Archie: 1941

A new look for archie in a way of realistic look and drama I am very impressed with this book. A good way to look at reflection of the world wars in people's eyes in older times. That book is truly great

Great story and art.

An overall entertaining read about the inhabitants of Riverdale dealing with United State’s entry into World War II. The ending is a bit....improbable but doesn’t totally ruin it.

I wish this had been more ambitious. While the Archie part of the story was realistic to WWII, the rest of the characters just sitting on the home front was not. Why not show Betty and Veronica contributing rather than just moping around? Why pretend Jughead wouldn’t be drafted and allowed to just pout and rage in Pop’s Diner? Why not show Moose working in a factory for the war effort? And why was it implied Chuck couldn’t enlist? Very strange pretense at historical realism but ignorant regarding the contributions made by Americans at home during the war.The artwork was beautiful and the Archie arch was interesting.

This is a quite different Archie story than what we normally get from an Archie story. This is filled with tons of drama and not so much comedy. And I understand why that is. It's because a war is going on. Just understand that, when you read this story, it is not the typical Archie story. With that being said, I think Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn did a fantastic job researching that era and being able to convey it flawlessly onto the written page. Peter Krause's artwork is beautiful to look at. He really did his research well. Even the colorist did a bang up job of conveying that this story is set in the past by giving the artwork a grainy feel to it like it would have if it was actually coming out in 1941. The colorist's name is Kelly Fitzpatrick. I look forward to seeing more of her colors when I start reading Mark Waid's Archie run next. There are some good moments in this story for each of the Riverdale characters. I'm not going to spoil what happens for people. If you want to read and see these moments for yourself, then I recommend checking this book out yourself. Just keep in mind that this is not the typical Archie story. It's a story set against the backdrop of World War 2. It's also a love story and how 2 people truly in love with each other will always find their way back to one another despite the odds being against them 🙂🖖.

any archie fan would love it

daughter loves this book - didnt know archie started so far back