Already loving "Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat." Patsy debuted in 1944, predating Marvel Comics. You'll have seen her recently in Netflix's "Jessica Jones." The first issue is super cute and features She-Hulk. What's not to like?
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I did the first draft of the colors [flatting] for Jughead issue 3 page 11, while having no idea what was going on in the story! The actual coloration changed for the final, which is normal. Probably more than usual since I hadn't seen the other pages. I originally put Betty in Gwen Stacy colors. One thing that survived - Betty's gun has orange on it, like a glue gun.
What's interesting is that at first the reboot feels like a radical departure, but pretty quickly shows that the writers have done their homework and are depicting the characters with all the traits they originally had, and classically had, just in a more believable context.
Beneath the surface it's all consistent with the past - Archie is oblivious and indecisive in love. He's cool but a klutz who can turn any situation into a disaster physically. He overlooks Betty because they've been friends so long. The girls like him and it doesn't get through his head. His car is a broken-down mess. He tries to impress the Lodges but screws it up.
Reggie is a jerk, Betty is down to earth, Veronica is too rich to understand anything.
Jughead is a food-loving slob who plays by his own peculiar rules, and is very clever about making his weird life work and not get into trouble. He's always a few steps ahead of everyone who would stop him, but with absurdly modest goals usually centering around hamburgers and shakes. He also has an active fantasy life. His interest in women is almost absent by comparison.