Archie Comics Introduces Openly Gay Character

howtaobrowncow

Meet Kevin Keller, a new Riverdale character sure to make the conservatives' heads explode.

http://www.archiecomics.com/blog/news/2010/04/archie-comics-introduces-first-openly-gay-character.html

He's a snappy dresser, I'll give him that. Wink

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stevieDisme · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject:

I'm totally going to get this issue! I love the panels they showed where he comes out so casually to Jughead. I hope there's a point where Kevin assumes Jughead is gay. Smile

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PattyBoom · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:31 pm Post subject:

Kevin's dreeeeeaaaaaamy....

nowirehangers · Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject:

I wonder when the Kevin and Moose Mason slash is going to make it on the internets.

howtaobrowncow · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:03 pm Post subject:

VERONICA #202, out this week, folks.

(According to Diamond, who totally lied to me last week about Heroic Age: Prince of Power #4, so take it with a grain of salt. Stupid Diamond. Evil or Very Mad

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howtaobrowncow · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:10 pm Post subject:

Kevin gets his own 4-part mini-series in 2011:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28857

While I'm not a fan of this genre, it's freaky cool that it's being published. I have rarely wished that I wanted to read a book as much as I do right now.

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stevieDisme · Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:22 am Post subject:

It's pretty cool, yes? Who thought Archie would be paving the way in the industry?

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KidEternity · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:29 am Post subject:

Kevin gets his own ongoing series! Kudos to Archie Comics.......

.........."Readers will also get a glimpse into Kevin’s adulthood thanks to a continuing married life story line in Life With Archie, which shows that famous redhead’s life on two paths: one in which he married Betty, the other in which he married Veronica. In early 2012 that story line will feature Kevin’s marriage. “We needed to figure out how to get Kevin into that book and, frankly, not sidestep the issue,” Mr. Goldwater said. “It deals with the fact that he’s a gay man and has gay relationships.” Mr. Goldwater said the overall reception to Kevin has been positive. “Out of all the people who subscribe to the Archie books, we only had seven total cancellations,” he said."

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/gay-archie-character-to-have-his-own-comic-book/

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howtaobrowncow · Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:54 pm Post subject:

I was pleased to see that. I've bought the first couple of issues of the mini, which is same-day-digital so I've been reading it on my iPad. It served largely to remind me why I don't read Archie Comics; they seemed well done for that genre, but it's not a genre that I have any affinity for. I'll buy a couple more out of tribal loyalty, and then wish it well and be on my way. But I'm really glad that it's doing well and continuing on.

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