Archie reveals art from longawaited life with kevin series brett white apr 12, 2016. Archie comics kevin keller some time ago i heard about the addition of kevin keller to archie comics. Its a bunch of firsts for kevin keller in the first issue of his ongoing series. Kevin deserves happiness as much as your bugheads, your varchies, and of course choni. Kevin keller could easily be presented as a very special episode of archie, but this comic doesnt take that easy route out. Kevin keller is just another kid in riverdale and such acceptance and understanding is brilliant, especially in the way it doesnt pat itself on the back for thinking so. Life with kevin will feature a familiar creative team.
Dan parent is an american comic book artist and writer best known for his work with archie comics, where he is an innovator behind some of archies biggest hits. Kevin keller burst onto the comic book scene back in 2010 in archie comics veronica number 202. The most popular addition to the riverdale crowd in years, kevin keller is archies first gay character. Storybook helms this heartfelt and humorous third collection of the ongoing kevin keller comic book series, including kevins first kiss. Dan parent is an american comic book artist and writer best known for his work with archie comics, where he is an. Since he was the first gay character in the storied history of archie comics, kevins first. So with that in mind, lets break down the major ships with kevin, according to the shipping wiki, and rank them based on which should and will actually happen. Other uses kevin keller is a fictional character in the archie comics universe. Veronica writer dan parent concurred, saying it shows that riverdale. Most notably, parent is the writerartist of the kevin keller series, which continues to receive widespread, positive media attention, most notably the 24th annual glaad. The series, which follows the lives of riverdale high school students a few years. Kevin keller will soon have his own solo comic again, as archie comics has announced a new digitalfirst miniseries called life with kevin. To ask other readers questions about kevin keller, please sign up. Openly gay kevin keller joins archie and the gang in comic books september edition.
It just makes sense to have an openly gay character in archie comic books. This edition includes the glaad media award for outstanding comic booknomiated story, isnt it bromantic, where kevin first meets archie, jughead, betty and veronica, and also explores his love of journalism, his desire to serve in the. Storybook helms this heartfelt and humorous collection of the first four issues of the ongoing kevin keller comic book series kevins past appearances in veronica and the kevin keller miniseries appear in the. Synopsis kevin keller is archies first gay character and the most popular addition to the riverdale crowd in years. He will be killed during an assassination attempt on his friend, an openly gay politician named kevin keller. Learn more about kevins background and story before he arrived in riverdale and met the archie gang, and pick up the comic that people are. Kevin keller is archies first gay character and the most popular addition to the riverdale crowd in years. Kevin keller was initially a recurring character on the first season of the cws riverdale. Hear what creator dan parent had to say about kevin kellers foray into crime fighting. Riverdales kevin keller comes to visit new york in new. The triumphant return of archie comics gay character. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Dan parent is an american comic book artist and writer best known for his work with archie comics, where he is an innovator behind some of archies biggest.
Kevin keller comic read kevin keller comic online in. Archie comics kevin keller returning in new series in. Kevin keller comic ending, but archie has big plans for. As he and jughead bond over their mutual love of food, kevin explains that he. Lot of 40 archies pal jughead kevin keller archie ect. According to wikipedia the publication origins of archie, jughead, betty, and veronica date back to the 1940s. The reputation of archie comics is built on an idealized american city.
Read kevin keller comic online free and high quality. I absolutely love how these comics introduced kevin. Host grace randolph sits down with alex segura, the executive. I got carried away with how much i liked this comic.
Kevin keller writer and artist dan parent was presented with outstanding comic book by the amazing races jaymes vaughan and james davis at the 24 th annual glaad media awards in san francisco on saturday, may 11. Kevin kellers creator opens up about his digital series, what veronica lodge brings to the older audienceskewing story, and more. Dan parent, creator of archie comics first gay character, kevin keller, says kevin will return in a new series next year. Food, comic books, scifi movies, social justice dislikes. Comic books in archies pal kevin keller mycomicshop. In the past few years, archie comics has undergone an ambitious effort to reclaim relevance in the comicbook market, and you can argue that its resurgence began with kevin keller. Learn more about kevins background and story before he arrived in riverdale and met the archie gang, and pick up the comic that people are already buzzing about. Kevin keller broke new ground back in 2010 when he became the first openly gay character in the archie comics universe. The issue proved so popular that it spurred archie comics to run a second printing for the first time in its history especially impressive when one considers that archies appearances stretch back nearly seven decades, having made his. Fans will get a chance to see an older, more mature kevin in the new digitalfirst series life with kevin, hitting in june from writerartist dan parent and inker j. He has since been promoted to a series regular for the second season.
A bimonthly kevin keller series launched with writerartist parent in early 2012 received a glaad award for outstanding comic book the following year. Kevin keller is a fictional character in the archie comics universe. The librarys vast trove of comic books exposes a unique and revealing history of american popular culture. Archie comics gay character kevin keller moves from. Wicked little town, on wednesday night, but hes also making a trip. Kevin keller is a groundbreaking character that archie comics has determined to be a permanent fixture in the riverdale gang. Kevin is the first openly gay character in archie comics history. This edition includes the glaad media award for outstanding comic booknominated story, isnt it bromantic, where kevin first meets archie, jughead, betty and veronica, and also explores his love of journalism, his desire to serve in the military in the footsteps of. Archie comics first gay character will become the superhero known as the equalizer.
Fanfavorite writerartist dan parent betty and veronica. Lot of 40 archies pal jughead kevin keller archie ect modern comic book lot. The secret is out and kevin keller is here, starring in his very own deluxe oversize fullcolor hardcover graphic novel. Kevin keller earned the glaad media award for outstanding comic book in 20, according to rolling stone. When kevin beats jughead in a burgereating contest, veronica falls. Open a comic book, and you can see america in the pages its people, its values. Kevin keller is archie comics new gay superhero the. Outstanding comic book nominees for annual glaad award announced.
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