Just finished "In Real Life" by Jessica Love. It's a Catfish romance.

Archie #7 - not great. Don't like how they wouldn't tell us what Reggie did. The series keeps teasing but doesn't reveal much. Also there wasn't much of the girls in this issue. I'm looking forward to Betty and Veronica when it comes out this summer.

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Tomoko & Akira for Asians (pre-dating Kumi)

Which issues do these characters appear in?

Quote from: Tuxedo Mark on April 03, 2016, 08:12:49 PM
Kumi Tanura and her younger sister, Ami - Japanese girls that moved to Riverdale. Kumi attends RHS. Her "thing" was being very naive about American culture. Ami has a crush on Archie. At home, their mother keeps up Japanese traditions and etiquette.

Crystal - a girl that ran a New Age store in the mall in the early 1990s; she endorsed transcendental meditation and other such things.

What issues do these characters appear in?

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Quote from: irishmoxie on April 02, 2016, 11:04:44 PM
Glad to see the real DeCarlo Rules back. I missed your crazy long archival type posts that you obviously put a lot of work into. Are you a budding writer of sorts? Also I'm jealous of all the reading time you have if you actually finished all those comics above.

P.S. I didn't like Patsy Walker #4 either. Too superhero for me. Not enough girlie stuff.

Well, I had to kind of plan to get things read (and wouldn't have been able to read that much, if the forums had been up). When I added the comment about the "hellish" week, I was referring to (a) the forum being offline, and (b)the fact that the first three titles I read that Wednesday were all "hellish" (Bill & Ted Go To HELL, HELLboy & the B.P.R.D. 1953, and Patsy Walker HELLcat - it's weird that they all came out the same week)... not that I didn't enjoy that issue of PWakaH, I did.

I can see where Patsy Walker is rife with continuity references to Marvel Universe characters and events though, which would be completely lost on anyone unfamiliar with the Marvel Universe. It seems to be barely hanging on saleswise, so I expect it'll be a short run... the series  probably wouldn't have gotten green-lit to begin with without the superhero stuff. It's just the way the business works in mainstream comics, I'm afraid.

Boo. I liked the series especially the art. Too bad it's gonna be short.

Cool. I'll definitely check it out.

Quote from: Imnotmark on April 02, 2016, 11:03:57 PM
Yeah I sort of figured that Archie isn't the most collectible but it's still a surprise. I went to a local small comic store here and actually found a decent amount of stuff.

I told him any Archie he finds to let me know because I've had a really hard time with it.

Do you live on the east coast? Where I live (Missouri) there is virtually no Archie to be had besides the reboot.

I was on a road trip today so I was listening to "Opening Belle." It's about a woman working on Wall Street and all the sexism she experiences while juggling her family life. Very interesting to me as I also work in a male dominated field.

Wayward 14 and 15 - end of this arc. Also looks like they are totally changing the direction of the series. Not to be too spoilery.

Glad to see the real DeCarlo Rules back. I missed your crazy long archival type posts that you obviously put a lot of work into. Are you a budding writer of sorts? Also I'm jealous of all the reading time you have if you actually finished all those comics above.

P.S. I didn't like Patsy Walker #4 either. Too superhero for me. Not enough girlie stuff.

Quote from: Jughead on April 02, 2016, 05:09:11 PM
Hi all! Took the opportunity of the Fan Forum "reboot" to join up. If any of you are part of the Fans of Archie Comics Facebook page, I'm the creator/admin Adam. If not, you should check it out. Lots of fans, interactions, discussions, and creators! Meanwhile, I'm going to look around here and enjoy myself!

Love your Facebook group! I like to visit this forum and the Facebook group because the content and discussion is so different.

Most of the Suzie stories I've read have been pretty boring. I did like when she made a cameo in a modern story though.

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Quote from: irishmoxie on March 30, 2016, 10:49:35 PM
Mystery Girl #4 - The first arc comes to an end. The beginning of this issue was a bit confusing. I hope they continue the series.

Disney Princesses #1 - more like a comic strip. A bit too immature for me.

MG is officially "on break" which seems to be a new semi-regular thing at both Dark Horse & Image — finish an arc and take a month or two off to get the next ready ...

I thought the flip to DP#1 was a lot more interesting that the mainside book which is too choppy/disjointed and the "calendar style presentation really didn't work for me

On the other hand I thought Jughead got a lot better ...  not sure about the Sunnyside (Martinsville/Reversedale) bit, but the art improved — in fact the "coming next month" page looked fantastic (artistically anyway) — like Erica trying to say "Hey I can do good art when I want to!" to all her critics ... of course the corollary is saying she didn't think it was worth putting putting the effort in for Jughead ...

I also didn't like the calendar format of Disney Princesses. I would much rather they do 5 page stories like Archie.

American Pickers. I'm fascinated by the old stuff people collect even though I don't want to buy any of it.

"NO" by Meghan Trainor. It plays all day on the radio station where I work. I love that it reminds me of old Britney pop from the late 90s/early 00s.