Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on September 02, 2016, 05:47:29 AMWell then, let me be the first to call dibs on the reintroduction of Bingo Wilkin (or possibly Wilbur Wilkin) as a werewolf in some future issue. 

Yeah that could work 

Quote from: The Downloader on September 02, 2016, 11:33:01 AMWhat If Cosmo somehow jumped in at the last minute, and saved everyone?  But, It turns out he's a suicide zombie and crashes them into Mars, and MARS is over-run by zombies, and now they have to survive ZOMBIES ON MARS!

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on September 02, 2016, 03:43:05 PMOr what if the zombies (being notoriously poor nuclear engineers) cause a meltdown at the Riverdale Nuclear Power Plant just as Super Duck arrives, he gets irradiated, and turns into a rampaging (that's normal for him) radioactive giant Duckzilla?

Quote from: SAGG on September 03, 2016, 04:33:22 AMAnd just for that, you'll get the gold straight jacket...

Quote from: PTF on September 03, 2016, 09:40:59 AM
I'm not crazy. Now if I said something like, "Afterlife with Archie will keep to it's schedule." Then I'd need relocation to a padded room.

Why do you make silly ideas with jokes 

Quote from: irishmoxie on September 03, 2016, 11:30:33 AMLoved this issue which I picked up just because I'm a Pussycats fan. I only read the first 4 or 5 issues of Afterlife but I didn't have any problems following the story here. The next issue where the Pussycats visit Riverdale I'll definitely be reading.

Yeah that might happen.

Quote from: The Downloader on September 02, 2016, 12:47:39 AM
I predicted it awhile ago (before the original ACFF crashed)  around issue #7

Really,woah good guess 

Now what i am about to write is considered ridiculous but what i am writing is that I correctly predicted that josie and the pussycats in afterlife with archie #10 is spoiler alert a vampire. And why I guessed it  because though i never read the issue i looked at the previews few months before  the "words" and i saw the cover with bats all over it ,though i wrongly predict that they will be considered 'werecats' instead.

So did anyone predict they are vampires too before the issue release.

Quote from: steveinthecity on July 26, 2016, 08:17:51 PM

Quote from: terrence12 on July 25, 2016, 12:28:26 PM
This is a variant cover i made for Betty and Veronica by Adam Hughes though not considered official i just made it by myself to show you guys what you think of it.

Glad to see you're still working on your art!  Keep at it.  Veronica's balled fists are a nice touch, and of course Betty's ponytail makes her identifiable.

WOW! thanks.I am glad you liked it 

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on July 19, 2016, 01:37:35 PM
Riverdale TV show that will not be a hit and will get cancelled soon  *crosses fingers*

Same here,chum 

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie
Oh, yeah. That's right. He won't be a blond, though? That's weird.

Actually i think it's reggie.

This is a variant cover i made for Betty and Veronica by Adam Hughes though not considered official i just made it by myself to show you guys what you think of it.










Now recently the current art style for archie comics are considered realistic though they still got their "comedy" feeling  except the first official live action series RIVERDALE which will air on CW as it will be a teen drama/mystery series that is not faithful to the main archie series (shouldn't they  at least make it a teen comedy sitcom and maybe air on MTV)


Anyway I decided to make a variant cover but make the girls betty and veronica look cartoon like since the male classic archie characters( most of them) look cartoon like and they don't wear some "lipsticks" besides it's a "Funny comic book"


This variant cover i made shows betty hugging her best friend  veronica from behind  unaware that veronica looks angry at her and felt she would kill her according to her thoughts from her head.


Unlike other variant covers  which has the duo secretly battle each other and are considered frenemies,This cover depicted them as an odd Couple with Betty just a honest average girl while betty is considered a rich jerk with a heart of gold but couldn't stand hanging out with a common girl like betty .


The cover may not have color just a sketch drawing but  i attached it to a blank variant cover with photoshop.Also i made a signature in it.

Quote from: Musical_Necromancer on June 13, 2016, 08:35:56 AM
i don't think it'll be canned unless sega's cutting ties with archie and going to another publisher(which is also unlikely)

Good point however since the comic didn't get the popularity it once had i think its time that sega should end ties with archie comics and put an end to the series.

