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Archie (2015) (Collected Editions) #7
Арчи и Сабрина. Том 1
The first arc of Nick Spencer's revitalized series featuring a modern take on Archie Andrews and the whole Riverdale cast of characters.
Spencer ( Amazing Spider-Man ) and Marguerite Sauvage ( DC Bombshells ) begin a brand new era of our flagship series as they take a trip to Riverdale and bring the town along for a wild ride complete with new mysteries, new relationships, and much more!
Spencer ( Amazing Spider-Man ) and Marguerite Sauvage ( DC Bombshells ) begin a brand new era of our flagship series as they take a trip to Riverdale and bring the town along for a wild ride complete with new mysteries, new relationships, and much more!
132 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 2019
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Nick Spencer
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Nick Spencer is a comic book writer known for his creator-owned titles at Image Comics (Existence 2.0/3.0, Forgetless, Shuddertown, Morning Glories), his work at DC Comics (Action Comics, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), and for his current work at Marvel Comics (Iron Man 2.0, Ultimate Comics: X-Men).
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
Nick Spencer is a comic book writer known for his creator-owned titles at Image Comics (Existence 2.0/3.0, Forgetless, Shuddertown, Morning Glories), his work at DC Comics (Action Comics, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), and for his current work at Marvel Comics (Iron Man 2.0, Ultimate Comics: X-Men).
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September 16, 2019
Spencer starts off strong with everyone returning from summer vacation for a new year at Riverdale High. Archie has a secret new girlfriend and Jughead has an interesting subplot searching for Reggie's dad. But the book is way too decompressed. It takes forever to go anywhere and we quickly delve into Teen Beat type subplots like Riverdale's version of the Bachelor. The book ends mid story as well, which I find annoying in a trade paperback.
Maurguerite Sauvage's art is fantastic. She only sticks around for a couple of issues before Sandy Jarrell takes over though. His art is solid, it just pales in comparison to Sauvage's.
Maurguerite Sauvage's art is fantastic. She only sticks around for a couple of issues before Sandy Jarrell takes over though. His art is solid, it just pales in comparison to Sauvage's.
March 6, 2022
This new arc of Archie picks up right where Mark Waid left off where the entire gang is returning from summer vacation. It was great to see everyone again especially Veronica and Betty who are now friends after they both decide not to pursue a relationship with Archie. Unfortunately, there is a clear indication that Archie has moved on to another relationship and the two spend a great deal of this volume attempting to figure out who the new girlfriend is. There is also this underlying mystery involving Jughead and Reggie. Spencer definitely shakes of the dynamic of Riverdale and makes the narrative a tad bit darker. The artwork, which is started by Marguerite Sauvage, is different from what I was use to seeing in Archie, but I really enjoyed it and thought it worked well. This was a solid start to a new beginning of Archie.
August 21, 2019
After an eventful summer, all of Riverdale's favourite teens are back for another year at Riverdale High - but Archie's got a secret new girlfriend, and if there's one thing Riverdale can't stand, it's a secret!
Nick Spencer seems to be everywhere at the moment. His Archie run gets off to a good start, showing that he can write all of Riverdale's personalities well enough, and immediately mixing things up by throwing Sabrina into the mix. The Jughead plot moves far too slowly for my tastes, but everything else going on takes up enough real estate that I can't complain too much.
Marguerite Sauvage's artwork is flawless, and it's a shame she can't stick around for more. Sandy Jarrell is a good regular series artist, and fits the tone already established by Mark Waid's previous Archie series, but it all pales in comparison to Sauvage's beautiful style, which is a pity.
Archie's back, back, back again, and he seems to be doing okay. Bit of a slow start, but there's definitely momentum building.
Nick Spencer seems to be everywhere at the moment. His Archie run gets off to a good start, showing that he can write all of Riverdale's personalities well enough, and immediately mixing things up by throwing Sabrina into the mix. The Jughead plot moves far too slowly for my tastes, but everything else going on takes up enough real estate that I can't complain too much.
