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Jughead (2015)
Jughead, Vol. 2
JUGHEAD VOL. 2 is the second collection of the historic JUGHEAD series relaunch, featuring the talents of comics superstars Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North and Derek Charm. This series is true to the spirit and characters that all Jughead and Archie fans know and love while reinvigorating its essence and humor through the talents of some of the most popular creators in the comic book industry. In the grand tradition of comic book reboots like ARCHIE VOL. 1, Archie Comics proudly presents... JUGHEAD VOL. 2--from the super team of Chip Zdarsky (HOWARD THE DUCK), Ryan North (THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL) and Derek Charm (REGULAR SHOW)! New story! New arc! New creative team! Let's not compare them too harshly with the old creative team though--they were awesome. This new team is pretty good too though, lots of talent and they really do try their best.
Collects issues #7-11
Collects issues #7-11
144 pages, Paperback
First published March 14, 2017
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Chip Zdarsky
840 books788 followersChip Zdarsky is a Canadian comic book artist and journalist. He was born Steve Murray but is known by his fan base as Chip Zdarsky, and occasionally Todd Diamond. He writes and illustrates an advice column called Extremely Bad Advice for the Canadian national newspaper National Post's The Ampersand, their pop culture section's online edition. He is also the creator of Prison Funnies and Monster Cops.
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October 14, 2017
Jughead and Archie go camping. Then Jughead accidentally goes on a date with Sabrina and she decides to magic? her revenge when it doesn't go well.
The best part about this book is Derek Charm's art. It's simple and clean and works very well for the setting. But these stories are just as boring as Jughead has been for the last 75 years. They aren't funny, however hard they try to be. You could consider that a trademark of Ryan North's writing. North brings along his little footnotes in the margin thing that only he thinks is so great.
The best part about this book is Derek Charm's art. It's simple and clean and works very well for the setting. But these stories are just as boring as Jughead has been for the last 75 years. They aren't funny, however hard they try to be. You could consider that a trademark of Ryan North's writing. North brings along his little footnotes in the margin thing that only he thinks is so great.
May 20, 2020
Jughead Volume 2 collects issues 7-11 of Jughead.
I'm nearing the end of my Archie stash but I needed something uplifting after all the Mark Russell books I've read recently so I picked this up. I figure I can always grab more Archie books next time they have a sale.
Anyway, this book collects two stories. In the Chip Zdarsky one, Archie and Jughead go camping and find themselves first at the Mantle family reunion, then lost in the woods. It was some good mindless fun. In the second story, by Ryan North, Jughead becomes infatuated with a woman in a burger suit who turns out to be a certain teenage witch. This would normally be a spoiler but Sabrina takes up half the cover. The second story was right up my alley, probably because of the Pratchettesque footnotes.
Jughead's portrayal as being asexual is new to me but I thought it was in keeping with the character's history since he's more interested in burgers than women. Both Zdarsky and North give Jughead more depth than he's had for most of his history. I love Derek Charm's art. It's a sleek style that has echoes of the classic Archie style without being bogged down by it. I'd like to see more of what he's done. Hell, I'd love it if he did Plastic Man. Also, I say it in almost every Archie review but I love the way they handle color in their books, using it to set the mood without going overboard with computer effects.
Jughead, Volume 2 is a lot of fun and contains the best man/woman in a burger suit romance I've ever read. Four out of five burgers.
I'm nearing the end of my Archie stash but I needed something uplifting after all the Mark Russell books I've read recently so I picked this up. I figure I can always grab more Archie books next time they have a sale.
Anyway, this book collects two stories. In the Chip Zdarsky one, Archie and Jughead go camping and find themselves first at the Mantle family reunion, then lost in the woods. It was some good mindless fun. In the second story, by Ryan North, Jughead becomes infatuated with a woman in a burger suit who turns out to be a certain teenage witch. This would normally be a spoiler but Sabrina takes up half the cover. The second story was right up my alley, probably because of the Pratchettesque footnotes.
Jughead's portrayal as being asexual is new to me but I thought it was in keeping with the character's history since he's more interested in burgers than women. Both Zdarsky and North give Jughead more depth than he's had for most of his history. I love Derek Charm's art. It's a sleek style that has echoes of the classic Archie style without being bogged down by it. I'd like to see more of what he's done. Hell, I'd love it if he did Plastic Man. Also, I say it in almost every Archie review but I love the way they handle color in their books, using it to set the mood without going overboard with computer effects.
Jughead, Volume 2 is a lot of fun and contains the best man/woman in a burger suit romance I've ever read. Four out of five burgers.
May 6, 2017
My son and I enjoyed this second volume of Jughead - and in particular how they brought Sabrina into the story! The artwork was fun and refreshing. It felt more like the old Archie Comics than Vol 1. The bonus Josie and the Pussycats was fun too, but aimed at a slightly older audience.
Now we have to decide if we read more Sabrina or Afterlife Archie!
Now we have to decide if we read more Sabrina or Afterlife Archie!
