I will confess to feeling much like the fellow in Brewster Rockit, and I say “confess” because I feel kind of guilty over being in a state that ranks 42nd in per capita Covid cases, with most of those seeming to be in the southeast corner, or, as one might call it, “suburban Boston.” And, […]
Archie is getting a reboot. The last issue (#666) will be released in June featuring work from Tom DeFalco, Pat & Tim Kennedy, Dan Parent and Fernando Ruiz. Bleeding Cool reports the new series will be by Fiona Staples and Mark Waid.
Sad news in the cartooning community as news that Archie cartoonist Stan Goldberg has passed away at the age of 82 after suffering a stroke. Tribute from National Cartoonists Society President Tom Richmond: It?s with great sadness I pass on the news that comic book legend Stan Goldberg passed away today at age 82 from […]
The late night comedians took up the announced death of Archie. David Letterman used the announced (“What’s next? Dagwood Bumstead chokes on one of those sandwiches?”) to offer the “Top Ten Memorable Moments In Comic Strip History”. Crowd did not react well to the Beetle Bailey joke. Conan O’Brian looks at rejected ways of killing […]
Yesterday, I joked that the new Life With Archie comic in which the title character is killed was a desperate attempt to remain relevant. This morning I read a post over on Comic Chron that tracked the height of Archie’s popularity (spoiler: peaking in 1958) and the long decline since. For those of us who […]
Back in April, it was announced that Archie was going to die heroically in a futuristic story-line “Life With Archie”. Now we learn that heroic manner is to take a bullet for his gay best friend. From WILX.com: Archie Comics co-CEO Jon Goldwater says he wants Andrews’ death to be a lesson about gun violence […]
Archie will die a hero’s death in July – at least in one of the many comic book series bearing his name. From CNN: CNN: Can you explain the “Life With Archie” series for the uninitiated? Goldwater: “Life With Archie” is Archie’s future — it gives readers a look into what his life would be […]
Archie cartoonist Stan Goldberg and his wife Pauline are recovering in the hospital after being injured in a car accident on their way home from the OSU Festival of Cartoon Art. According to Comics Beat, Pauline suffered two broken arms and a broken leg while Stan has a fractured vertebrae. Flowers, cards and well-wishing can […]
Comic Book Resources writes that Archie and his fellow friends will be back on television as an animated program. CBR also talks to Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater about the development. Goldwater on Archie and Archie returning to animation: My overall goals were to revitalize the publishing, see where we were in the digital landscape […]
From New York Daily News: Nancy Silberkleit, the co-CEO who was accused of harassing employees back in 2011, now claims she “has been and continues to be the subject of unwelcomed sexual harassment” at Archie’s offices in Mamaroneck, Westchester County. The worst offender, Silberkleit charges, is businessman and one-time friend Sam Levitin, who was supposed […]
Note: I live tweeted this session so in essence, by tweets are my notes. We’re starting up the panels and speakers for the day. First up: Stan Goldberg. Stan is also being inducted into NCS hall of fame tonight. Stan’s giving us a review of his early work in illustration/advertising and art school pieces. Started […]
The New York Times has a fascinating story about a major rift in the Archie Comics leadership over the future of the property. At this, the last of the privately run Mom-and-Pop comic book dynasties, Ms. Silberkleit, 59, the daughter-in-law of a company founder, Louis H. Silberkleit, is deadlocked in a court battle for control […]
The conservative group One Million Moms has demanded in a letter that Toys ‘R’ Us remove all Just Married – Archie comic books from their stores. In the issue the character Kevin Keller (the comic’s first gay character) gets married to his partner. The letter posted on Media Bistro: As a mother and a member […]
The Comics Code Authority was created in 1954 after public and congressional concern over violence in comics. Think of it as an early MPAA rating – making sure every comic publisher who wanted to sell a comic with the stamp of approval had to refrain from certain content. Newsarama reports that Archie Comics and DC […]
Citing growing interest in the ability to read instantly rather than go to a store: Starting April 1, every Archie Comics title ? featuring Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and all their pals in Riverdale ? will be available for purchase digitally the same day it’s released in comic shops and newsstands. It marks the first […]