Tag: Archie

Sabrina the teenage witch is getting a makeover. On Wednesday Archie Comics, which created the character, announced a partnership with MoonScoop Entertainment and plans to create a new half-hour animated TV series. The new show will feature a more “current” interpretation of the character, according to Archie Comics Chief Executive Jon Goldwater. Think skinny jeans, spiky hair and a tattoo. “This is the first new animation for Sabrina in almost 10 years,” said Goldwater. “It’s a combination of ‘Twilight’ meets ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ … she’s more modern.” Story wise, the project aims to be more action-oriented than previous incarnations such as ABC’s short-lived Saturday morning “Sabrina: the Animated Series” (1999-2000) or the sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart that ran from 1996 to 2003 on ABC and then the WB network. “It’s a little more dealing in the supernatural realm,” ...

EXCLUSIVE “American Idol” and “The X Factor” will soon square off … in the pages of Archie Comics? Jon Goldwater, the co-CEO of Archie Comics, says the July issue of the venerable comic book will feature some music-world star power: “Simon Cowell and Jennifer Lopez face off in Riverdale, as ‘X Factor’ and ‘American Idol’ hold open auditions and compete against each other to collect the best and brightest musical talents from the town – including the Archies, Josie and the Pussycats and more. This one has it all – celebrities, comedy, music and plenty of surprises. Who better to become the next musical reality hit than the Archies?” The story is still being worked on — and when I suggested that it might be funny if the irascible Cowell gave a snide critique of Jughead’s wardrobe, I heard back from Archie Comics President Mike Pellerito ...

From the Associated Press… John D’Agostino Sr., whose work in comic books ranged from Archie and Jughead to the Incredible Hulk and G.I. Joe, among others, has died. He was 81. D’Agostino died Sunday of bone cancer in Ansonia, Conn., publisher Archie Comics said Tuesday in a statement. Born in Italy in 1929, D’Agostino emigrated to the United States and got his first job as head colorist at New York City’s Timely Comics, the forerunner of Marvel. He worked with Stan Lee, who went on to co-create numerous memorable super-heroes, including Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four. While working at Timely, D’Agostino — his nickname was “Jon” — helped supervise another artist, Stan Goldberg, who later become synonymous with the high school adventures of Archie, Reggie, Veronica and Betty at Riverdale High School. D’Agostino later joined Goldberg, hired in 1965 by ...