I'm glad that I gave up superhero comics years ago. I wasn't even a hardcore collector. But I spent an awful lot of money on them. Those $2 or $3 per issue added up, not to mention the cost of gas to get to a place that even had comics. Even when I got into the newer Archie and Tomb Raider comics, ordering them online, the shipping costs were horrible. I haven't bought a physical comic since late 2016.

With the movies and shows, that's often how I learn about these characters.

Even with Supergirl, I like to think I know a fair bit about her history, and I can safely say the current TV series is the best adaptation of her, followed by the "Smallville" incarnation. They're not perfect, but they're good.

As for "Riverdale", I enjoy it. I'm in on the joke, and I think the writers and actors are, too. It's not how I would have done an adaptation, but I look forward to watching each episode.

A short one this week: a B&V story from 2011 called "Chisel Fizzle".

A bit late, but this week I review "The Best of Buds", a B&V story from 2011.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on February 16, 2018, 11:07:37 AM

Quote from: BettyReggie on February 16, 2018, 10:13:32 AM
I can't wait for this. I miss Dan Parent. I'm not crazy about the artwork in Betty & Veronica Vixens. I thought it would be better.

Yeah, I did too, based on the cover artwork by Eva Cabrera. Her cover art seems a lot better than her interior artwork -- or is it just me?

Starting with issue #3, she seems to have switched from that weird...whatever it was from the first two issues to a more anime-inspired style. The girls' clothes and hairstyles are no longer retro either. I think it's an improvement.

Late, but, this week, I review "The New Archies" segment, "Loose Lips Stops Slips".

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on February 09, 2018, 12:15:57 AM
somehow it doesn't look like MIGHTY CRUSADERS and VIXENS are going to be continuing past their initial story arcs, either.

That's a bit of a shame, because I enjoy Vixens, but, yeah, the premise is pretty limiting. Maybe they could retool it into a standard New Riverdale B&V title after the arc is done and run it alongside B&V: FF.

Quote from: Vegan Jughead on February 08, 2018, 06:32:29 PM
This ROCKS!!!

Indeed. I'm so down for this!

Late this week, but I review "Beach Blanket Bash-Up" from Betty and Veronica #255 (2011).

I posted chapter 17, "Nothing Happens", last night.

A bit late, but, this week, I review Betty and Veronica: Vixens #3.

Late, but this week I review Betty & Veronica: Vixens #2.

A bit late, but I review "Last Dance!" from B&V #278.

Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on January 06, 2018, 12:30:34 PM
If the video series anything like the comic book, Sabrina will barely be in it, while every new episode seems to shift focus to any other character besides the girl whose name is in the series' title.

I haven't read past issue #1 yet, but I'm guessing the show won't be exactly like it, more like kinda-sorta inspired by it. There's gonna be ten episodes of probably around 40+ minutes each. They're burn through all of the comic content in five episodes at that rate.

I just hope it doesn't go completely dark, just because it's a Netflix series. Sure, it can have dark moments, and Sabrina can be torn and conflicted and stuff, but it needs to be able to have fun as well. Kinda like, well, "Riverdale"; it knows to not take itself too seriously.

I kinda wish they'd do it as a slightly darker version of "Sabrina's Secret Life" and/or "Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch". Have Sabrina attend a witch school in addition to regular high school. Maybe introduce a live-action version of Cassandra as her classmate/nemesis.

For the aunts, I've got a few people in mind. Any combination of two of these would be fine:

Melissa Joan Hart
Emily Hart
Soleil Moon Frye
Britt McKillip
Carly McKillip
Ashley Tisdale

Quote from: Archiecomicxfan215 on January 05, 2018, 09:20:15 PM
I read that Dove Cameron was supposed to get the role of Sabrina and I guess a Riverdale fan account for some reason wanted to tag her :/

I heard the Internet really wanted Dove to get the role, not that she was supposed to get it. She played along with it, such as randomly posting a picture of comic Sabrina. I'm not sure how she would have been able to play the role, anyway, since she was recently cast in two separate Marvel things, playing two separate characters.

I've never seen "Mad Men", but I watched "The Legend of Korra" last year, so I should theoretically be familiar with her voice, although I can't picture the character that it says she voiced.

Also, what's with the @dovecameron at the bottom?