Because Archie is going to pick between Betty and Veronica.
I know what you’re thinking: what?! HOW?! How on Earth can he pick between the two? I don’t know, guys. I just don’t know. It’s one hard choice to make. Do you realize that this love triangle has existed for 68 years? 68 years of being a goofy looking teenager who has strung along two hotties for his absurd ride through growing up. The plot of the upcoming arc (which will begin in Archie #600 and I might just have to buy it) will actually show Archie out of high school. Now you’re even more shocked, I know. I am too. I feel as if the very foundation of all that is normal has been absoutely eradicated without a second thought, as if the writers of Archie have decided nothing is sacred anymore! OH THE HORROR.
Obviously, that whole paragraph was incredibly tounge in cheek. I mean, in actuality, I don’t really care what goes on in the Archie-verse. Like I said, I can’t even remember the last time I read Archie. But I must say, this is a very intriguing arc, if not also a money grab. At least, that’s what it appears to me. Archie getting married and leaving high school, something that takes him from a kids comic and makes him an adult, seems like just a publicity stunt to me. Now, I remember when the death of Captain America happened and many people called it a publicity stunt. Ed Brubaker came out and said, “No, no, no. This was always planned. I had no idea the media would take it as far as they did.” It’s highly possible that this is something that had been planned for a while, and the media is just taking it and running with it, as they so often do. I remember being a kid and hearing that Superman died, and being very confused (and even more confused when I started seeing images of “lightning Superman”), and we all remember the controversy behind that one, don’t we?
So I guess we’ll see what happens with this. It’ll probably boost Archie’s sales a bit, to say the least, and I just might contribute to that. One way or another, I will read the story, just because I’ll have to know. But this is definitely an interesting way to start my day to say the least.
