Archie & Friends A Guide to Dating #1
Archie Comics 2021
Written by Francis Bonnet & Bill Golliher
Pencilled by Jeff Shultz & Bill Galvan
Inked by Jim Amash, Bob Smith & Ben Galvan
Coloured by Glenn Whitmore
Lettered by Jack Morelli
Want to learn how to successfully date from the best? Well, maybe successful isn’t the best word… but if you want to learn both the “Do’s” AND “Don’ts” of dating, then you’ve just struck gold!
I love Archie and the gang! I also love the fact that Archie as clueless as he is is still the hearts desire of so many young women in Riverdale. It doesn’t hurt that the world literally revolves around him since his name is the name of the company as well. That aside he really is the only one among them that likes to go on dates it would seem. Sure Moose has Midge but they are a couple otherwise it seems the kids at Riverdale and dating aren’t seen all that much. Regardless what this is is a purely delightful and entertaining book in that famous all-ages fashion we’ve come to know and love.
It always amazes me to see how much story we get in such a limited page count with these books. Each and every one feels like a full length story and it is just so incredibly entertaining. How the story & plot development we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented perfectly. As always the character development is spot on, after all these gents know these characters inside and out like the back of their hands. Doesn’t matter though because each time we see them in a new story it feels like we’re ewing them fresh each time. The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing each story we are treated to so much fun and love.
The way that we see these being structured and how the layers within the story keep going, you don’t have to follow all the books to understand the underlying meanings, is utterly delightful. How everything works together to create the story’s ebb & flow is marvellous. I adore the fact that regardless of your age or gender you will find different reasons to connect with each story. It truly represents what all-ages is meant to be and I wholeheartedly admire that.
The interiors here are beautifully rendered as always. The linework we see and how it’s varying weights are being utilised to create the details that we see is really stupendous. Also I am a huge fan of the faces and facial expressions that we see throughout because honestly who knew that the size of the eyes and positioning of the eyebrows could do so much in the ways of characterisation is beyond what I could hope for. That we see backgrounds utilised as we do is delightful in and of itself and I appreciate how they are able to bring life to the moments we see. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show some really remarkably talented eyes for storytelling. Also that the inking on top of the pencils make it look like there’s only one person doing it all. Oh Glenn is a colour master. He’s able to really show that packed in colour, like they do in tattoos, can be just as effective as ll the ways shading and highlights do. Plus the way that different greens are utilised for grass, bushes and trees well that just shows us that depth perception and more.
Archie is what to read on grey days and when it’s snowy or raining as it tends to immediately brighten up the day. This is perfect for every single day of the year and this is why Archie and the gang are such beloved icons from yesteryear, today and into the future.
Archie Comics 2021
Written by Francis Bonnet & Bill Golliher
Pencilled by Jeff Shultz & Bill Galvan
Inked by Jim Amash, Bob Smith & Ben Galvan
Coloured by Glenn Whitmore
Lettered by Jack Morelli
Want to learn how to successfully date from the best? Well, maybe successful isn’t the best word… but if you want to learn both the “Do’s” AND “Don’ts” of dating, then you’ve just struck gold!
I love Archie and the gang! I also love the fact that Archie as clueless as he is is still the hearts desire of so many young women in Riverdale. It doesn’t hurt that the world literally revolves around him since his name is the name of the company as well. That aside he really is the only one among them that likes to go on dates it would seem. Sure Moose has Midge but they are a couple otherwise it seems the kids at Riverdale and dating aren’t seen all that much. Regardless what this is is a purely delightful and entertaining book in that famous all-ages fashion we’ve come to know and love.
It always amazes me to see how much story we get in such a limited page count with these books. Each and every one feels like a full length story and it is just so incredibly entertaining. How the story & plot development we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented perfectly. As always the character development is spot on, after all these gents know these characters inside and out like the back of their hands. Doesn’t matter though because each time we see them in a new story it feels like we’re ewing them fresh each time. The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing each story we are treated to so much fun and love.
The way that we see these being structured and how the layers within the story keep going, you don’t have to follow all the books to understand the underlying meanings, is utterly delightful. How everything works together to create the story’s ebb & flow is marvellous. I adore the fact that regardless of your age or gender you will find different reasons to connect with each story. It truly represents what all-ages is meant to be and I wholeheartedly admire that.
The interiors here are beautifully rendered as always. The linework we see and how it’s varying weights are being utilised to create the details that we see is really stupendous. Also I am a huge fan of the faces and facial expressions that we see throughout because honestly who knew that the size of the eyes and positioning of the eyebrows could do so much in the ways of characterisation is beyond what I could hope for. That we see backgrounds utilised as we do is delightful in and of itself and I appreciate how they are able to bring life to the moments we see. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show some really remarkably talented eyes for storytelling. Also that the inking on top of the pencils make it look like there’s only one person doing it all. Oh Glenn is a colour master. He’s able to really show that packed in colour, like they do in tattoos, can be just as effective as ll the ways shading and highlights do. Plus the way that different greens are utilised for grass, bushes and trees well that just shows us that depth perception and more.
Archie is what to read on grey days and when it’s snowy or raining as it tends to immediately brighten up the day. This is perfect for every single day of the year and this is why Archie and the gang are such beloved icons from yesteryear, today and into the future.
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