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Bite Sized Archie: Going Viral
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the internet...
Why would you ever think that? At least Bite Sized Archie is back in print to take your mind away from that madness.
Bite Sized Archie returns in the second collection of the thought-provoking (sure, why not) and satirical (most definitely) webcomic! The gang from Riverdale go way past meta and right into real as they tackle the world of today in their weekly strips. Both charming and sardonic, these comics reflect all the little things in life, pop culture and beyond. Packed with behind-the-scenes content from the creative team, you can't miss this sequel compilation!
Why would you ever think that? At least Bite Sized Archie is back in print to take your mind away from that madness.
Bite Sized Archie returns in the second collection of the thought-provoking (sure, why not) and satirical (most definitely) webcomic! The gang from Riverdale go way past meta and right into real as they tackle the world of today in their weekly strips. Both charming and sardonic, these comics reflect all the little things in life, pop culture and beyond. Packed with behind-the-scenes content from the creative team, you can't miss this sequel compilation!
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Published September 26, 2023
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August 28, 2023
I received a copy of an eARC of this book to read and review from the publisher. That does not affect my review of said book.
This was really cute and I appreciated the behind the scenes explanations of the comics shown. My fav is the one where Betty is skipping through a bookstore where the books are 50% off and she is overjoyed and then realizes she has books at home that she hasn’t read yet and then the final panel is her surrounded by stacks of books, admitting to herself that she has a problem. (Unclear if she bought the books or not and there aren’t enough stacks to show it’s a problem, but small quibbles)
That is me. Though I LEGIT have stacks AND I still buy the books, lol!
4, this was a quick read and I did enjoy it, stars.
This was really cute and I appreciated the behind the scenes explanations of the comics shown. My fav is the one where Betty is skipping through a bookstore where the books are 50% off and she is overjoyed and then realizes she has books at home that she hasn’t read yet and then the final panel is her surrounded by stacks of books, admitting to herself that she has a problem. (Unclear if she bought the books or not and there aren’t enough stacks to show it’s a problem, but small quibbles)
That is me. Though I LEGIT have stacks AND I still buy the books, lol!
4, this was a quick read and I did enjoy it, stars.
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March 13, 2024
I was such a fan of the first volume that I eagerly anticipated a follow up. While that first year of Bite Sized Archie was a groundbreaking romp that paid tribute to over 75 years of Archie lore and the entire Archie Comics library, there was something not quite right with the second year of strips. It was almost like Ron Cacace and Vincent Lovallo tried to get too experimental with a concept that in of itself was an experiment. The genius of Bite Sized Archie is how an entire story is told in just 4 square panels. Here, the creators tried to do a drawn out story over several strips and the way they did it just didn't work.
First of all, the concept was too wacky. An anthropomorphic cheeseburger takes revenge on Jughead with the help of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and a leprechaun. Then the story is told sporadically instead of several weeks in a row. That's hard enough to keep up with but the creators end up jumping ahead into the storyline with events that happened off page, like Veronica and Reggie getting kidnapped by the reindeer. Add in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and a Kaiju version of Jughead fighting the Cheeseburger and wrap it all up with a stupid punchline for an ending and I was begging for this volume to be over!
Thankfully, Cacace and Lovallo continue to add their director's cut commentary to their strips. Without it, I would've been lost, thinking that some pages of that continuous story were missing. I appreciate the creators wanting to try something new by having a lengthy story. However, I think they were too indulgent with their efforts.
As Bite Sized Archie continues on over at Archiecomics.com, there's a good chance for a third volume. I just hope Cacace and Lovallo learn from their sophomore year mistakes and can recapture some of that magic from the inaugural year.
First of all, the concept was too wacky. An anthropomorphic cheeseburger takes revenge on Jughead with the help of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and a leprechaun. Then the story is told sporadically instead of several weeks in a row. That's hard enough to keep up with but the creators end up jumping ahead into the storyline with events that happened off page, like Veronica and Reggie getting kidnapped by the reindeer. Add in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and a Kaiju version of Jughead fighting the Cheeseburger and wrap it all up with a stupid punchline for an ending and I was begging for this volume to be over!
Thankfully, Cacace and Lovallo continue to add their director's cut commentary to their strips. Without it, I would've been lost, thinking that some pages of that continuous story were missing. I appreciate the creators wanting to try something new by having a lengthy story. However, I think they were too indulgent with their efforts.
As Bite Sized Archie continues on over at Archiecomics.com, there's a good chance for a third volume. I just hope Cacace and Lovallo learn from their sophomore year mistakes and can recapture some of that magic from the inaugural year.
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