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The Archies (2017-)
The Archies Vol. 2
The second star-studded collection of The Archies, featuring crossovers with popular bands of the past and present! The Archies Meet Ramones writing team of Matthew Rosenberg (Marvel's Punisher, Kingpin, Rocket Raccoon ) and Alex Segura ( Archie Meets KISS ) alongside artist Joe Eisma ( Archie, Riverdale ) showcase Riverdale's most famous band learning from the best in music.
Still soaring from CHVRCHES' sage advice, Archie is eager to take his friends to the next level musically on their first-ever tour. See as an unexpected turn of events finds them in the swingin' sixties-face to face with rock/pop icons THE MONKEES! Can indie pop sirens TEGAN AND SARA help the band through a crisis, or has the tour gone kaput? Plus - The Archies have the chance to record an album, and behind the control board is none other than music legends, BLONDIE! Will these iconic groups help The Archies get through the wild world of the music industry? Stay tuned.
Still soaring from CHVRCHES' sage advice, Archie is eager to take his friends to the next level musically on their first-ever tour. See as an unexpected turn of events finds them in the swingin' sixties-face to face with rock/pop icons THE MONKEES! Can indie pop sirens TEGAN AND SARA help the band through a crisis, or has the tour gone kaput? Plus - The Archies have the chance to record an album, and behind the control board is none other than music legends, BLONDIE! Will these iconic groups help The Archies get through the wild world of the music industry? Stay tuned.
104 pages, Paperback
First published November 20, 2018
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Matthew Rosenberg
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"I haven’t always been a writer. My parents are writers and my brother is a writer, and I resisted that as long as I could. When I was 17, I hopped in a band’s van and I went on tour for a summer, and that was it, that was what I wanted to do. I ran a record label for 10 years, a small indie punk label. I did everything in music that you can do that doesn’t involve having musical ability. Eventually the music business, probably in a similar way to comics, will just start to break your heart, and I realized one day that I kind of hated music. I was resigned to thinking, if I’m going to be involved in music forever, I’m going to hate it for the rest of my life. I just stopped. I stopped having any sort of business with music, any involvement.
I read comics my whole life, so I just naturally fell back into another medium that is marginalized and hard to make a living in."
Source: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles...
Writer of comics WE CAN NEVER GO HOME, SECRET WARS JOURNAL, OUR WORK FILLS THE PEWS, 12 REASONS TO DIE, & MENU.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
"I haven’t always been a writer. My parents are writers and my brother is a writer, and I resisted that as long as I could. When I was 17, I hopped in a band’s van and I went on tour for a summer, and that was it, that was what I wanted to do. I ran a record label for 10 years, a small indie punk label. I did everything in music that you can do that doesn’t involve having musical ability. Eventually the music business, probably in a similar way to comics, will just start to break your heart, and I realized one day that I kind of hated music. I was resigned to thinking, if I’m going to be involved in music forever, I’m going to hate it for the rest of my life. I just stopped. I stopped having any sort of business with music, any involvement.
I read comics my whole life, so I just naturally fell back into another medium that is marginalized and hard to make a living in."
Source: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles...
Writer of comics WE CAN NEVER GO HOME, SECRET WARS JOURNAL, OUR WORK FILLS THE PEWS, 12 REASONS TO DIE, & MENU.
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April 25, 2020
The Archies continue their American tour, meeting The Monkees, Blondie, Tegan & Sara, and Josie and the Pussycats. Will they still be together when the tour is over.
I don't have the first volume of this series but I figured I could piece together what I missed. I mainly got this since the Archies meet the Monkees in it and Archie was having their 50% off sale.
Okay, this was not my favorite Archie book, especially on the heels of reading so many Archie horror books. However, it was still a fun comic. The gang had its ups and downs, got to play with the Monkees and Tegan & Sara, and got their asses handed to them by Josie and the Pussycats in a battle of the bands.
The crossovers were pretty much par for the course as far as Archie crossovers go. However, these were tied together in the larger framework of the Archies as a touring band so they had a little more weight to them. I like how the stories stood alone but were still part of a bigger whole, much like most comics used to be written. Joe Eisma's art did not disappoint. In fact, it showed he's versatile beyond the Archie horror books I know him for.
Who is Speedy Ortiz anyway? Three out of five stars.
I don't have the first volume of this series but I figured I could piece together what I missed. I mainly got this since the Archies meet the Monkees in it and Archie was having their 50% off sale.
Okay, this was not my favorite Archie book, especially on the heels of reading so many Archie horror books. However, it was still a fun comic. The gang had its ups and downs, got to play with the Monkees and Tegan & Sara, and got their asses handed to them by Josie and the Pussycats in a battle of the bands.
