Archie Andrews, the namesake of the 73-year-old comic book franchise, will meet his demise in a forthcoming issue of Life With Archie. According to Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater, "This isn't a random one-off or 'what-if' story that we're doing as a gag… It's a once-in-a-lifetime event, and we are being very…
Fans of Girls and fans of Archie comics unite and rejoice—Lena Dunham is slated to write a four-part story for the classic comic series.
Archie doesn't even know the shitstorm it's in for as soon as One Million Moms and evangelical Christians get a hold of issue #636, in which agent of Satan Sabrina the Teenage Witch swaps the sexes of the main characters. Archie becomes "Archina," Betty becomes "Billy," and Veronica becomes "Ronnie." According to people who…
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An extremely bizarre mix of celebrities were on hand last night to hand out awards for the International Emmys. The fashion really ran the gamut—from oddly demure to just odd.
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Archie Comics is suing to bar its co-ceo, Nancy Silberkleit from returning to the office, saying employees complained about her "offensive" behavior.
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Last year, Archie proposed to Veronica. But it's 2010, baby! We've got a black president! And Archie is now hooking up with Valerie, the black chick from Josie And The Pussycats. More mag covers at the link! [Archie Comics]
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Comic book store owner Dave Luebke is auctioning a copy of Archie Comics No. 1 worth $30,000 to protest Archie proposing to Veronica in the August 19 issue. "Betty is it. Not Veronica," said Luebke, "This is serious." [AP]
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Archie Andrews has finally made his choice. In the upcoming 600th issue of Archie Comics, he will propose to brunette bad girl Veronica, leaving Betty, his sweet, blonde lady-friend, heartbroken. For students of pop culture, the fact that gentlemen actually prefer brunettes should come as no surprise.
