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dantastic's review
3.0
The Archies continue their American tour, meeting The Monkees, Blondie, Tegan & Sara, and Josie and the Pussycats. Will they still be together when the tour is over.
I don't have the first volume of this series but I figured I could piece together what I missed. I mainly got this since the Archies meet the Monkees in it and Archie was having their 50% off sale.
Okay, this was not my favorite Archie book, especially on the heels of reading so many Archie horror books. However, it was still a fun comic. The gang had its ups and downs, got to play with the Monkees and Tegan & Sara, and got their asses handed to them by Josie and the Pussycats in a battle of the bands.
The crossovers were pretty much par for the course as far as Archie crossovers go. However, these were tied together in the larger framework of the Archies as a touring band so they had a little more weight to them. I like how the stories stood alone but were still part of a bigger whole, much like most comics used to be written. Joe Eisma's art did not disappoint. In fact, it showed he's versatile beyond the Archie horror books I know him for.
Who is Speedy Ortiz anyway? Three out of five stars.
I don't have the first volume of this series but I figured I could piece together what I missed. I mainly got this since the Archies meet the Monkees in it and Archie was having their 50% off sale.
Okay, this was not my favorite Archie book, especially on the heels of reading so many Archie horror books. However, it was still a fun comic. The gang had its ups and downs, got to play with the Monkees and Tegan & Sara, and got their asses handed to them by Josie and the Pussycats in a battle of the bands.
The crossovers were pretty much par for the course as far as Archie crossovers go. However, these were tied together in the larger framework of the Archies as a touring band so they had a little more weight to them. I like how the stories stood alone but were still part of a bigger whole, much like most comics used to be written. Joe Eisma's art did not disappoint. In fact, it showed he's versatile beyond the Archie horror books I know him for.
Who is Speedy Ortiz anyway? Three out of five stars.
birdmanseven's review against another edition
4.0
This was an improvement from volume one. I liked the story was allowed to conclude. Plus, that Monkees dream sequence was next level.
Tune in to my interview with Mike Nesmith of the Monkees over on the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/interview-with-michael-nesmith
Tune in to my interview with Mike Nesmith of the Monkees over on the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/interview-with-michael-nesmith
madisonreadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
This wasn't nearly as good as the first volume, and the ending was a little disappointing.
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