Archie Comic Book Characters Now Wear Skinny Jeans and Send Texts
Archie is now a far cry from the buck-toothed bumpkin of earlier days
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If it weren’t for the flaming red hair and toothy grin, you might not recognize the new Archie Andrews.
The 75-year-old comic book character has undergone a major makeover, and his new hipster look will make its debut at the annual Comic Con event in San Diego on Wednesday. Pelham (N.Y.)-based Archie Comics is launching a new line of comics featuring a modernized Archie after it experimented for six years on how to bring the iconic character into the 21st century.