Archie Meets Glee (Archie \u0026 Friends All-Stars) by Dan Parent

Archie Meets Glee (Archie \u0026 Friends All-Stars) Reviews

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  Calista

  I'm sure this will surprise many people, but I loved Glee. I own the DVD's and yes the show got stupid, but those first 3 years were awesome. I have recently been won over by the Archie verse. I have never thought to compare those two, but they do have similar characters that match up. There is a Jughead Jones and a Mercedes Jones. I never put these things together. I love that part of this comic.
  
  This was totally silly and whimsical. It's pure sugar, like cotton candy as it melts in your mouth. I had a lot of fun with this story. It was worth getting ILL. I'm glad the library had the story. It's really not worth going into the story. It's mostly fan fic.
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  Holly Letson

  This was, overall, an enjoyable crossover. If they ever make more stories from it, I'd like to read them.
  
  It had a slow start, but a nice ending.
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  Haley Petre

  Five stars for nostalgia! Super cute and self aware!
  
  Also, there was a Sebastian shout out and everybody and their mom knows he’s my favorite.
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  Jacob

  Public library copy.
  
  I lost my initial review via my Android mobile app so here it goes again albeit not as good as the first time...
  
  Artist Dan Parent does a fine job staying on model drawing both the Archie and Glee cast. My problem with this book remains solely with the writer Roberto Aguire-Sacasa, who's work at Marvel Comics wasn't exactly what I hoped for back in 2004 or thereabout. The worst offense by the writer was not following the golden rule of keeping word balloons below a 13-word count. Thus, each panel becomes completely cluttered with dialogue from word balloons, thought balloons, and narrative captions. It's a typical screenwriter mistake and something someone like Kevin Smith is entirely guilty of time and again. I think Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa could learn a lot from another Archie writer Fernando Ruiz and follow his approach to writing comic books as an example. I don't know if Roberto did not trust Dan Parent enough to do the storytelling or if he does not have enough comic book writer experience.
  
  If I never read an Archie cross-over story that deals with dimensional time travel and other parallel universe clichés I'd be thankful. I see no reason why Glee characters simply could not have engaged the Riverdale characters via some high school competition or some other non sci-fi plot point. Roberto does get a lot of other things right like having a slushy thrown at an Archie character, I just think the story could have been broke down to something more timeless and appealing.
  
  Finally, while I understand Glee is a music show the singing aspect doesn't make for interesting comics so fergitaboutit. There's plenty of hijinks the Glee and Archie characters could get involved with that they needn't bother to do the no-brainer of having characters sing "Sugar, Sugar" against a more contemporary song like "Call me, maybe."
  Wouldn't it have been a better plot point to have the heavies like Sue Sylvester and Hiram Lodge make a pact that would impact the rest of the characters? Or pair Kurt Hummel with another gay character Kevin Keller? Sadly, like so many other Archie cross-overs this one wasn't a winner for me. (I just spoke to my daughters, ages 10 and 12, and both expressed to me that every Archie cross-over has been a disappointment to them: Kiss, Glee, Night at the Comic Shop, etc.)
  
  I'd love to see the Powers That Be reach out to other prominent comic book folks and give the creators carte blanche. I think Amanda Conner would draw a wonderful all-ages story arc with someone like, say, Jimmy Palmiotti or Mark Waid.
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  Renata

  This feels like fanfiction for Riverdale that was sent back from the future. I barely remember anything about Glee anymore but when I found out that this was a real book that existed, and was held by a library in my consortium, I obviously had to check it out.
  
  Honestly it was really fun. However I would also read the dark version where Riverdale crosses over with Glee and the Serpents stone-cold murder someone and the River Vixens put on their funeral uniforms for a special performance.
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  Alex

  This is a thing that exists, and as such is worth it only for the fact that you can say "Archie Meets Glee" is a thing that exists. But it's written by a Glee writer who doesn't care a fig for Archie, so everything is just typical Glee self indulgence, and no one seems to have realised that songs don't exactly transfer across to the printed page.
  
  It's also a strange idea because instead of doing a straight up crossover, they make it a sci-fi crossing of the worlds. Instead of an organic scenario, you get a completely contrived set up that culminates in "Suddenly Seymour" for some reason - and Aguirre-Sacasa's contempt for all of the characters, not just those of his native show, is laid bare.
  
  But hey: points for trying. Everyone knows Archie continues to be more relevant than Glee ever was.
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  Rick

  This should have been terrible or pretty close to that, but Aguirre-Sacasa's familiarity with both Glee and the conventions of comic-book story crossovers amalgamates wonderfully to make this light-hearted misadventure a real unexpected delight. While reading part 1 I found myself laughing out load at how well he pegged the characters and drew comparisons between the Glee kids and Archie and his gang. If for no other reason, the book is fascinating for what it does to acknowledge archetypes in teen/tween/young adult fiction and media and spin them on their ear. The only thing missing was a soundtrack to play while reading.
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  Ella

  My brother gave me this after surgery to make me laugh. I haven't read an Archie comic book since I was a kid and I enjoyed Glee, although mostly for the music. This definitely made me laugh. It took the characters of Glee and made them more exaggerated. Plus it didn't loose the innocence I remember from the Archie comic books. The most important thing though, it didn't take itself seriously. It is a funny farce that poked fun at both worlds every chance it could. Really, a fun, quick, and light read.
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  Ashleigh

