Archie and his bunch of friends are more then just a comic book. They really have moved beyond being that into being a cult. Even today it’s quite common to find people from all ages picking up a copy and trying their best, in some cases, to supress a laugh.
I liked Ruha’s review who introduced most of the characters to anyone not familiar to the cast. Al in all, the characters try to depict a normal small town city and the antics of this troupe. But hell do they get you involved!!! You can’t help wishing you lived in a place like theirs and studied in a school like theirs or had a place like Pop Tate’s to relax in and...hmm I could go on forever.
I really couldn’t try to explain the magic of the series. It’s uncanny but brilliant. If you pick up one you just can’t stop till you finish the whole thing. Why?? Hell thats the magic.
And it’s not just a few of us crazy folks who feel that way about Archie comics. There are millions and the best piece of evidence would be to look through online auction sites and check out how many people are auctioning these comics and how many people are bidding for them. It really is mindblowing.
What is also interesting is that while Archie comics started off just as one division was later expanded on popular demand to provide the other popular characters, their own comic book- hence started Jughead and Betty & Veronica.
I really can’t say too much more about these comics but I’ll give you one piece of advice- Dont read any if you arent looking for a new addiction.