Saturday, December 18, 2010

Archie does it again! This time with Obama and Moose Mess


Archie Comics may make history again with the Obama and Sarah Palin story arc.

Here's a bit of the story:
In issue #616 of Archie Comics, which hits the stands December 22, Archie and Reggie are going head to head as rivals for Student Body President of Riverdale High. 


When Archie begins using President Obama in his campaign literature, Reggie fires back and does the same thing with Sarah Palin. The choice is pretty intelligent, Archie's a regular kid with normal problems and gravitates toward progressives. Reggie is kind of a jerk and too rich for his own good with little to no apathy, making the most sense for the conservative opposite he chooses.

But when the real life Obama and Palin find out about it, they both arrive on the scene to deal with it.
Ultimately, it seems to be leading to a point where Progressives and Conservatives can talk about issues without vitriol or talking points. It's an admirable thing to show the kids and hopefully one day it can be realized.
 Interesting to say the least, however many folks are excited about this comic. Orders for this Archie 616 has sold out.

1 comment:

Ian said...

What happened to the days when we were ignorant of politics when we read comic books? Come to think of it? Was I ever really...I think Marvel injected enough messages in all its X-books over the years to help shape some of my opinions, so let me shut up. LOL.

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