Marguerite Sauvage's artwork is flawless, and it's a shame she can't stick around for more. Sandy Jarrell is a good regular series artist, and fits the tone already established by Mark Waid's previous Archie series, but it all pales in comparison to Sauvage's beautiful style, which is a pity.
Archie's back, back, back again, and he seems to be doing okay. Bit of a slow start, but there's definitely momentum building.
October 29, 2019
Wow! Is there anyone Archie doesn't date? The boy plays the field. This one has three girls fighting over Archie. He must be an amazing man.
The story starts after Summer break and everyone spent the summer doing something on their own. Archie comes back with a secret girlfriend.
The new Archie comics are a whole lot of fun. I enjoye reading this series and I plan on keeping up with the Riverdall crowd. It's melodrama at it's best.
The story starts after Summer break and everyone spent the summer doing something on their own. Archie comes back with a secret girlfriend.
The new Archie comics are a whole lot of fun. I enjoye reading this series and I plan on keeping up with the Riverdall crowd. It's melodrama at it's best.
June 25, 2021
The art is in this is really beautiful. As for the story, it starts out a little slow, but gradually gets more interesting as it introduces a mystery. Sabrina is involved in this story, but it isn't clear yet whether this is a regular mystery or a supernatural one. It's a little darker than the typical Archie story, but not as dark as the horror versions of these characters. To be honest, I'm not sure that I like stories where Sabrina crosses over with the Riverdale crew. Since the story didn't really develop in this first volume, I'll have to wait until the second volume to see if that feeling persists for me.
January 29, 2020
It's the Riverdale-ization of Archie. I guess if that's something you're looking for, you'll be pleased, but I miss Waid's less soapy and actually funny approach way better.
July 27, 2019
Waiduv run jsem miloval a to i pres to ze to vlastne byla komedie o skolacich s porsd stejnymi tropy. Nic se skoro nikam neposunulo a zaver vysumel. Nemluvne o tom ze to zacalo byt ke konci lehce repetetivni.
Spencer na to jde ale jinak, Archie ma novou podivnou pritelkyni, Reggieho tata je unesen a v Riverdalu je mozna i nejaky kult. Cele to zacalo vice sazet na pribeh s lehce Mysteriozni vlnu, pricemz humor a prostor na postavy zustava taky. Akorat se ubralo na Cartoon Slapstick humoru a Spencer nesikovnost Archieho ukazuje ve vice realistickych barvach.
Co se tyce Artu, tak te ze zprvu zda meh ale pak jsem si ho oblibil, i kdyz se obcas prolina s jinym.
Ve smes je to urcite lepsi nez od Waida a take je to docela page turner. Nick Spencer holt umi...
Spencer na to jde ale jinak, Archie ma novou podivnou pritelkyni, Reggieho tata je unesen a v Riverdalu je mozna i nejaky kult. Cele to zacalo vice sazet na pribeh s lehce Mysteriozni vlnu, pricemz humor a prostor na postavy zustava taky. Akorat se ubralo na Cartoon Slapstick humoru a Spencer nesikovnost Archieho ukazuje ve vice realistickych barvach.
Co se tyce Artu, tak te ze zprvu zda meh ale pak jsem si ho oblibil, i kdyz se obcas prolina s jinym.
Ve smes je to urcite lepsi nez od Waida a take je to docela page turner. Nick Spencer holt umi...
September 30, 2019
Sadly I was really disappointed by this. I feel like it didn’t really take on the direction that Waid had brought the reboot on: steering away from Veronica and Betty being Archie-obsessed; having it more friendship-based but still tinged with Riverdale-ish mystery.
Don’t know if I’ll be picking up the next one.
Don’t know if I’ll be picking up the next one.
December 29, 2020
A better story than the TV show. I'm enjoying this so far.
