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brits_bookish_life's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
thebookishunicorn's review
4.0
I loved this! Jughead is hilarious and his day dreams were my favorite parts <3
carryonamelia's review
5.0
From what I've seen in the reviews, a lot of people were disappointed. I wasn't even close to disappointment. I'd heard the names Archie and Jughead before, but I never really got into it until I started watching Riverdale recently. I then decided that I wanted to read the comics the show was based on, despite never having picked up a comic in my life, so here I am. I loved this so much!! Jughead is an amazing character and I'm so glad that he was given his own comic. This was a laugh out loud funny story.
inkstndfngrs's review
4.0
I read the first issue of Jughead back when I read the first volume of Archie. And, while I liked Archie too, I think I love Jughead. First, the openness of the character --he's not into romance. With anyone. Except maybe a Hamburger, and that's going to end with a full tummy and a little ketchup on his face.
Over all, the artwork is solid; the flow of the stories is good, once you get used to it (Although, not being a regular long-time original Archie reader, is that dream sequence thing sticking around? 'Cause...that kind of got old after awhile. Does he have narcolepsy? I mean, that'd be fine, but otherwise it just comes off as...gimmick).
Can't wait for Volume 2 --and in the meantime, I have more Archie to read.
Over all, the artwork is solid; the flow of the stories is good, once you get used to it (Although, not being a regular long-time original Archie reader, is that dream sequence thing sticking around? 'Cause...that kind of got old after awhile. Does he have narcolepsy? I mean, that'd be fine, but otherwise it just comes off as...gimmick).
Can't wait for Volume 2 --and in the meantime, I have more Archie to read.
kkaste's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
dantastic's review
4.0
A new principal arrives at Riverdale, giving Mr. Weatherbee the boot and everyone else detention. Can Jughead figure out Principal Stanger's game before he gets expelled?
I'm kind of a sucker so I took advantage of Archie's 50% sale on no less than four orders. I picked this one up because I enjoyed Jughead's Time Police and Jughead: The Hunger so much.
I read a bunch of Archie digests as a kid but I wasn't really sure what to expect from the modern Archie line. It was a fun read. Chip Zdarsky crafted a tale that was true to the characters but much more developed than the old Archie at the malt shop plots. Students at Riverdale are seemingly getting brainwashed, but for what?
Zdarsky's Jughead character is a lot more fleshed out than the classic version, a lazy yet highly intelligent teen more interested in food and video games than any sort of sexual entanglements. The humor of the book in no way detracts from the plot, something that's hard to do in humor books but Zdarsky sticks the landing.
I've never read anything with Eric Henderson's art although I know she did Squirrel Girl. I follower her on Twitter but mostly because of her Star Trek fandom. Anyway, she did a great job on art. The gang's look is modernized but they still resemble their classic versions, complete with Jughead's nose and trademark Whoopie Cap.
I wound up liking this more than I thought I would by the end. Once I get caught up on the Archie Horror line, I'll be getting the next Jughead volume. Four out of five cheese burgers.
I'm kind of a sucker so I took advantage of Archie's 50% sale on no less than four orders. I picked this one up because I enjoyed Jughead's Time Police and Jughead: The Hunger so much.
I read a bunch of Archie digests as a kid but I wasn't really sure what to expect from the modern Archie line. It was a fun read. Chip Zdarsky crafted a tale that was true to the characters but much more developed than the old Archie at the malt shop plots. Students at Riverdale are seemingly getting brainwashed, but for what?
Zdarsky's Jughead character is a lot more fleshed out than the classic version, a lazy yet highly intelligent teen more interested in food and video games than any sort of sexual entanglements. The humor of the book in no way detracts from the plot, something that's hard to do in humor books but Zdarsky sticks the landing.
I've never read anything with Eric Henderson's art although I know she did Squirrel Girl. I follower her on Twitter but mostly because of her Star Trek fandom. Anyway, she did a great job on art. The gang's look is modernized but they still resemble their classic versions, complete with Jughead's nose and trademark Whoopie Cap.
I wound up liking this more than I thought I would by the end. Once I get caught up on the Archie Horror line, I'll be getting the next Jughead volume. Four out of five cheese burgers.
chamomiledaydreams's review
3.0
I love how the ultimate evil in this book is tricking students into thinking that joining the military is a good idea. Plot aside, the art style is great - I especially like the smooth lines, bold colors, and lighting effects. The characters are fun, too! This is my first interaction with the Archie comics universe (aside form what I've heard about it through cultural osmosis), and I was able to find my footing pretty quickly. There are some characters whose relations I never quite figured out, but it didn't bother me, because - as the title suggests - I picked up this book for Jughead, first and foremost! (Canon asexual characters, my beloved...)
w0nd3rl4nd's review
4.0
I've already gushed over the reboot of Archie. So when I heard that Jughead was getting a reboot as well, and it was going to be headed by Chip Zdarsky, one of the creators of Sex Criminals, my other favorite graphic novel series, I flipped!
And this introductory volume does not disappoint.
