Historic Comic Cover of the Day: After introducing its first openly gay character in September 2010, Archie Comics continues to lead the pack with the mainstream comic book world’s first same-sex marriage.
Kevin Keller will marry his military sweetheart, Clay, in an upcoming issue of Life with Archie. The character is also set to star in a pioneering solo title starting this February.
An interracial same-sex marriage between two soldiers in an Archie comic? The times are no longer a-changin’, they are a-changed.
[bleedingcool.]
I think one of the first things I ever put up on tumblr was about Archie and how I thought this was just a serial that would never end. At that point, I was surprised and a little disappointed by the decision. But this is a great development in the “serial-comics-you-read-while-you’re-waiting-to-check-out-at-the-grocery-store-world.
I fecking love Archie Comics. I remember when I was 11, I started to write a letter to the editor asking them if they’d...
^THIS. So much this.
i used to read archie comics as a kid and they were NEVER this awesome.
I had no idea about this issue… they didn’t even bring this over here… figures >.>
I love Archie’s comics. it’s my childhood. And to see this . =’)
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