Archie Vol. 1

Mark Waid has done it, not only did he update Archie & the gang but he was also able to inject all of the Americana wonder that has made Archie a for close to 75 years.  This first volume is pretty much all set up & establishing the characters & opening up of this mid-american town.  This book has two main events the first is the break up of the perfect couple in Archie & Betty.  Which happens in such a way that realistic to how teenagers act today.  Everything has been modernized & updated to fit into the 21st century.  The second is the Lodge family decides to move to Riverdale.  One of the things I like about this series is it gives some of the characters more of backstory than they previously had; Jughead for example this collection goes into what his real name is & where he came from.  Mark Waid is working with some of the best artist for this relaunch.  There are three main artist in this collection the first of which is superstar Fiona Staples of Saga fame, the second is Annie Wu & the the third is Veronica Fish.  The changing art does not feel jarring like in other books.  All of the characters are perfectly portrayed.  I can't wait to see where this goes.