Quote from: daren on June 21, 2016, 03:49:30 AM

You could be right, something important must compel him to insult the girl who controls his access to the Lodge refridgerator/parties.

Ha, you're right, it would be in Jughead's best interest to suck up to Veronica, but we wouldn't have the antagonistic relationship we love.

Quote from: daren on June 21, 2016, 03:49:30 AM

I like to see her succeed at some things too, but cooking is so unimportant I don't care about it. I mean it's great if people DO know how to cook but it's no reflection on your intellect or character. Yeah the bad-cook-Veronica stories aren't that believable, cooking isn't rocket science, but if you look at those stories as fantasy/cartoon situations they work.

It's just one of my pet peeves when capable adults can't handle feeding themselves and I'm just projecting.  This doesn't really apply to Veronica since she's perpetually a teenager and isn't on her own but I get so annoyed in relationships when the other person isn't capable of seemingly doing anything. 

I think a bit of this story was posted upthread but here's the whole thing.



I think the ending is really clever and goes to show that Jughead really does care for Ronnie, he wasn't even too keen on her reward.

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Quote from: Thrillho on June 07, 2016, 09:16:43 PM
If they played this like the film this story is based on Jug and Ron would have ended up together. As an aside, I like George Bernard Shaw's original ending that subsequent adaptions ignored better though.

I am a big fan of that play, and Shaw's original ending.

YES!  It was so progressive for its time too. Eliza decides to be independent of Higgins realizing if she stays she will have to be subservient to him and marries Freddy instead so she can be the boss in the relationship. It's a shame contemporary attitudes prevailed and Eliza staying with Higgins is considered the "happy" ending.

Quote from: daren on June 14, 2016, 03:51:05 AM
Yeah I've never seen Jughead be mean to Betty, I hope I never do. It's funny when he snarls at Veronica but if he did it to Betty it would look horrible.

That's because Veronica gives as good as she gets. I think Betty would be genuinely hurt if Jughead did something mean.

Anyway, I made a Betty/Reggie fanart for fun.

Quote from: daren on June 14, 2016, 03:46:24 AM
Maybe she doesn't put up with a LOT more, but, more. In most Archie feuds the villain character IS the offender more (Betty vs. Veronica, Archie vs. Reggie, Jughead vs. Reggie), but with Jughead and Veronica, he does seem to sin against her more than the reverse, I never noticed how much till I started paying attention to these stories.

I agree somewhat. A lot of times he has it in for Veronica because she's treating Betty or Archie unfairly, but you're right, he's more likely start something without provocation than she is.

Here is a good example





And of course, Jughead is behind it all



That's why I think Midge's assessment in "Object of Affection" might be true, that Jughead wants attention from Veronica, at least in Dan Parent's stories, while she's more content to just ignore him.

Quote from: daren on June 14, 2016, 03:46:24 AM
I like Ronnie as a bad cook better though, it's funnier..

It works for gags and such but half of me thinks it's silly sometimes. I just read a story where Veronica made a cake disaster because she messed with the ingredients due to her ignorance about baking e.g. putting a stick of butter in milk instead of using buttermilk, and that works for me but a lot just have her as a bad cook with no explanation. I don't know, just one of my pet peeves, I think Veronica, or anyone really, is smart enough to follow through with a recipe with some guidance. She's my favorite character so of course I want to see her succeed more often than not.

Quote from: 60sBettyandReggie on June 14, 2016, 12:02:23 PM
I haven't read the one about the bird treats, but it made me remember another story (that I think I read in the old forum)where Veronica made some meatballs?(or was it cookies? I can't remember) nobody wanted to eat them but Jughead asked her if he could have them and she's all happy that finally someone is appreciating her cooking, but it turns out he just wanted them so he could use them as cannon balls, or something 


And another story where she gives the guys a present, they think it's hard as stone cookies, so they don't eat them. It turns out they were hockey pucks. And then Jughead mentions he did use them to play hockey and she cries and says "Jughead, the ones I gave you were cookies".

Oh yes, I have both those stories.  That second story might be the only time I've seen Jughead comfort Veronica, but I have to applaud Veronica on her confidence to give out her cookies as Christmas presents. Seriously, does she not try her cooking before subjecting others to it?

 

Reg deserved that one!

It's so weird to see anyone who isn't Veronica or Archie be mean to Betty.