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July 1, 2021Whatever the merits and flaws of Nick Spencer's Captain America run, he certainly made a rod for his own back with the Hydra reveal; now he can't take over Archie without one wanting to make a crack about America's favourite teenager getting into QAnon. Still, I was optimistic, because while Spencer's epics generally end up as horrible messes (see also: Morning Glories; Spider-Man whenever it gets too far from Boomerang), his small-scale, funny books are usually excellent. And Archie is bound to be one of those, right? Alas, no. Spencer has clearly been watching Riverdale, and has borrowed motifs from that, right down to Jughead becoming a journalist who does voiceover captions. But because this is a core Archie book, not one of the odd sidelines where aliens or undead rampage through the town, he can't go as wild as the TV Riverdale, so we get lots of mutterings about secrets, and nocturnal assailants, but with all the punches pulled, resulting in an end product that is (to use a phrase apparently unknown outside the East Midlands, though I would have thought self-explanatory) neither me arse nor watercress. Marguerite Sauvage and Sandy Jarrell ensure it all looks luminous and lovely, and there are elements which could have been enough for a light, lively continuation of the best bits of the Waid run – not least Archie's new, clandestine romance, and Betty and Veronica's definitely-not-jealous attempts to find out what's afoot. But they're swamped in a clodhopping PG attempt at a thriller, leaving the whole experience deeply unsatisfactory.
November 30, 2021
This is another reboot of the core Archie series after Mark Waid's blockbuster run. It ultimately forms the core of the New Riverdale universe of books, a sweeping revamp of Archie properties that would lay the tonal groundwork for the Riverdale TV show.
So with that in mind, this Archie is fun, but harmless, another modern look at Archie, but with not quite as much humor as Waid brought to the table. In its place is a certain darkness - there is a legit mystery in Riverdale, and even while Betty, Veronica and Cheryl all stage a faux Bachelor reality event to smoke out Archie's new secret girlfriend, such antics feel almost out of place when Jughead is trying to find out who kidnapped Reggie Mantle's father.
There's a lot to like here, but it kind of feels like it's trying to get in gear, and if anything, makes you wish Waid's run never ended. No disrespect to Nick Spencer and team, but they had awfully big shoes to fill.
So with that in mind, this Archie is fun, but harmless, another modern look at Archie, but with not quite as much humor as Waid brought to the table. In its place is a certain darkness - there is a legit mystery in Riverdale, and even while Betty, Veronica and Cheryl all stage a faux Bachelor reality event to smoke out Archie's new secret girlfriend, such antics feel almost out of place when Jughead is trying to find out who kidnapped Reggie Mantle's father.
There's a lot to like here, but it kind of feels like it's trying to get in gear, and if anything, makes you wish Waid's run never ended. No disrespect to Nick Spencer and team, but they had awfully big shoes to fill.
February 11, 2022
The artwork and colour palettes in these relatively new comics of Archie and Riverdale are seriously on another level. Stunning doesn't even begin to cut it! I enjoyed the story too even though it isn't super remarkable and ends on a cliffhanger.
On a whole, Nick Spencer's trilogy in this series is a fun read and worth checking out just for the aesthetics alone.
My review of Archie & Sabrina
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On a whole, Nick Spencer's trilogy in this series is a fun read and worth checking out just for the aesthetics alone.
My review of Archie & Sabrina
My review of Archie & Katy Keene
November 5, 2019
It was okay. It wasn't bad, I just have high expectations. I'm hoping the next volume is better.
May 13, 2020
A so-so "new start" to the Archie series. The last run was better.
January 9, 2023
Art: gorgeous - especially the issues penciled by Marguerite Sauvage.
Mystery: intriguing.
Jughead: my beloved.
Vibes: immaculate.
One thing I didn't like was that Betty & Veronica are back to fawning/obsessing over Archie once again like girl move on.
Mystery: intriguing.
Jughead: my beloved.
Vibes: immaculate.
One thing I didn't like was that Betty & Veronica are back to fawning/obsessing over Archie once again like girl move on.