Quote from: kassandralove on June 10, 2016, 11:05:21 PM
I've actually never read them. If they are doing well they should keep going.
If the digests get cancelled well that will be one very sad day

Indeed it will be if it happens

Quote from: Musical_Necromancerof course not!  sonic has such a rich history with archie being the longest running video game based comic book series and it's the only good thing sonic has now

Yes but not for along i still think it will be cancelled.

Quote from: Barbaric William Dreadbeard
Another question similar to this, is should they cancel the entire digest line, and start over?

If it does at least they will reprint the classics in digital form or maybe in hardcover book types.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules



Well, that's the reason that classic Archie titles got cancelled. They weren't selling. Accepting that that is the case, and if the current Archie Action (Sonic) line isn't selling well, then there's no reason to think that bringing back something like the original Life With Archie or Explorers of the Unknown would sell either.

Personally, I'd love it... which is exactly the sort of prognostication of doom you don't want. Anything I love is doomed to failure, it seems.

Yeah guess people in modern times weren't interested in those type of books (the classics ones that is) but at leat they are interested in the reboot ones.However i still think tis best that archie comics should cancel sonic comic line.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 09, 2016, 03:43:13 PM

Quote from: terrence12 on June 09, 2016, 10:26:05 AM
Then maybe have "Archie Action" revise its brand by replacing the sonic comics books with the reimagining on the real "archie action-adventure"  line like archie's explorers of the unknown, pureheart the powerful,The reimagining homage of archie adventurous stories from the 70s and The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. or at least make a archie universe  version of "agents of SHIELD" they would have some laughs like their original line but with tons of action and adventure something like a comedy-action movie or something.

I guess the only reason they should cancel the Sonic comics is if they aren't selling well enough. I personally don't care for them, but as long as there are enough people who do, why shouldn't they continue?


I would personally be all for your idea - although it seems to go contrary to everything ACP is doing these days in terms of new titles, so I doubt that something like it would actually happen. But my main point would be, whether they did it or not, they should only cancel the Sonic titles if sales are bad, because it would have nothing to do with any of the titles you propose. If Sonic sales are that bad, maybe they should do a stupid reboot of those. Or just cancel them.

Yeah ,I agree  sonic comic books didn't sell well so I think it's better they should cancel the line when it reached issue 300 or some issue.

Besides Archie comics now just mainly focus mostly on their rebooted titles, The dark circle (which might be a success or not) and Archie horror title which becomes a surprisingly hit known for its dark humor and throwback to the other horror comics.

But one opinion if any staff member of Archie comics read this thread don't you think its time they should cancel the line, its no longer attracting many readers anymore so its time to retire that sonic comic book line and maybe rebrand the Archie action line with original titles like reboot the Archie adventures from the 70's which were once drawn by a young Stan Goldberg from the 70's to early 80's including the reboot of explorers of the unknown.

Quote from: Barbaric William Dreadbeard on June 09, 2016, 10:53:42 AM
Another question similar to this, is should they cancel the entire digest line, and start over?

If they cancel the digest line then ...maybe      but at least they will reprint the classics in different formats like special,TPBs or digital magazine

Alternate title :Is it time that archie comics should cancel the whole  sonic the hedgehog comic book line and "revise" the archie action brand like the reimagining of archie's explorers of the unknown, pureheart the powerful,The reimagining homage of archie adventurous stories from the 70s and The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. or at least the archie version of "agents of SHIELD"?


I know what you are saying "Letting archie comics cancel sonic the hedgehog? ,it's stupid and ridiculous" that's what  you are going to say but there is the reason why i have to say this,You know the Sonic the hedgehog comics looks great  especially to fans who read for many years that was "then" This is "now" and "now"  the line  didn't get the huge sales like it once had many years ago infact the "sonic mania" is dying down  and no one is almost interested in video game comic books anymore .


And it is for the best  that Archie action and SEGA  should cancel the whole Sonic comic book line after many years for its run  and should end  the main sonic the hedgehog series with a milestone issue like maybe 300 or 350? and to let it end with a bang.