April 3, 2019
OK, this got even better. Jughead and Sabrina are on some sort of date, but not-date. I know Jughead isn't interested in dating, but Sabrina and Jughead make a cute couple. Sabrina is a lighthearted fun character here and not evil thing in her solo outing. I like her here and she is sweet.
I enjoyed when Archie shows up at the restaurant trying to help save the date by bringing a milkshake to share. That whole dinner scene was hilarious. It was also interesting to see Jughead not so self-confident. He sure can eat a lot of hamburgers. The story bounces around a little bit as we start out the volume with Archie and Jughead on a camping trip.
Jughead is the best character and I love these new stories. They are wonderful. I can't wait for more.
I enjoyed when Archie shows up at the restaurant trying to help save the date by bringing a milkshake to share. That whole dinner scene was hilarious. It was also interesting to see Jughead not so self-confident. He sure can eat a lot of hamburgers. The story bounces around a little bit as we start out the volume with Archie and Jughead on a camping trip.
Jughead is the best character and I love these new stories. They are wonderful. I can't wait for more.
June 3, 2017
HOLY COW! That was 1000% better than the first volume. No offense to the first writer and artist (I really do like Chip's other work) but the story was better, the art was better, the whole experience from reading this one was better.
I loved the addition/introduction of Sabrina into the new Archie world. I loved the exploration of Jughead's asexuality as well. A+++
I highly recommend picking up this volume!
I loved the addition/introduction of Sabrina into the new Archie world. I loved the exploration of Jughead's asexuality as well. A+++
I highly recommend picking up this volume!
January 19, 2018
Introduction:
It has been awhile since I had last read the reboot of the recent “Archie” comics and at the same time, I was reading the reboot of the “Jughead” series, which I had enjoyed! Now, I finally got the chance to read the second volume of the “Jughead” reboot series and I must admit that I have enjoyed this volume even more than the first volume!
What is this story about?
The first half of the volume starts off with both Jughead and Archie going to Camp Lucey to spend some time together, only to find out that a family reunion is going on at the campsite (unfortunately, it is the Mantle family reunion, meaning that Reggie Mantle is going to be there). This causes Jughead and Archie to have a horrible time at camp and it also causes a rift between them as they start arguing with each other about whether or not it was worth it spending time together at their old campsite. Later on, unfortunately, Jughead and Archie get lost in the woods and they would have to put aside their differences if they want to survive the woods!
Meanwhile, in the second story, Jughead meets a girl dressed up as a burger and Jughead refers to her as the “Burger Lady” and ends up falling for her. Later on, when the “Burger Lady” reveals herself to be none other than…. SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, Sabrina asks Jughead out on a date. Unfortunately, Jughead does not seem to have any kind of romantic feelings for Sabrina and he has a hard time telling her this, which leads to Sabrina dishing out some unwarranted revenge on Jughead!
What I loved about this story:
Chip Zdarsky’s and Ryan North’s writing: Wow! I was amazed by both Chip Zdarsky’s and Ryan North’s writing in this volume! Both Chip Zdarsky and Ryan North brought so much humor and drama to the stories and it really made both stories so original and creative at the same time! In the first half of the story, I was surprised at how dramatic Chip Zdarsky’s writing had gotten when it involved Jughead and Archie getting lost in the woods and having an argument during the whole ordeal. I was actually feeling sorry for Jughead during the whole ordeal since he believed that he was losing Archie’s friendship due to Archie paying more attention to getting a date rather than hanging out with his longtime friend and you can see how deep Archie and Jughead’s friendship with each other really is. I also liked the way that Chip Zdarsky balanced the humor and drama in this story as while it focuses on Archie and Jughead’s friendship nearly falling apart, there are still some humorous moments spread throughout the story. Ryan North has done a fantastic job at writing the “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” segment of this volume as it was filled with humor and relationship drama at the same time! I am so glad that we finally get to see Sabrina the Teenage Witch make her appearance in the “Jughead” reboot because what “Archie” reboot would be complete without “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” causing magical mischief in the “Archie” universe? I really enjoyed Jughead and Sabrina’s relationship with each other as it was hilarious seeing how the misunderstanding between them unfolded and heartwarming at how they do care about each other’s feelings about the situation.
Derek Charm’s artwork: Derek Charm’s artwork is both hilarious and adorable to look at as the “Archie” characters look much younger in this volume than they do in the first volume and I loved the exaggerated expressions that the characters occasionally show whenever they are frustrated or acting goofy. I also honestly think that Derek Charm’s artwork is a vast improvement over the artwork in the first volume since I think that it fit the characters much more closely and it does not look as goofy as the artwork in the first volume.
What made me feel uncomfortable about this story:
For those of you who do not like language, there is some language in this volume, such as the usage of the word “friggin.” However, the language in this volume is barely noticeable and it is still suitable for younger readers.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Jughead Volume Two” is a vast improvement over the first volume and fans who love both the “Archie” and “Jughead” reboot series will definitely get a kick out of this volume!
Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog
June 1, 2017
a million stars for Jughead himself. not that many for this volume tho :/
the art is consistently fantastic. i like zdarsky's issues more than north's. i don't think either one of them are the right people to be writing Jughead.
this is something i posted on my tumblr (long story short: too much blame is placed on Jughead for his aroaceness. The other characters are the problematic ones, not him):
I just finished reading Jughead vol. 2…
Jughead is honest to god, such a sweet character. He’s hilarious and witty and super smart and dorky. To me, he is perfect. As an asexual, I don’t even like the whole “food is better than sex” thing that people use to define us but Jughead makes this his whole character in the most innocent and authentic way. The boy just wants to eat burgers and play video games for the rest of his life. I don’t blame him one bit. HE IS AROMANTIC AND ASEXUAL AND MY FAVOURITE AROACE CHARACTER I’VE EVER COME ACROSS. He’s actually the only one i’ve come across but still he’s great and the best.
I enjoy Jughead and everything he stands for so I didn’t hate the entire volume, but there was an aphobic storyline that dampened the whole experience. Sabrina the teenage witch comes to Riverdale where she gets a job at pop’s as a burger mascot. Jughead is intrigued by her because…she’s a burger. They become friends and Sabrina ends up asking Jughead on a date to which he says “yes”, not understanding that she wanted the date to be of a romantic nature. Multiple times, Jughead expressed that he’s not opposed to hanging out with Sabrina but just as friends because he thinks she’s interesting and would like a friendship with her. After the date goes badly because of Jughead’s extreme discomfort and disinterest in romancing Sabrina, she sets out to make his life miserable by casting a bunch of spells on him. They all backfire and don’t cause Jughead any grief which was actually a good thing to see, that Sabrina wasn’t actually succeeding in punishing Jughead for not meeting her expectations. In the end when everything is squared away and Jughead explains his not wanting anything romantic with Sabrina to her face, not once does she apologize for her reactions to his behaviour or assure him that its OK that he doesn’t want a romantic relationship. In fact, Jughead is the one that, on multiple occasions, tells his friends that they don’t need to change and that they’re good the way they are, that he likes them just as they are.
That was the most frustrating part about this comic- reading this kind and clever Jughead care deeply about his friends and assuring them that being yourself is the most important thing to be. Jughead gets none of this support in return. Instead he’s met with a lot of “how do you know you don’t want romance unless you try it first?” So much peer pressure that lands him in uncomfortable situations where he is visibly anxious. It baffles me how the artists can accurately convey his pain of being forced into those situations and all the while the writers are subtly (not even that subtly) making everything Jughead’s fault like Sabrina’s hurt feelings over her unreciprocated romantic crush and even the riffs between him and Archie over their diverging desires (Archie’s obsession with girls and Jughead’s obsession with literally anything other than girls).
It’s amazing that a-spec readers can see themselves in Jughead and relate to his struggles and laugh at his complete and utter disdain for all the other characters’ romance drama because it finally feels like a joke we can all be in on. At least, that’s how it feels to me. Connecting to Jughead doesn’t feel like any other connection i’ve made with alloromantic/allosexual characters. It feels so much truer. It’s really crushing to read an a-spec character be constantly reminded by his “friends” that he’s odd and strange and weird because of his romantic and sexual orientations. It’s unfair that we have to connect with the bad parts of Jughead’s experiences as aroace as well as the good parts. It is possible for the comic to be written in such a way that emphasizes his struggles while not making HIM suffer so much for it with absolutely no apologies sent his way when all’s said and done. He deserves better as a character, a-spec readers deserve better representation, and the aroace community deserves better period.
the art is consistently fantastic. i like zdarsky's issues more than north's. i don't think either one of them are the right people to be writing Jughead.
this is something i posted on my tumblr (long story short: too much blame is placed on Jughead for his aroaceness. The other characters are the problematic ones, not him):
I just finished reading Jughead vol. 2…
Jughead is honest to god, such a sweet character. He’s hilarious and witty and super smart and dorky. To me, he is perfect. As an asexual, I don’t even like the whole “food is better than sex” thing that people use to define us but Jughead makes this his whole character in the most innocent and authentic way. The boy just wants to eat burgers and play video games for the rest of his life. I don’t blame him one bit. HE IS AROMANTIC AND ASEXUAL AND MY FAVOURITE AROACE CHARACTER I’VE EVER COME ACROSS. He’s actually the only one i’ve come across but still he’s great and the best.
I enjoy Jughead and everything he stands for so I didn’t hate the entire volume, but there was an aphobic storyline that dampened the whole experience. Sabrina the teenage witch comes to Riverdale where she gets a job at pop’s as a burger mascot. Jughead is intrigued by her because…she’s a burger. They become friends and Sabrina ends up asking Jughead on a date to which he says “yes”, not understanding that she wanted the date to be of a romantic nature. Multiple times, Jughead expressed that he’s not opposed to hanging out with Sabrina but just as friends because he thinks she’s interesting and would like a friendship with her. After the date goes badly because of Jughead’s extreme discomfort and disinterest in romancing Sabrina, she sets out to make his life miserable by casting a bunch of spells on him. They all backfire and don’t cause Jughead any grief which was actually a good thing to see, that Sabrina wasn’t actually succeeding in punishing Jughead for not meeting her expectations. In the end when everything is squared away and Jughead explains his not wanting anything romantic with Sabrina to her face, not once does she apologize for her reactions to his behaviour or assure him that its OK that he doesn’t want a romantic relationship. In fact, Jughead is the one that, on multiple occasions, tells his friends that they don’t need to change and that they’re good the way they are, that he likes them just as they are.
