Here's hoping the "Girls" and Archie Comics fan bases have a lot of crossover.
It's been announced that Lena Dunham has been commissioned to write a new, four-part Archie Comics story, slated for a 2015 release. Dunham's story will follow Archie and the gang as they interact with a new reality show filming in Riverdale.
"I was an avid Archie collector as a child -- conventions, first editions that l kept in plastic sleeves, the whole shebang," Dunham says in a statement. "It has so much cultural significance but also so much personal significance, and to get to play with these beloved characters is a wild creative opportunity."
Bringing Dunham on board was the first official move of new Archie Comics Chief Creative Officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who also writes the "Afterlife with Archie" series for the company.
"Everyone at Archie is thrilled Lena's coming aboard to write this story, and I can tell you,...
It's been announced that Lena Dunham has been commissioned to write a new, four-part Archie Comics story, slated for a 2015 release. Dunham's story will follow Archie and the gang as they interact with a new reality show filming in Riverdale.
"I was an avid Archie collector as a child -- conventions, first editions that l kept in plastic sleeves, the whole shebang," Dunham says in a statement. "It has so much cultural significance but also so much personal significance, and to get to play with these beloved characters is a wild creative opportunity."
Bringing Dunham on board was the first official move of new Archie Comics Chief Creative Officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who also writes the "Afterlife with Archie" series for the company.
"Everyone at Archie is thrilled Lena's coming aboard to write this story, and I can tell you,...
- 3/5/2014
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