August 29, 2019
And so begins a new era for Archie, and back to original numbering! (Why tho?) Even though this is still the same continuity established by Mark Waid back in 2015, it feels kinda like a reboot. Gone is Archie narrating the story, and now it’s Jughead doing the work which is exactly like on the Riverdale TV show, and there’s even an ongoing mystery occurring, which is interesting for this run, but I find it annoying because not enough information is given and there’s always a cliffhanger at the end of each issue, and yeah, it’s kinda like Nick Spencer’s Morning Glories series, but that type of ongoing mystery and cliffhanger-ness was done better there than here. I still enjoyed reading it and find it better than Archie Vol. 6 (and it’s definitely better than Riverdale Season 3), but I don’t like the fact that this comic is trying to replicate the show. The artwork was good, but I really didn’t like how Marguerite Sauvage drew the male characters, especially Archie, but Sandy Jarrell did do a better job in the later issues.
Overall, this is an interesting start to a new run, it’s the same old series, but it feels brand new. I hope the artwork will remain consistent in this “iteration”.
Overall, this is an interesting start to a new run, it’s the same old series, but it feels brand new. I hope the artwork will remain consistent in this “iteration”.
October 29, 2021
I like the re imagined story. I wish Betty and Veronica would get on with their lives though. It's kinda pathetic and embarrassing chasing after Archie at this point.
October 3, 2020
Приветствую. Сегодня я хочу обсудить относительную новую серию комиксов про Арчи и Сабрину. Если вы смотрели сериалы "Ривердэйл" и "Леденящие душу приключения Сабрины", то вы отлично знаете этих персонажей. Так же вы возможно смотрели старенький сериал "Сабрина маленькая ведьма" или читать современный мрачный комикс перезапуск про неё. Арчи же вам может быть знаком по старым комиксам, которые выпускались у нас в 90-е, по современным комиксам, да по старым мультикам про этого школьника непоседу. В общем, персонажи весьма популярные и знаменитые, познакомиться вы могли с ними самыми разными способами. Ну а теперь расскажу про проект, в котором они оба появились вместе и играют главные роли.
Данная серия не связана с сериалами или мрачным комиксом про Сабрину, однако это прямое продолжение последней ежемесячной серии про Арчи, о которой я писал тут. Поэтому если хотите быть в курсе всех мельчайших деталей и подробностей, то лучше сперва познакомиться с ней. Если у кого-то такого желания нет, но новая серия вызывает интерес, то вот вам краткий пересказ прошлых выпусков. Арчи в центре внимания, он американский школьник, неглупый, но очень нелепый и неуклюжий, благодаря чему постоянно попадает в комичные и неприятные ситуации. Так же он был влюблен, за короткое время даже дважды, но оба раза всё закончилось плохо, да он ещё и чуть не погиб во время инцидента с террористом в школе. Вот после всех этих событий в новом комиксе мы и встречаем нового Арчи, который за время школьных каникул в тайне от всех начал встречаться с той самой ведьмой Сабриной.
Новый том наполнен магией, юмором, чудачеством и всем тем, за что поклонники любили старые комиксы про Арчи и Сабрину. Наверное, сбылось одно из самых больших желаний фанатов — Арчи выбрал Сабрину в качестве своей спутницы жизни. Пусть он пока и скрывает этот факт от всех любопытных, которые пытаются беспардонно лезть в личную жизнь подростка. Удастся ли влюблённым сохранить секрет? Что их ждёт в новом учебном году? Что предпримут Бэтти и Вероника ради раскрытия тайны Арчи? Найдут ли исчезнувшего при таинственных обстоятельствах отца одного из главных героев? Этот том задаёт очень много вопросов, на которые хочется получить ответы.
Логичная проблема современных ежемесячных серий — ответов вы не получите. По крайней мере, в ближайшее время. Практически все загадки останутся загадками, поэтому не надейтесь на скорое завершение сюжета. Здесь целый ряд сюжетный веток, есть серьёзные и важные, есть дурацкие и абсурдные, но ни одну из них не доведут до конца в первом томе.
