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Bite Sized Archie Vol. 1
We hope you're hungry for laughs! The collection of Archie Comics' first-ever webcomic series is here!
Bite Sized Archie features all your pals and gals from Riverdale (and beyond) while covering everything from video games to pop culture to embarrassing group chats! Complete with exclusive bonus features, character sketches and behind-the-scenes conversations from the creative team, you'll be absolutely thrilled as we take a deeper look at the comic that's been delighting Archie fans on social media every week!
Bite Sized Archie features all your pals and gals from Riverdale (and beyond) while covering everything from video games to pop culture to embarrassing group chats! Complete with exclusive bonus features, character sketches and behind-the-scenes conversations from the creative team, you'll be absolutely thrilled as we take a deeper look at the comic that's been delighting Archie fans on social media every week!
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112 pages, Paperback
Published May 17, 2022
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June 9, 2025
I don’t regularly read Archie. And I don’t think I’m the target audience for this comic. So all the Easter eggs intended for the fans are lost on this casual reader. Some silly stories and nice art.
May 28, 2022
Bite Sized Archie is a weekly web comic from Archiecomics.com. Written and illustrated by Ron Cacace and Vincent Lovallo, a couple of Archie veterans, this print volume collects the first year of strips.
Now I know what you're thinking. There's only 52 weeks in a year. This book is 112 pages long. And the strip is only 4 panels long. What's going on here? Along with the finished product, this book also presents the original sketches of each strip. Plus, there's factoids and BTS information on how the strips came to life and valuable tips about computer generated art and story structure.
Most books I review for my Family Comic Friday column are constructed where the entire book is fun for the whole family. This book is different. The readers under age 8 will love the Chibi inspired artwork The teen and under 30s family members will love the references to social media and anime. The older readers will enjoy the classic pop culture references to movies and the 80 year plus history of Archie Comics. Throw in the background factoids and art class additions and if you've got any aspiring writers or artists in the family and I think you've got everyone covered.
Unfortunately, just don't think every page offers something that every member of the theoretic comics reading family will enjoy. For example- the use of the Japanese inspired Chibi art technique, the older readers who grew up with Archie in the 70s and 80s won't quite understand why Archie and friends look so angelic. I should know! I showed this book to my bride and Vincent Lovallo's images confused the heck out of her! I at least thought the characters seemed inspired by my personal favorite Archie series, Little Archie. But I can understand how wonky our brains get if something rebooted doesn't reflect the icons we grew up with.
This first volume ended too soon. I want to read ahead but I don't want to miss out being surprised on what I expect to be next year's second collection. Sure, we'll get all the great director's cut commentary. But I think I'll stay away from the internet in order to stay surprised.
A book full of something for the whole family. Just don't expect everyone to be on the same page!
Now I know what you're thinking. There's only 52 weeks in a year. This book is 112 pages long. And the strip is only 4 panels long. What's going on here? Along with the finished product, this book also presents the original sketches of each strip. Plus, there's factoids and BTS information on how the strips came to life and valuable tips about computer generated art and story structure.
Most books I review for my Family Comic Friday column are constructed where the entire book is fun for the whole family. This book is different. The readers under age 8 will love the Chibi inspired artwork The teen and under 30s family members will love the references to social media and anime. The older readers will enjoy the classic pop culture references to movies and the 80 year plus history of Archie Comics. Throw in the background factoids and art class additions and if you've got any aspiring writers or artists in the family and I think you've got everyone covered.
Unfortunately, just don't think every page offers something that every member of the theoretic comics reading family will enjoy. For example- the use of the Japanese inspired Chibi art technique, the older readers who grew up with Archie in the 70s and 80s won't quite understand why Archie and friends look so angelic. I should know! I showed this book to my bride and Vincent Lovallo's images confused the heck out of her! I at least thought the characters seemed inspired by my personal favorite Archie series, Little Archie. But I can understand how wonky our brains get if something rebooted doesn't reflect the icons we grew up with.
This first volume ended too soon. I want to read ahead but I don't want to miss out being surprised on what I expect to be next year's second collection. Sure, we'll get all the great director's cut commentary. But I think I'll stay away from the internet in order to stay surprised.
A book full of something for the whole family. Just don't expect everyone to be on the same page!
January 19, 2023
Well, this was a nice surprise! I didnt grow up with Archie comics personally, but I do love Peanuts and Garfield and wanted to extend my comic reading experience to something new to me.
This was a lot of fun with modern day references to social media. I also didnt know Sabrina the teenage witch and Josie and the pussycats were in this series too! How fun 😁 I am defs going to be giving the classics a go now. Also may even start watching Riverdale! We shall see!
This was a lot of fun with modern day references to social media. I also didnt know Sabrina the teenage witch and Josie and the pussycats were in this series too! How fun 😁 I am defs going to be giving the classics a go now. Also may even start watching Riverdale! We shall see!
August 29, 2023
I really enjoyed these! Loved all the references, and behind the scenes art/comments. Bite Sized Archie is true to its name. It only took me a little over 20 minutes to devour this volume.
You get 52 pages of comics (all single pages with 4 panels), and another 60ish of sketch art & behind the scenes comments. You can also read these online for free on archie's website without commentary.
You get 52 pages of comics (all single pages with 4 panels), and another 60ish of sketch art & behind the scenes comments. You can also read these online for free on archie's website without commentary.
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September 23, 2023Archie
I loved this book, especially because they include Sabrina. She is my favorite Archie character in the series, and I think that's cool. Also I like it because it made me laugh a little! It's a good book.
I loved this book, especially because they include Sabrina. She is my favorite Archie character in the series, and I think that's cool. Also I like it because it made me laugh a little! It's a good book.
March 16, 2022
From social media to print Bite Sized Archie keeps it's fun flavor. A hilarious collection with author notes that give you a peek inside the minds of the creative team that is Ron and Vin.
November 8, 2022
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October 3, 2023
This book was so much fun! There were so many references to awesome things like Pokemon, My Neighbor Totoro and more. I loved the chibi Archie characters too. ~ Koala🐨🎮
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