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Riverdale #4 Kindle & comiXology

by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Author), Various (Author), Joe Eisma (Artist), Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 71 ratings
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From Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and the writers of the new CW series Riverdale, this ALL-NEW, ongoing comic series features stories set in between episodes of the new CW TV series Riverdale.
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  1. Part of Series
    Riverdale
  2. Print length
    31 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publisher
    Archie
  6. Publication date
    July 5, 2017
  7. File size
    104332 KB
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ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and comic book writer. In television, he was a writer on the HBO series BIG LOVE for three years, and is currently a writer/producer on GLEE. For Marvel Comics, he has written SPIDER-MAN, NIGHTCRAWLER, THE FANTASTIC FOUR (winning a Harvey Award for MK 4), and many others, and also adapted Stephen King's epic novel THE STAND into a best-selling 30-issue series. His accomplishments in the theater world include over fifteen plays produced around the world; on Broadway, he was part of the team brought on to revamp SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK. For film, he has written the new 2013 CARRIE, based on the Brian DePalma classic, and a remake of the cult classic THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, both for MGM. For Warner Brothers, he has written a new version of the horror musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and the live-action adaptation of ARCHIE -- CW's RIVERDALE.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B072J3RQSQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Archie (July 5, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 5, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 104332 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 31 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 71 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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71 global ratings

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Merry blessings
5.0 out of 5 stars Kevin is out
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2019
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I liked the storyline. I am glad they are bringing a more diverse group to Archie comics. Read and enjoy!
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Anomaly
4.0 out of 5 stars This One's Full of Heart, Surprisingly
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2021
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I'm honestly surprised to say this, but I rather liked this one. Maybe the distance I've had from Riverdale and its tie-in media has made me less grumpy, or maybe the POV character being swapped made it easier to empathize, but despite using a plot I hated in one of the novels-- I can't be bothered to check which one --this wasn't infuriating. There was a lot of exasperation, but in a very "oh you poor dear, don't do that, it's a bad idea" sort of way.

Told from Kevin's perspective, this issue covers his lamentation of being the only openly gay person in his small town home. He's had some really shady hookups before, but he wants something more than just sex and he's learned to respect the level of danger related to a teenage boy hooking up with random strangers-- some actually adults, in fact. What he wants is a relationship, or a chance to feel less alone in the world.

When he tries online dating, it all goes downhill fast and his best friends Betty and Veronica try to help him find other gay men in a neighbouring town. The only catch: he's lying about his age. This infuriated me in the novel because there's absolutely nothing okay with how Veronica coerces someone to make a fake ID for the endeavour by accusing them of living in a "privileged heteronormative bubble," but here we see it from Kevin's perspective. He's just along for the ride, desperate enough to trust his friend's judgment, and willing to try anything once.

But it doesn't go quite as planned, and the combination of Kevin's narration with the art portraying emotions really goes a long way to humanize and invoke empathy for an otherwise annoying plotline. I get his struggle. I know how it feels to just wonder if anyone like you exists in a small town... except in my case I'm one of the people firmly in the 'not open' category offline. I kind of just wanted to reach through the comic and hug Kevin through most of this.

So, yeah. Colour me surprised that I didn't hate this rehashing of a storyline I loathed in the novelization. I liked it, and I thought it was rather well-told here.

I don't want to spoil how things went, but I thought the ending fit well until the very last page-- which isn't so much bad as totally unexpected and weirdly incongruent with what I thought was the overall message.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Nada
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2019
This one was a bit better, but I still feel like this series is just missing something that stops it from reaching its potential.
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