tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post114701760399856756..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Everything's ArchieScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1153162788715362792006-07-17T13:59:00.000-05:002006-07-17T13:59:00.000-05:00the illicit offspring of Mary Marvel and Tawky Taw...<I>the illicit offspring of Mary Marvel and Tawky Tawny</I><BR/><BR/>Must...resist...urge...to...fanfic...Andrew Ironwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762705024248590935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1151494824882998592006-06-28T06:40:00.000-05:002006-06-28T06:40:00.000-05:00I think The Veronicas were a successful teen pop a...I think The Veronicas were a successful teen pop act from Australia who were sued by the Archie Group for trademark violation. The settlement of this suit now effectively makes them official spokesmodels for Archie comics, to everyone's benefit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148302164166017772006-05-22T07:49:00.000-05:002006-05-22T07:49:00.000-05:00There are no cameltoes in the Archieverse. How sad...There are no cameltoes in the Archieverse. How sad.AutismNewsBeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067342515765043878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148084297200351922006-05-19T19:18:00.000-05:002006-05-19T19:18:00.000-05:00Link: Cherry PoptartLink: <A HREF="http://sir.real.50megs.com/comix/catalog/covers/Cherry.htm" REL="nofollow">Cherry Poptart</A>Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148084248315509252006-05-19T19:17:00.000-05:002006-05-19T19:17:00.000-05:00I prefer "Cherry Poptart", myself.I prefer "Cherry Poptart", myself.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664920037425489644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1148083502328749992006-05-19T19:05:00.000-05:002006-05-19T19:05:00.000-05:00archie comics, above all else, were funny, funnier...archie comics, above all else, were funny, funnier than all else, save carl barks's scrooge mcduck series.<BR/><BR/>i still laugh at time in the newspaper strip of archie, when archie asked jughead what happens when you don't pay your excorcist?<BR/><BR/>of course, jughead replied "you get repossessed."skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962670107823271639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147151723868817412006-05-09T00:15:00.000-05:002006-05-09T00:15:00.000-05:00Pops is Dali? Wowser. You know what else is surrea...Pops is Dali? Wowser. <BR/><BR/>You know what else is surreal? Art historian Michael Bell's contention that "It remains a dire need, if truth be still an honorable cause, to set forth an option upon the records of time by which considerate humanity might judge for itself the merits and the players in one of our century's most vilified and degraded forms of expression." He was talking about surrealism, but could as well as have been explaining the need for comics bloggers. It's all coming together in my head now.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544406500208399638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147114982203749292006-05-08T14:03:00.000-05:002006-05-08T14:03:00.000-05:00Why be bothered by the presence of the real-world ...Why be bothered by the presence of the real-world Veronicas in Archie, which after all is usually (barring Sabrina or Captain Pureheart) a non-genre world, when the Outsiders had John Walsh as a special guest-star, and DC used to have all kinds of Bing Crosby and Jerry Lewis licensed comics - that *did* sort of cross over with the DCU!<BR/><BR/>See, it's not just Marvel that does this sort of thing.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09112215621728247275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147112285780570772006-05-08T13:18:00.000-05:002006-05-08T13:18:00.000-05:00I was sorry we didn't see Pureheart the Powerful a...I was sorry we didn't see Pureheart the Powerful as well.<BR/><BR/>My son and wife love to read Archie, so I would guess the secret to his longevity (65 years!) is that it is truly the all-ages comic the Big Two are unable to produce.<BR/><BR/>Plus, the Archieverse is the best of all possible comic universes. No logic, no continuity, just fun!Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147099323156098552006-05-08T09:42:00.000-05:002006-05-08T09:42:00.000-05:00I now understand Josie and the Pussycats. Mary Ma...I now understand Josie and the Pussycats. Mary Marvel and Tawky Tawny! It explains everything! What number Earth is this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147098447868110962006-05-08T09:27:00.000-05:002006-05-08T09:27:00.000-05:00This has nothing to do with Archie - I just wanted...This has nothing to do with Archie - I just wanted to say I love superhero radio and I think I can offer a superhero song to add. Superman's Ghost by Don McLeanGwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840270045390557504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147094424008313922006-05-08T08:20:00.000-05:002006-05-08T08:20:00.000-05:00My grocery store still sells Archie comics. In fa...My grocery store still sells Archie comics. In fact, they still sell the little digests at the checkout right up by the Soap Opera Digests and the TV Guides. The "impulse buy zone" where little kids can point and whine and mom or dad is just too tired of telling them No for the 4,736,523rd time, so they give in and buy them an Archie digest - a good scam (and admittedly probably better than buying them a candy bar).