Although KJ Apa, and his incredible abs, are certainly worthy of being immortalized in a comic, my love of Archie Andrews began many years before Riverdale premiered. Since beginning FH, I have covered Archie and gang from every angle. The comics, the TV Show, the TV Movie, the Feature Film, even parody's from other shows like Glee.
It is appropriate then, that the KJ and the gang are coming full circle with a new Riverdale themed comic featuring the Archie world illustrated to match their television counterparts. Not all fans of the comic are thrilled about the altered states of their beloved characters, but the Riverdale inspired comics are not meant to take over the main franchise, but instead are mostly promotion for the show with limited releases that don't impact the main Archie comic series releases.
I took notice of the Riverdale version after seeing some shots from last Spring's first edition which featured Archie having to endure Hell Week in order to maintain his status on the football team. Although the TV show shows plenty of Archie, aka KJ skin, the comic had Archie streaking across the football field in order to make through his orientation.
Since a comic inspired the TV Show, and the show is now inspiring a comic, we can only hope the CW might take a little inspiration from the new comic... We can only dream.
Archie Andrews by Randy/Toons