That was the most frustrating part about this comic- reading this kind and clever Jughead care deeply about his friends and assuring them that being yourself is the most important thing to be. Jughead gets none of this support in return. Instead he’s met with a lot of “how do you know you don’t want romance unless you try it first?” So much peer pressure that lands him in uncomfortable situations where he is visibly anxious. It baffles me how the artists can accurately convey his pain of being forced into those situations and all the while the writers are subtly (not even that subtly) making everything Jughead’s fault like Sabrina’s hurt feelings over her unreciprocated romantic crush and even the riffs between him and Archie over their diverging desires (Archie’s obsession with girls and Jughead’s obsession with literally anything other than girls).
It’s amazing that a-spec readers can see themselves in Jughead and relate to his struggles and laugh at his complete and utter disdain for all the other characters’ romance drama because it finally feels like a joke we can all be in on. At least, that’s how it feels to me. Connecting to Jughead doesn’t feel like any other connection i’ve made with alloromantic/allosexual characters. It feels so much truer. It’s really crushing to read an a-spec character be constantly reminded by his “friends” that he’s odd and strange and weird because of his romantic and sexual orientations. It’s unfair that we have to connect with the bad parts of Jughead’s experiences as aroace as well as the good parts. It is possible for the comic to be written in such a way that emphasizes his struggles while not making HIM suffer so much for it with absolutely no apologies sent his way when all’s said and done. He deserves better as a character, a-spec readers deserve better representation, and the aroace community deserves better period.
April 7, 2017
An improvement over the first volume, which was already good, silly fun. The decrease in weird fantasy segments probably helped.
July 22, 2018
I’ll admit: I was skeptical at first. I heard that Archie comics were publishing what appeared to be reboots of their most cherished titles. You don't mess with the classics like that.
Well, it turns out I was wrong.
First, and most importantly, these are not reboots. No one is interested in replacing the Archie house style. These new books are simply re-imaginings--homages, if you will--by some of today's top creative talents. They're done with love and affection and respect.
Case in point: Forsythe P. “Jughead” Jones III. Chip Zdarsky--and, in the second half of the book, Ryan North--capture his essence beautifully. He still adores burgers, hanging out with Archie, and doing his best to avoid entanglements, both romantic and academic. He’s quick with a wisecrack and knows how to rock the hat look.
In the first tale, Jughead and Archie go camping, and perhaps get eaten by a bear. Seriously? Well, you’ll just have to read and find out. Chip Zdarsky has a knack for writing scenes that longtime Archie readers didn't even know we wanted to see until we saw them … like the Mantle family reunion … or Principal Weatherbee’s wife.
The second story introduces the first real love of Juggie’s life. To be fair, it's easy to catch his eye when one is dressed as a giant hamburger. Wearing the frankly delicious looking costume is none other than Sabrina. The ending of this tale is very sweet and right, for both characters.
And, if, like me, you grew up on the various Archie digests of the 70's and 80's (or, alternately, the original comics going all the way back to the 40’s), you will smile with delight at some of the inside references like Jughead's Super Duck pin. Highly recommended!
Well, it turns out I was wrong.
First, and most importantly, these are not reboots. No one is interested in replacing the Archie house style. These new books are simply re-imaginings--homages, if you will--by some of today's top creative talents. They're done with love and affection and respect.
Case in point: Forsythe P. “Jughead” Jones III. Chip Zdarsky--and, in the second half of the book, Ryan North--capture his essence beautifully. He still adores burgers, hanging out with Archie, and doing his best to avoid entanglements, both romantic and academic. He’s quick with a wisecrack and knows how to rock the hat look.
In the first tale, Jughead and Archie go camping, and perhaps get eaten by a bear. Seriously? Well, you’ll just have to read and find out. Chip Zdarsky has a knack for writing scenes that longtime Archie readers didn't even know we wanted to see until we saw them … like the Mantle family reunion … or Principal Weatherbee’s wife.
The second story introduces the first real love of Juggie’s life. To be fair, it's easy to catch his eye when one is dressed as a giant hamburger. Wearing the frankly delicious looking costume is none other than Sabrina. The ending of this tale is very sweet and right, for both characters.
And, if, like me, you grew up on the various Archie digests of the 70's and 80's (or, alternately, the original comics going all the way back to the 40’s), you will smile with delight at some of the inside references like Jughead's Super Duck pin. Highly recommended!
February 21, 2018
So I couldn't help but notice that IMMEDIATELY Chip Zdarsky left the run, the next plot was a "will-he-or-won't-he" arc about Jughead maybe falling in love. We had all of seven issues without romantic subtext before the hilarious hijinks of Jughead on a date. Thankfully it didn't end up with actually erasing the character's explicit (as of the zdarsky run) sexuality, but first we just had to attempt to trap Kevin in a date with a girl, have a love spell rebound off of jughead, and have Sabrina the teenage witch nearly destroy the downtown in an attempt to have someone love her. Yay.
