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Links: Archie goes to Bollywood

Katherine Dacey
WADD_9-0

Did you know that Riverdale’s favorite teen is big in India? CNN takes a closer look at a new Archie story line that transplants the gang from their home turf to Mumbai, where their friend Raj Patel is recruited to direct a movie. Though reporter Jhilmil Motihar is critical of the project, likening it to [...]

The Reading Pile – May 23

Katherine Dacey
megaman1

The Reading Pile is back this week with an eclectic assortment of titles that run the gamut from video-game tie-ins (Mega Man) to fairy-tale spoofs (Beauty and the Squat Bears) to sports manga (Cross Game). As always, we encourage you to join the discussion by telling us what kid- and teen-friendly titles are on your [...]

Links: Courtney Crumrin returns

Katherine Dacey

Good news for Ted Naifeh fans: not only will Oni Press publish a new installment of Courtney Crumrin Tales in May, Oni also has a second volume of Polly and the Pirates in the works. Naifeh dishes the dirt on both series with Sequential Tart’s Wolfen Moondaughter, and offers readers a tantalizing glimpse of a [...]

Links: The hedgehog and the lunch lady

Katherine Dacey

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog, Archie Comics will be publishing a special four-issue story arc this summer, beginning with issue 226. According to writer Ian Flynn, Sonic: Genesis will be a reboot of sorts, allowing new readers to jump into the series while indulging older fans’ nostalgia for the original SEGA [...]