...taking a bullet for gay best friend- The famous freckle-faced comic book icon is meeting his demise in Wednesday’s installment of “Life with Archie” when he intervenes in an assassination attempt on Kevin Keller, Archie Comics’ first openly gay character. Andrews’ death, which was first announced in April, will mark the conclusion of the series that focuses on grown-up renditions of Andrews and his Riverdale pals.
“The way in which Archie dies is everything that you would expect of Archie,” said Jon Goldwater, Archie Comics publisher and co-CEO. “He dies heroically. He dies selflessly. He dies in the manner that epitomizes not only the best of Riverdale but the best of all of us. It’s what Archie has come to represent over the past almost 75 years.”
I understand that this "alternative universe" Archie and all that, but for me the more interesting thing about all these grim and gritty Archie stories (including Archie zombies) is how the publishers seem to think that ripping off what DC and Marvel started doing nearly thirty years ago (and which some would argue helped lead to the declining sales at both those companies) is somehow cutting edge and innovative.