Также проблемой мне лично кажется рисунок. Первое время серию рисовал один художник, у которого выходили отличные иллюстрации, яркие и детализированные, с прекрасными образами людей и пейзажами, потом же его заменили и началось... Качество изображение упало, чему поспособствовала слабая прорисовка деталей, странные выражения лиц и блеклые пейзажи. Благодаря этим изменениям рисунку просто перестаешь уделять внимание, смотреть-то нечего.
Примерно так можно сказать и про весь первый том. Здесь история стартует и потихоньку начинает набирать скорость, но далеко не всё цепляет на этом весёлом поезде жизни. Сюжет то перебарщивает с серьезностью и даже какой-то мрачностью, хотя это яркая и веселая серия про подростков и для подростков, то история превращается в какой-то несмешной и банальный цирк, из-за чего её хочется закрыть. При этом окончание всё равно интересно узнать, да и тёплые отношения Арчи и Сабрины цепляют, хочется за ними следить дальше.
Серию могу порекомендовать поклонникам этих персонажей, ведь это отличный способ увидеть их вместе. Но будьте готовы к несбалансированной и незаконченной истории. Читать можно, продолжение может даже будет лучше, но какого-то шедевра ждать не стоит точно.
Данная серия не связана с сериалами или мрачным комиксом про Сабрину, однако это прямое продолжение последней ежемесячной серии про Арчи, о которой я писал тут. Поэтому если хотите быть в курсе всех мельчайших деталей и подробностей, то лучше сперва познакомиться с ней. Если у кого-то такого желания нет, но новая серия вызывает интерес, то вот вам краткий пересказ прошлых выпусков. Арчи в центре внимания, он американский школьник, неглупый, но очень нелепый и неуклюжий, благодаря чему постоянно попадает в комичные и неприятные ситуации. Так же он был влюблен, за короткое время даже дважды, но оба раза всё закончилось плохо, да он ещё и чуть не погиб во время инцидента с террористом в школе. Вот после всех этих событий в новом комиксе мы и встречаем нового Арчи, который за время школьных каникул в тайне от всех начал встречаться с той самой ведьмой Сабриной.
Новый том наполнен магией, юмором, чудачеством и всем тем, за что поклонники любили старые комиксы про Арчи и Сабрину. Наверное, сбылось одно из самых больших желаний фанатов — Арчи выбрал Сабрину в качестве своей спутницы жизни. Пусть он пока и скрывает этот факт от всех любопытных, которые пытаются беспардонно лезть в личную жизнь подростка. Удастся ли влюблённым сохранить секрет? Что их ждёт в новом учебном году? Что предпримут Бэтти и Вероника ради раскрытия тайны Арчи? Найдут ли исчезнувшего при таинственных обстоятельствах отца одного из главных героев? Этот том задаёт очень много вопросов, на которые хочется получить ответы.
Логичная проблема современных ежемесячных серий — ответов вы не получите. По крайней мере, в ближайшее время. Практически все загадки останутся загадками, поэтому не надейтесь на скорое завершение сюжета. Здесь целый ряд сюжетный веток, есть серьёзные и важные, есть дурацкие и абсурдные, но ни одну из них не доведут до конца в первом томе.
Также проблемой мне лично кажется рисунок. Первое время серию рисовал один художник, у которого выходили отличные иллюстрации, яркие и детализированные, с прекрасными образами людей и пейзажами, потом же его заменили и началось... Качество изображение упало, чему поспособствовала слабая прорисовка деталей, странные выражения лиц и блеклые пейзажи. Благодаря этим изменениям рисунку просто перестаешь уделять внимание, смотреть-то нечего.
Примерно так можно сказать и про весь первый том. Здесь история стартует и потихоньку начинает набирать скорость, но далеко не всё цепляет на этом весёлом поезде жизни. Сюжет то перебарщивает с серьезностью и даже какой-то мрачностью, хотя это яркая и веселая серия про подростков и для подростков, то история превращается в какой-то несмешной и банальный цирк, из-за чего её хочется закрыть. При этом окончание всё равно интересно узнать, да и тёплые отношения Арчи и Сабрины цепляют, хочется за ними следить дальше.
