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Archie Andrews To Be A Serious Superhero From Archie Comics in 2024
Archie Comics publisher Jon Goldwater has told Publisher's Weekly that Archie Comics will release a comic series featuring Archie Andrews as a superhero but in a fashion that is "not tongue in cheek" in 2024 A serious superhero? It's not the first time that Archie Andrews has been seen to don supertights, but it is[...]
Top 100 Power List of Comics, 2019 Edition
She's also been able to publish erotic comic books and make a small fortune from them at a time when a new puritanism is challenging such moves again. Jon Goldwater (Down) Co-CEO of Archie Comics, Goldwater has seen a revival of the brand grow, from relaunching Archie in a Young Adult direction, chasing newspaper headlines, creating[...]
'Riverdale' Season 3 Production Shut Down in Wake of Luke Perry's Passing
There is no word yet on how the show will address Perry's death or whether his character Fred Andrews – father of the show's lead Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) – would be recast or written out of the series.   Riverdale executive producers Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and Jon Goldwater issued the following statement along with[...]
Katy Keene: Will CW's Spinoff Pilot Also Spin Off Riverdale Characters?
Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Jon Goldwater will also executive produce; Berlanti Productions (CW's Batwoman) will serve as the studio, in association with Warner Bros Television. Archie Comics Describing the spinoff as "very different from Riverdale," Aguirre-Sacasa's Katy Keene follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene — as they[...]
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Netflix Offers Official First Looks at Sabrina, Aunts
#CAOS pic.twitter.com/Ue1L61pVSC — Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (@sabrinanetflix) August 13, 2018 Earlier this summer at the Television Critics Association (TCA) press event, Netflix formally announced Chilling Adventures of Sabrina would premiere on the streaming service on October 26th. Riverdale's Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa penned the script and serves as executive producer alongside Riverdale collaborators Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater and Lee Toland Krieger. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina imagines[...]
Salem Just Can't Be Bothered in Latest 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' Post
Riverdale's Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa penned the script for the series and serves as executive producer alongside Riverdale collaborators Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater and Lee Toland Krieger. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina imagines the origin and adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult[...]
Netflix Taps Mad Men's Kiernan Shipka for Riverdale Spinoff 'Sabrina'
Netflix has found its teenage witch in the form of Mad Men alum Kiernan Shipka, who is set to take the lead in the streaming network's upcoming series based on Archie Comics' supernatural heroine Sabrina. Credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com With Archie Comics' Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Jon Goldwater serving as executive producers alongside Lee Toland Krieger, Greg Berlanti, and[...]
The Bleeding Cool Top 100 Power List 2015 – 85 To 83
– Jon Goldwater – DOWN The man who took the fuddy duddy old fashioned Archie Comics of his father's company, and turned it into a high media profile publisher. And one that now constantly hits the headlines with topical, socially relevant issues that transcend its origins, with some decent licenses to match. Jon Goldwater, co-CEO of Archie has managed to extending the[...]
Cover image for Archie Milestones Jumbo Digest #14: Best of the 1990s
This morning we were fast off the blocks, reporting the new line of Archie Comics titles for Riverdale Reborn to be funded by Kickstarter. Shortly afterwards, we received a response from Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater I understand that this will appear elsewhere but for  now, you can read it here. Take it away, Jon. We live in[...]
Archie Comics Partners With Blue Toad For Digital Expansion
There is also a subscription option for $9.99 opening up even more comics. "We're very excited about Archie's continuous growth in the digital market and by partnering with the esteemed company BlueToad, we're confident they will propel us to new heights," stated Archie Comics Publisher and co-CEO Jon Goldwater. "BlueToad is thrilled to support Archie Comics in[...]
Archie Comics Gives $1 Million In Books To Toys For Tots
The not-for-profit charity organization dedicated to providing less fortunate children with toys for Christmas. "We couldn't think of a worthier or better charity to donate our books to than Toys For Tots," said Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater "We are extremely proud to encourage children to discover reading who may not have the opportunity and hopefully[...]