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
Mumbai: Shares of gift and card-makers, including Archies and Hanung Toys & Textiles, surged by over 9 per cent despite a sluggish broader market on Valentine's Day on Tuesday. Hanung Toys and Textiles, which is engaged in the manufacturing of stuffed toys and home furnishings, soared 9.66 per cent to Rs 142.90 on the BSE. Archies, which is engaged in the business of retailing gift items, greeting cards and stationary...
01:41 PM, Feb 14, 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
New Delhi: Who says love doesn't cost a thing? An unassuming date can mercilessly burn a deep hole in your pocket and when it comes to this year's annual celebration of love - the Valentine's Week - it's a jaw-dropping Rs 12,000-crore ($2.6 billion) business! So says a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), under the aegis of Social Development Foundation. So right from...
02:38 PM, Feb 13, 2011
Philadelphia: The company behind Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica is expanding its reach by making its comic-book titles available for digital download the same day their printed counterparts go on sale. Archie Comics said Wednesday that starting in April, several of its titles featuring the gang from Riverdale will be released simultaneously in print and digital versions, including Archie & Friends, Jughead and Betty & Veronica. That decision makes the...
03:32 PM, Jan 13, 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
Los Angeles: Indian origin British actress Archie Panjabi, who starred in films like
Bend it like Beckham and
East is East, has bagged the best supporting actress in a drama series for her role in
The Good Wife at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards here. Panjabi was pitted against the likes of Rose Byrne (
Damages), Sharon Gless (
Burn Notice), Elisabeth Moss and Christina Hendricks (both for
Mad Men) and co-star...
03:10 PM, Aug 30, 2010
Los Angeles: Indian origin British actress Archie Panjabi, who starred in films like
Bend it like Beckham and
East is East, has bagged the best supporting actress in a drama series for her role in
The Good Wife at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards here.
Top Chef has also won the Emmy in the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program category, beating out
Project Runway,
Dancing with the Stars, and
American Idol, and...
10:51 AM, Aug 30, 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
This promises to be the biggest wedding Riverdale has ever seen. ...
10:26 PM, May 27, 2009
Jaipur: An inspired Rajasthan Royals inflicted a second successive defeat on Kolkata Knight Riders as the Gautam Gambhir-led side lost by 22 runs in the seventh match of IPL 5 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Sunday. Chasing a competitive target of 165, Kolkata were pegged back by a flurry of initial wickets, losing Jacques Kallis (5), Gambhir (0) and Brendon McCullum (2) in successive deliveries. While Amit Singh ...
01:01 AM, May 10, 2008
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