Then maybe have "Archie Action" revise its brand by replacing the sonic comics books with the reimagining on the real "archie action-adventure"  line like archie's explorers of the unknown, pureheart the powerful,The reimagining homage of archie adventurous stories from the 70s and The Man from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. or at least make a archie universe  version of "agents of SHIELD" they would have some laughs like their original line but with tons of action and adventure something like a comedy-action movie or something.

So what do you say is it time that both archie comics and Sega should end the sonic the hedgehog comic book run after so many years and replace them with "original" archie action comics ?

Quote from: Mazz on May 21, 2016, 08:28:22 AM
From seeing the sneak peak of the trailer before it was taking down what really gets me down about this whole thing is when they are taking out the whole "innocence" of Riverdale. Archie comics and Riverdale is innocence and this show seems to be far from what the comics have established for so many decades.

Heck it was supposed to be the first archie live action series faithful to the source material not about deconstructing its reputation.

Quote from: DeCarlo RulesI'm just going to chalk that up to your not having paid that close attention to the information trickling out about Riverdale up to this point. It's a pretty short hop between travesty and tragedy for fans of classic Archie Comics. Why would ACP allow it? They've abandoned any hope of fidelity to the spirit of the original comics. At this point they're just hoping to get some notoriety for generating shock waves. It's the old concept of "no such thing as BAD publicity"."Archie Comics? Do they still make those??

Yeah i agree with you   


and you know what  i watched  the trailer from a site i wouldn't reveal to you though it's on ahem tumblr by the name "betty-and-jughead" and named as "ipikaboo-spoiler-from-cws-riverdale-trailer"

Anyway i watched the trailer and you know what i think i think that it's deserves to have mixed or negative reviews with low ratings like A&E damien and then it will someday be cancelled ,SO that archie comics will understand their mistakes and make a real teen sitcom faithful to the source materials element comedy which will be in the tone of boy meets world or make it as a Disney or Nickelodeon tween sitcom.I mean tv tried to make a live action archie sitcom in the 50s (or was it early 60's) and in the 70s (variety hour pilot ) So why make it as a drama that it loosely based on a source material it's stupid!

Quote from: DeCarlo RulesWell, terrence surprised me. Nobody really seems to mention anything about the comedy in any of their posts, and invisifan seems to be praising it for the qualities most diametrically opposed to that... grounded, reality-based, continuity-driven etc., all the things you'd associate with drama. He wants to keep the fantasy out of it, because that would seem to spoil any grounded, realistic, dramatic suspension of disbelief for him (and yet, he reads superhero comics, and they have the fantasy element, generally without comedy). I guess outright slapstick comedy would spoil the grounded realism as well. People seem to be liking it specifically for the drama/continuity, unless I'm completely misreading people's comments. I don't mind seeing a little bit of that thrown in here and there just for the sake of contrast and to break things up a little, but it's not what I read Archie Comics for. It was okay just for LIFE WITH ARCHIE, I guess, because the whole point of that was everything about it was different from the 'standard' Archie comic as possible. (Just like AFTERLIFE, the whole point is to contrast against the usual.)To be honest, I think LWA could have dialed back the angsty-ness a couple notches and thrown in a comedy bit or two now and then, just to remind people it actually was an Archie Comic. But then again, it wasn't a mainstream Archie comic book, or pretending to be one.

Yes i know but i still think that the liveaction archie should be a sitcom or a tween sitcom and be faithful to the element of the source material comedy.and i agree about life with archie the married life spinoff but i think it should remain as a dramatic spinoff with some little laughs.

Quote from: invisifanSitcoms on TV are on a decline — the ones that make it aren't as mundane as Archie seems after 75 years ... and as for more general "teen" shows, "Glee" and "High School Musical" showed they can work, but also sucked the air out of the room as far as competition — they also showed it's far to easy to overdo it, or do it wrong, so no one wants to try.

Actually sitcoms are still working heck look at the big bang theory for example even tween sitcoms.