HA! Great story! Back when Veronica was a good cook, I see.  Does anyone else remember a story where Jughead eats candies Veronica made but they were really bird treats?

Quote from: daren on June 13, 2016, 01:15:14 AM
Is it just me or does Veronica put up with a LOT more from Jughead than he does from her?

Maybe, sometimes Veronica doesn't have to do anything for her to earn Jughead's wrath but it can be the other way around too. Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim, Jug's gotta annoy Veronica, especially if Dan Parent writes it.

Quote from: BettyReggie on June 13, 2016, 05:25:20 AM
I hope Bingo is in this reboot of Jughead. And what about Ethel? She has been MIA. I only saw her in one of new Archie issues. She was in crowd in the lunchroom. I hope we see Jellybean too. And what Jughead's Rival Trula Tywst. I miss them fighting.

I'm kind of meh on Ethel/Jughead. I like Ethel but I think her devotion is wasted on Jughead and it gets tiresome, and now that there is no ambiguity about Jughead's sexuality, it's unlikely anything will come of it.

Trula would be interesting though. Those two were always fun regardless of any romantic inclinations on their parts.

Quote from: BettyReggie on June 10, 2016, 10:01:29 PM
Jughead actually looks cute . I hope Derek Charm stays the artist for the book.

I know!  While Erica Henderson is a technically proficient artist, her style was not my thing and part of it was that the gang wasn't as attractive as I thought they should be.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on June 11, 2016, 03:34:31 AM
Jughead's Uncle Herman owns a novelty shop now, huh? I wonder whether it's THIS Uncle Herman,

Or the OTHER Uncle Herman??

Are there two Uncle Herman's? One from Gladys and one from Forsythe II? I'm always creeped out when I see Jughead's parents in older stories, they look so much a like, one would think Jughead was a product of incest.

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Quote from: BettyReggie on June 10, 2016, 10:16:47 PM
The one where all look sexy, they all look like they are in their 20's . I thought they were supposed be in High School.

Really? I'm not too familiar with J&P. How many stories show them explicitly in high school versus those that don't?

Aren't the girls supposed to be a bit older than Archie and his friends? I don't think they are in high school.

A recent story, within the past few years, has Valerie at 20 but that was classic Archie who knows with the reboot.

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Quote from: nuageo on June 08, 2016, 06:42:21 PM

According to Archie Comics, the new series will feature Josie uniting the band to take their big shot at musical stardom, only to contend with the machinations of Alexandra Cabot, the ever-Machiavellian daughter of the Pussycats' manager.

Alex and Alexandra's dad is the manager now? Where does that leave Alex?

That's what I was thinking.

I'm guessing either 1) Alex will come later or be picked as manager later (like Mr. Cabot/Pussycats will give the position to Alex instead of Alexandra), or 2) the summary meant that Mr. Cabot put up the funds for the Pussycats (like in the original comics) so he is technically in charge.

I can't see them leaving Alex out all together. Breaking up the Cabot twin terrors would be blasphemy lol

For one moment I thought they were making Alexandra a child and Alex's daughter. 😬  You're probably right and Alex will be integrated in another way.

I just posted a piece of Jughead/Veronica fanart I did at dA [link]

Feel free to check it out.

Quote from: nuageo on June 08, 2016, 06:42:21 PM

According to Archie Comics, the new series will feature Josie uniting the band to take their big shot at musical stardom, only to contend with the machinations of Alexandra Cabot, the ever-Machiavellian daughter of the Pussycats' manager.

Alex and Alexandra's dad is the manager now? Where does that leave Alex?

Quote from: Asdfghjkl on June 06, 2016, 07:41:27 PM
That story sounds awesome!  I've always wanted to try the unlimited subscription, but never have.  Do you have scans/screenshots of the whole story?  If so can you post them on my Switcheroo Scans thread.  It sounds like it would be a perfect fit.

Archie Unlimited isn't as good as it used to be. I'm trying out the new platform and it's a pain. The app is slow and always crashes and you can't read them on your computer like you used to.

I don't have anymore of that story. I really only saved those two panels because I thought the Betty/Reggie shippers would like it.

Quote from: Tokyo on June 09, 2016, 02:42:10 AM
Where is this from? I'd like to read this story lol

Archie #2 "Sir Archibald of the Round Table"

This one has made its way around

A rare victory for Reggie!