The crossovers were pretty much par for the course as far as Archie crossovers go. However, these were tied together in the larger framework of the Archies as a touring band so they had a little more weight to them. I like how the stories stood alone but were still part of a bigger whole, much like most comics used to be written. Joe Eisma's art did not disappoint. In fact, it showed he's versatile beyond the Archie horror books I know him for.
Who is Speedy Ortiz anyway? Three out of five stars.
December 23, 2018
After loving the first volume of this series, I was disappointed in this second one, it definitely fell flat for me. On one hand, I want to say there wasn't much story, but on the other, almost too much happened too quickly. So I don't know, I just didn't overly like this one - and it was the end?
Though I loved the old-school art style (and wacky adventures) in The Monkees story. That part made me smile.
Though I loved the old-school art style (and wacky adventures) in The Monkees story. That part made me smile.
January 1, 2021
The Archies continue their American tour, on their way they get to meet Tegan and Sara, Blondie, Josie and the pussycats and at last speedy Ortiz.
At first Archie gets smacked by a shoe from the audience and ends up having a trippy dream where he met ‘THE MONKEES’ and sets out on a task to save the singer of ‘THE MONKEES’, Davy, from the furious gorillas.
Later on after having a bad run in Chicago they get a chance to perform with Tegan and Sara, but the gang has its ups and downs leading to stumbling once again but anyhow at the end they end up getting their asses kicked by the ‘Josie and the pussycats’ in a battle of the bands, though they managed to perform well enough to get invites from other bands as Archie in the end got invited by Sadie to perform as a guitarist, so was the case with other members.
I liked the comic, worth a 4 outta 5
It kind of teaches about being in harmony and thriving to achieve goals and be better every day.
You should give it a try, I’m sure you won’t regret it.
At first Archie gets smacked by a shoe from the audience and ends up having a trippy dream where he met ‘THE MONKEES’ and sets out on a task to save the singer of ‘THE MONKEES’, Davy, from the furious gorillas.
Later on after having a bad run in Chicago they get a chance to perform with Tegan and Sara, but the gang has its ups and downs leading to stumbling once again but anyhow at the end they end up getting their asses kicked by the ‘Josie and the pussycats’ in a battle of the bands, though they managed to perform well enough to get invites from other bands as Archie in the end got invited by Sadie to perform as a guitarist, so was the case with other members.
I liked the comic, worth a 4 outta 5
It kind of teaches about being in harmony and thriving to achieve goals and be better every day.
You should give it a try, I’m sure you won’t regret it.
November 29, 2021
Feeling very much like it was cut from the same cloth that gave us Mark Waid's terrific reinvention of Archie, the Archies (by Matthew Rosenberg, Alex Segura, and Joe Eisma) offer a really fun look at what happens when Archie and his friends pursue the dream to become professional musicians and go touring across the country on little more than a tangle of talent, big hopes, and hopefully enough friendship to spare. The result is a light-hearted but fun and funny read that doesn't over-promise or try to over-deliver, and ends up nailing its landing with a story that just feels right for these characters. Cameos from real-world superstars make the pages but never quite feel like the intrusion such appearances often are.
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October 8, 2019Opening with a thoroughly entertaining dream sequence, in which Riverdale's maybe second finest at a push team up with the Monkees as they were on TV, the rest of this struggles to live up to that. Further celebrity cameos (Tegan & Sara, Blondie) are meant to take place in the waking world, but feel forced without being especially fun, and sit oddly against an intermittently realistic story about what hard work it is to be a small touring band.
January 9, 2022
A quick read with the band going on tour opening for Tegan & Sara and a production with the classic band BLONDIE. The art is cute and the band can't seem to keep it together. Who knew Reggie and Veronica can actually play instruments!
June 4, 2019
This wasn't nearly as good as the first volume, and the ending was a little disappointing.
August 1, 2020
Public library copy. .
Don't think I'd read volume one, this was a quick read and I enjoyed the appearance of certain bands I enjoy who made showed up in different chapters.
Don't think I'd read volume one, this was a quick read and I enjoyed the appearance of certain bands I enjoy who made showed up in different chapters.
March 13, 2022
the worst art and writing in any Archie comic i've read. incredibly disappointing book.
August 31, 2020
This was an improvement from volume one. I liked the story was allowed to conclude. Plus, that Monkees dream sequence was next level.
Tune in to my interview with Mike Nesmith of the Monkees over on the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/in...
Tune in to my interview with Mike Nesmith of the Monkees over on the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/in...
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