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dantastic's review
5.0
When Archie Andrews starts dating Valerie of Josie and the Pussycats, what will happen to their respective bands, not to mention their lives?
Since I'm a huge sucker whenever the Archie website has a sale, I snapped this up. With Dan Parent art plus Josie and the Pussycats, how could I lose?
This is the best classic style Archie book I've read in forever. In a Marvel What If style tale, Valerie and Archie start dating and events ripple out from there. Bands break up, new members join bands, kids are born, etc.
One of the things I loved about this is that it focused on Valerie instead of Archie, the obvious moneymaker of Archie comics. Telling the story from Archie's point of view would have been a slam dunk but Dan Parent went the extra mile and told it from Valerie's, making for a far better story.
Dan Parent doesn't get enough credit for his art chops. His characters are still drawn in the Dan DeCarlo style but he's nudging the style forward quite a bit. He uses more modern panel arrangements and some modern coloring techniques, although he doesn't overdo it.
Archie: A Rock N Roll Romance is the best classic style Archie book I've ever read. Five out of five stars.
Since I'm a huge sucker whenever the Archie website has a sale, I snapped this up. With Dan Parent art plus Josie and the Pussycats, how could I lose?
This is the best classic style Archie book I've read in forever. In a Marvel What If style tale, Valerie and Archie start dating and events ripple out from there. Bands break up, new members join bands, kids are born, etc.
One of the things I loved about this is that it focused on Valerie instead of Archie, the obvious moneymaker of Archie comics. Telling the story from Archie's point of view would have been a slam dunk but Dan Parent went the extra mile and told it from Valerie's, making for a far better story.
Dan Parent doesn't get enough credit for his art chops. His characters are still drawn in the Dan DeCarlo style but he's nudging the style forward quite a bit. He uses more modern panel arrangements and some modern coloring techniques, although he doesn't overdo it.
Archie: A Rock N Roll Romance is the best classic style Archie book I've ever read. Five out of five stars.
madeyesjojo's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
seawarrior's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
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