Review: Archie - Volume #5 - Various Authors/Illustrators - May 2018 This particular Archie comic had a more modern feel to it compared to past ones I have read. The book starts with Archie being challenged by Reggie Mantle to a car race - think Grease and then we have our Sandy, I mean Betty Cooper trying to stop the race except Reggie pushes it too far and she ends up pushed off a cliff. Betty lands in a wheelchair with the frightening news that she may not be able to walk again. As Betty is the volunteer queen of Riverdale, the team decides to pick up the slack by helping out. Archie, of course, isn't as agile and quick as he is in the TV show - in fact, in this comic, he is a klutz but still has his big heart and wants to help Betty. Hal Cooper though blames Archie and bans him from seeing Betty. Veronica and Archie's relationship is on the rocks as Veronica starts to notice just how much he loves and cares for Betty. Though Archie has some competiti...

  Review: Archie's Pal Kevin Keller - Book #0 Kevin Keller Series - Dan Parent - February 2012 Growing up , I was an Archie fan when I first discovered comic books - I would have been about nine years old and devoured all the Archie I could get my hands on - I wanted to be just like Betty but still loved Veronica.  I was at work the other day when this book came across the returns counter and I was like flashback - and decided to give it a read and I loved it. Kevin Keller introduces us from Day #1 of Kevin and the Keller Family arrival in Riverdale and through all the up's and downs as Kevin is gay , at first he is Jughead's buddy as we learn Kevin can eat or even out -eat Jughead which is suprising as he is known as the character with the never-ending stomach. Veronica falls in love with Kevin but alas Kevin is gay which sends up a flare but later he becomes Veronica's best friend leaving Betty alone but then this means Betty's got more lean on Ar...