric past to see what happened the last time they hit the planet. In this bygone era, Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble must help Booster learn the truth and return to his own time armed with the information that will bring down the invaders - if Booster can convince them to help him. No problem - we all know how persuasive Booster can be, right? Right?! And in the backup feature starring The Jetsons, in a new twist on an old twist about our future, The Jetsons live in a world of robotics and gadgetry. But how does dying change when grandma's brain can be digitally imprinted onto a housecleaning robot?






GREEN LANTERN SPACE GHOST ANNUAL #1
(W) James TynionIV & Various (A) Howard Chaykin, Ariel Olivetti (CA) Ariel Olivetti
Variant cover art by Doug Mahnke

Trapped in a strange rift in time, Green Lantern and Space Ghost are forced to battle a variety of foes - and each other! And even if they manage to survive, they will be thrown into a world with no concept of interstellar travel - or even what an alien is! Stripped of their weapons by a xenophobic culture, the duo will have to battle to regain them - but what happens when Space Ghost dons the Emerald Ring and Hal Jordan put on the Power Bands? And in the backup feature, Ruff and Reddy were once the toast of nightclubs, variety shows, late night chat fests and Broadway. Learn how they became the comedic duo of yesterday... before they hit rock-bottom today!






SUICIDE SQUAD BANANA SPLITS ANNUAL #1
(W) Antony Bedard, Mark Russell (A) Ben Caldwell, Dale Eaglesham (CA) Clyde Caldwell
Variant cover art by Ben Caldwell

"SUICIDE SPLITS"! Mistaken for metahumans, thrown in the bowels of Belle Reve, the animal rock band Banana Splits are recruited by Amanda Waller for a secret mission: to save the Suicide Squad! What follows is the weirdest team-up you never thought you'd see! How can Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky stand up to Harley, Deadshot, Katana and Croc?! And in the backup feature, Snagglepuss is a Southern gothic playwright working with an ensemble cast of cultural figures, exploring an intensely creative time in the New York City theater scene of the 1950s...

Finished watching BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE, Season 3 (20 episodes/25 min. each).
Watched the first episode of the first season of BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN, the sequel series (it was included on the last DVD of B10AF as a bonus episode).

Went to work, then stopped at the grocery store to pick up some food on the way home. Watched some cartoons, did laundry, and read a book. No comics reading, oddly enough.

Quote from: Ottawagrant on February 03, 2017, 09:28:47 AM
Back in the day you had 3 channels, no cable. Now, lets move along to 2017. We have 500 channels. Getting a ratings hit today is extremely difficult. Networks just don't give a show a chance to develop anymore. They order 13 episodes, sometimes less. If the show does poorly, it's gone. Anyone remember the joke from the TV show "Family Guy"? Where Peter comes in the door & tells everyone their show's been cancelled. Any chance? They ask. Peter say's, well, if any of these shows get cancelled from FOX we have a chance. He then rattles off about 30 TV shows that aired that season on FOX. Every one of them cancelled.

And so was Family Guy. Yup, it was cancelled. But then the show was rerun in a late-night time slot (I can't quite recall if it was Comedy Central, or Cartoon Network, but it was one of those two), and when Fox got a look at those numbers, the show got UN-cancelled, and has since been running for years and years.