[Commlist] Into the Archieverse conference

*Registration is now live for the virtual two-day Into the Archiverse 
<https://dcsco-op.org/into-the-archieverse/> conference hosted by the 
Digital Cultural Studies Co-operative*

With their innovative publishing strategies and brand discipline, Archie 
Comics is one of the most successful and longest-running brands in the 
comics industry. In its 80-plus year history, /Archie /has expanded its 
universe from the humble confines of Riverdale and its comic-romantic 
teen cast﹘Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, and their friends﹘into an 
ever-growing multitude of characters, settings, genres, and media that 
has generated broad popular appeal for both American and international 
audiences. The brand has grown from spinoff comics like /Archie’s Pal 
Jughead /(1949) and /Archie’s Girls Betty & Veronica /(1950), to 
cartoons like /Josie and the Pussycats /(1970) or /The New Archies 
/(1987), more recently developing into television shows like /Riverdale 
/(2017) and /The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina /(2018), as well as 
recent films like /The Archies /(2023). We have seen the characters 
grow, change, diversify, and inhabit a variety of alternate realities 
and identities, including Stone Age teens, adult rock stars, 
superheroes, space-faring adventurers, noir detectives, time travelers, 
and supernatural monsters. Archie comics are, in many ways, the original 
“multiverse”﹘ an evolving space of experimentation, alternate visions, 
artistic choices, and social reflections.

This virtual conference seeks to explore this multiverse from a variety 
of disciplinary, artistic, and theoretical perspectives by bringing 
together scholars, teachers, students, artists, librarians, creators and 
others with an interest in comics, sequential art, film, music, fashion, 
and popular culture.

*Registration is just $25 and is open until May 10, 2024. Register here: 
*https://www.eventbrite.com/e/into-the-archieverse-a-virtual-conference-tickets-849450337827?aff=oddtdtcreator 
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/into-the-archieverse-a-virtual-conference-tickets-849450337827?aff=oddtdtcreator> 


Questions can be directed to committee member Sam Langsdale: 
(samanthalangsdale /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(samanthalangsdale /at/ gmail.com)>

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