RIP Archie Andrews

[jr/shotglass]

Noooooooooooo.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/showbiz/archie-comics-death/

 

[outofplace]

I read something about this elsewhere. Apparently, "Life with Archie" tells stories about possible futures involving the character. That has included getting into what his life would be like if he married Veronica and what it would be if he married Betty. My understanding is that with either path, he ends up dying at the same time in the same way.

Archie stories set in the "present," where he is an eternal teenager, will continue.

 

[Starman]

Another stupid comics "death" stunt.

 

[DeskMonkey1]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact this exists:

And apparently, it's presented in a straightforward manner, ala Walking Dead

http://afterlifewitharchie.com/

 

[DanOregon]

"What a great idea!" said the creators of How I Met Your Mother.

 

[old_tony]

Another stupid comics "death" stunt.

As opposed to all those smart ones?

 

[outofplace]

Another stupid comics "death" stunt.

As opposed to all those smart ones?

The problem with most of them isn't the death. It is the resurrection.

Captain America's death in the comics was very well done, as was the series that followed with somebody else taking up the mantle in place of Steve Rodgers. Then they had to bring him back.

Your point is a good one overall. I think that's why Marvel's Ultimate line has left Peter Parker dead so long. To this point, they can claim that dead is dead, something most comics can't.

 

[Starman]

Another stupid comics "death" stunt.

As opposed to all those smart ones?

The problem with most of them isn't the death. It is the resurrection.

Captain America's death in the comics was very well done, as was the series that followed with somebody else taking up the mantle in place of Steve Rodgers. Then they had to bring him back.

Your point is a good one overall. I think that's why Marvel's Ultimate line has left Peter Parker dead so long. To this point, they can claim that dead is dead, something most comics can't.

Didn't they give up on that one too?

 

[outofplace]

Another stupid comics "death" stunt.

As opposed to all those smart ones?

The problem with most of them isn't the death. It is the resurrection.

Captain America's death in the comics was very well done, as was the series that followed with somebody else taking up the mantle in place of Steve Rodgers. Then they had to bring him back.

Your point is a good one overall. I think that's why Marvel's Ultimate line has left Peter Parker dead so long. To this point, they can claim that dead is dead, something most comics can't.

Didn't they give up on that one too?

Not yet, but I'm guessing they will eventually cave and bring back that Peter Parker.

 

[Double J]

From the Twitter account of "Sugar, Sugar" co-writer Andy Kim:

"Just heard of the upcoming death of Archie Andrews. Feels like there's a death in the family."

 

[jr/shotglass]

In the family? He WAS Archie for a while ...

 

[Double J]

No, he just wrote the songs. Ron Dante was the singer.

 

[93Devil]

Looks like random gun violence to me.

 

[jr/shotglass]

No, he just wrote the songs. Ron Dante was the singer.

Oh, thanks. I always thought Andy Kim provided vocals, inasmuch as he had several hits as himself.

 

[Double J]

Surprisingly, no. I'm not sure why Andy didn't sing the songs himself, but they were instead given to a guy whose only notable achievements as a recording artist were fronting fake bands. Maybe that was it, that Andy didn't want to be an anonymous vocalist.

Same guy also hit with "Leader of the Laundromat" by the Detergents, a parody of "Leader of the Pack," and "Tracy" by the Cuff Links, which happened to be in the Top 10 simultaneously with "Sugar, Sugar." He later went on to produce all of Barry Manilow's big hits, for what that's worth.

 

[Football_Bat]

Andy Kim and Jeff Barry shared writing credits on "Sugar, Sugar."

Kim and "Rock Me Gently" were greatness in the late summer of 1974. He had a modest string of hit singles before that.

 

[jr/shotglass]

He also hit the top 10 covering the Ronettes' "Baby I Love You" -- written by Barry.

 

[Batman]

Looks like random gun violence to me.

Maybe he ran into this guy again:

 

[Football_Bat]

My dad has a reel-to-reel tape consisting of the moon shot, me doing some toddler jibber-jabber, and some AM DJ who played "Lady Madonna" followed by the intro, "ANDY KIM!!"

All I got.

 

[Double J]

Andy Kim and Jeff Barry shared writing credits on "Sugar, Sugar."

Kim and "Rock Me Gently" were greatness in the late summer of 1974. He had a modest string of hit singles before that.

He also hit the top 10 covering the Ronettes' "Baby I Love You" -- written by Barry.

Yeah, he had a prolific relationship with Jeff Barry. Neat story about those early hits - when they were produced, the tape was sped up to, in his words, make him sound like a 5'8" blond surfer type. Kids would show up at his concerts to find that he was 6'2" and dark (his ancestry is Lebanese). "I went over best with their mothers who brought them to the shows."