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The Archie Wedding: Archie in Will You Marry Me? [Dramatized Adaptation] by Michael E. Uslan
rakoerose's review against another edition
4.0
This was a treat to revisit, after reading it when it originally came out! I grew up reading Archie comics and they’ll always have a place in my heart.
This volume finally answers the question of the futuristic “what-if?” where Archie finally picks who he wants to be with. I will admit, as someone slowly edging up on the age where he felt the need to make decisions it kinda jarred me as when I first read this I was a naive teen! It takes a lot of commitment to marry someone, way more than I thought as a youth.
One of the things I always adored about Archie is how Betty and Veronica remain friends even when both liking the same guy. It would be so easy for them to just loathe each other in a girl-on-girl hate fest but it’s not like that. It’s why I’ve never been able to be firmly on either team in specific!
I like that in both hypotheticals, they all end up happy in the end. Life moves on, things get better, and we learn a lot along the way.
This volume finally answers the question of the futuristic “what-if?” where Archie finally picks who he wants to be with. I will admit, as someone slowly edging up on the age where he felt the need to make decisions it kinda jarred me as when I first read this I was a naive teen! It takes a lot of commitment to marry someone, way more than I thought as a youth.
One of the things I always adored about Archie is how Betty and Veronica remain friends even when both liking the same guy. It would be so easy for them to just loathe each other in a girl-on-girl hate fest but it’s not like that. It’s why I’ve never been able to be firmly on either team in specific!
I like that in both hypotheticals, they all end up happy in the end. Life moves on, things get better, and we learn a lot along the way.
dantastic's review against another edition
3.0
Archie walks up Memory Lane and experiences two possible futures, one where he marries Veronica and one where he marries Betty.
The Betty vs. Veronica debate has been raging since Archie debuted in the 1940s, even though it's obvious Betty is the superior choice. Anyway, I wasn't reading Archie comics when this came out but Archie was having a massive 55% off sale so I snapped it up.
Rooted in Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken, Archie's on the cusp of graduating high school when he goes for a stroll up Memory Lane and into possible futures with Betty and Veronica. There's no Uatu The Watcher or the Ghost of Christmas Past but the flavor is the same.
The timelines are both interesting enough. The Veronica timeline sees Archie working for Hiram Lodge and fathering twins with Veronica. The Betty timeline sees Archie and Betty becoming teacher at Riverdale High and having twins. Jughead marries Midge in that timeline, which I found odd but interesting. Was it a sign of the time this was written that people getting laid off was a feature of both timelines? Archie must be carrying the twin gene to father twins in both timelines.
The writing was okay, I guess. It's an Archie book so there's only so much you can do. Uslan worked some references to other comics, like The Fly, The Shield, and the infamous introduction of MJ in Spider-Man. Stan Goldberg did the art but I thought the characters looked off model at times and his versions of Betty and Veronica seemed off. It may be because I'm Dan DeCarlo fan when it comes to classic Archie, though.
The Archie Wedding was an interesting tale in the vein of What If or Elseworlds starring America's favorite bunch of immortal teenagers. Three out of five stars.
The Betty vs. Veronica debate has been raging since Archie debuted in the 1940s, even though it's obvious Betty is the superior choice. Anyway, I wasn't reading Archie comics when this came out but Archie was having a massive 55% off sale so I snapped it up.
Rooted in Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken, Archie's on the cusp of graduating high school when he goes for a stroll up Memory Lane and into possible futures with Betty and Veronica. There's no Uatu The Watcher or the Ghost of Christmas Past but the flavor is the same.
The timelines are both interesting enough. The Veronica timeline sees Archie working for Hiram Lodge and fathering twins with Veronica. The Betty timeline sees Archie and Betty becoming teacher at Riverdale High and having twins. Jughead marries Midge in that timeline, which I found odd but interesting. Was it a sign of the time this was written that people getting laid off was a feature of both timelines? Archie must be carrying the twin gene to father twins in both timelines.
The writing was okay, I guess. It's an Archie book so there's only so much you can do. Uslan worked some references to other comics, like The Fly, The Shield, and the infamous introduction of MJ in Spider-Man. Stan Goldberg did the art but I thought the characters looked off model at times and his versions of Betty and Veronica seemed off. It may be because I'm Dan DeCarlo fan when it comes to classic Archie, though.
The Archie Wedding was an interesting tale in the vein of What If or Elseworlds starring America's favorite bunch of immortal teenagers. Three out of five stars.
intensej's review against another edition
3.0
You finally see how Archie's life would look if he married Veronica or Betty. I felt very nostalgic reading this comic because I used to read Archie comics as a kid. I wish there was more substance to the story, but it was nice to see these two alternative futures.
justin_wong's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
xlynt's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Parallels in both stories were too similar, and I'm tired of the love triangle when Archie has consistently shown in the comics that Veronica was always his first choice and Betty was the backup plan. Even in this book, choosing to marry Betty wasn't because he loved her more - only because he felt like he couldn't fit into Veronica's world. Betty deserved better tbh.
lukeisthename34's review against another edition
5.0
Oddly comforting in these dark times to read some Archie. The only comic my local grocery had growing up, so I read them often when I was home sick.
mistyfoot19's review against another edition
4.0
A really cute volume, in which, through time traveling, Archie gets the chance to marry both Veronica and Betty, and see what life is like with each of them.
glitterandtwang's review against another edition
4.0
Don't judge me. I needed closure from my childhood! Shut up!
vylotte's review against another edition
3.0
Archie takes a walk the wrong way down Memory Lane and finds himself in his own future, one path where he marries Veronica and one where he marries Betty. Happy and fluffy.