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skjamA bit late for "Beyond the Big Two" week, but I know you folks like Archie-related posts...
Archie #634, and the finale of the "Archie Marries Valerie" timeline!
To recap: Valerie of Josie and the Pussycats has become interested in Archie Andrews. While considering if this is a wise move, she wanders into the Memory Lane area of the Yellow Woods and starts having visions of a possible future.
Valerie and Archie get married. They form the duo of "Him and Her." Veronica becomes a Pussycat. The Archies reform as "Sugar Sugar" with Trev (Valerie's brother and Betty's new squeeze), Betty, Reggie and Jughead. Archie and Valerie have a baby girl named Star, who turns out to be a musical prodigy.
( Too Much Information )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
Archie #634, and the finale of the "Archie Marries Valerie" timeline!
To recap: Valerie of Josie and the Pussycats has become interested in Archie Andrews. While considering if this is a wise move, she wanders into the Memory Lane area of the Yellow Woods and starts having visions of a possible future.
Valerie and Archie get married. They form the duo of "Him and Her." Veronica becomes a Pussycat. The Archies reform as "Sugar Sugar" with Trev (Valerie's brother and Betty's new squeeze), Betty, Reggie and Jughead. Archie and Valerie have a baby girl named Star, who turns out to be a musical prodigy.
( Too Much Information )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
Adorable child pictures
Jun. 17th, 2012 07:35 pmskjamLet's check in with yet another of the future timelines Archie Comics is doing--the one where he marries Valerie of Josie and the Pussycats!
Previously: Valerie walked into the Memory Lane section of the forest while thinking of Archie, and wondering if she should pursue a relationship with him. In this timeline, the Archies band got some breaks so they went beyond a local band status. They kept running into the Pussycats, and Archie and Valerie started going steady. (In the background, Betty met and started dating Valerie's brother Trevor.)
Eventually, they eloped and got married, but the two bands' touring schedules meant the young couple wasn't getting much together time. Alex (the Pussycat's PR guy) put together a reality show where Archie and Valerie helped teach kids at music school. This was so successful that Mr. & Mrs. Andrews decided to go full-time.
( Four pages from Archie #633. )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
Previously: Valerie walked into the Memory Lane section of the forest while thinking of Archie, and wondering if she should pursue a relationship with him. In this timeline, the Archies band got some breaks so they went beyond a local band status. They kept running into the Pussycats, and Archie and Valerie started going steady. (In the background, Betty met and started dating Valerie's brother Trevor.)
Eventually, they eloped and got married, but the two bands' touring schedules meant the young couple wasn't getting much together time. Alex (the Pussycat's PR guy) put together a reality show where Archie and Valerie helped teach kids at music school. This was so successful that Mr. & Mrs. Andrews decided to go full-time.
( Four pages from Archie #633. )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
Dating Advice from the Archie Gang
Feb. 19th, 2012 06:54 pmskjamAnd now Kevin Keller has his own ongoing!
This will probably be my last KK post for a while as by now you either like the character enough to follow the series or don't. So if anyone else wants to post future issues, you won't be stepping on my toes.
Four pages from Kevin Keller #1, "There's a First Time for Everything!"
( Not precisely cute romance, but someday... )
In other news, Imageshack waited until I was over a hundred images past the limit to remind me that I did in fact have a limit. I'm probably going to spring for the Premium, but just in case, you'll want to go back to my earliest posts and grab any images you're keen on keeping. And while you're there, how about some hindsight comments?
Your thoughts and comments?
This will probably be my last KK post for a while as by now you either like the character enough to follow the series or don't. So if anyone else wants to post future issues, you won't be stepping on my toes.
Four pages from Kevin Keller #1, "There's a First Time for Everything!"
( Not precisely cute romance, but someday... )
In other news, Imageshack waited until I was over a hundred images past the limit to remind me that I did in fact have a limit. I'm probably going to spring for the Premium, but just in case, you'll want to go back to my earliest posts and grab any images you're keen on keeping. And while you're there, how about some hindsight comments?
Your thoughts and comments?
q99Coming off of Generator_rex's awesome Robotnik post, I decide to do a follow-up on one of the big questions people had about it: What happened to Sally?
( The Rise of Mecha Sally behind cut )
( The Rise of Mecha Sally behind cut )
Even Reggie Mantle has standards
Jan. 14th, 2012 08:08 pmskjamIn my last post, we visited a potential future in which Kevin Keller can marry the man he loves and no one thought that was the least bit out of the ordinary.
But in the regular Archie comics, Mr. Keller must live in the eternal present. It's not quite as advanced a society....
Cover and four scans from Veronica Presents: Kevin Keller #4.
Previously, on Kevin Keller, our protagonist did well on Witmasters, a College Bowl-like TV show where he represented Riverdale. He's looking forward to a little less excitement.
( Your wish has been denied! )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
But in the regular Archie comics, Mr. Keller must live in the eternal present. It's not quite as advanced a society....
Cover and four scans from Veronica Presents: Kevin Keller #4.
Previously, on Kevin Keller, our protagonist did well on Witmasters, a College Bowl-like TV show where he represented Riverdale. He's looking forward to a little less excitement.
