Like very other facet of pop culture, comic books tend to reflect the period in which they were created. Clothes, furniture, cultural references... And even when comics try to be apolitical, issues of the day sometimes make their way in. Because the writers are human beings. When a world around them changes, and things they are used to make way for ( Read more... )

This is your Archie Comics on drugs

Well, tranquilizers, actually, but I am still amazed this story actually got published. I mean, yes, this was the 60s, where drugs of all kinds were all the rage, but the Comic Code was usually pretty conservative abut this sort of thing.

Chris Sims discusses an upcoming Archie Comics story arc involving interracial dating (and a franchise cross-over) and what it means in the context of Archie Comics', shall we say, questionable history when it comes to dealing with this sort of thing.

The Racial Politics of Riverdale: Why an Interracial Kiss Is Still a Big Deal by Chris Sims