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Preview: Kevin Keller arrives in Riverdale
Uh, Veronica? We gotta talk.
The Archie Comics folks have put up a preview of Veronica #202 on their blog; this is the comic in which Kevin Keller, the first openly gay character in an Archie comic, makes his debut, in a story titled “Isn’t It Bro-mantic?”
We don’t get to see the big reveal in the preview, but we do get a glimpse of Kevin’s burger-eating prowess. I’m not sure where this falls on Bully’s list of time lags between trends appearing in real life and appearing in Archie comics; I guess it depends on whether you consider gay pride, competitive eating, or bromance to be the trend in question.
Anyway, the story follows a typical Archie trajectory, with Veronica scheming to get what she wants (only this time she doesn’t) and Jughead eating lots of hamburgers. Kevin Keller is a welcome addition, but I doubt things are going to change all that much in Riverdale.
- August 26, 2010 @ 10:00 AM by Brigid Alverson
3 Comments
Chris Jones
August 26, 2010 at 12:56 pm
First person to call Kevin a “Gary Sue” for besting Jughead at his burger-eating prowess gets the award for Most Absurd Human Being Alive.
Dean
August 26, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Jughead is so jealous in that panel. Look at him, he’s seething!
Cheyenne
August 27, 2010 at 10:32 am
I love Archie comics! I am 15 and I have been reading them since I was little! My grandma is 65 and she kept all her old Archie comics from when she was a kid, and she also kept another one of my favorites including richie rich! Just wanted to drop bye and share some love!