All points because of the excellent lost in the woods plot with Weatherbee, however. That was amazing.
All points because of the excellent lost in the woods plot with Weatherbee, however. That was amazing.
July 8, 2017
Another fun volume with Jughead and his pals! I particularly loved that we got to see Archie as the girl-crazy guy he and get called out on it to boot. I loved seeing another side to Reggie.
I also liked seeing Jughead contend with these new "feelings". And Sabrina the teenage witch makes an appearance!
I always crave a burger after reading these.
I also liked seeing Jughead contend with these new "feelings". And Sabrina the teenage witch makes an appearance!
I always crave a burger after reading these.
April 13, 2017
Um...Jughead and Sabrina should hang out always??? Also Derek Charm is excellent at art.
November 6, 2021
I absolutely love Jughead but I think that my lack of knowledge of other Archie-verse characters made this one difficult for me to get into. I really related to Jughead's dating storyline as someone who's on the aro-spec but I had no interest in Sabrina or her issues--although now I do want to pick up her comics!
Also: although I liked the added jokes and stuff in margins of the second half, it was horrible to read on my phone since I tend to zoom in to read the pages and therefore had difficultly reading them :(
Also: although I liked the added jokes and stuff in margins of the second half, it was horrible to read on my phone since I tend to zoom in to read the pages and therefore had difficultly reading them :(
June 11, 2018
This volume was a definite improvement from the first one in multiple aspects. I don't want to be rude to the previous creative team so I'm not going to divulge into comparison details, but I somewhat reluctantly read these issues in the last minutes before my trial subscription to Comixology Unlimited expired and am now extremely glad I did so.
Both arcs included positively appealed to me since their main focus was on Jughead's dynamics with his friends, which I was hoping would receive more attention. The romantic drama was unsettling at first since it's never right for someone of any sexuality to be pressured into a relationship they're uncomfortable with, but ultimately the point of the plot was in showing that honest communication is necessary, healthy and pays off in ways you may have not expected.
I also appreciated the good-natured humor and how relaxed most of the dialog managed to be. Each character undoubtedly read as an endearing and realistic teenager, even as they haphazardly collided with improbable situations and magical elements.
Both arcs included positively appealed to me since their main focus was on Jughead's dynamics with his friends, which I was hoping would receive more attention. The romantic drama was unsettling at first since it's never right for someone of any sexuality to be pressured into a relationship they're uncomfortable with, but ultimately the point of the plot was in showing that honest communication is necessary, healthy and pays off in ways you may have not expected.
I also appreciated the good-natured humor and how relaxed most of the dialog managed to be. Each character undoubtedly read as an endearing and realistic teenager, even as they haphazardly collided with improbable situations and magical elements.
January 10, 2018
So much better than the first volume, both in the story content and in the artwork! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this volume. Jughead is quickly becoming my favorite Archie character!
October 10, 2019
The art is great, but this didn't really feel like Jughead. Love me some Juggie, and I'll read anything with his face, but this was only okay.
May 7, 2017
i enjoyed volume 1, and i wasn't expecting to, but i loved volume 2. both arcs in this are explicitly about Jughead's asexuality, and both handle it much better than i thought they would. i was a little put off by ryan north's opening for his run being about Jughead going on a date, ngl, but for what it was, i loved it. Jughead and Sabrina end up having a really sweet friendship once they get over their assumptions (a friend for me who is a burger! / a guy who dates!) and understand each other.
i like all the relationships in the book, though i have a special fondness for jughead's friendship with Kevin, as the two canon queer characters of the Archie comics, and as two buddies in Riverdale rolling their eyes together at all their straight friends getting into romantic scrapes.
jughead's brief "is this a crush? but i don't get crushes?? a friend crush? oh thank god we're just burger pals" crisis was.....honestly very #relatable to me; all of jughead's emotions revolving around his asexuality were and I'm v v impressed-- the writing for him, as stylized as it is in the comic, feels natural in a way most fictional ace characters' don't.
i enjoyed jughead and archie's unfortunate hiking adventure -- jughead's furious, betrayed look when archie says Some Bullshit rang very true, and it was good to see them work through it -- showing some real conflict and how to get past it instead of smoothing it over. jughead doesn't show a lot of strong negative emotions in general but he does here, and i found it really interesting.
i love that once the air is clear in both arcs there's absolutely nobody in the Riverdale crew who feels negatively towards jughead for being ace/aro. it's just a real sweet teen comedy comic about a kid who likes food and games and hanging out with his cool teen(tm) pals, who's sometimes mean but mostly just a weird kind of nice. and that's a nice thing to have.
i like all the relationships in the book, though i have a special fondness for jughead's friendship with Kevin, as the two canon queer characters of the Archie comics, and as two buddies in Riverdale rolling their eyes together at all their straight friends getting into romantic scrapes.
jughead's brief "is this a crush? but i don't get crushes?? a friend crush? oh thank god we're just burger pals" crisis was.....honestly very #relatable to me; all of jughead's emotions revolving around his asexuality were and I'm v v impressed-- the writing for him, as stylized as it is in the comic, feels natural in a way most fictional ace characters' don't.
i enjoyed jughead and archie's unfortunate hiking adventure -- jughead's furious, betrayed look when archie says Some Bullshit rang very true, and it was good to see them work through it -- showing some real conflict and how to get past it instead of smoothing it over. jughead doesn't show a lot of strong negative emotions in general but he does here, and i found it really interesting.
i love that once the air is clear in both arcs there's absolutely nobody in the Riverdale crew who feels negatively towards jughead for being ace/aro. it's just a real sweet teen comedy comic about a kid who likes food and games and hanging out with his cool teen(tm) pals, who's sometimes mean but mostly just a weird kind of nice. and that's a nice thing to have.