It's silly, it's totally out there, and it's all 100% Jughead. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but contains little social commentary quips. It pokes fun at itself, as well as the characters surrounding Jughead. And best of all, it spoofs a lot of pop culture that just had be smiling as I'm thumbing through. The number of times I had to contain my giggling while reading is embarrassingly high.
My only critique is the art style, but I believe it goes along with Jughead's serious, not-so-serious, silly theme.
I'm very impressed with these reboots. It's difficult to change something so iconic, but so far I am not disappointed. So does this mean we will get a reboot of Betty and Veronica soon? Because that will just send me over the moon!
And this introductory volume does not disappoint.
It's silly, it's totally out there, and it's all 100% Jughead. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but contains little social commentary quips. It pokes fun at itself, as well as the characters surrounding Jughead. And best of all, it spoofs a lot of pop culture that just had be smiling as I'm thumbing through. The number of times I had to contain my giggling while reading is embarrassingly high.
My only critique is the art style, but I believe it goes along with Jughead's serious, not-so-serious, silly theme.
I'm very impressed with these reboots. It's difficult to change something so iconic, but so far I am not disappointed. So does this mean we will get a reboot of Betty and Veronica soon? Because that will just send me over the moon!
helpfulsnowman's review
4.0
I learned a thing!
There's a great joke in this book about Jughead's name, and it got me thinking. "What is a jug, anyway?"
I found out. It's not that exciting. It's a cup but different.
But THEN I found out how Jughead got his name!
Okay, here we go.
You know that crown he wears? Well, in the original comics, it wasn't a crown. It was a button beanie.
I read a great article about it (linked below), but basically, when a grown-up was done wearing a hat, like an old fedora or some crap, a kid would take it, flip it inside-out, and cut the brim off. The resulting hat looked kinda like a crown.
Kids decorated the hats with buttons, and there you go! Button beanie.
So how did this get to Jughead? The kids who wore these hats were called "jagheads," not because they were fans of the military/law show JAG, but because of the jagged pattern created on their hats. And the assumption is that the name morphed into Jughead, just like Jughead's hat morphed into a crown as time wore on, adults didn't wear hats anymore, and kids stopped busting up their dads' hats and putting a bunch of stupid buttons all over them.
Do I buy that theory? I dunno. Jaghead to Jughead? Why wouldn't he just be called Jaghead? Or Beanie? Or...anything other than Jughead, really.
In the new continuity, Jughead got his name because he was once rich, then his father made a terrible investment in some sort of jug-related business, and the kids on the playground started calling him "Jughead" as a result. Kids can be so cruel. Also, clever. Which makes the cruelty that much worse because sometimes you're like, "I gotta hand it to that kid, that was pretty good." You're mad, but the anger is tempered by a little bit of the realization that some slams are just too good to pass up.
Anyway, all I've really got are two theories about Jughead's name. The in-continuity theory and the real-world theory. But both are good enough. Frankly, I don't care a lot. I'm glad to be reading comics where a character is named Jughead.
Also, I'm told that there have been attempts to update Jughead's hat to be a baseball hat. You can just take that idea and cram it with walnuts.
http://learning2share.blogspot.com/2009/04/search-term-jugheads-hat.html
There's a great joke in this book about Jughead's name, and it got me thinking. "What is a jug, anyway?"
I found out. It's not that exciting. It's a cup but different.
But THEN I found out how Jughead got his name!
Okay, here we go.
You know that crown he wears? Well, in the original comics, it wasn't a crown. It was a button beanie.
I read a great article about it (linked below), but basically, when a grown-up was done wearing a hat, like an old fedora or some crap, a kid would take it, flip it inside-out, and cut the brim off. The resulting hat looked kinda like a crown.
Kids decorated the hats with buttons, and there you go! Button beanie.
So how did this get to Jughead? The kids who wore these hats were called "jagheads," not because they were fans of the military/law show JAG, but because of the jagged pattern created on their hats. And the assumption is that the name morphed into Jughead, just like Jughead's hat morphed into a crown as time wore on, adults didn't wear hats anymore, and kids stopped busting up their dads' hats and putting a bunch of stupid buttons all over them.
Do I buy that theory? I dunno. Jaghead to Jughead? Why wouldn't he just be called Jaghead? Or Beanie? Or...anything other than Jughead, really.
In the new continuity, Jughead got his name because he was once rich, then his father made a terrible investment in some sort of jug-related business, and the kids on the playground started calling him "Jughead" as a result. Kids can be so cruel. Also, clever. Which makes the cruelty that much worse because sometimes you're like, "I gotta hand it to that kid, that was pretty good." You're mad, but the anger is tempered by a little bit of the realization that some slams are just too good to pass up.
Anyway, all I've really got are two theories about Jughead's name. The in-continuity theory and the real-world theory. But both are good enough. Frankly, I don't care a lot. I'm glad to be reading comics where a character is named Jughead.
Also, I'm told that there have been attempts to update Jughead's hat to be a baseball hat. You can just take that idea and cram it with walnuts.
http://learning2share.blogspot.com/2009/04/search-term-jugheads-hat.html