Onion has our number

0 Comments POSTED ON Jan 19 2007 AT 1:12 pm BY Beat

The Onion proves it still has what it takes to skewer the zeitgiest with this satirical jibe at many trends covered daily in The Beat :
New Archie Graphic Novel Explores Rich Inner Life Of Jughead :

Publisher Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. released a new Archie Comics graphic novel Tuesday, Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown, an examination of the complex inner workings of longtime Archie compatriot Forsythe “Jughead” Jones. “Readers will be fascinated by Forsythe’s agonizing realization that his love of food was really just a substitute for loving himself, something he deems impossible due to his guilt over the premature death of his baby sister, Forsythia, and the predatory sexual overtures he suffers at the hands of Mr. Flutesnoot,” author and cartoonist Adrian Tomine said.


…only a heartbeat away…
[Link via Anne Ishii]

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  1. Rasselas says:

    “Forsythe”?


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