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Things come to a head at the Senior Prom in this early preview of Betty & Veronica #4!

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Graphic Policy Team

BETTY & VERONICA #4 (of 5)

Script: Jamie Lee Rotante
Art: Sandra Lanz, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli
Cover: Sandra Lanz
Variant Covers: Derek Charm, Emanuela Lupacchino
On Sale Date: 4/3
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

“SPRING,” pt. 4: The most important event in any high schooler’s life is here—the Senior Prom. And B&V are still keeping an important secret from one another. Will the big dance lead to a blowout that has the two girls finally confront each other or will they stay quiet until graduation?

Preview: Betty & Veronica #1 (of 5)

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Graphic Policy Team

BETTY & VERONICA #1 (OF 5)

Script: Jamie L. Rotante
Art: Sandra Lanz, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli
Cover: Sandra Lanz
Variant Covers: Laura Braga, Francesco Francavilla, Audrey Mok, Marguerite Sauvage
On Sale Date: 12/19
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

BRAND NEW SERIES! “Senior Year, Pt. 1: Summer” – Betty and Veronica go where they’ve never gone before—their senior year of high school! Only one school year stands between them and freedom, but when the two BFFs think they’ll be attending the same college in the fall find out that their plans have changed, their senior year—and their friendship—is put to the test!

Preview: Betty and Veronica #1

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Graphic Policy Team

BETTY AND VERONICA #1

Script: Adam Hughes
Art: Adam Hughes, José Villarrubia, Jack Morelli
Cover: Adam Hughes
Variant Covers: Mahmud Asrar, Tom Bancroft, Stephanie Buscema, Cliff Chiang, Colleen Coover, Bilquis Evely, Veronica Fish, Francesco Francavilla, Genevieve F.T., Rian Gonzales, Robert Hack with Steve Downer, Erica Henderson, Rebekah Isaacs with Kelly Fitzpatrick, Tula Lotay, Alitha Martinez with Kelly Fitzpatrick, Audrey Mok, Ramon K. Perez, Andy Price, Ryan Sook, Jenn St. Onge, Chip Zdarsky, Chrissie Zullo
Blank Sketch Cover Also Available
On Sale Date: 7/20
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

IT’S BETTY VS. VERONICA! The most highly-anticipated debut in comics history is here! Betty and Veronica are America’s sweethearts… until they turn on each other! “Pops’ Chocklit Shoppe is being taken over by a huge coffee company. When Betty and Veronica go head-to-head over the issue, all bets are off! Friendships will shatter. Cities will burn. Nails will be broken. Betty and Veronica are back in this ALL-NEW #1 from comics legend Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman, Catwoman)!

Preview: Betty and Veronica #278

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

BETTY AND VERONICA #278

Script: Dan Parent
Art: Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski, Jack Morelli
Cover: Dan Parent
Decades Variant Covers: Dan Parent
On Sale Date: 10/21
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

It’s the dawn of a new beginning for Betty and Veronica! Go to one final prom with Betty and Veronica before the Riverdale High School gym is torn down! The girls commemorate this momentous occasion with a magical trip down Memory Lane, where they reminisce about past dances—the romance, the tears, the laughter, all of Archie’s awkward dance moves, all the times he made a date for the same night with both girls… wait a minute, maybe it wasn’t all that great! This time the girls turn it around on Archie for one “Last Dance” in this monumental issue of Betty and Veronica!

Review: Betty and Veronica #276

Posted on June 17, 2015 by

In some ways it is strange to read this latest issue of Betty and Veronica. Although the stories of Archie and the gang have been undergoing somewhat of a change in recent years as they have included a string of celebrity guests and covered some heavier topics, this issue also comes out after the end of Archie Comics with issue #666 earlier in the month. There are apparently big changes ahead for Archie as the character is heading in a new direction after a reboot, but this story is still firmly rooted in what Archie comics were, not what they are aspiring to become.

