Betty & Veronica Vol. 1

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• 8.0
  

  Rich

  Nov 11, 2017

  This graphic novel collects issues one to three of the limited series. Hotdog is the narrator of this issue. He is one cool canine. Archie and Jughead are talking and the conversation goes to who would win in a fight Betty or Veronica? The four friends are just hanging out. Hotdog does provide a brief assessment of the four friends. With Veronica though he has nothing. The other three are nice but Veronica is a mystery. These friends do get along well even though they are all quite different in personalities. In this issue they get a rallying theme. Save Pop's the chocolate shop. Poor Pop Tate. Wow you have to see Betty's expression at this news. Adam Hughes does capture the ideal face of a determined Betty. His drawings are sub dued and lightly colored. They give the characters a laid back feel most of the time. Not though in this scene. Betty as well is portrayed more violently in regards to comments that Jughead makes. Poor guy is her punching bag if he mouths off. She does have one killer right cross. Page 19 and 20 they come out of left field the way they are handled. You will get a laugh out of them. This comic though is about Betty & Veronica. They do end up face to face and Betty is ready to rip off the cool calm Veronica's face. Things are heating up in the town of Riverdale. The backup story is a classic adventure of Betty and Veronica called "Birth of a Notion" story by Sy Reit, art by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick and letters by Vince DeCarlo. This short story has Archie and Reggie getting into trouble with Betty and Veronica. It starts out so funny and ends just as funny. The poor boys do not have any idea what happened. This issue of Betty & Veronica is a great update to the classic tales. The cute way Hotdog talks to the readers is fantastic to see. Breaking the third wall is great. Betty looks amazing as a boxer in the fantasy sequence. Veronica looks stuck up. Betty and Ronnie are opposed here. Betty wants to save Pop's. more

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