( Your wish has been denied! )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
Big Wedding Issue!
Jan. 6th, 2012 08:09 pmskjamIt's been a while since we last checked in with the "Life With Archie" title. As long-time readers will remember, this magazine showcases the alternate futures where Archie marries either Betty or Veronica. This resulted...somehow...in Hiram Lodge becoming an archvillain. (We've since learned more about what happened to make him that way, and it's a doozy.) Plus a whole host of other subplots.
But today, we're going to look at the main plotline in Life With Archie #16, the marriage of Kevin Keller. This is likely to be a plotline controversial with social conservatives because--
--it's interracial! I'm pretty sure this is the first interracial marriage in Archie Comics, not counting aliens or monsters.
So, how did the happy couple meet? It turns out that even in the future presented here, the US is still fighting a war in the Middle East. :-(
( Kevin Keller, war hero )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
But today, we're going to look at the main plotline in Life With Archie #16, the marriage of Kevin Keller. This is likely to be a plotline controversial with social conservatives because--
--it's interracial! I'm pretty sure this is the first interracial marriage in Archie Comics, not counting aliens or monsters.
So, how did the happy couple meet? It turns out that even in the future presented here, the US is still fighting a war in the Middle East. :-(
( Kevin Keller, war hero )
Your thoughts and comments?
SKJAM!
Mega Man #2 Weapons Get!
Dec. 28th, 2011 01:23 ampyrotwilightBy far one of the best books coming out at the moment is Megaman by Archie Comics. It manages to have the fun of the classic game series in a more story filled way and. I don't know. I can't describe it well. It's just so fun.
7 1/3 pages from a 22 page story plus a one page bonus comic from the back.
( Megaman versus... )
7 1/3 pages from a 22 page story plus a one page bonus comic from the back.
( Megaman versus... )
strannik01Last time, on Mosconian Invasion:
Two of the greatest heroes in MLJ Comics, the Shield and the Wizard, joined forces the fight against the dastardly plans of the MOSCONIANS, the people so evil they manage to be both Nazis and the Communists. The valiant Wizard raced off to protect Annapolis and West Point, while the Shield went after the Mosconian spy ring in Washington D.C. The Wizard came back to the capital just in time to save his brother, the head of Naval Intelligence, but in their last act of cowardness, the Mosconians filled the building with cement. Will the Wizard and Grover be able to escape from the wreckage? Will the Shield be able to stop the Mosconians? Click on the cut and find out on this installment of the first crossover in comic book history - THE MOSCONIAN INVASION!
The following story originally appeared in Pep Comics #4. Writing by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick
( The Shield stops an enemy force from attacking Pearl Habor - in 1940 (11 pages behind the cut) )
Two of the greatest heroes in MLJ Comics, the Shield and the Wizard, joined forces the fight against the dastardly plans of the MOSCONIANS, the people so evil they manage to be both Nazis and the Communists. The valiant Wizard raced off to protect Annapolis and West Point, while the Shield went after the Mosconian spy ring in Washington D.C. The Wizard came back to the capital just in time to save his brother, the head of Naval Intelligence, but in their last act of cowardness, the Mosconians filled the building with cement. Will the Wizard and Grover be able to escape from the wreckage? Will the Shield be able to stop the Mosconians? Click on the cut and find out on this installment of the first crossover in comic book history - THE MOSCONIAN INVASION!
The following story originally appeared in Pep Comics #4. Writing by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick
( The Shield stops an enemy force from attacking Pearl Habor - in 1940 (11 pages behind the cut) )
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strannik01Before Archie Comics got its current name, it was known as MLJ Comics. Like most other comic book publishers, it published a large number of superhero titles. The company can claim credit for several superhero comics "firsts" - the first patriotic hero, the first time a superhero died in action and the first crossover storyline ever.
"But wait," you may be wondering. "Wasn't Human Torch/Namor fight from Marvel Mystery Comics #8-9 the first crossover?" And you would be close - but you would be wrong. The Human Torch/Namor crossover began in June 1940. This crossover began one month earlier. And while the Human Torch/Namor crossover took place over the course of two months, this storyline took four.
And, since the whole thing is in public domain, I can post the crossover in its entirety.
Since most people reading this have no idea who the characters involved are, here is a quick primer:
( A relatively quick primer )
The following story originally appeared in Top-Notch Comics #5. Writing by Will Harr, art by Edd Ashe.
( The first comics crossover ever starts out with a bang - literally (11 pages under the cut) )
Will the Wizard and the Shield be able to stop the Mosconians master plan? And what about the West Pointer and the Midshipman? Find out in the next installment of the MOSCONIAN INVASION.
( And, as a bonus - the ad for the crossover )
"But wait," you may be wondering. "Wasn't Human Torch/Namor fight from Marvel Mystery Comics #8-9 the first crossover?" And you would be close - but you would be wrong. The Human Torch/Namor crossover began in June 1940. This crossover began one month earlier. And while the Human Torch/Namor crossover took place over the course of two months, this storyline took four.
And, since the whole thing is in public domain, I can post the crossover in its entirety.