It makes this issue a bit harder to handle, as this story arc involving the girls on a foreign exchange takes them on to Korea. In essence this is a lot like an Archie comic as there is just so much going on. Betty and Veronica are still switched as they have decided to live each other’s life while away to see what it is that makes each of them so unique. At the same time in Riverdale, the teaching staff is concerned for Violette as she has been the subject of social bullying by Midge. Banni is free with her love for the unconventional boys of Riverdale, and Archie is still trying to save up enough money to go visit the girls. The girls themselves are stuck in the middle of a fiasco about how they are to be signed as Korean pop stars, but that they can’t decide whether to proceed or not.

The outcome is that of one which is very Archie like, or at least what we associate with any random comic featuring these characters. it is fun, but also too bogged down in the town of Riverdale. When the girls first said that they were leaving to see the world, it seemed as though it would be a great opportunity to take them away from the environment and to help them evolve a little bit, but the constant anchor to Riverdale has made sure that it never happened. This is thus a fun enough idea, but also feels a little bit like it has missed the opportunity.

Story: Michael Uslan Art: Dan Parent
Story: 7.2 Art: 8.0 Overall: 7.2 Recommendation: Pass

Archie Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review.

Archie Heads to Kickstarter

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Brett

Archie Comics is taking the Riverdale kids to somewhere they haven’t been before…. Kickstarter. In what might be the highest profile publisher to date to use the platform, Archie is asking for folks to pledge on the crowdfunding platform to help expand the world of New Riverdale with three new titles.

The crowdfunding campaign is looking to build off of the relaunched Archie series being written by Mark Waid with art by Fiona Staples.

The three new titles, launching over the next 18 months, include:

JUGHEAD — Featuring the adventures of Archie’s hamburger-loving best friend, from acclaimed writer Chip Zdarsky (Sex Criminals, Howard the Duck) and an artist TBA. An off-the-wall series full of laughs, unexpected twists and a modern sense of humor.

BETTY AND VERONICA — Girl-next-door Betty Cooper and wealthy socialite Veronica Lodge are best friends and fiercely competitive. While they both have a history with that guy Archie, the series puts the focus squarely on them — their friendship, their high school lives and adventures beyond Riverdale. Written and drawn by comic book legend Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman, Before Watchmen: Doctor Manhattan).

LIFE WITH KEVIN — Kevin Keller, the hugely-popular and historic character that broke new ground in Riverdale by being the first gay character in the company’s publishing history returns in a new ongoing series. Writer/artist Dan Parent (Kevin Keller) and inker J. Bone (The Spirit) tell a tale of an older, more experienced Kevin as he navigates a new city, new romance and leaving home.

Archie Comics Publisher/Co-CEO Jon Goldwater said in their release:

Our fans are part of our family — they’re an integral part of everything we do. We’re not flush with corporate cash like Marvel or DC. But we’re also not afraid to take calculated risks. With this Kickstarter, fans have the chance to get in on the ground floor of an exciting and forward-thinking initiative. Fans can help build a New Riverdale, brick-by-brick. We’ve put together a stellar lineup of titles — featuring the best and the brightest creators working on our top characters. With your help, we can make this New Riverdale a reality. The best part? This is only the beginning.

This is all part of Archie’s 75th Anniversary Celebration, with Archie #1 launching on July 8.

Review: Betty and Veronica #275

Posted on April 16, 2015 by

The most recent story arc has taken the girls from what is the most common denominator for all Archie characters – the fictional town of Riverdale. Betty and Veronica have been sent to explore the world on exchange and exchange students have been sent to Riverdale in their place. It is a simple enough concept, but surprisingly a pretty novel one for the residents of Riverdale who seem to live inside their own world without interacting with the outside (other than having some aspects of the outside coming in.)

