RIP Archie Andrews

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VampireLily

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May i be the first and possibly only person to vocalize how utterly stupid i think this Archie dying thing is.

Archie Andrews was not Archie Crimefighter nor was he Archie Justice. It feels contrived, like the writer and publisher are trying to make this grandiose statement about the climate of the country by shocking people with the murder of an American Icon. I can't help but think of Superman's 'Funeral for a Friend' storyline. But everyone expects Superman to stand up for injustice.... Archie just lusts after his two chick friends, eats pie at the local hang out and hangs out with Jughead and Reggie.
 

Out of Order

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:( This is even worse than Brian Griffin's death :(

At least Brian came back, as will Archie in other comic worlds. Kind of hard keeping track of it all.

How did you know? He gets deployed to Iraq as an adviser and gets stranded in a firefight with Fred Flintstone where all they can see out the window of their holdout is Rubble.

I'm good with that as long as Josie and the Pussycats are doing the USO show.
 

carrie's younger brother

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Hold on everyone, this Archie series in which he gets killed is an "alternate reality." It allowed the writers to explore topics that they couldn't in the regular series. Rest assured, Archie is still alive and well in Riverdale as a perennial teen for the foreseeable future.

From an article in The New York Times:

Jon Goldwater, the publisher and a chief executive of Archie Comics, says “Life With Archie” has allowed the company to tell stories not possible in the regular Archie series, like [gay character] Keller’s getting married, Cheryl Blossom coping with breast cancer, and now gun violence. “I think fans like that we have a point of view and I’m not afraid to articulate that point of view through our characters,” he said. This series’ focus is on Archie as an adult, not the eternal teenager whose adventures continue in “Archie.”
 

DiO'Bolic

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I'm good with that as long as Josie and the Pussycats are doing the USO show.

Do you have inside access to the future plots? I understand Josie gets captured by the Taliban while on tour, and all President Sarah Palin is willing to trade for her is five Democrats... Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, John Kerry and Elizabeth Warren. That day is then forever referred to as Independence Day II.
 

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Do you have inside access to the future plots? I understand Josie gets captured by the Taliban while on tour, and all President Sarah Palin is willing to trade for her is five Democrats... Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, John Kerry and Elizabeth Warren. That day is then forever referred to as Independence Day II.

Oh, yeah, definitely an alternate reality! :rofl:
 

DiO'Bolic

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