Quote from: invisifan@DCR — I'm saying it needs a consistent feel — throwing in actual magic stuff ruins the feel they are trying for, comedy wouldn't do that — there's already some in there, and it could be cranked up quite a bit and be enjoyable ... but it should be grounded in reality since that's the tone they've set; if you want a magic/fantasy/superhero series, start a new comic in another Archiverse like they have for ChAoS & AWA

That is true since archie after the forties begin to go surreal. with magic/fantasy and superhero stuff

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules lSitcoms on TV are on a decline — the ones that make it aren't as mundane as Archie seems after 75 years ... and as for more general "teen" shows, "Glee" and "High School Musical" showed they can work, but also sucked the air out of the room as far as competition — they also showed it's far to easy to overdo it, or do it wrong, so no one wants to try. @DCR — I'm saying it needs a consistent feel — throwing in actual magic stuff ruins the feel they are trying for, comedy wouldn't do that — there's already some in there, and it could be cranked up quite a bit and be enjoyable ... but it should be grounded in reality since that's the tone they've set; if you want a magic/fantasy/superhero series, start a new comic in another Archiverse like they have for ChAoS & AWA

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules lI know Mark Waid had previous experience doing a few Archie stories way back when ("Moose!" and one or two others I've seen reprinted), but it's curious to me why ACP didn't just hire someone 'big name' that had a previous track record of putting a lot of humor/comedy into their scripts (at least, on some of their work... I've read a LOT of Waid's stuff, and never really picked up on much comedy in any of the series I've read by him). I'm thinking of somebody like Dan Slott over at Marvel (and of course, they're not going to get Dan Slott, but someone like him, and there are more than a few people like that working in mainstream comics). So I have to believe that wasn't any sort of primary consideration on ACP's part. Maybe if someone like Rex Lindsey was drawing Waid's scripts they'd at least come across as funnier. I'm not too interested in a rom-com or whatever the current subgenre thing is now. I really only have the vaguest idea of what that really is. It's not a genre I've ever really followed."Sitcom" punctuated with a good dose of slapstick now and then is really what I want from an Archie comic. But that can be like in a TV series like Community, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, something like that. That and cute girls, but not just "good girl art" of the Adam Hughes type. I mean sexy/cartoony/cute/innocent type girls, like... maybe something like the Bruce Timm/Darwyn Cooke style.

As i said before sitcoms are running and are still good but in different formats sometimes without laugh tracks and sometimes set in a real environment in a different setting rather than the traditional sitcom formats when we were young. and yes i think that romance will be included since it always happened in every archie comic  stories.

Quote from: irishmoxieThe new Riverdale comic/Archie reboot reads like a YA novel with all the "teen" slang and angst. There are moments of comedy in there but it's mostly in the art, not the dialogue i.e. Archie setting ice cream on fire, Archie being flattened by a bulldozer. The Riverdale TV show feels a lot like The OC (with the new Betty being Marissa) and a little of Dawson's Creek (with the whole dating your teacher thing).

Yeah i agree so i think the live action archie should be a comedy and be faithful to the comedic element of the source material with a little bit of drama like how scrubs did with special episodes about teenage problems or maybe at least be disney channel/nickelodeon tween sitcom.

Quote from: invisifanRomantic comedy — more of a movie genre really, not one that's normally sustained over a long term ...

Well i think that the romantic genre should be included since it's also the element of archie comics with the love triangle part even though it goes on repetitive all over the years and made it maximum with the 'harem' part

Quote from: invisifanIs the Darwyn Cooke reference coincidental?  You know he died  literally yesterday

Quote from: DeCarlo RulesI had not heard. He will be sorely missed. The comics industry needed more talents of his caliber. I would consider him one of the most serious cartoonists of this generation.And I'd forgotten about Waid doing THE FOX momentarily. Now that I think about it that was funnier than the Archie reboot, but Waid's role in that was somewhat different. The Fox is really Dean Haspiel's brainchild (although Waid was a sounding board that he bounced his ideas off). Waid would then come in after Haspiel "wrote" the visual story, and add his dialogue and captions. So Haspiel is Kirby here, and Waid is Lee... In other words, the genesis of each issue did not begin with Waid sending Haspiel a script to draw from. Haspiel's written some of his own stuff in the past, so he's (at least) co-writer on THE FOX, although not the dialoguer.

Yeah he will truly be missed    he maybe a great artist for dc comics known for his 50's style artwork but at least he did a variant cover  for the fox comic