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Jughead Time Police
Jughead's Time Police
Sina Grace ( Iceman ) and Derek Charm ( Jughead ) traverse the time stream to bring back a cult classic series!
When Jughead messes up his Riverdale Annual Bake-Off pie recipe so terribly, he is disqualified and banned from all future Bake-Offs! Jug goes to unthinkable lengths to fix his time travel! Even Riverdale's most erudite teenager can't manage the delicate dance of going back in time, and poor Juggie lands himself in an epic battle to keep the time stream intact!
When Jughead messes up his Riverdale Annual Bake-Off pie recipe so terribly, he is disqualified and banned from all future Bake-Offs! Jug goes to unthinkable lengths to fix his time travel! Even Riverdale's most erudite teenager can't manage the delicate dance of going back in time, and poor Juggie lands himself in an epic battle to keep the time stream intact!
144 pages, Paperback
Published February 18, 2020
About the author
Sina Grace
234 books148 followersSina Grace’s parents had big plans for their son: Ivy League schooling, professional credentials, a 6-figure income as a doctor– the works! Fortunately for us, he found the wonderful world of comics instead. It was in this world of contradictions that he “matured,” one foot teetering on the edge of academia, the other drawn to the inescapable grasp of an ink-bound fantasy underworld.
At 14, Grace seemingly appeased his parents by interning at Top Cow Productions, under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Renae Geerlings (his single mother figured at least he was collecting college credit). However the only thing he was collecting (other than comics), was the compulsive habit of drawing unrealistically proportioned, scantily clad women.
At 16, he got a perpetual summer-time job at the Santa Monica landmark: Hi De Ho Comics, where he would be inspired to create Books with Pictures. By 17 he wrote, drew, and self-published his first comic, The Roller-Derby Robo-Dykes versus the Cannibals. His knowledge of disproportionate harlots with weapons came in handy when depicting a story about Robo-Dykes bent on taking over the world. His mother was happy that he was taking interest in girls. The book went into a second printing, and received the praise of Lying in the Gutters critic, Rich Johnston.
Weeks after graduating high school, he was asked by Rilo Kiley front-woman Jenny Lewis to illustrate a limited edition comic book adaptation of their 2004 record, More Adventurous. In the spring of 2006 he was asked to apprentice under comics genius, Howard Chaykin (even though it may not be apparent in Books with Pictures, Grace did learn the function of a ruler and the meaning of a vanishing point).
Between the summers of 2005 and 06, Grace’s partially-biographical indie dramedy, Books with Pictures, went from hand-xeroxed zines to full-fledged, full-sized comic books. Shortly after its debut at San Diego Comic-Con, Diamond Distributors accepted the series into their ordering catalogue, Previews. Grace’s work on the series was met with admiration from bloggers and reviewers alike, and has since taken on several projects for multiple anthologies due in late 2008.
To his parents’ delight, he graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, receiving an undergraduate degree in Literature, with an emphasis on Creative Writing.
Sina Grace recently self-published an illustrated novel about a sorcerer sleuth in Orange County, aptly named Cedric Hollows in Dial M for Magic, his next project will be providing illustrations for Amber Benson’s novel, Among the Ghosts, through Aladdin Books.
At 14, Grace seemingly appeased his parents by interning at Top Cow Productions, under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Renae Geerlings (his single mother figured at least he was collecting college credit). However the only thing he was collecting (other than comics), was the compulsive habit of drawing unrealistically proportioned, scantily clad women.
At 16, he got a perpetual summer-time job at the Santa Monica landmark: Hi De Ho Comics, where he would be inspired to create Books with Pictures. By 17 he wrote, drew, and self-published his first comic, The Roller-Derby Robo-Dykes versus the Cannibals. His knowledge of disproportionate harlots with weapons came in handy when depicting a story about Robo-Dykes bent on taking over the world. His mother was happy that he was taking interest in girls. The book went into a second printing, and received the praise of Lying in the Gutters critic, Rich Johnston.
Weeks after graduating high school, he was asked by Rilo Kiley front-woman Jenny Lewis to illustrate a limited edition comic book adaptation of their 2004 record, More Adventurous. In the spring of 2006 he was asked to apprentice under comics genius, Howard Chaykin (even though it may not be apparent in Books with Pictures, Grace did learn the function of a ruler and the meaning of a vanishing point).
