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#Archy comic series#

There is Classic Archie, in which the character is a teenager in high school, there is Afterlife with Archie, a spinoff horror series in which Archie and his high school pals fight zombies. The Archie universe (should that be multiverse?) is less complicated than that of Marvel or DC Comics.

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An accident-prone red-headed everyman in an arena of comic books where bulletproof superheroes reigned supreme, Archie nonetheless became extremely popular, with several TV series, including the spin-off Sabrina the Teenage Witch. This one is an interesting case it seems to confuse people that while Archie is dying in one series, the Archie Comics publishing line will continue, as will multiple series starring the character.вЂќД«ut, he says, вЂњit actually seems pretty fitting given some of the serious territory explored earlier in the series вЂ“ death, cancer, financial problems and marital strife.вЂќДЄrchie was created in 1941 in the 22nd issue of comic book anthology Pep Comics by artist Bob Montana, and placed in the fictional town of Riverdale. вЂњFans are conditioned to expect them to not to last, because they don't. вЂњDeath is tricky in comics,вЂќ says Albert Ching, the managing editor of. вЂњJust like with a great television show вЂ“ The Sopranos, or Seinfeld вЂ“ there comes a point where you say: вЂHow do we end this?'вЂќ вЂњThen we thought: how do we wrap it up?вЂќ he continued. There came a point, as the series started evolving and the feedback we were getting was so exceptional вЂ“ and the critical acclaim was where we wanted it to be вЂ¦ there came a point where we realised that this storyline had to wind down.вЂќ вЂњWeвЂ™ve been talking about it for two years now. вЂњIt was a really hard decision,вЂќ he told the Guardian. Goldwater, whose ultimate decision it was to run this storyline, does not mention sales as a motivating factor. I was surprised they were killing him, but it makes a lot of sense in the context of the comic book.вЂќ вЂњIвЂ™ve been following Life of Archie since issue one itвЂ™s one of my favourites. Then another camp, myself included, were just excited to see what happens with it,вЂќ he said. Kind of a gimmick,вЂќ he told the Guardian. вЂњA lot of folks thought it was a publicity stunt and were kinda bummed out at the perception that Archie Comics is doing this as a way to boost sales. Jeff Merrifield started the Riverdale podcast just over two years ago, which caters to fans of the Archie Comics world.

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вЂњYou then write stories about it, make it appear significant somehow, and this adds to the sensationalism that acts as a form of free marketing for them.вЂќ

вЂњI think some of the political framing of the story is done in a way to attract the attention of the media like yourself,вЂќ she told the Guardian. вЂњIs it me or am I the only one that feels like they are doing this for media attention?вЂќ said one long-standing poster on the message board, who didn't want to be named. Some fans of Archie feel this is why he was killed off вЂ“ and don't like it.

'DC Comics was laughing all the way to the bank,' Schumer said. So why do comic book companies kill off characters? Partly for sales, said Schumer the issue where Spider-Man died sold more than 200,000 copies, more than double the comicвЂ™s usual circulation, while the (temporary) death of Superman was an enormous bestseller, with between two and three million copies sold. Arlen Schumer, a comic book historian and the author of The Silver Age of Comic Book Art, told the Guardian that comic book companies killing off their major properties, as DC Comics did with Superman, was вЂњludicrousвЂќ. Many felt short-changed when Superman returned so quickly to life. Parker's return was announced in April 2014. Marvel comics killed off Peter Parker (technically he just swapped brains with Doctor Octopus and was only thought of to be dead), in issue 700 of The Amazing Spider-Man, and writer Dan Slott received real-life death-threats from incensed fans at the move. When DC Comics killed off Superman in 1992 to enormous international fanfare вЂ“ the story was widely covered in the news media вЂ“ he was resurrected less than a year later. It is not unusual for comic book characters to die but also carry on. вЂњThis is an amazing moment вЂ“ the most important comic this company has ever published.вЂќ вЂњEveryone is really emotional,вЂќ he continued. ItвЂ™s the death of Archie, itвЂ™s his demise. вЂњItвЂ™s the most dramatic scene in the history of Archie Comics. вЂњItвЂ™s been an unbelievable week,вЂќ says Jon Goldwater, the publisher and CEO of Archie Comics.