April 7, 2017
Jughead faces his biggest challenges yet - Archie's girl problems, and Sabrina The Teenage Witch!
The first two issues of this volume wrap up Chip Zdarsky's eight issue run with a camping trip into a Mantle Family Reunion and a run in with Mr Weatherbee, while Ryan North arrives for the final three issues that has Jughead trip into a date with Sabrina, and hell hath no fury like a Teenage Witch scorned.
This volume feels a lot more consistent than the first, probably due to each issue not having the side stories which detract from the ongoing narrative. I also feel like Ryan North's run is meatier in terms of lasting character developments, and helps focus Jughead's approach to asexuality which I always appreciate, although it does draw very closely to making it into a joke which is dangerous, especially for something that doesn't have that much media exposure so far.
Derek Charm joins the series as the ongoing artist and his visuals are a delight. He's very versatile, and has perfect comic timing which is essential for this kind of series.
Overall, a marked improvement on the first volume, which puts into perspective the problems the first volume had that I didn't even notice last time.
The first two issues of this volume wrap up Chip Zdarsky's eight issue run with a camping trip into a Mantle Family Reunion and a run in with Mr Weatherbee, while Ryan North arrives for the final three issues that has Jughead trip into a date with Sabrina, and hell hath no fury like a Teenage Witch scorned.
This volume feels a lot more consistent than the first, probably due to each issue not having the side stories which detract from the ongoing narrative. I also feel like Ryan North's run is meatier in terms of lasting character developments, and helps focus Jughead's approach to asexuality which I always appreciate, although it does draw very closely to making it into a joke which is dangerous, especially for something that doesn't have that much media exposure so far.
Derek Charm joins the series as the ongoing artist and his visuals are a delight. He's very versatile, and has perfect comic timing which is essential for this kind of series.
Overall, a marked improvement on the first volume, which puts into perspective the problems the first volume had that I didn't even notice last time.
April 8, 2017
This volume is a mixed bag. The first two issues, written by Chip Zdarsky, feature a story about Archie and Jughead getting lost in the woods. Unfortunately, that story wasn't so funny. It focuses too much on Archie being girl crazy, which in the end wasn't so entertaining. For the last three issues, written by Ryan North, the story focuses on Jughead's inability to form a romantic relationship with Sabrina. The hijinks start when Jughead sees a mysterious girl dressed in a burger costume. Who can resist such a thing? Not Jughead! However, Sabrina misinterprets Jughead's friendly gestures as romantic one. Things get out of hand pretty quickly with hilarious results.
November 28, 2017
I liked this way better than the first one. It’s hilarious and to bring Sabrina the Teenage Witch into it was awesome.
February 2, 2019
Up one star because of Sabrina
May 28, 2020
Visto quanto mi è piaciuto col senno di poi, mi pesa dover assegnare solo due stelle... Perché la trama è molto originale e poi c'e un meraviglioso crossover con Sabrina (Sabrina vita da strega / Sabrina the teenage witch, insomma, abbiamo capito: Fumetto nato nel 1962 e poi diventato serie animata e una nota serie tv per teenager).
La complicità tra il protagonista e la strega teenager non ti fa staccare gli occhi dalle vignette, pagina dopo pagina in quello che è un vortice d'emozioni (e di Hamburger, ovviamente)...
...fino all'arrivo delle battutine a piè pagina di Ryan North. Una ogni tanto ci sta anche, da un tocco originale e inaspettato rompendo la quarta parete parlando con il lettore. Ma nei capitoli da lui trattati più andavo avanti più trovavo una simpatia forzata e a tratti pesante. Rompendo così il feeling con una storia che anche a livello emotivo non aveva bisogno di aggiunte extra.
Una volta ignorato i commenti mi sono fatto travolgere, come in un degno incantesimo della protagonista femminile, dalla trama. Vivendo molte emozioni a tratti contrastanti e che mi han fatto riportare alla mente molte situazioni simili vissute in prima persona quando avevo la loro età. Finale compreso.
Scorrevole, ben disegnato e gli extra a fine graphic novel, con tanto di cover sketch, sanno effettivamente descrivere una trama che tutti, da adolescenti, abbiamo vissuto: dall'incomunicabilità alla complicità. Il tutto senza il bisogno di aggiungere parole.
Parole extra, ovviamente.