Between the summers of 2005 and 06, Grace’s partially-biographical indie dramedy, Books with Pictures, went from hand-xeroxed zines to full-fledged, full-sized comic books. Shortly after its debut at San Diego Comic-Con, Diamond Distributors accepted the series into their ordering catalogue, Previews. Grace’s work on the series was met with admiration from bloggers and reviewers alike, and has since taken on several projects for multiple anthologies due in late 2008.
To his parents’ delight, he graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, receiving an undergraduate degree in Literature, with an emphasis on Creative Writing.
Sina Grace recently self-published an illustrated novel about a sorcerer sleuth in Orange County, aptly named Cedric Hollows in Dial M for Magic, his next project will be providing illustrations for Amber Benson’s novel, Among the Ghosts, through Aladdin Books.
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December 30, 2021
Ok - my advice to Jughead: first find Jean-Claude Van Damme (he is a Timecop) and then you both need to go arrest Kang! But seriously - just a real fun book that will make you smile - if you have not read an Archie book in awhile check them out; lots of really fun stuff going on!
April 1, 2020
When Jughead accidentally gives the judges in a baking contest food poisoning, he's banned from competition for life. Naturally, he invents time travel to avoid this and opens a whole can of worms...
Modern Archie books are right up my alley and this is another 50% off purchase from the Archie store. Plus it has time travel and parallel universes so I was on it like Jughead on a burger.
So this is a breezy little book about destruction of timelines and multiple iterations of Jughead with different agendas. There's classic Jughead, modern Jughead, and a grizzled future version that resembles Cable a bit.
Sina Grace takes a fairly ridiculous starting point and crafts an interesting tale with it, escalating until a Crisis on Infinite Jugheads scenario. Derek Charm's slick artwork was the star of the show for me, reminding me of Doc Shaner a bit at times. My only gripes with this book were that it was a little too decompressed for my tastes and it was over far too quickly. It could have easily gone another five issues.
While I didn't like it as much as Jughead: The Hunger, Jughead's Time Police was a fun, quirky look at the Archie characters in another setting. Four out of five burgers.
Modern Archie books are right up my alley and this is another 50% off purchase from the Archie store. Plus it has time travel and parallel universes so I was on it like Jughead on a burger.
So this is a breezy little book about destruction of timelines and multiple iterations of Jughead with different agendas. There's classic Jughead, modern Jughead, and a grizzled future version that resembles Cable a bit.
Sina Grace takes a fairly ridiculous starting point and crafts an interesting tale with it, escalating until a Crisis on Infinite Jugheads scenario. Derek Charm's slick artwork was the star of the show for me, reminding me of Doc Shaner a bit at times. My only gripes with this book were that it was a little too decompressed for my tastes and it was over far too quickly. It could have easily gone another five issues.
While I didn't like it as much as Jughead: The Hunger, Jughead's Time Police was a fun, quirky look at the Archie characters in another setting. Four out of five burgers.
May 31, 2022
It's "Crisis of Infinite Jugheads" as Riverdale's resident hamburger glutton invents a time machine to help him win a pie-baking contest but instead kicks off the end of the world across multiple realities. There are cameos from Jugheads from various corners of the Archie Multiverse -- including the original 1940s Jug, the emo punk from Riverdale, the tyke version from Little Archie, the werewolf, and the superhero Captain Hero -- but mostly the book fails to really utilize the time travel or the alternate realities in favor of being a boring jabberfest. One version or another of Jughead mostly talks to himself or to January McAndrews, a descendent of Archie Andrews who works with the Time Police, and none of it is particularly funny or exciting.
FOR REFERENCE:
Originally published in single magazine form as Jughead's Time Police (2019) #1-5 and Archie Giant Series #590 (Oct. 1988).
Contents: Introduction / Sina Grace -- Jughead's Time Police, Chapters 1-5 / Story by Sina Grace; Art by Derek Charm -- Variant Cover Gallery / Art by Tyler Boss, Tracy Yardley, Sina Grace, Erica Henderson, Rosario "Tito" Peña, Ryan Jampole, Darick Robertson, Rebekah Isaacs, Dan Schkade with Matt Herms, Brent Schoonover, and Greg Smallwood -- Jughead's Time Police: Back from the Future, Chapters I-IV / Script by Rich Margopoulos; Pencils by Rex Lindsey; Inks by Jon D'Agostino
FOR REFERENCE:
Originally published in single magazine form as Jughead's Time Police (2019) #1-5 and Archie Giant Series #590 (Oct. 1988).
