Archie Comics

    George Takei En Route To Riverdale

    Matthew PetersonBy Updated:6 Comments1 Min Read

    I’m pleasantly surprised to find Archie Comics remaining on the cutting edge of pop culture and issue awareness these days, and their profile is about to be raised a little higher come November, as Kevin Keller meets Star Trek icon and activist George Takei!  In Kevin Keller #6, Kevin comes face-to-face with his lifelong hero, and I have to say that George looks awesome Archie-style.  After KISS, President Obama and Captain Sulu, who will be the next to hit Riverdale?  (Fingers crossed for a Katy Perry/Josie and the Pussycats crossover!)

    UPDATE:  Take the jump for the full cover image and solicitation information.

    The story will be written and drawn by Kevin creator Dan Parent, who pitched the idea to Takei at a chance convention meeting. Takei loved the idea and it soon became a reality.

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    6 Comments

    1. Bluecho on

      You forgot one. Remember that time the Punisher crossed over with Archie? Good times.

      No seriously, from what I hear that crossover wasn’t all that bad.

      • Alisha Mynx on

        It was one of those things where it could be considered okay from a certain point of view. Personally I hated it, but I also had a hard time swallowing the TMNT/Archie crossover when I was a kid. But unlike the Punisher crossover, I actually had an easier time accepting the TMNT crossover despite the fact it was a cross-timelines meeting brought on by the Archie version of the Turtles traveling to Riverdale in the mouth of a cosmic cow head.