Gay character in Archie
Having grown up reading Archie, I had to read the comic where there would be a gay kid, Kevin Keller, coming to Riverdale.
I have to say, it was quite out of character of Jughead to be vengeful and mean-spirited. I mean, I have seen him portrayed as being vengeful, but he usually has his head on his shoulders, except when it comes to food. And Kevin? I think he was too pretty, if there is such a thing. I mean, you can see for yourself.
And if you're not familiar with the comics, Jughead doesn't like girls. In the past, he has had 4 girlfriends though. But it seems like that in this particular issue, they're kind of hinting that Jughead is gay.
There's a scene where Veronica sees Kevin giving Jughead a box of chocolates. She gets totally bummed and says that she can't believe she lost a guy to Jughead instead of "Oh god, Jughead is gay!" It's like she's expecting him to be gay since he's not with women. But throughout the comic Kevin remarks that he's hitting it off with Jughead. It seems platonic on this level but I wonder, though unlikely, if Jughead might come out. Who knows?
I did enjoy reading it. I am interested in seeing how they will develop the Kevin character and his relationship with the rest of the gang.
I have to say, it was quite out of character of Jughead to be vengeful and mean-spirited. I mean, I have seen him portrayed as being vengeful, but he usually has his head on his shoulders, except when it comes to food. And Kevin? I think he was too pretty, if there is such a thing. I mean, you can see for yourself.
And if you're not familiar with the comics, Jughead doesn't like girls. In the past, he has had 4 girlfriends though. But it seems like that in this particular issue, they're kind of hinting that Jughead is gay.
There's a scene where Veronica sees Kevin giving Jughead a box of chocolates. She gets totally bummed and says that she can't believe she lost a guy to Jughead instead of "Oh god, Jughead is gay!" It's like she's expecting him to be gay since he's not with women. But throughout the comic Kevin remarks that he's hitting it off with Jughead. It seems platonic on this level but I wonder, though unlikely, if Jughead might come out. Who knows?
I did enjoy reading it. I am interested in seeing how they will develop the Kevin character and his relationship with the rest of the gang.