By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 12/7/2015
The sleigh bells are ring ting tingling and somewhere across the North American landscape, Frosty is coming to life. Riverdale is getting ready for Christmas, but it wouldn’t be a holiday without a series of mishaps, and Betty and Veronica are more than willing to oblige. Out this Wednesday, B&V Friends Comics Annual #246 aims to […]
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 11/10/2015
Christmas is coming to Riverdale, and Comics Beat has an exclusive preview of what you can expect.
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 7/24/2015
The first issue of Archie rang triumphant in the comic book space with the creative team of Fiona Staples and Mark Waid delivering something akin to an earnest take on a beloved American icon. Archie Andrews is everything but traditional himself nowadays that he’s clean cut and and an earnest comic book lead. There’s no grit on […]
By: Jerry Beck,
on 8/1/2013
There’s a new Archie in town, and this time he’s a rambunctious 12-year old dealing with the modern issues of today’s youth, such as finding Wi-Fi hotspots, texting and pie eating contests. In It’s Archie, the new animated series being produced by Archie Comics and French animation company Moonscoop, the kids from Riverdale are reimagined as young contemporaries in “outlandish, exuberant, off-the wall novel adventures” that include, according to the press release, “loopy, disparate elements such as mad scientists, extraterrestrials taking up residence in janitorial closets, enchanted fogs [and] pirates.”
The sleek – and not-at-all garish – re-design doesn’t stop with the look of the characters. It also transfers over to the motivations and personalities of the cast as well. “In the It’s Archie quixotic world of Riverdale, love is measured in puppy portions, exuberance is in the air and the impossible can always be solved with a dose of kid ingenuity… Upbeat, playful and four years away from their coveted driver’s licenses, these It’s Archie pre-teens are not yet affected by teenage brooding, surly attitudes, or peevish behavior.” It’s a groundbreaking combination of style and direction that is sure you leave you asking… “Is this A Pup Named Scooby-Doo?”
Season 1 of It’s Archie, which will include 52 11-minute episodes, will be making the rounds at MIP Junior and MIPCOM from October 5-10, 2013, in Cannes.
By: Lauren,
on 6/24/2011
Apparently this is what happens when a small branch falls on a power line.
Interesting information about coffee and caffeine
Infographic: income levels of America’s major religious groups
This was surely an expensive Inception wedding reception.
The new FDA anti-smoking warnings are graphic.
This woman is reading the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act–ALOUD.
This is Betty White holding a giant snake with Slash.
How McDonalds cuts 9 million pounds of fries a day
First film footage of the “new” Amazon tribe.