January 8, 2018
I'm in love!!! Must keep reading, but must pace myself so I don't run out of issues to read! #sendhelp
June 4, 2017
I love everything about Jughead comics. Seeing Sabrina made me want to see her on Riverdale. Maybe in season 2/3? If Dilton got a few minutes of screen time, why not the teenage witch?
December 26, 2020
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In questo secondo volume a lui dedicato, Jughead incontra Sabrina – proprio quella Sabrina Spellman da Vita da strega, anche lei protagonista di fumetti pubblicati dalla Archie Comics, oltre che delle celeberrime serie TV. Visto che Halloween si avvicina e quest’anno coincide con l’ultimo giorno dell’Ace Week, questo fumetto è una buona idea di lettura per celebrarle insieme.
Questo volume mi è piaciuto tantissimo per due motivi: il primo riguarda i capitoli sette e otto, nei quali Jughead vuole passare del tempo con il suo migliore amico Archie, ma questi vuole includerci una visita al campeggio femminile per rimorchiare. Questo crea un litigio, nel quale Archie dichiara di non volersi scusare per essere un ragazzo normale che pensa a come ottenere le attenzioni delle ragazze. A questo punto si vede solo la reazione di Jughead: niente parole, solo la sua espressione.
L’ho trovata estremamente rappresentativa di quello che si prova quando una persona a cui vuoi bene ti tira addosso dell’afobia casuale, non per farti del male, ma solo perché è abituata a veder girare il mondo in un certo modo. Ti senti feritǝ, incazzatǝ, delusǝ, colpitǝ a tradimento e disarmatǝ perché alla fine quello che farai sarà lasciar perdere, lasciando scivolare le scuse, che sai essere sincere, ma ugualmente incapaci di sistemare alcunché.
Il secondo motivo per cui ho amato questo volume riguarda l’incontro tra Jughead e Sabrina, che conquista l’attenzione del nostro eroe nei panni di un hamburger gigante che distribuisce volantini e coupon di Pop’s, il locale frequentato dallз ragazzз di Riverdale. È molto interessante vedere lo scollamento tra le reazioni di Jughead e quelle dellз suз amichз, che cercano di consigliarlo su come meglio far colpo su Sabrina.
Nessunǝ, infatti, sembra capire che Jughead voleva solo uscire con un hamburger gigante, non tanto con Sabrina e, nonostante la comicità della situazione, il fumetto rende molto bene la difficoltà di una persona asessuale (e aromantica?) ad avere un appuntamento con una allosessuale e alloromantica. Tutto molto classico, come era accaduto nel primo volume, ma non per questo spiacevole.
In questo secondo volume a lui dedicato, Jughead incontra Sabrina – proprio quella Sabrina Spellman da Vita da strega, anche lei protagonista di fumetti pubblicati dalla Archie Comics, oltre che delle celeberrime serie TV. Visto che Halloween si avvicina e quest’anno coincide con l’ultimo giorno dell’Ace Week, questo fumetto è una buona idea di lettura per celebrarle insieme.
Questo volume mi è piaciuto tantissimo per due motivi: il primo riguarda i capitoli sette e otto, nei quali Jughead vuole passare del tempo con il suo migliore amico Archie, ma questi vuole includerci una visita al campeggio femminile per rimorchiare. Questo crea un litigio, nel quale Archie dichiara di non volersi scusare per essere un ragazzo normale che pensa a come ottenere le attenzioni delle ragazze. A questo punto si vede solo la reazione di Jughead: niente parole, solo la sua espressione.
L’ho trovata estremamente rappresentativa di quello che si prova quando una persona a cui vuoi bene ti tira addosso dell’afobia casuale, non per farti del male, ma solo perché è abituata a veder girare il mondo in un certo modo. Ti senti feritǝ, incazzatǝ, delusǝ, colpitǝ a tradimento e disarmatǝ perché alla fine quello che farai sarà lasciar perdere, lasciando scivolare le scuse, che sai essere sincere, ma ugualmente incapaci di sistemare alcunché.
Il secondo motivo per cui ho amato questo volume riguarda l’incontro tra Jughead e Sabrina, che conquista l’attenzione del nostro eroe nei panni di un hamburger gigante che distribuisce volantini e coupon di Pop’s, il locale frequentato dallз ragazzз di Riverdale. È molto interessante vedere lo scollamento tra le reazioni di Jughead e quelle dellз suз amichз, che cercano di consigliarlo su come meglio far colpo su Sabrina.
Nessunǝ, infatti, sembra capire che Jughead voleva solo uscire con un hamburger gigante, non tanto con Sabrina e, nonostante la comicità della situazione, il fumetto rende molto bene la difficoltà di una persona asessuale (e aromantica?) ad avere un appuntamento con una allosessuale e alloromantica. Tutto molto classico, come era accaduto nel primo volume, ma non per questo spiacevole.
January 19, 2018
I think I am now a fangirl for Jughead!! Chip Zdarsky's Jughead Volume 2 tells two stories: The first is about Archie and Jughead trying to participate in fun Summer activities instead of Archie working all of the time. Thet decide to head up to a friend's cabin where they get a rude awakening: they are adjacent to Reggie Mantle' s family reunion. In an effort to get away, they get lost in the woods where they deal with a fissure in their relationship and are saved by an unlikely ally.