Серию могу порекомендовать поклонникам этих персонажей, ведь это отличный способ увидеть их вместе. Но будьте готовы к несбалансированной и незаконченной истории. Читать можно, продолжение может даже будет лучше, но какого-то шедевра ждать не стоит точно.
January 26, 2022
Its pretty bad, people. Melodramatic, contrived, short. It feels like it's been so long since they started that not only have they lost touch with the audience despite efforts to update, they've run out of original stories to tell - Sabrina is the only reason to read these ones and she's barely in them (I read Archie and Sabrina as well which comes right after this), and then they introduce a new girl in Archie and Sabrina, it honestly feels like desperation. You know what it feels like to me? Like some sort of hell or reference to Twilight where everyone's stuck as who they are for decades, centuries, kept in some sort of magic-induced delusion so that they don't notice. Archie/Hellblazer, there's your crossover that revitalises the series and Archie somehow gets stuck out in the real world as an immortal teenager despite choosing, like everybody else in RiverdaleWorld, the Kool-Aid.
There's no resolution or ending to an arc, idk why they bound these particular issues up together apart from convenience - they even pad them out with cover galleries and little extra tangential comics so it's not like they ran out of space.
The artworks great, the lettering, the colouring is inoffensive - if anyone is black in Riverdale I honestly can't tell because of the softened skin tones. I'm just straight up guessing the ethnicities of the minor characters from names - not that it seems to matter I'm just supposed to know who they are? Cricket is a cool first name for a girl.
Salem doesn't speak? Apparently Archie is not allowed to see anything magical? It feels like they're trying to make it seem coincidental which is just ridiculous.
Never read Archie before not planning to again, (unless... Hellblazer crossover?) Riverdale (tv series) was meh gave up halfway through, I think the whole thing is just not for me.
There's no resolution or ending to an arc, idk why they bound these particular issues up together apart from convenience - they even pad them out with cover galleries and little extra tangential comics so it's not like they ran out of space.
The artworks great, the lettering, the colouring is inoffensive - if anyone is black in Riverdale I honestly can't tell because of the softened skin tones. I'm just straight up guessing the ethnicities of the minor characters from names - not that it seems to matter I'm just supposed to know who they are? Cricket is a cool first name for a girl.
Salem doesn't speak? Apparently Archie is not allowed to see anything magical? It feels like they're trying to make it seem coincidental which is just ridiculous.
Never read Archie before not planning to again, (unless... Hellblazer crossover?) Riverdale (tv series) was meh gave up halfway through, I think the whole thing is just not for me.
March 4, 2020
I think this is supposed to be a continuation of the Mark Waid series, but I don't remember at all what happened there, so maybe I should have reread it? Not that I think it has much to do with the plot, other than the Jason stuff. I don't know.
That said, this was enjoyable enough. It was very Riverdale, I felt like Cheryl was 100% her television counterpart, and just the whole mystery thing seemed like the show. I'm a little annoyed about the collection ending on a cliffhanger, especially so early into the series - I feel like these trade paperbacks should kind of wrap up a plot, not leave us hanging. And I wasn't a fan of the artist switch halfway, but that's just a general pet peeve of mine.
The story was interesting, though, and the characters were decently true to themselves. I like Archie and Sabrina together (and would love to know how that started!!) and I quite enjoy that even the Pussycats are wrapped up in this. Give me all the Archie universe characters together! Looking forward to volume two, hopefully we get some answers.
That said, this was enjoyable enough. It was very Riverdale, I felt like Cheryl was 100% her television counterpart, and just the whole mystery thing seemed like the show. I'm a little annoyed about the collection ending on a cliffhanger, especially so early into the series - I feel like these trade paperbacks should kind of wrap up a plot, not leave us hanging. And I wasn't a fan of the artist switch halfway, but that's just a general pet peeve of mine.
