I think Bob White is probably my favorite Archie Comics artist.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: PTF on October 30, 2017, 04:02:49 AM
Okay, I'm supposed to believe that Kevin Keller cannot find another guy in Rivedale? Look at Riverdale! It's liberal city!!! You have every minority, drugs, relationships on various age levels! Do you know how many characters have pulled a reverse Michael Jackson? And he has to go to the wood and no...I don't know what he does in the woods. I don't want to know what he does in the woods. Oh, and excuse Betty for not wanting you to go out at night when there's a killer about. Like, int he general area where Moose and Midge were shot at!!!
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on March 11, 2017, 02:24:35 AMQuote from: Tuxedo Mark on March 10, 2017, 05:04:41 PMQuote from: DeCarlo Rules on March 10, 2017, 04:24:51 PM
And it's consistent thereafter.
Not really. She seemed to switch between that and pigtails around the late 1990s / early 2000s (and maybe earlier; not sure) and also sometimes just plain wore her hair down (albeit rarely).
I meant for the 1950s, which seemed to be the point about which people were confused here. So in answer to the question "True or False: Betty had a ponytail in the 1950s"?, the correct answer is both True (she had a ponytail from 1957-1959), and False (she did not have a ponytail from 1950-1956).
I don't know when the scenes in the photos are imagined to be taking place, but I can assure you it's not the 1940s. The answer to whether the photos are accurate to the fashion of pre-1957 or 1957-onwards would be dependent on a single key visual clue in the photos -- Jughead's sneakers, which are Converse All-Stars. If he's wearing low-cut Oxford style Converse All-Stars, that would place the photos as from 1957 or later, because 1957 was the first year in which Converse manufactured the low-cut version of those sneakers. Prior to that all Converse All-Stars were hi-tops. I honestly can't tell from the photos, as it seems like Jughead's pants are obscuring a view of where the shoes are cut at the ankle.
Quote from: daren on June 13, 2016, 01:40:46 AMQuote from: 60sBettyandReggie on June 07, 2016, 06:39:36 PM
Don't get me wrong. I am still against the CW's show. I don't like it one bit, but I think, for me, a Betty/Reggie pairing would be the only redeemable thing. And I am still pissed off at Reggie's casting choice.
I don't like the casting either, Reggie should have a sharp edge to his looks and this guy is like a junior Brendan Fraser or something, he has all the menace of a giant panda. I'm sure he's a nice guy and maybe he's a good actor but to me he's not Reggie. But I think his Reggie might be a good match for Betty since he has such a "nice guy vibe."
Here's a story where Reggie isn't nice to Betty like he usually is but I thought it was funny and it's a story I would be okay with my favorite couples in so I hope no one minds. Besides it goes with the jerk Jughead story I posted in the Jughead Veronica thread.
Quote from: daren on June 06, 2016, 01:00:19 AMQuote from: 60sBettyandReggie on June 02, 2016, 08:47:54 PM
There should be more Reggie & Betty kissing panels/stories
You guys know that I am not in favor of CW's Riverdale show, but if they were to make Reggie & Betty a couple, I think maybe, probably they could win me over with thatQuote from: BettyReggie on June 02, 2016, 09:11:10 PM
I looked up RiverDale on the Internet Movie Data Base & it said Reggie will only be in 16 episodes.The other will be in 23 episodes . And Reggie wasn't even shown in the trailer. So I hope they do put them together.
You guys are way more flexible than me, I don't want this clown show going near my favorite couples.
Heres a cute ad with Betty and Reggie for one of their stories.
Quote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 02:13:09 PMQuote from: Original Sin on April 28, 2016, 01:48:59 PMQuote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 01:44:39 PMQuote from: Original Sin on April 28, 2016, 01:34:14 PMQuote from: DeCarlo Rules on April 28, 2016, 01:13:22 PMQuote from: Original Sin on April 28, 2016, 11:28:44 AM
Pairing someone like Betty with someone like Adam maybe nice in real life, but it's not very entertaining in a comic book setting.
And that's why she'll forever be obsessed with a guy like Archie, who isn't worth her time in real life. My point here is that Betty doesn't need anyone to "bring out her best in her". She already IS the best. She can cook, she can sew, she can fix a car. She can race cars. She can ski, surf, play baseball or basketball as well or better than any teenager. She's an A student. She can write. She reads a lot and is smart and well informed. She good at gardening, crafts, or just about any activity she tries her hand at or sets her mind to. She's pretty, in great shape, and looks good in anything she wears. She's got more talent in her little finger than Veronica has in her whole body. She's funny and fun to be with, and cares about animals and people, and about the things in life that really matter, not just the superficial stuff. Veronica has looks and money, and that's all she really needs. She's not dumb, but it wouldn't really matter if she was. She's got all she needs to get by in life. Betty wasn't born with money, but she's a real do-it-yourselfer who can make the best of any situation. She can do just about anything - except win the love of an idiot who's too dumb to appreciate her. All Betty really needs to do is realize there there are some things in life that aren't worth doing, like chasing Archie. She's just got to stop wasting her time with jerks who don't appreciate how exceptional she really is, and start dating guys who treat her how she deserves to be treated. But I guess that wouldn't be entertaining, so she dates Archie instead.
Imbibing Betty with every virtue and talent under the sun is not a good thing. She would be much more interesting if she was not so perfect.
An entertaining comic character does not necessarily have to be crazy about Archie.
And being crazy about Archie is exactly what makes her not perfect. That's the very imperfection about her that makes her fans crazy, because she'd have to be crazy to put up with him.
Yes, I agree, that's what made her entertaining back in the day, and was fodder for so many great stories. However, the love triangle has already given us everything it could have. Every possible idea that can come from it has been hashed, rehashed, reused, recycled. It ceased to be funny a long time ago.
Archie is Betty's kryptonite. Without it, she, like Superman, would be perfect. However, you don't see Superman go looking for kryptonite to weaken him. If he did, you'd have to think that there was something seriously wrong with Superman.
But here's the thing you have to realize. The entire 75-year history of Archie Comics hinges on this one, impossible, monstrously irrational premise. Without Betty's obsession for Archie, she's perfect, finds a great guy who appreciates her, lives happily (and boringly, to the readers) ever after. Veronica, without Betty to compete with over Archie, loses all interest in him. What is there about Archie to possibly interest Veronica? NOTHING. She's not interested in him, she's interested in beating Betty, because Betty's the best, and obviously the only worthy challenger to Veronica. So without that triangle, no Archie Comics.
Quote from: Alexandra Cabot on March 04, 2017, 09:58:12 PMQuote from: Upsiditus on March 02, 2017, 09:59:54 PMQuote from: Alexandra Cabot on February 27, 2017, 07:43:43 AM
It's shit.
It's stupid comments like this that make using the Internet much less enjoyable than it should be. No one gains anything from such a comment. I think all of the changes from the comic books (there are many) are a mistake, but the show is still fairly interesting. Veronica, in particular, is well acted. I could not pass up the chance to see these characters on TV, in any case. I regret the overall serious tone. I wish there were a lot more humor.
If nothing else, the actors make great photographs (screen caps).
What's stupid about it? I'm just stating facts as I see them. Shit is shit, internet friend. But if you are really upset about my opinion, here's a form you can fill out: