Comic goes tragic: What jughead decided to make Archie a political tool?

Augusta Chronicle ^ | Sunday, July 20, 2014 | Joe Hotchkiss

[real saxophonist]

Joe is one of my best friends, and he has an interesting insight on things.

[Billthedrill]

Let the free market decide. If the comic tanks as a result the few issues sold will be a boon to collectors and a lesson to the rest.

[real saxophonist]

Sorry, that wasn’t formatted quite right, there’s a little repetition.

[arderkrag]

If people did that, internet discussion boards would become a civilized place.

[RetiredTexasVet]

It’s only a comic book read by adult children and other challenged adults .... just doesn’t even register on the least inconsequential meter.

[workerbee]

Serious question — who reads comic books? They’re something I associate with the 1930s or 40s - essentially pre-TV generation entertainment. I’m 46 and never read one, and can’t remember ever once seeing anyone I know read one. (We did watch the Archie and Superheroes cartoons, though). Maybe the reason they’ve all gone so far left is because the only readers are a bunch of old leftists....?

[Sooth2222]

I think the issue says much about the demographics of those very few individuals who still buy the comic. And/or the writer/artist. Who must be starving with these sales figures.

[Boogieman]

“Serious question — who reads comic books?”

Most of the people who read them nowadays are hardcore “comic book nerds”. There were still a lot of kids reading them in the 80s/90s, but they don’t sell them in regular stores anymore. You either have to get a subscription, or go to the comic book store to pick them up now.

[skeeter]

Progressive scum contaminate everything they touch with their oppressive, coercive political point of view.

EVERYTHING.

[Jonty30]

Comics, for a long time, have stopped being comics with single issue storylines. Most comics have become more like novels with story arcs that can span for many months and even years.

A lot of people like that.

[lowbridge]

[Fightin Whitey]

What d—khead decided to make Archie’s tool political?

[real saxophonist]

Comic books have evolved into 'Graphic Novels', such as '300' and 'The Walking Dead.'

I have a small collection called 'Semper Fi - Tales of the Marine Corps' put out by Marvel in the mid 90s.

[Lurker]

Your friend has an interesting last name.

[DaxtonBrown]

Why would any parent now allow their kid to buy an Archie comic?

[yarddog]

Back in the late 50s and early 60s I read just about every comic book there was thanks to a kindly grocer who let me exchange comic books as long as I kept them like new.

I also could find excellent U.S. Army and Navy comic books at the post office. They were free and supplied by the local recruiters offices. They were historical comic books and very good reading.

I always thought Veronica was hot. My favorite was “Superboy” tho “Superman” was also good.

[clintonh8r]

Riverdale should become a sanctuary city and should be taken over by Central American gangs.....

[Mamzelle]

All gay. All the time. 3% control all of our culture.

[Bratch]

Not just "Archie". And not just gay.

“Batgirl” to feature first transgender character

The comic world takes yet another step toward becoming one of the most artistically inclusive mediums

[Amagi]

Archie had a many decades long run in comic books, and there was a radio program back in the golden days of radio.
Archie is a minor American institution.
But the tiny perv, sick-o, queer minority are about to degrade the Archie legacy.