Zdarsky and Henderson are back with another out-of-this-world issue of the all-new Jughead! Drones? Explosives? A firing range? Science class under the new regime of Principal Stanger has taken a turn for the dangerous. And who do you call when danger is about? I guess, uh, 9-1-1? But if THEY can't help? You call Jones. Jughead Jones.
Chip Zdarsky is a Canadian comic book artist and journalist. He was born Steve Murray but is known by his fan base as Chip Zdarsky, and occasionally Todd Diamond. He writes and illustrates an advice column called Extremely Bad Advice for the Canadian national newspaper National Post's The Ampersand, their pop culture section's online edition. He is also the creator of Prison Funnies and Monster Cops.
SO. So. You guys know how I said that Issue #2 was my new favourite in this reboot of Jughead? I lied. I mean... in my defense, it's entirely because I didn't expect them to go all The Man From U.N.C.L.E on my ass. But here we are. The third installment of the phenomenal re-imagined Jughead is even better than the first two. I loved the tone of conspiracy and humour to it. Everything played out well and the artwork is just as nice as ever.
Picking up immediately where #2 left off, we find our boy in some hot water over an incident at school. Cleaning up after this mess isn't easy especially when you consider how much the new staff at school seems to hate Jughead. He is definitely a nuisance in their eyes which is hilariously true--he is Jughead Jones, after-all. His best friend is Archie Andrews. You get the picture.
Riverdale is just as fun and full of trickery as ever. There's something teasingly witty about this issue and I found moments to be more funny than they probably were. Once more, we strike gold with a Jughead Jones dream sequence. I love all the references they sneak in those and this issue is no different. In fact, while I loved their spin on Game of Thrones, I loved this U.N.C.L.E reference more.
The third issue of Jughead comics. Jughead, having been framed for a crime he didn't commit, faces expulsion! Somehow his father finagles it down to a simple suspension, but that does little to cheer Jughead, who finds himself at Pop's, waiting to meet his friends, and again slips into a dream state, this time as a member of the MEN from R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E. After helping, in his dream, to foil a takeover of the school by an evil organization, led by the new principal, he has a revelation! Another great issue, love reading these Jughead comics. Always so much fun!
Oh boy. They could have messed this up so easily and thank god that they didn't. So far I like all of Jughead's dream sequences and this one was no exception. And if its true what Jughead said at the end then well idk but I'm excited.
Ok, I'm really starting to like the little side stories in this when Jughead zones out or falls asleep and we see his dreams. He has such a vivid imagination, and I love it! Also I am so happy with how Jug's dad got him out of being expelled after the weapon was planted in his bag.
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