by Jarrod | May 25, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Stefania Rudd. As a response to the attention surrounding The CW’s Riverdale, Archie Comics has released a glut of special Archie-related one-shots targeted to all ages. They’re designed to either supplement or enhance the Archie lore, such as it is, for new...
by Jarrod | Mar 28, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Brad Sun. Of all the press release-ready gimmicks the fine folks at Archie Comics have dreamed up over the years, placing the Riverdale crew in the grim and gruesome world of horror has surely yielded the most artistically successful results. Something about the...
by Jarrod | Jan 27, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, TUBE ROCKET
Season One, Episode One — “Chapter One: The Rivers Edge” By Jarrod Jones. There was never any real chance that Riverdale would politely nod to the corn-fed wholesomeness that kept Archie Comics in the American consciousness for over seventy years. If...
by Jarrod | Dec 30, 2016 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Molly Jane Kremer, Arpad Okay, and Jarrod Jones. These are the books that saved us, made things better, and represented the absolute best that comics could be in 2016. Paper Girls. (Image Comics) Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matthew Wilson’s Paper Girls is...
by Jarrod | Dec 7, 2016 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
by Courtney Ryan. When Vito Corleone cradles a purring kitten during the opening scene of The Godfather, we are no less aware of his ruthless prowess than we would be had he held a tommy gun instead. If anything, the way he gently cuddles the playful tabby while...