  I was so ready to make fun of this, but it was actually kind of awesome. Lots of superhero references, inside Archie jokes--even a Sabrina mention! I'm always up for some Memory Lane action. Archie should totally have a series where they compare themselves to other fictional universes on rotation.
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  Paula Kirman

  I love Archie, and I loved Glee (yes, guilty pleasure, I know), and especially liked the parallels between the Archie and Glee casts, plus the dialogue was bang-on, at least in terms of Glee (because the writer was a Glee writer). The focus here is more on Glee than Archie, so I would recommend this only to Glee fans who like Archie too.
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  Azreena

  Gosh, I was so excited to find out that two of my interests have been combined in one book! I was expecting a little more but the story was okay. Doesn't deserve a 5 star though. Can't wait for Part 2!
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  Amma

  I like how they compared the characters (even down to their last names), and the plot. I also liked how they brought up specific things from each story so that the people who read the individual stories could recognize themes.
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  Mainon

  This is perfectly silly but nonetheless enjoyable. The idea is that the cast of characters in both Archie and Glee exist in alternate universes, and Dilton Doiley somehow creates a wormhole that connects the two. Predictable but amusing hijinks ensue.
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  Kaitlyn Dobberteen

  Aww, this was cute. The writing for the Glee kids could have been stronger, but it's still an Archie comic. Still very well-done!
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  Louise

  2 stars.
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  Erin

  I was disappointed but also not really sure what I was expecting going into this. Picked it up on a whim.
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  Hargun Kaur Sachdev

  The 15 year old me would have loved to read this and even now it was pretty amusing. But that's just it. It was so in your face - all the parallels in both the universes. There was nothing funny or interesting...I wonder were the comics always this way.
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  Violet Varagard

  Hilarious.
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  Liralen

  This was...okay. I wish the writers hadn't spend quite so much time on the convoluted parallel-universe storyline, as it left very little time for the characters to actually develop and interact. It felt rather as though most of them were introduced, their most superficial roles were established, and then they only popped up again to establish that they were still obeying those superficial roles. If anything, this served largely as a reminder of how Archie has traditionally fallen short of inclusiveness. There's no mention of Quinn's pregnancy; we're reminded that although Archie now has a (lone) gay character (and they had to bring in a new character for this, because they couldn't possibly make an existing character gay) and the occasional POC, that's about as diverse as it gets. It's interesting to see Santana in the comic, because if she were an Archie original, we'd know she was Latina because she'd sprinkle little bits of Spanish throughout all of her dialogue. (Meanwhile, whoever designed the cover went for thin, white, able-bodied characters.)
  
  Not catastrophic, but distinctly meh.
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  Lady Conqueror

  Easy to Fly Through: Definitely
  Humor: a bit. A good amount of silliness that I loved though too.
  Characters: The best
  Addictiveness: Some for nostalgic purposes. Pretty Straight forward story but still great.
  Movingness: Couple moments that were perfect, though mostly just lighthearted. Still has that same sappy, cheesy vibe you'd expect from the Glee club though.
  Would reread: Possibly. or at least leaf through again for nostalgia.
  Rating: 5 stars 10/10 100%
  Without a doubt my favorite comic that I own and not just 'cuz Glee is my favorite show. I just saw this and thought I had to own it. So much fun to read and will definitely treasure it.
  I did notice a few things. Brittany, Quinn, and Santana are seen in their Cheerios uniforms while Blaine is attending McKinley. Quinn was never a Cheerio when Blaine was at McKinley. Sam and Will appear on the cover for issue/ Chapter #2 but do not appear in this issue. All in all loved the songs and pictures featured for this. Absolutely recommend this. Great for fans of both universes.
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  Hope

  To be sure, this is much more an Archie comic than a Glee story- but for a fan of both, an amusing diversion. When Dilton makes a connection with an alternate dimension, where kids seem to burst into song, something goes wrong- and the two universes end up all jumbled up!
  Few of the Glee characters look anything like their live-action personas, yet its still cute to read and watch them deal with drama in the Archie style.
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  Flor Teijeiro

  "Singing in a group...a Glee club or a garage band like The Archies generates pure happiness. The feeling of being part of a group -feeling needed by that group-mitigate the loneliness and alienation modern youths can sometimes experience"
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  Anita Bakhtiar

  My favourite comic world colliding with the world of one of my most beloved TV series... I wished for it, but never thought it would happen. Reading it was fun, easy and very familiar. An A plus to everyone who made this collaboration a reality!
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  Kelly K

  Lol why did I read this
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  Biru Cahya

  This comic was so fun to read. Very, very entertaining.
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  Gina

  At first I thought it was starting out too self-aware, but then it started getting more readable. I am sure it gets at least one extra star if you watch Glee.
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  James

  A bit hard to read since two of the characters in Glee are deceased and not under the best of conditions to say the least.
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  Jor

  I need a crossover episode of this 😭
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  Andrew Campbell

  Imagine if Riverdale and Glee somehow crossed paths, and you get the premise of this series of comics. It’s quite entertaining and I sped through it. Would be a great tv crossover actually.