
Philadelphia: Green Lantern, one of DC Comics' oldest and enduring heroes no matter what parallel earth he's on, is serving as a beacon for the publisher again, this time as a proud, mighty and openly gay hero. The change is revealed in the pages of the second issue of 'Earth 2' out next week, and comes on the heels of what has been an expansive year for gay and lesbian...

05:14 PM, Jun 01, 2012

New Delhi: Popular comic series Archie has announced that issue #636, will focus on issues related to gender by featuring gender-swapped versions of the three main characters. So, Archie become Archina, Veronica become Ronnie and Betty becomes Billy. The issue is scheduled for release on August 22. Steven Scott of Archie Comics on his blog wrote, "a magical twist sees the guys and gals of Riverdale stepping into each others...

11:54 AM, Apr 25, 2012

London: After introducing its first gay character, Archie Comics has now featured the same-sex wedding between Kevin Keller and partner Clay Walker on its front cover for the first time. 'The Life With Archie' 16th issue due out on Wednesday feature soldier Kevin marry doctor Clay in front all their friends and family, the Daily Mail reported. The 70-year-old magazine is known for keeping up with the changes and world...

04:48 PM, Jan 09, 2012

New Delhi: The iconic red-haired Archie, a comic book heartthrob with a perpetually hassled look and two girlfriends, will soon be dancing to Bollywood numbers in the book's Indian avatar published in Hindi and Malayalam. Seventy years after its birth in the US, 12 titles of the popular Archie comics will be published in 2011 by Variety Book Depot and distributed by EuroBooks, a leading publisher of children's books in...

12:08 PM, Jun 08, 2011

Philadelphia: After his debut in "Veronica" No. 202 caused Archie Comics to do a second printing for the first time in its history, the publisher is giving its first openly gay character his own mini-series this summer. The character, Kevin Keller, has connected with the comic book publisher's fans, said Dan Parent, who is writing and drawing the four-issue series that comes out in June. There have been and are...

12:22 PM, Apr 02, 2011

Philadelphia: John D'Agostino Sr., whose work in comic books ranged from Archie and Jughead to the Incredible Hulk and G.I. Joe, has died. He was 81. D'Agostino died on 28th November of bone cancer in Ansonia, Conn., publisher Archie Comics said in a statement. Born in Italy in 1929, D'Agostino emigrated to the United States and got his first job as head colorist at New York City's Timely Comics, the...

02:40 PM, Dec 02, 2010

Archie Comics is home of the Riverdale High students Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie and Jughead. ...

04:25 PM, Apr 23, 2010

Archie Comics is home of the Riverdale High students Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie and Jughead. ...

04:25 PM, Apr 23, 2010