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Archie, beloved comic book star, dies saving gay friend
Archie Andrews, the freckle-faced redhead whose love for two completely different women permeated American pop culture for decades, has died. He was 73.
That is to say, his character first appeared in comics 73 years ago, when readers were introduced to the wholesome misadventures of Riverdale teens Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, and Jughead Jones. In the fictional world of “Life with Archie,” a spin-off of the original series, the titular hero and his gang are all some undefined grown-up age, dealing with adult issues like finances, marriage, and, yes, even death.
Wednesday’s installment of “Life with Archie” tells the story of the icon’s final moments. Archie dies heroically taking a bullet meant for fictional Sen. Kevin Keller, the series’ first openly gay character. Keller is pushing for stricter gun control before the fatal shot is fired.
Why did a series that for so long revolved around malt shops and the virtues of blondes versus brunettes take such a dark and political turn? Jon Goldwater, Archie Comics publisher and co-CEO, told the Associated Press they “wanted to do something that was impactful”
Kevin Keller Writer Dan Parent Talks About Creating the First Openly Gay Archie Character
Almost exactly a year ago. Archie Comics announced that they were adding a new traits to the increasingly diverse roster of Riverdale: Kevin Keller, a young dude with a adore of comics who works for the school paper -- and also happens to be the first openly lgbtq+ character in Archie Comics.
Including a homosexual character in the relentlessly wholesome earth of Riverdale is surely a autograph of the transforming times, particularly the way the comic presented the finding of Kevin's sexual orientation as absolutely normal and uneventful. Now, the nature is getting his own four-issue self-titled miniseries this June, dealing with his life before he arrived in Riverdale. We spoke with Dan Parent, the writer of the miniseries -- and the creator of Kevin Keller -- about what he wanted the personality to represent, the reaction from comics fans, and whether a love interest for Kevin is on the horizon.
ComicsAlliance: How did the decision to include a gay traits to the cast of Archie approach about? What made this the right time to present Kevin?
Dan Parent: There were a couple of factors that
Excelsior, True Believers!
I repay from my school-induced exile, returning to post before burying my head assist in the books to revise a proposal, write a giant 20-page manuscript, and finish a take home exam. *le sigh*
On foremost of it all, I lost an early draft of this and another article – this isn’t in and of itself the worst possible thing that could contain happened had I not also clueless the login knowledge so I could post my finished articles as good – when my MacBook Pro succumbed to what is lovingly referred to as the Plaid Screen of DeathTM. It looks fond of my graphics processor needs to be replaced (which is a totally free repair even though my MacBook is out of warranty), but I will be without my beloved Mac for at least a week. I brought it out of sleep mode and this is what I saw. *le le sigh* At least it’s a little more modish than the Cobalt Screen of DeathTM. ANYHOW, let’s travel away from my lamentations of university work and my venerations of Apple products and let’s talk comics, shall we?
Last week, Archie Comics announced that it would be introducing Kevin Keller, a hot, hunky blond piece of manmeat who would be joining the series’ regular cast of characters in For most of Archie Andrew's life, the red-headed comic book icon's biggest quandary was whether he liked Veronica or Betty. The character's impending death comes in Wednesday's installment of "Life with Archie," a spin-off series that centers on grown-up renditions of Archie and his Riverdale pals. It brings a bold conclusion to Archie Comics' four-year-old modern makeover of the squeaky-clean, all-American character. Freckle-faced Archie will encounter his demise when he intervenes in an assassination attempt on senator Kevin Keller, Archie Comics' first openly gay character, who's pushing for more gun rule in Riverdale. Archie's death, which was first announced in April, will mark the conclusion of the "Life with Archie" series. "I think Archie Comics has taken a lot of risks in recent years, and this is the biggest risk they've taken yet," said Jonathan Merrifield, a longtime Archie fan who hosts the Riverdale Podcast about all things Archie. "If it shakes things up a little bit, and people end up checking it out and seeing what's going on in Archie Comics, it will be a chance
Archie dies taking a bullet for his gay friend in recent comic book