Comic Book News #9: Reggie Mantle and Kate Bishop To Get New Series

- Good news for Reggie Mantle fans, according to reports, Archie Comics reigning King of the Egotistical Jerks will be getting his own comic book series. It will be titled Reggie and Me and will be written by Tom DeFalco with illustrations by Sandy Jarrell, Kelly Fitzpatrick and Jack Morelli. The series will be published on December 7th.

Back in February I had wrote a post Five Archie Comics Characters I Wish Had Their Own Series and Reggie was on my list. I'm glad to see that Archie Comics is seeing what fans are interested in and actually created books for them.

Here is the description for the first issue:

There is no one more loved, revered, admired and adored in Riverdale than… Reggie Mantle? Well, at least Reggie doesn’t think there’s anyone as loved and admired as himself. And his best friend can back that idea up—his best friend, of course, being his dog, Vader. The unstoppable duo is known around town for pulling the funniest pranks, getting the hottest dates and throwing the best parties. And if anyone even dares to compete with them, there is going to be hell to pay. Come take a look at the life of your hero, the handsome, hilarious Reggie Mantle.




- Kate Bishop a.k.a. Hawkeye will be getting her own series. The series titled Hawkeye will be written by Kelly Thompson with illustrations by Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire and will be published in December. According to reports Kate will be heading back to Los Angeles and will be trying her hand at being a private investigator along with being a superhero.

I like Kate Bishop, I've been a fan ever since the original Young Avengers series. I'm glad Marvel is finally giving Kate her own series.

These are two interesting series I will be added to my list at the comic book store. I do hope in the upcoming future that Marvel will be announcing America Chavez a.k.a. Miss America will be getting her own series as well.

Five Archie Comics' Characters I Wish Had Their Own Comic Book Series

I am not embarrassed to say that I am a huge fan of Archie Comics, you should see all the boxes of comics that I have. But that's not why I'm writing this post. I'm writing because as much as I love reading Archie Comics I wish there were even more of them.

And now that the company has gotten a huge boost from the All-New Archie series and the All-New Jughead series, I think it would be nice if they offered fans even more. There is some good news to report, there will be a new Betty & Veronica series out sometime later this year. It will be written and illustrated by Adam Hughes. Kevin Keller will also be getting a new series and it will be written and illustrated by Dan Parent. In the new series, Kevin will be a little older trying to make his way in the world. I am so looking forward to reading both of those new series.

With that said, there are five Archie Comics' characters I wish had a series:


1. Sabrina, The Teenage Witch

I'm not sure how Sabrina will fit into this All-New Archie Universe but I think it would be fun to see her. However, I would prefer if it was cheerful, fun and light-hearted instead of dark and gritty. It would be a great alternative for fans who are looking for something different than the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. And the series must still include lots of magic.  



2. Chuck and Nancy

I would love it if there was a Chuck and Nancy comic book series. I always liked Chuck Clayton and Nancy Woods but I always felt like they never really got a chance to shine especially Nancy. I love that these long time sweethearts are both into the arts with Chuck drawing and creating comics while Nancy is a painter. 



3. Reggie

Reggie Mantle is a world class jerk but it's so much fun to watch him fall flat on his face especially after one of his pranks backfire. This egotistical ladies man has been trying to show up Archie for years and he's just the character to relish having his own series.



4. Midge and Moose

It's it about time Midge Klump and Moose Mason share in some of the spotlight. I'm sure there is more to Moose than being the big dumb jock and Midge is more than just his girlfriend. With their own series writers can add more depth to their characters.



5. Ethel

Ethel Muggs always struck me as geek girl who had all of these interesting aspects to her character but all was shown was her big crush on Jughead. Giving Ethel her own series would be just what this character needs including giving her a new love interest.


I'm so glad that Archie Comics has started to become popular again. For some reason, some fans had started to lose interest in the company's comic books. As for me, I have been a fan from the moment I bought my first Betty & Veronica comic when I was a little girl. I hope that with time they will introduce more series because I think it would be great to see different characters leading their own series.