<BR/><BR/>In fact, I probably see Archie comics more places than any other magazine-format comic book. They're all over the place - I wonder how they do in their newsstand sales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147093741764401132006-05-08T08:09:00.000-05:002006-05-08T08:09:00.000-05:00Are they sold anywhere outside of comic stores?Sad...Are they sold anywhere outside of comic stores?<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I've seen one kid (about 10 or so) in the past year buying comics. Hell. The kid wanted the Justice League Unlimited stuff and unfortunately the guy working there was handing him Classified and stuff.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that stuff like Archie is still being produced.<BR/><BR/>I'm just trying to understand the economics for this kind of line in 2006.naladahchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105525754360171571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147093472157407092006-05-08T08:04:00.000-05:002006-05-08T08:04:00.000-05:00Note that I read 'em in the early nineties, before...Note that I read 'em in the early nineties, before getting bored with it and moving on to superhero comics. (Yes, early-nineties superhero comics. Sigh.) So I'm not surprised they still have a fanbase today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147092530942593432006-05-08T07:48:00.000-05:002006-05-08T07:48:00.000-05:00Kids. Specifically, kids daydreaming about becomi...Kids. Specifically, kids daydreaming about becoming teenagers.<BR/><BR/>Same people it always was.<BR/><BR/>In fact, the kid audience is one of the reasons for the Fourth Wall Violations. <BR/><BR/>Kids have a greater tolerance for that sort of thing. It doesn't spoil "the integrity" of what their reading, it just feels like it includes them. When superhero comis were written for kids, you had that sort of stuff happen, too, such as Wildcat being inspired by Green Lantern comics, Barry Allen collecting Flash comics, Superman winking at the reader, etc.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147090430836142942006-05-08T07:13:00.000-05:002006-05-08T07:13:00.000-05:00Now I think they last Archive comic I picked up wa...Now I think they last Archive comic I picked up was probably around 1979 or so when I was nine.<BR/><BR/>I'm still kind of shocked at the staying power of this line.<BR/><BR/>But I gotta ask...<BR/><BR/>Who are the audience for Archive comics?<BR/><BR/>With the shift from newstand 20 years ago and the general shift from this kind of light-hearted stuff, who is this material targeted to?naladahchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105525754360171571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147088249077545442006-05-08T06:37:00.000-05:002006-05-08T06:37:00.000-05:00"http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/46/1371/1600/s..."http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/46/1371/1600/scan.jpg"<BR/><BR/>Good lordie, Jacob, that is terrifyingly surreal!<BR/><BR/>Who knew Steve Geppi was a minion of Dali?!Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147088048962051612006-05-08T06:34:00.000-05:002006-05-08T06:34:00.000-05:00"That bit where Sabrina is thinking about the mang..."That bit where Sabrina is thinking about the manga version of herself ACTUALLY BLEW MY MIND! "<BR/><BR/>You should see the ad for Manga Sabrina, where Salem looks exactly like Hello Kitty.<BR/><BR/>Salem, of all cats, should NOT look like Hello Kitty... .Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147087964712256092006-05-08T06:32:00.000-05:002006-05-08T06:32:00.000-05:00"What IS the appeal of Tony Danza, o wise one?"Cru..."What IS the appeal of Tony Danza, o wise one?"<BR/><BR/>Crunchy masculine outside, sweet feminine inside. <BR/><BR/>Attractive but has a sense of humor about himself.<BR/><BR/>Not smarter than you, but always interested in whatever smart things you want to talk about.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147079060767859912006-05-08T04:04:00.000-05:002006-05-08T04:04:00.000-05:00That bit where Sabrina is thinking about the manga...That bit where Sabrina is thinking about the manga version of herself ACTUALLY BLEW MY MIND! Thanks for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147056535128926482006-05-07T21:48:00.000-05:002006-05-07T21:48:00.000-05:00The Bobbsey Twins are very popular in the public l...The Bobbsey Twins are very popular in the public library where I work, although I do serve a very conservative neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147054026857655682006-05-07T21:07:00.000-05:002006-05-07T21:07:00.000-05:00What IS the appeal of Tony Danza, o wise one?What IS the appeal of Tony Danza, o wise one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147051979413739732006-05-07T20:32:00.000-05:002006-05-07T20:32:00.000-05:00I appreciate the warning, I got this one myself an...I appreciate the warning, I got this one myself and was expecting light and sweet.<BR/><BR/>I'm still going in.<BR/><BR/>If my brain should melt, please return my body to the safe confines of DC Reality, where time and space make sense.Ragnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147051802910792912006-05-07T20:30:00.000-05:002006-05-07T20:30:00.000-05:00awesome.awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147051461915453862006-05-07T20:24:00.000-05:002006-05-07T20:24:00.000-05:00Everything I learned about girls,dating,high schoo...Everything I learned about girls,dating,high school,coolness,cars,gym class,wiccans,aliens,and talking dogs,I learned from the Archie Comic Group.....seriously...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com