Comments on: UPDATE: Betty Cooper still insane

By: Harp

Harp — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:42:26 +0000

Maybe I’m just a Betty (and Lavender, PaulW) sympathizer, but I can’t help but wonder what Veronica did to deserve it. I mean come on, she’s no angel. She probably did something!

By: PaulW

PaulW — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:27:08 +0000

Anybody else seen Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yet? I just got back, and I was sitting there, watching Lavender Brown drool over Ron Weasley, and I couldn’t help but think… “Betty… Lavender… Betty… LAVENDER… OMFG RUN RON RUNNN!”

By: Carter

Carter — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:18:15 +0000

Crazy Betty aside, this is a nice panel. It must be hard to draw comedy scenes because it’s so rarely done. Usually artists make their jokes in the speech bubbles and settle for drawing their characters in ridiculous reaction postures, as if to say “my silly pose shows that I am in a silly situation.” Exhibit 1 for that kind of style is Mr. Weatherbee, with his overwrought face-fault, his projectile flop sweat, and his jostled pince-nez.

But Betty and Veronica sell the scene. Veronica, with her sour face and outstretched flailing limbs, says “I’m not in pain or danger but I don’t like what’s happening to me.” And something in Betty’s posture says “I have the mental state of a 10-year old girl who has decided that it’s time to dress the cat again.”

By: Perry Holley

Perry Holley — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:19:54 +0000

Hey, if Veronica can’t be bothered to use the safeword, it’s not like Betty is really crossing the line here.

Well, this time, at least.

By: Ambrael

Ambrael — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:08:39 +0000

Damn. Warren Ellis writing Archie. I would really love to see that. It’s going to take a long time to get over that regret.

By: LurkerWithout

LurkerWithout — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:18:04 +0000

Best. Comments. EVER.

By: Kyle W.

Kyle W. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:40:02 +0000

Reason #23 Why Warren Ellis Should Write “Archie”
(a picture is here)
Betty
“There. Now I look like a real fucking Pussycat.”

By: J.H.

J.H. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:51:02 +0000

Y’know, string all these coments together and you’d swear Warren Ellis is writing for Archie Comics

By: Scavenger

Scavenger — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:45:57 +0000

I think Chris is right in part…but frankly, I suspect this has almost nothing to do with her Archie obsession.

In their day to day life, Veronica is clearly the dominant of the pair. She’s the take charge one..Betty is the quiet best friend…But behind closed doors, Ronnie can stop being in control and give herself to Betty.

The proof here is Weatherbee. He’s clearly aware of their regularly scheduled playtime and was rushing in to watch….but of course he missed the beginning of the fun, because that’s how things go for him.

By: Keogh

Keogh — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:58:18 +0000

I see Betty’s getting into the kinky nurse and restrained patient routine with Veronica.

By: Lister Sage

Lister Sage — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:52:18 +0000

@Chris Lowrance: Well played, good sir. Well played.

By: Chris Lowrance

Chris Lowrance — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:42:02 +0000

@Lister Sage: Neither, but I did stay in a Holiday Express last night.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:24:46 +0000

Mr Weatherbee takes a deep breath and tries to conceal his white knuckles. Under the weight of his belly, his lungs still only manage to creak out a somewhat breathless “Now Betty, as a friend to Archie… and yourself… I-I don’t think he’d approve of this.”

Two eyes rotate overtop of a shiny grimace of teeth and affix him with the gaze of a porcelain dog. Her shoulders twist with the motion, bringing the “medicine” jug with it. The brew inside still lapping out of it, but now falling across Ronnie’s bandages, now the floor. Waldo Weatherbee couldn’t tear himself away from the horrible cheerful gaze, so he could only pray that the gentle pattering of water was only that of the jug’s contents and not that of his bladder. Predators smell fear, and piss water is it in concentrate.

“Sp-speaking of young Archie,” he continued, “I believe he was just leaving en route to get some hamburgers. He seemed rather dejected to be going alone, since uh, Jughead had the… accident.”

The porcelain eyes quavered.

“So I guess that he’ll be… dining alone? Or maybe he’ll run into…”

Before he could conceive of a finish, there was a squeak and flash as blonde streak departed the scene. Like most predators, Betty had a one track mind. Weatherbee slumped against the doorframe. “I can’t believe that crap worked,” he sighed. He had to fight to remain standing as the adrenaline left his system. He clutched his chest and closed his eyes. His fat pocked cheeks quavered as he fought the urge to cry with relief.

A quiet cough interrupted the silence. “Um, Mr Weatherbee, could you help me?” asked Veronica.

Bleary eyes opened, those of a man defeated and yet still standing through inertia. They surveyed the scene with pragmatic calculations.

“Fuggit” said Mr Weatherbee, as he walked off to find his Scotch

By: PaulW

PaulW — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:24:25 +0000

@Chris Lowrance: I am in awe of you, sir. You clearly understand this case better than anyone, save perhaps MGK and Jaime themselves.

By: Lister Sage

Lister Sage — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:11:44 +0000

Chris, I’m impressed by your deductive reasoning on this one. Are you a cop or do you just play one on TV?