A Graphic Year Week 1

I decided to start my graphic year with a recent title from an old favorite. I read a ton of Archie comics when I was a kid and came back to them as an adult. I kicked off my graphic year with The Archies and Josie and the Pussycats.

This shows what would happen if Archie fell in love and married Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats. It was very similar to the first story where Archie marries Betty or Veronica. We got to see what happens in both worlds in the traditional PG way of Archie. Rather than have a career in business or teaching, Valerie leads Archie and the others on the paths to music.

One of the things that felt quintessentially Riverdale was that both interracial relationships in the story were not a cause for any drama. Archie and company treated them the way the rest of the world should: like any other relationship. It may be wholesome and campy, but I'll always love the acceptance of Riverdale.

In the event there are any sticklers out there, I did read something between January 1-3. I read the second half of Deadpool by Posehn & Duggan, Vol. 1. It’s the first two trades in their series with Deadpool. Despite the first trade having Deadpool fight undead presidents, this story was darker and showed the harsh reality of his mercenary work. It also managed to humanize Deadpool while he was doing a demon’s dirty work. 

I’m very curious to see where the rest of the series will go. I know Deadpool gets married so I’m looking forward to seeing that happen. It may take a minute since I'm on a shopping freeze and my library's graphic novel section is rather limited.

That's Week 1 down. I've got an interesting idea for Week 2...