[...] the fourth “New Look” story, returning to the series that launched the more “realistic” approach. This installment is part two of four, in which Veronica works to save a nearby forest her dad has [...]

[...] use both classic and “new look/realistic”-style art [...]

[...] Archie comics has been re-designed for a modern, realistic look. I agree with whoever said this sounds like a New Coke experiment to [...]

[...] Look promotion (which has been running through various titles for the past two years) with a Betty & Veronica story called “Bad Boy Trouble“. In it, Veronica takes up with a new boy in town, a biker who [...]

[...] series in their new, “realistic” style in October. Reactions to the first one were mixed, even before it came out, but it spawned one of the oddest incidents in comics blog history, in [...]

[...] the press release: First came Betty and Veronica’s “Bad Boy Trouble,” followed by Jughead dealing with a bunch of “Match Makers.” Now, the latest story to [...]

[...] end of an era as this is the final issue before the complete visual revamp of the kids from Riverdale. A surprising move, I think, considering the weight Archie puts on their [...]

[...] of high school. Then the new stories in Jughead’s Double Digest are again going to try the redesign approach (Archie calls it a Dynamic New Look, with all caps) that got the Betty & Veronica Double [...]

[...] applaud Archie for trying to keep this story visible, since it’s the most newsworthy thing they’ve done in years, but I do have to quibble with their phrasing. It’s very common [...]

[...] I’m a bit astounded that the Archie character redesign story has had four-month-long legs. Check out today’s Sally Forth comic [...]

[...] It’s a month and a half before the Archie characters as redesigned by Steven Butler debut, and the publisher is inviting the public to ask the artist about it. From [...]

To me the classic art of Archie Comics was part of the appeal. I remembering seeing them in current clothing when they had the cartoon in the 90′s, and there was something just a little off about it. But even then, they’d only changed the clothes (and ages) not the faces and it grew on me.

This seems very different. But I guess they have to seek our new readership somehow.

[...] Next up, here’s the cover of the second issue featuring the redesigned Archie characters. [...]

[...] Boy, Archie’s really keeping this story going! The latest: a set of preview pages from Betty & Veronica Double Digest #151, due out May 9. Click on the thumbnails to see the full-size editions. [...]

[...] Comics Should Be Good can’t figure out why all the fuss over the Betty & Veronica redesign, saying “this change isn’t even in a regular comic title – it’s only in a digest!” [...]