While this seemed like a pretty fun idea to start with, the story arc is becoming overly convoluted in its storytelling. Betty and Veronica have previously decided that the experiences which they are having are not as otherworldly as they had hoped, and so therefore decide to switch identities as they arrive to India. This leads to a sequence of extraordinary occurrences for the two of them, or at least extraordinary in that they are living through each other’s eyes. At the meantime back in Riverdale, their absence is not felt as much as Veronica stand-in Violette (from France) and Betty stand-in Banni (from India) have the same same influence on the boys as the originals did. Meanwhile Archie works odd jobs around the neighborhood in order to be able to afford a trip to India to bring the girls back (which is a bit unrealistic considering how many lawns he would have to mow for that much money.)

While the issue holds together pretty well, it also has a lot of missed opportunity. Instead of all the plot twists, the creative team could have just focused on the travel aspect of the story, and made it compelling enough without having to keep Archie relevant in the title (this is after all the girls’ book.) Equally the switching of identities is fun enough, but they are already in India, and there are enough stories to be told there anyway without having to replay the Prince and the Pauper. It is more the missed potential which drags this story down a bit as it still reads well enough, but the creative team would have been better to follow the lead of their own characters, and to stay our of Riverdale for a while.

Story: Michael Uslan Art: Dan Parent
Story: 7.7 Art: 8.0 Overall: 7.7 Recommendation: Read

Archie Comics provided Graphic Policy with a free copy for review

Preview: Betty and Veronica #275

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Brett

BETTY AND VERONICA #275

Script: Michael Uslan
Art: Dan Parent
Cover: Dan Parent
275th Variant Covers: Ramona Fradon, Adam Hughes, Genevieve F.T., Brittney Williams
On Sale Date: 4/15
48-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.

The girls have arrived in Mumbai, India! They’re ready to move into their temporary homes… and their new identities as Veronica takes on the role as “Betty,” and Betty takes on the role as “Veronica”! Will anyone catch onto their little game? Meanwhile, back in Riverdale, the boys are enjoying the acquaintances of the new transfer students Violette and Banni! But can these two new transfers ever really take the place of their beloved Veronica and Betty? Plus, we’re commemorating this milestone 275th issue with a double-sized issue featuring plenty of bonus content and multiple collector covers!

Toronto Comic Con 2015: Dan Parent Sketch Challenge

Posted on March 21, 2015 by

One of the many comic guests for Toronto Comic Con 2015 was Dan Parent, an artist best known for his work in Archie comics. My wife is both a fan of Betty and Veronica, as well as a nursing student, and therefore I thought what better challenge than to draw Betty Cooper as a nurse. Of course there is already a Nurse Betty famous in popular culture, but this one was meant to be different enough. Once we got to the booth we saw some of the other artwork he had done, including Betty and Veronica looking similar to a couple of Justice Leaguers:

We left him with our request and came back soon enough to see a partially finished product:

The only question was what kind of nurse were we after? Norman Rockwell-like or modern version in scrubs?

“Scrubs please!”

We returned soon to find a finished product with Dan happily ready to show off his newest work:

We thanked him and left before getting about twenty feet away and realizing that she was missing a stethoscope, which Dan was happy to provide upon our return for a finished product:

Preview: Betty and Veronica #274

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Brett

BETTY AND VERONICA #274

Script: Michael Uslan
Art: Dan Parent, Bob Smith, Jack Morelli, Glenn Whitmore
Cover: Dan Parent
Little Betty & Veronica Variant Cover: Fernando Ruiz, Bob Smith, Rosario “Tito” Peña
32-page, full color comic
$3.99 U.S.

Betty and Veronica are both set to start off on a whirlwind adventure that will take them abroad for a whole semester—and the first leg of their journey is London! Get ready to meet the new families Betty and Veronica will be living with during their stay. How will they manage in this unfamiliar territory? Will they get the excitement they’re looking for? Can they handle both study and play in Europe? When they find themselves falling into the same traps and routines they encountered back in Riverdale, they realize what really needs to change is themselves. See how they make this change PLUS meet the two exchange students taking Betty and Veronica’s place in Riverdale while they’re away!

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