Since most people reading this have no idea who the characters involved are, here is a quick primer:
( A relatively quick primer )
The following story originally appeared in Top-Notch Comics #5. Writing by Will Harr, art by Edd Ashe.
( The first comics crossover ever starts out with a bang - literally (11 pages under the cut) )
Will the Wizard and the Shield be able to stop the Mosconians master plan? And what about the West Pointer and the Midshipman? Find out in the next installment of the MOSCONIAN INVASION.
( And, as a bonus - the ad for the crossover )
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icon_ukIf someone had asked me to guess which mainstream American comic would be the first to deal with the repeal of DADT in the US Armed Forces, AND gay marriage....
( This would not have been my first guess )
( This would not have been my first guess )
Mega Man #1 Archie edition
Sep. 13th, 2011 01:20 pmpyrotwilightHe's the fighting robot, Megaman!
I realized while there's been an occasional post about some of the series we never really opened with the first issue's story proper so here 6 1/3 pages from this issue (as 1 page was already posted in a previous preview post).
( Fighting to save, THE WORLD! )
I realized while there's been an occasional post about some of the series we never really opened with the first issue's story proper so here 6 1/3 pages from this issue (as 1 page was already posted in a previous preview post).
( Fighting to save, THE WORLD! )
Mega Man #3 - Fireman and...Firewoman?
Sep. 3rd, 2011 01:20 ampyrotwilightAs many may know Megaman has a comic of his own over at Archie Comics right now that seems to be selling like hot cakes at least thus far.
Issue 5 is soon to arrive but here's a fun two page bit from issue 3 ,bringing the page count to 6 here, from the issue which is a usual 22 page story. Plus a fun little out of story bonus page (each issue has one so far) from the end of the issue. Plus the villains variant cover featuring Fireman.
Now watch as Megaman battles the unstoppable Fireman!
( Some robo trauma for you all! )
Issue 5 is soon to arrive but here's a fun two page bit from issue 3 ,bringing the page count to 6 here, from the issue which is a usual 22 page story. Plus a fun little out of story bonus page (each issue has one so far) from the end of the issue. Plus the villains variant cover featuring Fireman.
Now watch as Megaman battles the unstoppable Fireman!
( Some robo trauma for you all! )
silverzeoJust picked up the 4th issue of the MegaMan comic Pretty basic for what it is, but the ending twist seems AWESOME. But instead, I'll show you 4 pages from the 3rd comic that shows us why Megaman doesn't have his weapons in each game he is in.
( 4 MegaPages behind the Cut )
( 4 MegaPages behind the Cut )
Coming Soon: Mega Man #1
Apr. 29th, 2011 05:05 amlbd_nytetraynBeginning next week, the first issue of Archie's new Mega Man comic will be available in comic shops (and if you subscribe, then you get a free two-sided poster autographed by artist Patrick Spaziante).
After the cut are the first few preview pages (now linked, by request), plus the covers for issue 1. To learn more about the series and see the two covers for each of the upcoming issues, click here.
( Read more... )
After the cut are the first few preview pages (now linked, by request), plus the covers for issue 1. To learn more about the series and see the two covers for each of the upcoming issues, click here.
( Read more... )
Ginger Snapp and Her Advertures in Dating
Feb. 24th, 2011 09:29 pmstrannik01
Hard as it is to believe now, there was a time when Archie Comics had many titles that starred teenage protagonists that had nothing to do with Archie Andrews and his supporting cast. One of them was a red-headed girl known as Ginger Snapp. She originally appeared in 1945 on the pages of Suzie Comics #49. She was originally depicted as a mousy, clumsy girl. But over the next few appearances, her personality evolved. She gained confidence and generally became more assertive. Ginger also discovered that she liked boys. A lot. She dated quite a few of them without ever quite committing to any one in particular, but she seemed especially fond of two boys - the pure-hearted, carefree Tommy Turner and inventive, the more intellectual Ichabod "Ickky" Jones. Unlike Betty and Veronica, the two never seemed to get at all jealous of each other, or any other guys Ginger dated.
After appearing on the back pages of Suzie Comics for a while, she gained her own title in 1951. Her title lasted for 10 issues. After that, Ginger Snapp was never seen again.
Or, at least, so I've been able to gather. I've hard time finding any sort of information about Ginger Snapp and her supporting cast. I found a rundown of her cast at Archie Universe website (scroll towards the bottom), but that's pretty much it.
Now, lots of online sources call Ginger a female Archie. Me, I don't think that's really the case (beyond a few surface similarities), but I'll let you be the judge of that.
The first story originally appeared in Ginger #10. The rest originally appeared in Ginger #6. I couldn't find any credits, so I have no idea who drew or wrote any of them.
( Ginger is not at all desperate )
( Though she is occasionally careless )
( Ginger 'steals' a boy (2 pages under the cut) )
( Ginger tries to pick a date. Hilarity ensues (6 pages under the cut) )
And, as a bonus, an Archie Comics house ad from Suzie Comics #56
( Gee whiz, they are all so unique and different. How can I possibly choose? )
Tune in next time for a story from Spy and Counterspy - a Cold War anthology that billed itself as a mix of adventure and romance comics and delivered better than what you might expect.
