When issue 202 of the comic book Veronica Comics, pardon the expression, comes out, it will have a very new addition to the Riverdale gang.  This September will see young Kevin Keller enroll at Riverdale high , and his arrival will signal another one of Archie Comics’ initiatives to bring the gang of teens into the contemporary world.  Keller will be the first gay character in Archie’s history, and the story will focus on Veronica’s inability to get any interest out of him.   read more….

We’ve followed his exploits, loves, misadventures and basketball games for decades now, so it seems only logical that we would follow him into the realm of married bliss.  Archie Comics has announced that a new series, Life With Archie-The Married Life, will take readers into the “what-if” lives of Archie if he had married Veronica or if he had married Betty, with two stories showing the possible scenarios that would occur from those unions.  After the release of last year’s Archie #600, which featured Archie on one knee proposing to Veronica, fans clamored for more.  It was soon revealed that this was a sort of what-if of its own, with the story then changing to reflect life with Betty.   read more….