Comments on: Dan DeCarlo is Spinning in his Grave

By: Emmy

Emmy — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:06:47 +0000

That is just horrible
I am a big FAN of Archies comic
I had a collection and i always love them
WHY GOD WHY they’re want change them
They’re was just fine like they’re were DX
I like betty so much she the sweetness of this comic, the more pretty
Look how she look now and i not want to speak about Veronica >:C
If they’re change them, i will never buy this comic again
I GROW UP WITH THE OLD STYLE (UNIQUE STYLE)
If they’re change it well i will miss the old style alot T_T

PS) Sorry for my bad english =C

By: Carol Spilman

Carol Spilman — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:23:25 +0000

Betty is nondescript and Veronica is downright ugly! It looks like they’re desexing Betty and Veronica, the way they did with Barbie. Change the look of these babes, and we might as well read comics about Betsy Wetsy feeding dolls. No one is a bigger Archie fan than me. Stop them!

By: Bitcloud

Bitcloud — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:59:12 +0000

I’ve illustrated a few different versions of Archie Covers here to show how other (better) artists might tackle the task:

http://digg.com/design/Celebrity_Archie_Redesign_Archie_set_in_Sin_City_others_images

I’ve got Frank Miller, Penny Arcade, Frank Cho & XKCD so far… give it a couple of diggs if you want to… try and get it front paged so we can send the message to RiverdaleCorp!

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:25:14 +0000

Wierd. I just baught an Archie’s Double Digest yesterday. It has an awesome storyline about Riverdale falling under the boot of Big Brother. Archie keeps referencing 1984, and bloated military-industrial spending makes an appearance. It has a picture of Archie on a sled on the front cover, and is #175, if anyone is interested.

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:10:38 +0000

Ruined…I agree with the person who said they looked about as wholesome as a brothel.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:05:30 +0000

This is just so wrong. Given the choice between being a Betty or a Veronica, looks like the smart money may be on Big Ethel. I LOVED Harry Lucey’s version of the gang. His renditions of B & V had a great pinup girl quality to them. So sad. I better start taking better care of my old Double Digests — will not be making future purchases if this is what’s in store.

By: Aingeal

Aingeal — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:07:42 +0000

>>>>< Oh god, this is horrendous. When I saw those… MONSTERS, I almost cried. Thank god Archiecomics.com still has the good stuff. And also, thank god I still have the retro seventies comics. <3 Goodbye, girls. We loved you.

By: Darkwater

Darkwater — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:42:29 +0000

At least they didn’t make them fat. Because teenage girls need to learn that they need to be skinny if they want to succeed in life.

By: Juan Navarro

Juan Navarro — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:45:50 +0000

Geez!
You know it has this feel and look of a bad ripoff comic out of south America, the kind they used to have where you could tell they just traced over an old comic and then re-inked it.
It’s God-awful.
I agree, they should let it reach into hands of other people, people who love the comic itself and give it a bit of a new look.
Heck I think if they even full-on sold out, and say, make it into a Manga, I would have at least picked it up and read through it.
It’s funny I was looking at Betty’s shirt and the inking and purple reminded me for some reason of Charles Burn….that would hilarious to See him on it.
Garth Ennis could write!

By: Mozai

Mozai — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:45:09 +0000

Hilary Barta, for sure.

Have you considered the other extreme? What about having different artists frequently, reinterpreting these iconic images and letting the best percolate to the top? Lea Hernandez, Jill Thompson, Sarah Dyer, J. Torres, Adrian Tomne(!), Chynna Clugston-Major…
… but maybe not Frank Miller.