Comparison Of Riverdale And The Game Of Nerds

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Riverdale is a popular TV show, now gearing up for its third season, that found a home on The CW. However, some fans may not realize that the show is actually based on the well-known Archie comics. Konbini.com explains that the Archie Comics was brought to life in 1941, and have since seen reboots, one-shots, and parallel universes. In 2016, Riverdale showed up to put another spin on the classic story. Of course, like nearly every adaption, some things were changed, left out, or added. The most notable differences can be found in the cast of main characters.

Archie Andrews

Archie is the leading man in the show and comics. The Game of Nerds claims that many of his stronger personality traits stayed the same, such as being a popular good …show more content…

While the show heavily features a romance between Jughead and Betty, Konbini.com explains that in the comics Juggy wasn’t very interested in dating anyone. This rebooted Jughead shares the same sense of humor and fashion sense as that of his comic book version, and The Game of Nerds believes all of his changes were for the best.

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He’s the antagonist of the comics, and just doesn’t get why Archie is so popular. However, in the show, he doesn’t appear to possess the same jealousy that is found in the comics.

Cheryl Blossom

According to The Game of Nerds, Cheryl Blossom “actually only occasionally appeared in the same issues as Archie and the gang and largely maintained her own solo series set in the same universe for much of her history.” While she is very prominent in the show, most of her personality traits came straight from her comic book counterpart. She is still a selfish and manipulative person who loves cherry cola.

Kevin Keller

Kevin Keller is the newest addition to the comics and is quite similar -- personality wise -- to his small-screen counterpart. The main differences lie in his family life, according to The Game or Nerds. In Riverdale, Kevin is known by everyone in town as the son of the sheriff, while in the comics he is an army brat.

Josie

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