Last July at Comic-Con International Archie Comics announced that its hugely popular new character, Kevin Keller, the first openly homosexual member of the iconic Riverdale Gang, would get married in a future issue of Life With Archie.
Last week, the publisher announced in a press release that the momentous event will take place in Life With Archie #16, on sale in January. “The amazingly popular Kevin Keller is featured in the twenty-something world of Life With Archie. Kevin followed in his father’s foot steps and is returning to Riverdale as a war hero, but that’s not all – It’s Kevin’s wedding day! The whole gang turns out for Kevin Keller’s wedding as we discover how Kevin met “Mr. Right.” It’s not all hearts and flowers, however. Unfortunately, this all occurs during the separation of Archie and Veronica. Archie Comics presents the wedding event of the year … again!”
Comics Alliance reports that it will be the first gay marriage depicted in an Archie Comics publication, and among the first depicted in mainstream comic books in general.
Life With Archie #16 goes on sale in comics shops and newsstands in January, and can also be purchased from the Archie Comics Web site, archiecomics.stores.yahoo.net.
