Archie comic to make history with gay interracial marriage

[William769]

Gay men in the army, gay marriage, interracial marriage—hot button issues that have riled up intense debate in the U.S. (In Canada, this is the norm so no one really cares. Kidding. Sort of.)

But one of America’s most well-known comics had been and will continue to tackle all of these issues with one character. Who knew the all-American Archie could be so political?

The cover of the January 2012 edition of Life With Archie , in which Archie’s gay friend Kevin Keller gets married to his African American boyfriend, has just been released (shown above).

It will be the first gay wedding to be depicted in an Archie comic. (The plot was originally announced in September.) Readers will learn how Kevin met his fiancé Clay Walker in a military hospital after being wounded while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

http://www.straight.com/article-549371/vancouver/archie-comic-make-history-gay-interracial-marriage

[msongs]

1. 4 hot buttons in one issue - way to go Archie and friends! nt

[pennylane100]

2. It would have been more fun if Archie was gay.

That would have really tackled the issue head on.

[lbrtbell]

3. That would have explained a lot of things

Like why he couldn't decide between Betty or Veronica. :rofl:

[pennylane100]

4. Of course, I never thought of that.

[Meeker Morgan]

5. Yeah OK, but ...

... when are Jughead and Big Moose going to make it official? :evilgrin:

[JackRiddler]

6. Archie movie trailer: "Riverdale"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djRAiiFlCy8

[JackRiddler]

7. Archie movie trailer: "Riverdale"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djRAiiFlCy8