People have been asking about the girl in my facebook profile picture. This is Shrill, a new character from Archie Comics that made her debut earlier this year. She hasn’t been used very much yet, but she is Riverdale’s resident goth girl - a girl who doesn’t seem to fit in with the other kids at school and has a bit of a chip on her shoulder. Personally, I think shes adorable, and she reminds me of a lot of the girls I had crushes when I was in high school, and that I dated in university. Archie and Reggie could fight over Betty and Veronica - Shrill is more my type.
But Shrill will be stepping into the spotlight next week in the 70th anniversary special - Archie #625 - where writer Alex Simmons and artist Dan Parent delve into her back story and introduce readers to her family including her single father and her little sister who is suffering from cancer. I hope this is the beginning of seeing a lot more of Shrill in the Archie books!
I think I am going to get the comic JUST for her