As far as the Archie name goes I expect it to mostly draw in older people out of curiosity ... Whether they will then be more intrigued or disgusted is anyone's guess.

True, and they may not feel they can afford to pay that many artists this time around.

Quote from: BettyReggie on April 12, 2016, 11:54:23 AM
The variants are nice but how come there only 4 to choose from? I really thought there will be at least 22 like Archie's reboot. I love Veronica Fish's the most.

There's 6 listed there, and they don't say that that's all, others may be kept for timed release to keep up interest, or not turned in yet... Too early to say.

It's really the only way you can look at it without giving yourself an ulcer.

Quote from: kassandralove on April 12, 2016, 01:23:36 AM
Literally on vacation right now trying to have a good time but I just can't because all I think about all day and night is how Archie is getting destroyed right in front of my eyes. 
This forum is the only possible way to save everything before it becomes another ambercrombi and shit disaster.

For the love of all that is holy we must band together and save Archie before it's too late!!!! 

Sadly, it doesn't appear that anyone in charge cares about anyone in this case, is is paying attention to anyone beyond their sycophants — and probably won't until hir with a brick of total public a(nti)pathy ...

Quote from: The Bee on April 11, 2016, 11:33:05 PM

Quote from: old_jughead on April 11, 2016, 11:16:16 PM
I think they were still childhood friends but they had a recent falling out and won't be friends again until near the end of the season.

That's the injustice of it. Jughead and Archie in the comics have been through it all. They have had there share of ups and downs and they always bounce back to remain friends. Those two characters just don't hold feuds for long periods of time. It is kind of the same thing with Betty and Veronica. They fight like cats and dogs in most stories in the comics, but they always remain best friends in the end for the most part. It's just another things to add onto the pile that is not a good representation of Archie comics.

On the one hand, Archie stories rarely continue the way TV shows do, so everything has to wrap up and reset after 4-12 pages no matter what — even a completely faithful adaption (in spirit) would have to draw things out a bit longer ... in this case, the root issue seems to have been Jug totally freaking Archie out by kissing him ...

Supergirl

  Filk 

With the Archie/MLJ heroes (like Ditko, Simon, Kirby, Williamson, etc...) or did Archie like Gene Colan?

Quote from: irishmoxie on April 10, 2016, 07:34:44 PM
It makes me wonder why webcomics aren't booming. Though I feel like I have to slog through a lot of crap to get to the good stuff.

They mostly are — you just need the right link and a decent ad block

Quote from: irishmoxie on April 10, 2016, 05:00:00 PM
Archie because he keeps stringing Betty and Veronica along.

AND still tries to date anyone else that catches his eye — which is most anyone in a bikini ...

... or Pembrooke Academy (particularly Jason's friend Cedric)

Quality is a very subjective thing ... but the distribution network got trashed in the '90s out of pure greed (and by essentially one person) which closed many small comic shops just when they weren't as prevalent on news-stands any more (largely due to comic shops)

Quote from: PTF on April 10, 2016, 04:09:03 PM
How can I forget? Nick St. Clair the baddest of the bad.

But another later apologizer (though perhaps less sincere) ... Archie himself for his treatment of, and behaviour with, B&V — and girls in general ...

Quote from: Oldiesmann on April 10, 2016, 12:42:48 PM
I'm actually a bit surprised at all the hype this pilot is getting because The CW isn't a big network, nor has it ever been. They've had some hits over the years, but it's been a while to my knowledge.

A drawing point may be that CW is currently making hits with Arrow & Flash for DC ...