Comments on: Sabrina #101: The Cat Takes Over

By: Veronica #207-208, aka Kevin Keller #1-2 » Comics Worth Reading

Veronica #207-208, aka Kevin Keller #1-2 » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:28:48 +0000

[...] the first time Archie’s used an established title as a pilot springboard. Two years ago, Young Salem was tried out in the Sabrina comic. (Unfortunately, the title was cancelled just after that.) [...]

By: Interview with Mike Pellerito, Young Salem Editor » Comics Worth Reading

Interview with Mike Pellerito, Young Salem Editor » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:36:39 +0000

[...] What’s the premise of the Young Salem storyline? It runs four issues, [...]

By: Justin Colussy-Estes

Justin Colussy-Estes — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:43:31 +0000

Oh hell, how disappointing. I knew Tania was out after #100, but I had no idea Sabrina would be too.

And Rik, before you speak on behalf of your female readers, let me tell you that my daughter, an avid Sabrina reader (as in, obsessively rereads her issues over and over again), disliked the Salem flashback issues and will be devastated by this change. It really breaks my heart.

It kills me that Archie appears to be doing the same thing they did when they brought on Tania del Rio to “manga-ize” Sabrina, namely fad-chasing.

I work in a children’s bookstore, and let me tell you, the Harry Potter craze is not so crazed anymore. If Archie is lucky, they’ll end up with the same cycle: the new creative team will make some good comics but the support (and thus the sales) won’t be there and Archie will end up flailing around again for the next “just-ended hot thing.”

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:07:02 +0000

Thanks for sharing that link!

By: EHH

EHH — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:31:53 +0000

Here is what the writer is saying about the project.
http://www.bumbleking.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1074

By: El Santo

El Santo — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:36:06 +0000

“Cat” is not nearly as alliterative.

By: Rik

Rik — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:18:58 +0000

Rest assured that we are not “dumping” our female readers in favor of male readers. In fact we believe our female readers want to read about Salem. He has been an important part of the Sabrina Universe and has an interesting back story.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:03:14 +0000

I suppose with the big 100th issue, Salem might be turned back into a human – sort of a reward for helping the Four Blades – which would give “Salem the Early Years” some context. But it still seems strange. Did issue #101 sneak up on them that they didn’t have a plan? I would have thought they’d have been chomping at the bit to introduce whatever new way they were going with Sabrina. It’s an issue number that draws attention.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:38:21 +0000

Anthony, this is a followup to a story that took place around issue 93 or 94, a flashback to Salem’s human days.

Kiki, good question. I don’t know. It may be the case that they wanted to run something while they figured out the long-term bigger picture, but that’s pure speculation on my part.

By: BobH

BobH — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:37:45 +0000

Well, to be fair, Streak didn’t kick GL entirely out of the book, but he did take over the cover for a few issues late in the run, which is close enough.

And a few years after GL was cancelled, the team that did the Streak stories launched Rex the Wonder Dog in his own series.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:46:57 +0000

I’m willing to give this a try because I like Ian Flynn’s work on Sonic, but I’m curious as to why they just didn’t do a separate mini-series and let Sabrina keep her own book. It’s really strange to have her book reach #100 then kick her out. Did they not know what to do with her once the manga story was over? Has Archie been taking lessons from Marvel and DC?

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:21:24 +0000

“The rest of his life?” Thought he was just turned into a cat for “only” 100 years… or maybe I’m just thinking of the live-action TV show saying as such (where the idea of Salem being a former human came from—before it in the comics/old Filmation cartoons, think he was just an ordinary feline…).

At any rate, is this the first time they’ve ever shown Salem’s previously-human self? (The live-action TV show IIRC would only show Salem from an obscured angle in flashbacks to his human years…).

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:19:25 +0000

It’s really heartbreaking to see yet another excellent comic aimed at girls retooled for the boys. I had higher expectations of Archie comics.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:02:47 +0000

Streak the Wonder Dog took over the Green Lantern title entirely? Tell me more! And why such a dippy name?

By: BobH

BobH — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:02:05 +0000

"is this the first time that someone's pet kicked a title character out of their comic book?" Surprisingly, no it isn't.