Contents: Introduction / Sina Grace -- Jughead's Time Police, Chapters 1-5 / Story by Sina Grace; Art by Derek Charm -- Variant Cover Gallery / Art by Tyler Boss, Tracy Yardley, Sina Grace, Erica Henderson, Rosario "Tito" Peña, Ryan Jampole, Darick Robertson, Rebekah Isaacs, Dan Schkade with Matt Herms, Brent Schoonover, and Greg Smallwood -- Jughead's Time Police: Back from the Future, Chapters I-IV / Script by Rich Margopoulos; Pencils by Rex Lindsey; Inks by Jon D'Agostino
January 9, 2022
gay people (jughead jones) are insane
November 16, 2020
Time travel is always a hard story to follow, but thankfully the different eras of Jugheads made it - not easier, but more interesting - to follow along. I especially enjoyed Riverdale Jughead making a cameo. I really liked the art for this, and the colouring was so vibrant. All in all, a fun read.
March 17, 2020
it wasn't THAT great.
but it was still about my boi Jughead, sooo...
but it was still about my boi Jughead, sooo...
July 25, 2023
My only complaint is that they didn't do the Spider-Man pointing meme.
December 15, 2020
Cute! I like the dog.
June 7, 2020
I have to say I still prefer the old style of archie comics... was pleased to see some of the varied styles in this one.
Fun read before bed... prepping for a long, stressful week ahead.
Fun read before bed... prepping for a long, stressful week ahead.
April 29, 2021
fun! 3.5!
December 2, 2022
acab but love this series
October 15, 2022
After getting to preview the first issue of Jughead's Time Police in 2019, I had every intention of getting the rest of the series. Just for one reason or another, I didn't follow up. COVID had a little bit to do with it. But the majority of this miniseries came out before March of 2020. I guess I just got distracted or forgot about it all together until I saw the trade paperback at my local library.
When I reviewed the first issue, I gave it 10 stars. Writer Sina Grace (Iceman) had crafted a very intriguing opening segment that blended modern Archie Comics with the original Jughead's Time Police series. The premier issue had Jughead being summoned to the future by a member of the time cops to help save the very fabric of space time. Once in the future, things get kinda wonky.
There's an evil Jughead who wants to become the ruler of all reality. In order to do this, the evil Juggie has to get rid of the Jughead who features as the main character of this story as he's kinda like 'Jughead Prime'. For about 2 issues, the ultimate enjoyment I had from issue #1 had dwindled. The quantum physics behind this evil Jughead P. Jones was more mind-boggling with its time paradoxes than the plot of Back to the Future, Part II. Plus, I just felt that such a motivated and evil version of Jughead was impossible- even in the multiverse!
As the good Jughead is chased throughout time and space, things start to pick up. Since the editors themselves spoil the big plot twist on with the blurbs on the back cover, along with a couple of images from the story placed at the beginning of this volume, I'm just going to go ahead and say it: we get a Crisis on Infinite Riverdales with dozens of Jugheads through time and space and alternate earths coming together to defeat the evil Jughead.
Bringing multiple incarnations of characters together has become the most common plot point used by just about every pop culture franchise there is right now. Star Trek. Power Rangers. Ghostbusters. And especially DC and Marvel have been trolling the multiverse for big bucks and ratings. It's starting to get a little boring. But if it can be done well, I'll still stay on the band wagon. While the reboot of Jughead's Time Police took a detour into implausibility, the story got on the right track for the epic grand finale.
When I reviewed the first issue, I gave it 10 stars. Writer Sina Grace (Iceman) had crafted a very intriguing opening segment that blended modern Archie Comics with the original Jughead's Time Police series. The premier issue had Jughead being summoned to the future by a member of the time cops to help save the very fabric of space time. Once in the future, things get kinda wonky.
