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dumpling321 · 07/23/2011, 05:59 pm

I've always been a huge fan of Archie comics, however, as of late I've mentioned them to quite a few people my own age and a good persentage of them have never heard of these comics... now it's incredibly irritating to me since these are some of the few comics they still sell in drug stores, grocery stores, and the like and you see them staring you in the face every time you check out... how can people be so oblivious...

supmandude85 · 07/23/2011, 06:03 pm

Yes.

All-thumbs · 07/23/2011, 06:15 pm

I’ve heard of Archie comics. I always thought of it as an iconic comic, but I could be wrong. I used to read them in the backyard in a little camping tent with friends. Good times… I seem to notice a lot of people who are oblivious to things around them. Maybe everyone is doing the inner monologue don't pay attention to anything else routine. Or white noise….

dumpling321 · 07/23/2011, 06:19 pm

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Originally Posted by All-thumbs

I’ve heard of Archie comics. I always thought of it as an iconic comic, but I could be wrong. I used to read them in the backyard in a little camping tent with friends. Good times… I seem to notice a lot of people who are oblivious to things around them. Maybe everyone is doing the inner monologue don't pay attention to anything else routine. Or white noise….

same here, I always thought that Archie in american culture was equal to mom and apple pie!

*Irishmile* · 07/23/2011, 06:22 pm

I would honestly be surprised if people DIDN'T know what they were... I mean... its the ONLY comic consistently found at the checkout of nearly every grocery store in America.

dumpling321 · 07/23/2011, 06:34 pm

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Originally Posted by Irishmile

I would honestly be surprised if people DIDN'T know what they were... I mean... its the ONLY comic consistently found at the checkout of nearly every grocery store in America.

I've been recently collecting the new magazine (life with archie: The Married Life) Where they have two stories, one where he's married to veronica and the other to betty... This is a landmark event for me, Archie and betty/veronica finally got married! and in recently they've been doing comics where Lil' Jynx isn't little anymore... However, I run through the checkout and I get the oddest looks, like "WTF are you reading" and I KNOW it's purely over all the tweenage junk they clutter the cover with to sell them to tweenagers (I HATE having justin the beaver on the cover of my archie magazine) I also had an older woman look at me and with a straight face say "OMG I used to read these comics when I was a kid, I had no idea they still made them" THAT is pure oblivity.

DAISHI · 07/23/2011, 06:55 pm

Without doubt a dying American icon.

*Irishmile* · 07/23/2011, 07:06 pm

With the exception of his refusal to commit to one woman.. it is pretty irrelevant to kids these days.

MusicallyInspired · 07/23/2011, 07:33 pm

I loved the really far-out stories that involved time travel (not the futuristic Archie 3000 ones).

dumpling321 · 07/23/2011, 07:42 pm

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I loved the really far-out stories that involved time travel (not the futuristic Archie 3000 ones).

You mean the jughead time police series? the one that had archie's greeeeeaaaaat grandaughter?

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Without doubt a dying American icon.

I've noticed that grocery stores seem to be carrying less and less issues of the archie comics, however I've also noticed they've started to release more and more double digests (there have been 3-4 new double digests released in the past year) so there MUST be a good market somewhere...

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With the exception of his refusal to commit to one woman.. it is pretty irrelevant to kids these days.

they're trying to stay fresh... They've had the "new look" comics, where they've turned the stories into graphic novels (which was cool), they put justin the beaver and lady (still to be proven) gaga on the front of almost every issue of the married life magazine (GAG!), and they just introduced their first openly gay character, (which is a little annoying since he's been in ONE comic, and he already has his own comic, however there are literally dozens of other great archie characters that have NEVER gotten their own comic)

The married life comics are a little odd though, without a doubt it's one of the darkest archie stories ever (I mean miss Grundy died of cancer within months of marrying "the bee") And yet they insist on throwing lady gaygay and just the bonehead on the cover... so they miss both their demographics, it doesn't appeal to tweens because of the comic material, and it doesn't appeal to the adults unless they are brave enough to buy a comic with shemale gaga and justin creeper on the cover...

Martin McFly · 07/23/2011, 08:27 pm

Of course I have. Everyone I knew had some knowledge of them even if they didn't read the comics themselves. I adored them when I was younger and always picked up one at the check out at the grocery store. I was equally excited for the TV show 'Archie's Weird Mysteries' when it was released as well. Archie has always been a significant part of my childhood.

MusicallyInspired · 07/24/2011, 04:05 am

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Originally Posted by dumpling321

You mean the jughead time police series? the one that had archie's greeeeeaaaaat grandaughter?

That was exactly the one I was referring to. You must be an Archie junkie.

dumpling321 · 07/24/2011, 07:14 am

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

That was exactly the one I was referring to. You must be an Archie junkie.

nah... they actually throw a time police story into the jughead double digests every once in awile =D

RetroVortex · 07/24/2011, 07:24 am

Yeah I've heard of Archie.

Both as the comic, and as Archie Comics (as they also produced a line of Sonic comics).

Heck one channel ran the cartoon series for a while.

It just never got anywhere in the UK really.
(I mean some places will get them on request, but its a really niche thing)

Scnew · 07/24/2011, 09:44 am

I never got into Archie, but as a lad I was all about Archie Comics' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

MusicallyInspired · 07/24/2011, 10:01 am

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Originally Posted by dumpling321

nah... they actually throw a time police story into the jughead double digests every once in awile =D

Oh, really? I didn't know there was more than one. I only saw the first one, in that case.

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Yeah I've heard of Archie.

Both as the comic, and as Archie Comics (as they also produced a line of Sonic comics).

Heck yes! Fantastic comic series. Death Egg saga anyone? Endgame? Mecha Sonic? "Oh how I hate that hedgehog."

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Heck one channel ran the cartoon series for a while.

Which was just awful.

dumpling321 · 07/24/2011, 10:53 am

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Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

Oh, really? I didn't know there was more than one. I only saw the first one, in that case.

heh... if you regularly buy double digests you end up seeing it all since a good portion of the comics are usually reprints from earlier digests/comics =D

DAISHI · 07/24/2011, 01:23 pm

The Archie Sonic comics have been better than all the tv shows save for the old SatAM one.

GaryCXJk · 07/24/2011, 06:54 pm

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in America.

Yeah, pretty much says enough.

Ribs · 07/24/2011, 06:58 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaFamedaS1g

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Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	I would honestly be surprised if people DIDN'T know what they were... I mean... its the ONLY comic consistently found at the checkout of nearly every grocery store in America. __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

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DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,024	Without doubt a dying American icon. __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

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All-thumbs Lame Incarnate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow. Posts: 62	I’ve heard of Archie comics. I always thought of it as an iconic comic, but I could be wrong. I used to read them in the backyard in a little camping tent with friends. Good times… I seem to notice a lot of people who are oblivious to things around them. Maybe everyone is doing the inner monologue don't pay attention to anything else routine. Or white noise….

07/23/2011, 07:06 pm	#8
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	With the exception of his refusal to commit to one woman.. it is pretty irrelevant to kids these days. __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

07/24/2011, 09:44 am	#15
Scnew Fighter of the Night Man Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 954	I never got into Archie, but as a lad I was all about Archie Comics' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

07/24/2011, 01:23 pm	#18
DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,024	The Archie Sonic comics have been better than all the tv shows save for the old SatAM one. __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

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