Archie Comics gets first gay character

[Lanyap]

I didn't see this one coming. I wonder why they didn't start with a lesbian?

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93608?fp=1

Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead have been going to Riverdale High School for a loooooong time (Archie Comics was founded in 1939). But throughout the gang's illustrious academic career, they have never had a classmate who was openly gay. Until now.

In a move that is generating a lot of buzz on the Web, the publishers of Archie Comics recently announced that they are bringing in an openly gay character, Kevin Keller, starting with the September issue.

What's the plot? According to CNN, new-guy Kevin beats Jughead in a burger-eating contest. For whatever reason, this act of intestinal fortitude impresses the raven-haired Veronica. She begins to pursue Kevin, who, for obvious reasons, isn't interested. Kevin must find ways to deflect her affection without being mean, but Veronica, used to winning, doesn't give up easily. Hilarity ensues, until Kevin finally confides in Jughead that he is gay.

Archie Comics co-CEO Jon Goldwater remarked, "The introduction of Kevin is just about keeping the world of Archie Comics current and inclusive. Archie's hometown of Riverdale has always been a safe world for everyone. It just makes sense to have an openly gay character in Archie comic books."

The announcement inspired an influx of searches. Web lookups on "archie comics" soared 82% and related lookups on "archie comics gay character" surged 125%. And don't look for Kevin to show up for just a few issues and then never be heard from again. The New York Times reports that Kevin is more than a one-off character. There are future stories already mapped out.

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[UberNeuman]

I thought Archie was...

 

[Perknose]

I thought Archie was...

You're thinking of his buddy, Jizhead.

 

[RoloMather]

Fools. The Word of God in the Bible is absolute and it's definitely against homosexuality.

Fight God if you want, but you shall not win in the end.

Matthew 7
13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

 

[UberNeuman]

Exhibit A:

Mr. Weatherbee is onto Archie...

Exhibit B:

Exhibit C:

It goes back to his childhood due to his parents repeating Matthew 7 over and over again....

 

[Perknose]

Fools. The Word of God in the Bible is absolute and it's definitely against homosexuality.

Fight God if you want, but you shall not win in the end.

Matthew 7
13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Jesus never came close to marrying and had 12 extremely close male friends who went everywhere with him.

Just saying.

 

[shortylickens]

This is all well and good but what about my Betty/Veronica fantasies?
Can the b tards help me out?
R34?

 

[Moonbeam]

Fools. The Word of God in the Bible is absolute and it's definitely against homosexuality.

Fight God if you want, but you shall not win in the end.

Matthew 7
13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

A fool is somebody who believes in the inviable truth of a book that merely self purports to be the truth and yet is full of obvious lies, fool, and your inability to see what is obvious is why the road to life is narrow and few find it. You have found life for your bigoted ego and death for your soul. You have your reward. You worship a small vicious piece of shit that is your own reflection.

 

[Moonbeam]

This is all well and good but what about my Betty/Veronica fantasies?
Can the b tards help me out?
R34?

Perhaps a psychiatrist can.

 

[Soundmanred]

This will make 8 people very happy. This is assuming 50% of Archie Comics readers are homosexual.

 

[RbSX]

Jeeze, is nothing sacred anymore? I have nothing against homosexuality, and I grew up reading Archie Comics, but does there really need to be a token homosexual in it now?

Come on.

 

[Perknose]

...I grew up reading Archie Comics...

You got teh gay, off to Jesus camp with YOU!

 

[Moonbeam]

Jeeze, is nothing sacred anymore? I have nothing against homosexuality, and I grew up reading Archie Comics, but does there really need to be a token homosexual in it now?

Come on.

If you had nothing against homosexuality you would be asking where the gay person in the comic is rather than why does one HAVE to be there. A world without gay people is abnormal.

 

[RoloMather]

If you had nothing against homosexuality you would be asking where the gay person in the comic is rather than why does one HAVE to be there. A world without gay people is abnormal.

You are a fool to not realize that it is you who is abnormal.

Anyone who goes against the will of Almighty God will have to answer to Him eventually.

Disregard His warnings to your own doom.

Foolish man.

 

[Brainonska511]

You are a fool to not realize that it is you who is abnormal.

Anyone who goes against the will of Almighty God will have to answer to Him eventually.

Disregard His warnings to your own doom.

Foolish man.

Troll here often?

 

[IronWing]

You are a fool to not realize that it is you who is abnormal.

Anyone who goes against the will of Almighty God will have to answer to Him eventually.

Disregard His warnings to your own doom.

Foolish man.

The problem with your approach is that the target has to sort of believe beforehand for it to work. Otherwise the evangelist just sounds like an annoying stupid prick.

Edit: Almost unrelated, this song blasted into my head from deep memory... Arthur Comics
People think that as you age you lose your memory. This isn't true. It's that your memory pointers get messed up and your brain fetches the wrong stuff while you're trying to recall the stuff that is pertinent to the task at hand.

 

[Gibsons]

The evangelist is an annoying stupid prick.

Fixed.

 

[Moonbeam]

You are a fool to not realize that it is you who is abnormal.

Anyone who goes against the will of Almighty God will have to answer to Him eventually.

Disregard His warnings to your own doom.

Foolish man.

You are doomed now, you moron, to a life of bigotry and stupidity. Your almighty god is your asshole that you worship.

 

[UberNeuman]

A couple - in the closet.... TeeVee's first double beard....

 

[Lanyap]

This is all well and good but what about my Betty/Veronica fantasies?
Can the b tards help me out?
R34?

You need to go gay.

 

[Danube]

They'll be doing pedo bear comics soon.

 

[IronWing]

They'll be doing pedo bear comics soon.

I think a South Park pedo bear episode has great potential.

"You, um, ewww, Kenny! You bastard!"

 

[Linflas]

From what I remember of Archie comics this will be the first non-asexual character in the series.

 

[lupi]

Jeeze, is nothing sacred anymore? I have nothing against homosexuality, and I grew up reading Archie Comics, but does there really need to be a token homosexual in it now?

Come on.

don't they realize they're just costing the blacks jobs? I mean, if you only have one token character, it's got to be the black guy. everyone knows this.

 

[nageov3t]

From what I remember of Archie comics this will be the first non-asexual character in the series.

I've never read them, but I thought the entire series was based around Archie trying to bang Bettie and Veronica.