The story was interesting, though, and the characters were decently true to themselves. I like Archie and Sabrina together (and would love to know how that started!!) and I quite enjoy that even the Pussycats are wrapped up in this. Give me all the Archie universe characters together! Looking forward to volume two, hopefully we get some answers.
September 14, 2020
¡Guau!.
Fantástico, ha sido muy buena historia, me ha gustado mucho más que los anteriores, los dibujos son una maravilla (aunque hay viñetas que creo que podrían mejorar), los colores son toda fantasía y la historia... ¡oh qué historia! Ha sido fantástico ver a Sabrina con Archie, Verónica y Betty investigando, y Jug con su propio problema y misterio. Creo que ha sido de los mejores que tiene Archie, a todos los fans de Riverdale y Las escalofriantes aventuras de Sabrina les encantará, será un regalo para nosotros, y un crossover estupendo.
Realmente le habría puesto las cinco estrellas, si no fuera porque hay escenas o tramas que no se entiendes del todo, supongo que en los siguientes tomos se explicarán, como por ejemplo, cómo se conocieron Sabrina y Archie y por qué Jason está en la cárcel, espero de corazón que lo resuelvan en los siguientes volúmenes.
Fantástico, ha sido muy buena historia, me ha gustado mucho más que los anteriores, los dibujos son una maravilla (aunque hay viñetas que creo que podrían mejorar), los colores son toda fantasía y la historia... ¡oh qué historia! Ha sido fantástico ver a Sabrina con Archie, Verónica y Betty investigando, y Jug con su propio problema y misterio. Creo que ha sido de los mejores que tiene Archie, a todos los fans de Riverdale y Las escalofriantes aventuras de Sabrina les encantará, será un regalo para nosotros, y un crossover estupendo.
Realmente le habría puesto las cinco estrellas, si no fuera porque hay escenas o tramas que no se entiendes del todo, supongo que en los siguientes tomos se explicarán, como por ejemplo, cómo se conocieron Sabrina y Archie y por qué Jason está en la cárcel, espero de corazón que lo resuelvan en los siguientes volúmenes.
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November 12, 2019
This post-Waid run is, well, post-Waid. Archie #700 is understandably an important milestone, but Spencer, Sauvage, and Jarrell could have done more to carry over the tone and narrative from the 2015 reboot. This arc does reference some of the events of the previous 6 volumes of Archie comics, but does little to make those references matter. Spencer does well at weaving in classic Archie references, and Sauvage and Jarrell include delightful visual callbacks to Jughead: The Hunger, but it's all surface level. Instead, this new volume takes more influence from Riverdale, which is a disappointment.
From a purely narrative standpoint, the story is fine. It's driven by mystery and secrecy, which is, again, fine. I just miss the more character-driven storytelling of Waid's run.
Artistically, I wish Jarrell would try to set her own style. Right now, it feels like an imitation of Sauvage's work in the first couple of issues. It's a good look, but what made Archie 1-36 stand out to me, art-wise, was the variation of style in each new artist.
From a purely narrative standpoint, the story is fine. It's driven by mystery and secrecy, which is, again, fine. I just miss the more character-driven storytelling of Waid's run.
Artistically, I wish Jarrell would try to set her own style. Right now, it feels like an imitation of Sauvage's work in the first couple of issues. It's a good look, but what made Archie 1-36 stand out to me, art-wise, was the variation of style in each new artist.
March 4, 2020
So, Mark Waid offered a pitch-perfect Archie that was funny, personal, and touching. With a little bit of drama. The biggest flaw of Nick Spencer's run is that it isn't that.
Beyond that, we get two stories here.
First, hey, Archie is dating someone else, and it's Sabrina, and they're keeping it secret. Which really isn't a particularly notable plot to offer as a sequel to Mark Waid's Archie.
Second, there's some secret thing going on that Jughead is somehow involved in, and Reggie's dad has gone missing. This is a bit more interesting, though it doesn't entirely feel like Archie.
And one last big problem: the volume is inconclusive, petering out into a sort of cliffhanger at the end.
