Comments on: Upcoming Archie Covers

By: Betty Drives Again » Comics Worth Reading

Betty Drives Again » Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 15 May 2007 03:20:59 +0000

[...] January, Betty Cooper competed in a NASCAR race in Archie #572. The publisher apparently considered it a success, since they just sent out the following [...]

By: Anon E. Mouse

Anon E. Mouse — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:27:58 +0000

One would think if one was going to do a story on NASCAR racing, one would draw autos that actually looked like NASCAR vehicles…

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:35:22 +0000

Archie’s done a couple of goth references recently, but it winds up being wrong, as when they toss a character into a Morticia Addams dress and call it goth. They did try to make Jughead a punk once. It went badly.

By: Vic Vega

Vic Vega — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:54:03 +0000

Has anyone seen the redesigned Jughead yet?

I have this mental image of something approching a goth kid. Either way, I expect to be badly shocked. :)

By: Anthony D.

Anthony D. — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:15:22 +0000

>>What I’m wondering is about the sponsor tag on the roof of her car. In the Riverdaliverse, what shows up at ArchieComics.com?

Hmm… maybe they put out the non-Archie-Universe comics (Sonic the Hedgehog, the Shield, etc.) that the real Archie Comics has put out off and on over the decades?

By: Nat Gertler

Nat Gertler — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:11:31 +0000

“Leaving aside the safety considerations of a teen girl racing against professional drivers”
Let me note that teens can be professional drivers in NASCAR. Heck, Brian Vickers was only 20 when he took the Busch League championship (that’s the second tier of national racing.

What I’m wondering is about the sponsor tag on the roof of her car. In the Riverdaliverse, what shows up at ArchieComics.com?

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:13:00 +0000

Ah, in that case I agree, a trio of odd covers. It’s a bit like what’s wrong with this picture.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:55:46 +0000

I was trying to comment concisely on the guys wearing “counselor” t-shirts while the girls are in bikinis, but I don’t think it came across. I’ve never been able to camp (as a kid, I was allergic to most of the outdoors), so I don’t really get the appeal, personally.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:14:30 +0000

Actually, true to character, Jughead isn’t working in the cover art of Camp Tales, though maybe that is what you meant by “such as it is”. I think a truer representation could have had Betty rowing too.

I keep debating whether I would have liked such a collection as a child who liked to read during camping trips. It is hard to tell…

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:54:09 +0000

Not only is the pit crew mugging for the camera, but they’re going to find it mighty hard to change the tires without first jacking the car up. In fact, the jack man seems to be on the opposite side of the car as the rest of the crew.

By: Tim O'Shea

Tim O'Shea — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:22:12 +0000

The image of you trying to point your chest and shoulders in an opposite direction than your head cracked me up. It would only be more funny if you were doing it in front of bewildered witnesses, to whom you explained: “I’m doing research for a blog piece.”