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Trailer and promo for Riverdale Season 2 Episode 4 – ‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’

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The CW has released a trailer and promo for next week’s fourth episode of Riverdale season 2, entitled ‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’; watch them below… SEE ALSO: Riverdale Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Watcher in The Woods’ When Archie’s (KJ Apa) attempt to take matters into his own hands spirals out of […]

Riverdale casts Mark Consuelos as Veronica’s father Hiram Lodge for season 2

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The season one finale is still a few weeks away, but Riverdale is already planning ahead, with TVLine revealing that Pitch actor Mark Consuelos has joined the cast as a series regular for its second season. He will play Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodges’ father, as he comes back to Riverdale. Throughout its first season, Hiram Lodge has been pulling a […]

Riverdale Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Chapter One: The River’s Edge’

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the first episode of The CW’s live-action Archie series Riverdale… “Guys, can’t we just liberate ourselves from the tired dichotomy of jock, artist? Can’t we, in this post-James Franco world, be all things at once?” Veronica asks Archie and Betty this at the back to school dance but it’s Riverdale, the show, that takes her proposal […]

Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York and Champions top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of October 2016

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling comic books and graphic novels of October 2016. While the Marvel NOW! relaunch helped propel Marvel ahead of DC following three months of Rebirth leading the way, it was Boom! Studios’ Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #1 which came out on top in terms […]

Batman and Paper Girls top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of November 2016

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling comic books and graphic novels for November 2016. DC’s Batman #10 topped the comic book chart, with Image Comics’ Paper Girls Vol. 2 leading the way on the graphic novel front, and Marvel retaining top spot in terms of publisher dollar and unit share for the second month running. […]

DC tops Marvel for the first time since 2013 with July’s comic book sales chart

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DC’s Rebirth relaunch and new pricing structure has helped the publisher to top Marvel in terms of dollar and market share for the first time since September 2013, with DC enjoying eight of the top ten bestselling comic books of July 2016. Topping the comic book chart was Justice League #1, while DC had another seven […]

Archie live-action series Riverdale casts Betty and Jughead

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Following up on the news that The CW officially picked up the pilot episode for the live-action Riverdale TV series, it has now been announced that the series has cast its Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones. Lili Reinhart (Surviving Jack) has secured the role of Betty Cooper, who is described as “sweet, studious, eager-to-please and […]

Archie Comics relaunching Archie, announces 75th anniversary plans

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2016 marks the 75th anniversary of Archie Comics, and the publisher has today announced its plans to celebrate the milestone, beginning with a relaunch next year of its flagship title Archie with a new series from spearheaded by two of the most acclaimed and best-selling creators in comics today. Writer Mark Waid and artist Fiona […]

Archie Comics CEO promises Afterlife with Archie adaptation “in the near future”

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As its 75th anniversary approaches, Archie Comics is looking to bring its library of comic book characters to the screen. We already know that a live-action TV series entitled Riverdale is in the works at FOX featuring the likes of Archie, Betty, Veronica and Josie and the Pussycats, and now CEO Jon Goldwater has revealed […]