Comments on: Better Off Dead: An Archie Story http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:35:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dave http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/comment-page-1/#comment-97557 Dave Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:12:01 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/#comment-97557 I’ve never thought of the similarities between Archie and Smallville. Thanks for bringing that up.

By the way, nice name! ;)

]]> By: Ross Richie http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/comment-page-1/#comment-97556 Ross Richie Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:57:46 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/#comment-97556 “That’s a waste of a perfectly good whiteboy.”

One of my favorite moments in film, evah!

Best,
-R

]]> By: Barney http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/comment-page-1/#comment-97547 Barney Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:48:43 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/#comment-97547 Oh and this is pretty weird: http://www.betteroffdeadcamaro.com/

]]> By: Barney http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/comment-page-1/#comment-97546 Barney Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:46:16 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/#comment-97546 I remember seeing that in a theater in White Plains when I was a freshman in college.

]]> By: Dave http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/comment-page-1/#comment-97538 Dave Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:02:19 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/08/16/better-off-dead-an-archie-story/#comment-97538 Yep,universal – and here’s another example:

Surely I’m not the only one who has noticed but I’ve never heard/read any mention of it – but – Smallville, at least in the first couple of seasons, was very much an Archie format. You’ve got Clark, who is all hung up on homecoming queen Lana Lang (re-conceptualized as a hot brunette).

Then there’s the character created for the show, Chloe, who is a very sensible girl-next-door (who just happens to be blonde, but very reserved in her personal presentation, just like Betty) and has a huge crush on Clark which is painfully obvious to everyone except him. And even if he noticed, he’s too busy pining after Veron… er, Lana to care.

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