Archie (the comic character) set to die...Wait, what?!

[Abominal Taz]

So...this is random...

 

Archie Andrews, everyone's favorite, freckled denizen of Riverdale, will die a hero's death in an upcoming issue of Life With Archie, as he sacrifices his life to save a friend's, the CBC reports.

The story will help conclude the Life With Archie series, which publisher Archie Comics relaunched in 2010 to follow the lives of Archie, his love interests Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, best friend Jughead Jones and frenemy Reggie Mantle after they've graduated from high school and college.

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/beloved-comic-book-character-archie-to-die-in-upcoming-issue-20140408

So if you're like me and haven't been into the Archie series, this is quite a shocker. I mean damn, is 2014 the year of surprise twists or something?

[lone8643]

i have all of 2 archie comics...really didn't see this one coming.

[AnOrdinarySonicFan]

Whoa. This is some brutal stuff. I can imagine how a person who has been with Archie ever since 1941 (Or later) would be deeply saddened by this.

[Miru]

Archie Comics really is desperate after the downfall of their Sonic product. I admit it might be time to kill Archie himself.