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Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

JaneMarple — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:12:11 GMT

I loved reading Archie comics back in the 70's, he's going to be killed off by dying heroically saving the life of a friend.

Why not end the series on a high note?

Re: Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

tansy — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:14:00 GMT

Wonder what the point of that is and did he save Jug Head?

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CardinalGirl — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:20:03 GMT

I hate that the president of the company (the son of the original creator) is doing this. He's taking himself way to seriously. Archie is supposed to be funny....it is, after all, a COMIC. If he wants to end the series, then give the characters the kind of send-off that most readers would enjoy.....a happy ending.

Re: Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

JaneMarple — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:25:03 GMT

On 4/8/2014 CardinalGirl_ said:
I hate that the president of the company (the son of the original creator) is doing this. He's taking himself way to seriously. Archie is supposed to be funny....it is, after all, a COMIC. If he wants to end the series, then give the characters the kind of send-off that most readers would enjoy.....a happy ending.

Re: Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

JustJazzmom — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:40:45 GMT

On 4/8/2014 CardinalGirl_ said:
I hate that the president of the company (the son of the original creator) is doing this. He's taking himself way to seriously. Archie is supposed to be funny....it is, after all, a COMIC. If he wants to end the series, then give the characters the kind of send-off that most readers would enjoy.....a happy ending.

I agree, have them all either go to college, the military or a job (just like real life teens do).

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mgm2 — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:46:55 GMT

On 4/8/2014 JustJazzmom said:
On 4/8/2014 CardinalGirl_ said:
I hate that the president of the company (the son of the original creator) is doing this. He's taking himself way to seriously. Archie is supposed to be funny....it is, after all, a COMIC. If he wants to end the series, then give the characters the kind of send-off that most readers would enjoy.....a happy ending.

I agree, have them all either go to college, the military or a job (just like real life teens do).

..riding off into the sunset.

Re: Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

JaneMarple — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:58:55 GMT

My favorite was always Betty but I had a soft spot for Reggie.

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sunala — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 06:28:14 GMT

I'd like to see Archie marry Betty, Veronica marry Reggie, and Jughead I'm not sure about. Maybe he becomes the king of a small European country. After all, he has the crown.

Did big Moose have a girlfriend? Duh.

Maybe Miss Grundy and Mr. Wetherbee could get it on....

I just want them all to be happy

Re: Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

JaneMarple — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 06:51:50 GMT

On 4/8/2014 sunala said:
I'd like to see Archie marry Betty, Veronica marry Reggie, and Jughead I'm not sure about. Maybe he becomes the king of a small European country. After all, he has the crown.

Did big Moose have a girlfriend? Duh.

Maybe Miss Grundy and Mr. Wetherbee could get it on....

I just want them all to be happy

Re: Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

Vivian — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:43:36 GMT

When I heard about this, I got angry. In the year dot, when I was a teenager, I read all the Archie comics. This is a slap in the face to decades of fans who enjoyed reading the comics.

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BeckiWV — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:10:27 GMT

My favorite comic as a kid. I would have been appalled if they had done that then. If they want to stop publishing the series, either just stop or marry them off and spin a happy ending.

Why does everything have to end in a drama? Boo!

I remember when the question "Betty or Veronica?" was akin to "Ginger or Mary Ann?" LOL!

I always wanted Archie to be with Betty......

Re: Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

chickenbutt — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:08:32 GMT

Did they all age, or are they still kids? I don't really see the need to kill off a cartoon character, but what's just one opinion.

I was going to say that nobody probably takes this stuff that seriously, but I see that I would be wrong.

Re: Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

CouponQueen — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:38:10 GMT

OMG..how horrible!!

I agree..with the Archie and Betty ending..

I LOVED these comics growing up...my grandmother always bought them ..it would be what I read when I ate my snacks..and I would re-read them all the time...and shared them with my grandfather..

HOW terrible to even think of killing Archie off!!

Re: Say It Ain't So, Archie Andrews To Be Killed Off

Burnsite — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 23:12:36 GMT

Superman was killed off numerous times and I think Batman was, too. It's de rigueur in comics when stopping a series.

The really modern ending would be to have Archie and Reggie pair up and get married, or Betty make a fortune as an exercise franchise guru, while Veronica marries an activist doctor who works for Drs without Borders.

_That_ would be a twist. I loved the Archie comics, but I am a geek and liked Jughead best.