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Archie Is Back! Ben H. Winters & Hunter Gorinson Discuss Oni’s New Archie Era
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Archie is returning with a new #1 as Oni Press and Archie Comics begin an ambitious publishing partnership celebrating the character’s 85th anniversary. Writer Ben H. Winters and Oni Press President and Publisher Hunter Gorinson join Jace to explain how the partnership came together, why Fábio Moon was chosen to reinvent Riverdale visually and how the new series will balance timeless teenage relationships with a fresh, modern voice.
The conversation explores the surprising difficulty of writing Archie Andrews, the enduring complexity of Betty and Veronica, the philosophical appeal of Jughead and Oni’s determination to create comics filled with humor, optimism and what Gorinson calls a concentrated jolt of joy. They also preview Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Archie in Hell, special content planned for Archie #1 and Oni’s Archie-related activities at San Diego Comic-Con.
Chapters
00:00 Introducing Oni Press’ New Archie Era
00:32 How the Oni and Archie Partnership Happened
03:12 Why Ben H. Winters Said Yes to Archie
05:20 Modernizing Archie for Every Generation
07:34 Choosing Fábio Moon and Kano
11:38 Betty or Veronica?
13:45 Building a Sustainable Archie Publishing Line
16:28 Balancing Teenage Drama, Humor and Optimism
18:50 Jughead’s Journal
20:15 Why Archie Comics Are So Hard to Write
23:55 Making Comics Fun Again
27:19 The Fizz of Teenage Potential
29:38 Finding Archie Andrews’ Voice
31:31 Archie’s Influence on Popular Culture
33:00 The Responsibility of Publishing an Icon
35:16 What Makes Oni’s Archie #1 Different
37:40 San Diego Comic-Con Plans
39:35 Why Comic Conventions Matter
42:46 Final Thoughts and Preordering Archie #1
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