Reggie And Me

Reggie & Me (2016-) Vol. 1 (Reggie and Me by Tom DeFalco
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Reggie and Me is a slice of life book about Reggie Mantle, Archie's arch-nemesis, as told by his adoring dog Vader. And it's pretty damn good.

Well, I never thought I'd come close to shedding a tear over an Archie book but here we are. Reggie tries to Red Harvest Archie and Moose in an attempt to get with Midge, lovingly narrated by his dog Vader. As a dog guy, I thought this was fantastic.

Sandy Jarrell's art is more akin to Hanna Barbera than classic Archie but fits the tale fairly well. While the characters aren't in the Dan DeCarlo style, they're still recognizable. Sandy's Moose was probably my favorite character visually with Reggie a close second.

Tom "How about we put Sue in a revealing outfit and put a helmet on The Thing" DeFalco writes a compelling tale here, giving new insight into why Reggie Mantle is a such a dickhead all the time, making Reggie a little more sympathetic with his absentee parents. He's still a dick, though.

As for the tear jerking moment I mentioned earlier, Vader adoringly narrates the tale until being yelled at by Reggie and running into traffic. Even a prick like Reggie has feelings, apparently. Fortunately, it's an Archie book so everything turns out okay.

Reggie & Me had some surprisingly powerful moments. Fortunately, Everything was Reggie again by the end. Five out of five adoring wiener dogs.




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