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The Bleepin’ Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special Airs May 23

The Bleepin’ Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special Airs May 23

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Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken parodies just about everything, but every now and then their targets have enough of a sense of humor that they partner with RC to produce officially licensed specials centered around their IPs. You can add Archie Comics to that list when what has been dubbed The Bleepin’ Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special runs next month. Given that this is Robot Chicken we’re talking about, virtually anything could happen, but there are a couple of hints on what we’re in for within the official description: “Archie faces the action-packed return of Josie and the Pussycats from outer space to Riverdale in this animated comedy. Featuring the origin of Archie Andrews as only the Robot Chicken writers can tell it! Plus, wacky shenanigans!” The voice cast is an impressive one. The detail that leaps out here is that they got Rachel Leigh Cook to reprise her role as Josie from the cult classic Pussycats movie, which is awesome. (She will also sing and Cree Summer will step in

A Certain Comics Company Is Now Offering Same-Day Comixology Releases

A Certain Comics Company Is Now Offering Same-Day Comixology Releases

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Ever since digital comics became a thing, the comic book industry has been reluctant to fully embrace the medium, understandably worried about wounding their traditional print market and betraying the direct comic shop sellers they rely on. That’s why there is usually a delay between the time a 32-page issue comes out in print and the time it becomes available with on-demand subscription services like Comixology. Today, someone dared to break that unspoken rule. A major comic book company has made the move to offer their titles on Comixology the SAME DAY they are released to comic shops, effective immediately, and you don’t need to buy the physicals to get them. It’s bold, it’s daring, it could change the industry. …..It’s Archie. Yeah, I know. Archie Comics isn’t exactly the center of the medium, and they’ve never truly been a trendsetter. It’s possible everyone else will just ignore this, but it’s still an unprecedented move. If you haven’t picked up an Archie book in the last few years, you’re in

Meet Kiernan Shipka, The Next Sabrina

Meet Kiernan Shipka, The Next Sabrina

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A lot of us grew up with Sabrina the Teenage Witch in some form. For some it was the comic books, for others it was the TV sitcom or one of her cartoon shows. Like Doctor Who, Sabrina never truly dies, she just regenerates into a new form and continues on. And the latest Teen Witch is Kiernan Shipka, cast in the starring role of Netflix’s Sabrina series. Shipka is most known through her role as Sally Draper in the TV series Mad Men, and she’s also starred in “Feud” on FX. The new Sabrina series, which doesn’t have a finalized title, is in pre-production and two seasons have been greenlit. If you noticed this article is placed in the “horror” section of Popgeeks, you might be asking why, as usually Sabrina is about as scary as a construction paper ghost. Normally, that tends to be the case, but Netflix’s Sabrina is aiming for an older audience — and will be a much darker take on the mythos. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa,

Netflix Picks Up Two Seasons Of New Sabrina Series

Netflix Picks Up Two Seasons Of New Sabrina Series

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Earlier in the year we reported that the team behind the CW’s campy-dark reinterpretation of Archie was working on a campy-dark reinterpretation of Sabrina. It would seem to be the logical next step, but what happened today caught us completely off-guard: Netflix snapped the show up instead. And when we say snapped it up, we mean immediately, sight literally unseen. No pilot will be shot; it’s going to series. Not a single thing about this show actually exists at the moment other than the concept. No writers have been hired yet, the titular witch hasn’t been cast, nothing. All we know is that it’ll be based on Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s horror comic Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and thus will use 70’s satanic horror movies like Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist as inspiration. Netflix must really, really want to film Miss Grundy in a dark robe chanting forth demons, right? One possible reason for Netflix wanting this show so badly may be due to the strong performance of Riverdale reruns on the

Riverdale Spinoff Starring Sabrina In The Works

Riverdale Spinoff Starring Sabrina In The Works

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Looks like Sabrina the Teenage Witch, one of America’s most iconic brujas, is getting her own TV show again. Those hoping for a nostalgia trip are in for a shock though — in sharp contrast to the carefree upbeat tone of the 90’s version (as well as the 60’s Filmation cartoon), this will be a scary, frightening horror show. You can pin the blame on Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the current chief creative officer at Archie Comics who has upended the tea table as far as their output for the past few years is concerned. He was the first man to order a change to their house style in decades, semi-retiring the DeCarlo look in favor of a broader, less cartoony appearance aimed at targeting an older audience. (The classic look lives on in digests, but I’m sad to see it marginalized even though I’m aware little kids don’t buy 32-page comics anymore.) Aguirre-Sacasa has also taken the Archie brand in a direction no one ever thought would work — horror. “Afterlife

The Flashback Interview: Audrey Landers

The Flashback Interview: Audrey Landers

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I was first introduced to Audrey Landers’ work via the 1985 film version of A Chorus Line, where she played Val and memorably performed the song “Dance Ten, Looks Three”. As I’m always learning more about the pop culture of the past, especially the 1980s, I came to discover more about Audrey, and I was impressed. She acts, she sings, she composes songs and she’s logged more miles of travel than most of her contemporaries. I spoke to her on May 2nd, and I hope you all enjoy getting to know this versatile talent. Say hello to Audrey Landers! Johnny: Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to speak to me. Audrey: It’s my pleasure. Johnny: Alright. I would like to start off with this question. Your earliest work was as a soap opera actress, and when I say that, I’m referring to daytime soaps. Of the following threee, Search For Tomorrow, The Secret Storm and Somerset, which was your favorite to work on? Audrey: Oh, my

See a Page From Archie’s Rejected Super Mario Comic Book

See a Page From Archie’s Rejected Super Mario Comic Book

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Right now, Archie Comics’ most successful 32-page comic book is Sonic the Hedgehog. In print for over 22 years, it’s officially the longest-running and most successful comic based on a licensed outside property, and it’s one of the few comic books you can still find sold in supermarkets. Of course the company isn’t called “Sonic Comics,” which is likely the motive behind the dramatic reboots of late to make their flagship characters appeal to a wider, older audience. For the first time in his career, Archie is being forced to play catch-up. The company has found a new self-sustaining niche in video games, and has since expanded the Sonic comic to several titles and introduced a Mega Man comic as well. If you’ve ever wondered why they don’t print a Mario comic, the truth is they want to, but can’t. Archie once put together a prototype for a Super Mario comic book. Written by Ian Flynn (the current Sonic writer) and drawn by Tracy Yardley (a frequent Sonic artist), the

10 Comic-Con Panels to Follow From Afar: a Guide For Those That Didn’t Get to Go to Comic-Con

10 Comic-Con Panels to Follow From Afar: a Guide For Those That Didn’t Get to Go to Comic-Con

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  If you’re reading this, then you’re like me. Not at Comic-Con International in San Diego. But that doesn’t mean you don’t care about all the news and announcements coming from the show. Comic-Con International features a lifetime’s worth of geek programming crammed into four days and a preview night, but here are the 10 panels I feel are most likely to yield news and announcements that will warm geek hearts. These aren’t necessarily the panels that would be most interesting to sit through (me, I’d be all over that June Brigman panel to hear her talk about Power Pack or the panel focusing on Bill Finger’s role in the creation of Batman), but my personal picks for the ones that will yield juicy stuff for those can’t be there to watch them live. If you want to sit down and read the entire schedule for yourself, you can do that here. All times listed below are PT, by the way.   10: AMC’s The Walking Dead (Friday at 12:20