Beyond that, we get two stories here.
First, hey, Archie is dating someone else, and it's Sabrina, and they're keeping it secret. Which really isn't a particularly notable plot to offer as a sequel to Mark Waid's Archie.
Second, there's some secret thing going on that Jughead is somehow involved in, and Reggie's dad has gone missing. This is a bit more interesting, though it doesn't entirely feel like Archie.
And one last big problem: the volume is inconclusive, petering out into a sort of cliffhanger at the end.
August 11, 2021
Nick Spencer's "Archie" run completes the job Mark Waid started in the second half of his run: fusing the "Community" inspired, heightened and sometimes slapsticky world of comic-reboot Archie to the more melodramatic and soapy "Riverdale" aesthetic that the TV show popularized. Luckily, the bits of levity shining through make all the difference: the flippant, theatrical Jughead, or the master stroke of having Archie date the VERY witchy Sabrina Spellman imported from the "Jughead" solo comic. While I miss Mark Waid (and his debut artist Fiona Staples), I think I can get into this run as well.
January 2, 2025
I wish the story did not pick up where Mark Waid left off- it would make more sense to have this as a completely seperate story set in Riverdale. As is, it just messes up a lot of the characters developed in the new Archie. Especially the female characters are completely lost. After the fun, light-hearted depictions, we are back to serving the male gaze in the artwork and the accomponying story makes all the female characters who are not the love interest at the moment villains. Betty and Veronica are no longer thoughtful, smart or independent, they are now mean, catty and desperate for Archie's attention. Midge also makes an appearence, being a terrible person now.
July 20, 2025
A disappointing start of the post Mark Waid era of this Archie storyline. I’m guessing this volume’s arc was heavily dictated by the success of the Riverdale tv show, because this story was so soapy, but with little flow to really make anything meaningful.
It’s fine for a fun time, but the noticeable change from Waid to Nick Spencer is too stark of a difference to skip over. And what makes this even more disappointing is the waste of talent that is Marguerite Sauvage. Since I’m already being so frank, her art and coloring was what kept my interest. Just wish the story was reflective of Sauvage’s talent too.
It’s fine for a fun time, but the noticeable change from Waid to Nick Spencer is too stark of a difference to skip over. And what makes this even more disappointing is the waste of talent that is Marguerite Sauvage. Since I’m already being so frank, her art and coloring was what kept my interest. Just wish the story was reflective of Sauvage’s talent too.
August 23, 2020
This starts off strong. The Archie+Sabrina concept is interesting (if not either Veronica or Betty, I approve of this pairing), although I don’t know that it’s handled as well as it could be. I appreciate Reggie being a goofy jerk but still having a soul — that’s something that has been missing in other reboots: reasons why the others would hang out with him. And the art—stupid gorgeous and atmospheric! The color palette is incredible. Then the artist switches just pages into the third issue, and this reboot loses its magic.
March 11, 2022
I know many people worship that Archie reboot by Mark Waid, and I thoroughly enjoyed it too, but if the level of storytelling in this volume continues in future issues, this version will surpass that for me. These storylines would have worked well on Riverdale- I love that Spencer uses Reggie more effectively, Betty and Veronica teaming up is great, and my favorite aspect of this new version is the Archie and Sabrina romance. The cover art for this volume isn’t great, but the art inside is fantastic. Reggie is especially hot!
December 4, 2019
While I can see Nick Spencer and co running this arc closer to the Riverdale TV version of Archie, (vs the Waid and Staples that kind of made a new, unique Archie, I feel) I liked the adding of various mysteries and intrigues. It involves a lot of the side characters in Riverdale, like Cheryl and Reggie and makes things more interesting. Excited to see where this arc goes.
September 8, 2020
This is my first ever Archie comics. I never really got into the tv show and have never read any Archie comics before but picked it up due to the Archie and Sabrina crossover which I just adore. Glad I picked it up just wish there was a reading order for the Sabrina and Archie reboots. I’m just a little confused right now is all.
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