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Discussion in 'Entertainment Forum' started by Melody Bot, Mar 13, 2015.

  1. brothemighty

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    he was in the CIA??? lol
     
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  2. Tim

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    Yeah, lol.

    But, my real problem with Tom King Archie is that he wrote a classic-style Archie one-shot last year, that I read during the peak of a classic Archie kick, that I think was overwritten, unfunny, flat dogshit. It somehow was the angriest I got last year at a new comic book issue that I bought & read, lol. I do not think someone with his specific strengths and weaknesses is in any way equipped to make Archie work.
     
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  3. brothemighty

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    wow, imagine getting to work with the gawd Dan Parent
     
  4. Tim

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    And making that much of a dud, lol.

    Though, potential hot take: I think Dan Parent is fine. There was a book he did I think called Life With Kevin that had a limited color pallet and inks by J. Bone that I think looks great. But, a lot of his stuff doesn’t hit as good for me as, say, the old legends Dan DeCarlo & Harry Lucey. A lot of the other modern artists in that classic style are just as good as Parent, imo; possibly even better?


    Speaking of Archie artists, good excuse to shout out the comic Forgotten Five. It’s a series primarily inspired by Love & Rockets and Chris Claremont that started recently on Patreon, drawn by Pat Kennedy and cowritten by Alex Segura & Sara Century. Think the first chapter is available for free? I’ve been letting it build up, but what I’ve seen is pretty rad.
     
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  5. brothemighty

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    samm schwartz will always be my favorite
     
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  6. Tim

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    Gotta read more of his Jughead for sure.

    I tend to focus the most on Betty & Veronica material, but Jughead is easily the best Archie guy.