Other devices, like Archie talking to the reader a la Zach Morris or Ferris Bueller, will take some getting used to, and it’s too early to tell if future issues will be as funny as the very best Archie work. Writer and artist do a particularly good job on Jughead, a character who’s easy to get wrong he’s completely right here, in attitude, look (he has his beanie, of course it’s been out of date since the ’40s, but you can’t have Jughead without it) and body language. Staples’s art is the highlight of the first issue with colourists Andre Szymanowicz and Jen Vaughn, she’s doing a beautiful job creating an art style that’s less “cartoony” but still appropriate for a light comedy. Mark Waid ( The Flash, Daredevil) is the writer and the first three issues will be drawn by Canadian artist Fiona Staples ( Saga). Today’s the day! Today’s the day Archie launches its new #1 issue, revamping the world’s longest-running, anachronistic humour comic in a slightly more modern way.
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