The second story is that Jughead is mesmerized by Pop's new burger mascot. When said burger mascot asks him out, it complicates things. Things are further complicated when said burger mascot is SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH!!!!!
I liked the first story because it details Archie's selfishness and the ridiculousness of the love triangle between Betty and Veronica. I have never been a fan of that. Jughead was feeling, understandably, neglected because their dynamic had changed. Finding out more backstory about Mr. Weatherbee and his bullying days cemented his story in Riverdale.
However, I loved he second story because I LOVE Sabrina Spellman, my favorite teenage witch around. I've written previously that I never read an Archie comic but I had read tons of Sabrina comics and was a devoted fan of the show. I really enjoyed Jughead's friendship with Sabrina. It was realistic and showed how much of a kind and innocent soul Jughead is.
I also really enjoyed what brought Sabrina to Riverdale. I related to her immensely. It was very honest and a bit sad. Of course, I loved her various magical hijinks and Salem, her familiar cat, was adorable and boss.
What was an odd but enjoyable aspect about Jughead was Ryan North, another writer, breaking the fourth wall by writing tidbits underneath the panel. They didn't get in the way which is what I was worried about. I liked Derek Charm's art. It was fantastic. Sabrina was AMAZING! I can't wait to read volume three!
The second story is that Jughead is mesmerized by Pop's new burger mascot. When said burger mascot asks him out, it complicates things. Things are further complicated when said burger mascot is SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH!!!!!
I liked the first story because it details Archie's selfishness and the ridiculousness of the love triangle between Betty and Veronica. I have never been a fan of that. Jughead was feeling, understandably, neglected because their dynamic had changed. Finding out more backstory about Mr. Weatherbee and his bullying days cemented his story in Riverdale.
However, I loved he second story because I LOVE Sabrina Spellman, my favorite teenage witch around. I've written previously that I never read an Archie comic but I had read tons of Sabrina comics and was a devoted fan of the show. I really enjoyed Jughead's friendship with Sabrina. It was realistic and showed how much of a kind and innocent soul Jughead is.
I also really enjoyed what brought Sabrina to Riverdale. I related to her immensely. It was very honest and a bit sad. Of course, I loved her various magical hijinks and Salem, her familiar cat, was adorable and boss.
What was an odd but enjoyable aspect about Jughead was Ryan North, another writer, breaking the fourth wall by writing tidbits underneath the panel. They didn't get in the way which is what I was worried about. I liked Derek Charm's art. It was fantastic. Sabrina was AMAZING! I can't wait to read volume three!
October 9, 2020
4.5 stars!
This was really fun, and definitely had better pacing than the last issue. It is a fun, all ages sort of adventure. Can't wait to read the next one! I prefer the art in this one way more than the first. I realize I'm not a very big fan of Erica Henderson, so it was nice to introduce my eyeballs to some of Derek Charm's delightfully cartoony goodness. Also interesting to read some of Ryan North's writing for the first time.
My one tiny complaint is, the more I delve into stories with asexual representation, there is always at least one arc where said asexual character questions their asexuality and/or aromanticism and their friends are excited that they may not be aspec. It almost always ends with a "I really am this way! Accept me!" moment, but I'm starting to wish this arc would stop happening in everything I read with ace rep in it. And stop making their friends seem like they'd wish their friend wasn't ace! They didn't even address his friends coming to terms with his orientation, it just sort of... ended. I wish they had at least apologized for thinking he'd be cooler if he wasn't asexual.
Other than that, great read!
This was really fun, and definitely had better pacing than the last issue. It is a fun, all ages sort of adventure. Can't wait to read the next one! I prefer the art in this one way more than the first. I realize I'm not a very big fan of Erica Henderson, so it was nice to introduce my eyeballs to some of Derek Charm's delightfully cartoony goodness. Also interesting to read some of Ryan North's writing for the first time.
My one tiny complaint is, the more I delve into stories with asexual representation, there is always at least one arc where said asexual character questions their asexuality and/or aromanticism and their friends are excited that they may not be aspec. It almost always ends with a "I really am this way! Accept me!" moment, but I'm starting to wish this arc would stop happening in everything I read with ace rep in it. And stop making their friends seem like they'd wish their friend wasn't ace! They didn't even address his friends coming to terms with his orientation, it just sort of... ended. I wish they had at least apologized for thinking he'd be cooler if he wasn't asexual.
Other than that, great read!
May 28, 2017
I’m just so thrilled that Archie and Jughead have been rebooted. It is such fun revisiting these old childhood friends!
And, in this volume, we get another character returning to the fray: Sabrina the Teenage Witch! Terrific fun read. Always sorry it is awhile between volumes!
And, in this volume, we get another character returning to the fray: Sabrina the Teenage Witch! Terrific fun read. Always sorry it is awhile between volumes!
November 7, 2017
This series continues to be so much more hilarious and charming than should be possible??
I mostly loved the Sabrina crossover arc except
I mostly loved the Sabrina crossover arc except
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