There's an evil Jughead who wants to become the ruler of all reality. In order to do this, the evil Juggie has to get rid of the Jughead who features as the main character of this story as he's kinda like 'Jughead Prime'. For about 2 issues, the ultimate enjoyment I had from issue #1 had dwindled. The quantum physics behind this evil Jughead P. Jones was more mind-boggling with its time paradoxes than the plot of Back to the Future, Part II. Plus, I just felt that such a motivated and evil version of Jughead was impossible- even in the multiverse!
As the good Jughead is chased throughout time and space, things start to pick up. Since the editors themselves spoil the big plot twist on with the blurbs on the back cover, along with a couple of images from the story placed at the beginning of this volume, I'm just going to go ahead and say it: we get a Crisis on Infinite Riverdales with dozens of Jugheads through time and space and alternate earths coming together to defeat the evil Jughead.
Bringing multiple incarnations of characters together has become the most common plot point used by just about every pop culture franchise there is right now. Star Trek. Power Rangers. Ghostbusters. And especially DC and Marvel have been trolling the multiverse for big bucks and ratings. It's starting to get a little boring. But if it can be done well, I'll still stay on the band wagon. While the reboot of Jughead's Time Police took a detour into implausibility, the story got on the right track for the epic grand finale.
April 12, 2020
Jughead's Time Police is probably my favorite of the classic Archie storylines, and Jughead is my favorite of the Archie characters. So, my opinion about this was already skewed toward the positive. Throw in whacky time travel, multiverses, and deep cuts into Archie mythology, and it's basically an automatic 5 star rating for me.
The story is a fun romp through time with Jughead focused on food and friends. It's funny and charming. The art is vibrant and clean and wonderful to behold.
However, I don't know how much this would appeal to a person who only knows Archie Comics from CW's Riverdale or the impulse buy magazine rack at checkout counters around the US. It probably has very little appeal to those demographics, and it does take a couple of (literal) swipes at Riverdale, specifically.
But for me, who is an Archie Comics fan the way some are into DC or Marvel, AND who loves everything Jughead (except maybe his treatment in Riverdale) this graphic novel was just perfect.
The story is a fun romp through time with Jughead focused on food and friends. It's funny and charming. The art is vibrant and clean and wonderful to behold.
However, I don't know how much this would appeal to a person who only knows Archie Comics from CW's Riverdale or the impulse buy magazine rack at checkout counters around the US. It probably has very little appeal to those demographics, and it does take a couple of (literal) swipes at Riverdale, specifically.
But for me, who is an Archie Comics fan the way some are into DC or Marvel, AND who loves everything Jughead (except maybe his treatment in Riverdale) this graphic novel was just perfect.
July 7, 2021
This is what I read Archie Comics for! I enjoy virtually all of Archie's output: the old high school/malt shop cartoon comedies, the more mature modern takes, and even the horror stories. But the Archie books that have always thrilled me the most are the ones that are just plain weird.
I have every issue of the original series from 1990, so for me a new version would have a certain bar to live up to. And this book doesn't disappoint at all.
Sina Grace is clearly a fan of the original series, but doesn't remain confined to it. Most of the old concepts are there, but some are reinterpreted and expanded upon. Derek Charm's art is wonderfully dynamic, often showing numerous styles in one panel.
It's a rollicking adventure with plenty of laughs along the way!
I have every issue of the original series from 1990, so for me a new version would have a certain bar to live up to. And this book doesn't disappoint at all.
Sina Grace is clearly a fan of the original series, but doesn't remain confined to it. Most of the old concepts are there, but some are reinterpreted and expanded upon. Derek Charm's art is wonderfully dynamic, often showing numerous styles in one panel.
It's a rollicking adventure with plenty of laughs along the way!
September 16, 2022
4.5 stars. When Jughead screws up a pie recipe, gives the judges in the baking contest food poisoning and gets banned from the contest for life, he can't deal. With Dilton's help he builds a time machine to go back and fix the recipe. Instead, he gets plunged into a battle with an evil alt.Jughead, gets glimpses of himself across the multiverse and learns he's a hero of the 29th century (his zucchini-based food substitute ended world hunger!). Plus getting glimpses of alt.selves including Zombie Jughead, CW Jughead and Captain Hero.
The original JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE from the 1980s was one of the few Archie series I've ever followed. This was a fun reboot.
