Heart-wrenching breakups and new kids moving to town: very standard stuff when it comes to high school related dramas and comedies. It covers the Lipstick Incident, which is the cause of Archie and Betty’s breakup, and Veronica Lodge moving to town.

The Lodges are just moving in, Jughead’s got a bit of a tragic back story, Reggie is even slimier than usual, and there are ample POC characters throughout.Īrchie Volume 1 collects the first six issues of his modern reboot. Waid has created a surprising take on Archie Andrew’s origin with him starting his sophomore year fresh off a breakup with Betty. But change has suddenly come to Riverdale. It’s been a mainstay in grocery store checkouts for decades. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know Archie Comics. Who would have thought that what the comic book world needed was a modern reboot of Archie Comics? Let’s take this goofy redheaded kid that’s starred in comedy one-shots since the 1940s and give him an arching storyline, relationships that actually make sense, and have him say the word ‘bae’. 'It's just as incredible as you've heard.Artist: Fiona Staples, Annie Wu, Veronica Fish 'A fresh and modern take on a classic property without losing any of the wholesome charm.' - BLASTR

'Mark Waid does a great job of introducing the characters for new audiences while still holding true to who they are.' - PANELS 'Archie remains firmly on the side of fun.' - TOR.COM

'A successful injection of energy and relevancy into the most innocent universe in modern comics.' - NEWSARAMA 'One of this year's most refreshing debuts.' - PASTE MAGAZINE 'It keeps everything that works about Archie and puts a new gloss on the origin off of the Riverdale gang.' - BARNES AND NOBLE 'Mark Waid and Fiona Staples completely reinvent Archie comics, coming up with a take on the character that should appeal to a whole new and extremely wide audience.' - COMIC BOOK RESOURCES 'Brings Riverdale to the 21st Century.' - NERDIST 'It's a perfect reboot that's not just a great first Archie story, but a great first comic.' - BUSINESS INSIDER SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL 'Verdict? Run, don't walk.' - NPR “STARRED REVIEW 'Archie is reborn, and fans and new readers alike will be clamoring for more.' -”

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