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Deep Cut References in Riverdale

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OtherEric:
To be fair, the Madam Satan isn't quite as deep a cut as it would have been a couple years ago... they brought back the character in the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina title.  Still cool, though.

https://www.comics.org/issue/1607344/cover/4/

TheCosmicMoth:
Hey, the show just released this comic creator page https://riverdalecomiccreator.tumblr.com/


It's pretty simple and doesn't allow for much variation, but it's a neat little piece for anyone who has ever wanted to visit Riverdale.


The more I watch the show, the more I'm convinced that David Lynch is its main influence. The comparison to Blue Velvet is spot on. The actress playing Betty reminds me of the young Laura Dern in that film. Also, Betty had that weird schizo moment where her dark side came out and she called herself by her sister's name. That's very reminiscent of Laura Palmer's dual nature or how Donna's dark side would come out when she was wearing Laura's sunglasses in Twin Peaks. They seem to be drawing more from Lynch than the comics. Still, they did give Jughead the line about talking about things with Archie "over burgers," so the source material hasn't been completely abandoned.

Yoc:
Season two and WOW have they gone even more dark. 
Ep 5 has The Black Hood (!) serial killer who killed the pedaphile Mrs Grundy a couple episodes back now blackmailing Betty; Jughead joining a biker gang; Archie brandishing a handgun; a date rape attempt on Cheryl Blossom and the one that blew my mind the most - Veronica and the Pussycat happily using some kind of Ecstasy type party drug!  Comics easter eggs include a copy of Mighty Comics renamed Red Circle, The Black Hood name being dragged through the mud, and an appearance by Hot Dog!  Yaa!
I'm watching it now mostly to see just how far they will go with the characters we all know and love from the comics.  There's not much left from the source material.  I'm shocked but I gotta admit I'm sorta liking it and haven't missed any yet.  Must be something in my water.  hehe.

-Yoc

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