The original JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE from the 1980s was one of the few Archie series I've ever followed. This was a fun reboot.
February 3, 2022
4.5 stars
Probably one of my favourites of the new Archieverse comics. Especially because the time travel hijinks were the perfect mesh of silly with serious stakes.
Bonus star added because of the scene with all the Jugheads from all the comic iterations t'was truly *chef's kiss*. The digs at Riverdale were excellent, ESPECIALLY when they pulled in Riverdale Jughead and he had one of his angsty monologues. I. Was. Cackling. Half a star added purely for this moment.
Very good short arc that wad executed to perfection and the artstyle was stunning. Would recommend.
Probably one of my favourites of the new Archieverse comics. Especially because the time travel hijinks were the perfect mesh of silly with serious stakes.
Bonus star added because of the scene with all the Jugheads from all the comic iterations t'was truly *chef's kiss*. The digs at Riverdale were excellent, ESPECIALLY when they pulled in Riverdale Jughead and he had one of his angsty monologues. I. Was. Cackling. Half a star added purely for this moment.
Very good short arc that wad executed to perfection and the artstyle was stunning. Would recommend.
March 18, 2020
That was entertaining and fun to read. It is a typical Archie character story though. Jughead is easily distracted and overly focused on dumb stuff. Overly focused on food.
To enjoy the comic you have to ignore Jughead being dumb,
Jughead acting dumb and making bad decisions.
People being stupider than Jughead - people can't notice the difference between Jugheads while the reader sees they are not look a likes.
Despite those minor nits I did enjoy this read.
To enjoy the comic you have to ignore Jughead being dumb,
Jughead acting dumb and making bad decisions.
People being stupider than Jughead - people can't notice the difference between Jugheads while the reader sees they are not look a likes.
Despite those minor nits I did enjoy this read.
June 1, 2022
This was a fun read. I have never really read anything Archie related, although I'm familiar with the characters. I may or may not have watched the first 3 seasons of Riverdale before realizing it was too much to continue. It never took itself seriously which is always a plus. (Ahem... *gestures to Riverdale*) This has a lot of charm and the art style is very appealing. Loved seeing all of the Jughead variants in different art styles! I most definitely recommend.
April 28, 2023
This isn't to my general taste, but it was a lot of fun and even though it felt very easygoing and fun, that's kind of the point. I had a great time with this, and my major complaint is that there isn't more of it. The representation through different art styles was an amazing way to show different timelines, and I think I'd go back for more if they did another series with it, this was a neat little adventure.
March 16, 2020
I really liked this until I found it was riffing off an established concept. I had given the author a lot of credit for coming up with a gonzo concept (Cf. New Avengers Volume 2: Stars and Garters), even though it ultimately devolved into Enter the Jugverse. Still, a fun time!
June 26, 2023
A reboot that seems overly pleased with itself for doing something old in a chaotic, unoriginal, one-joke-food-obsessed way. Charm’s drawing style is a point of difference (though not a particularly inspiring one). Grace amuses himself but doesn’t tell much of a story.
December 19, 2019
Lots of fun. Cool twists on the original concept from the 90s. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
August 3, 2020
just finished Jughead’s Time Police and really enjoyed it! It did a nice job Of mixing up the various versions of Jughead that have appeared over the years 😄
April 6, 2021
A hilarious read for sure. Had every Jughead and made me laugh so hard. The plot is ridiculous but they definitely pull it off
October 15, 2021
Art: 4.5
Writing: 2
Love the concept. The execution is very confusing and under-developed.
Writing: 2
Love the concept. The execution is very confusing and under-developed.
November 17, 2023
Is Riverdale Jughead the 1998 Godzilla of Jugheads? Did Jughead make the entire world vegetarian? Could this technically be canon?
March 29, 2024
i love love LOVE the art style in this i also love january mcandrews but if they wanted to be serious they should’ve called her archina andrews
February 18, 2025
Amazing book artwork. Incredible! Very funny! Recommend it if you are a long time fan of Archie comics or to character Jughead or you love a good time travel multiverse type story
August 3, 2020
Look, this wasn't a home run, but it was a lot of fun. I liked the Jughead multiverse and always enjoy Derek Charms pencils.
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