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FOF #2015 – Archie Dies

In the latest issue of the comic book Life with Archie, the happy-go-lucky ginger from Riverdale, dies taking a bullet for his gay best friend, Kevin Keller.

Today, Archie Comics artist and writer Dan Parent, who broke the news about the first gay character in Riverdale on this podcast, talks about Archie’s shocking death and the future of gun control.

Posted in: Podcast 10 years ago 4

FOF #1568 – How to Get on RuPaul’s Drag Race

Right now, every drag queen you know, including our guest Teri Yaki, is asking you to vote for her to get on the next season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. What a lot of them don’t know is that they are going about it all wrong.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 12 years ago 9

FOF #1351 – Archie’s Gay Pal Kevin Keller Gets His Own Comic

Today, we talk once again with Archie Comics’ writer and artist, Dan Parent, about Kevin Keller, their ground breaking gay character and the surprisingly muted response from conservatives.

Also joining us again are Chicago comedians Seth Dodson and Kellen Alexander to chat about virtual girlfriends, Ghandi’s gay love and Internet initialisms.

Posted in: Podcast 13 years ago 7

FOF #1180 – The Right to Love

It’s been an intense week! The Chicago Tribune published a feature on the Feast of Fun, calling us the “Oprah of Gay Podcasting,” describing how we took a little cabaret show and transformed it into the world’s biggest gay talk show.

Our good friend Michael Lehet joins us to hold our hand and to make sense of it all, talk about his Equality Illinois Bus Trip and why some gay podcasters can’t seem to enjoy seeing one of their own make it big.

Posted in: Podcast 14 years ago 36

IMAGES: Unlicensed Parodies of Archie Comics in Drag

Because of the squeaky clean of Archie and his friends, many comic book artists over the years have shared a chuckle depicting the characters in alternate situations, where Archie and Reggie are trannies who find […]

Posted in: Topics 14 years ago 4

IMAGE: Preview of the Ground Breaking Archie Comic’s New Gay Character Kevin

Here it is folks! Archie Comics just posted the cover for their groundbreaking new character in the “Archie-verse” Kevin Keller, and he’s dreamy. The comic will be for sale in September and features a storyline […]

Posted in: Culture & Style, Images 14 years ago 5

FOF #1176 – Comic Book Confidential

Among all the hunky guys in superhero costumes at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo was writer and cartoonist Dan Parent, who for over two decades has worked for Archie Comics helping to bring to life the classic teen comic about Archie Andrews and his friends from the fictional town of Riverdale.

Veronica Comics will soon debut a new character Kevin, who will be the first openly gay teen in the town of Riverdale! You heard it here first folks.

Posted in: Artists/Designers, Interviews, Podcast 14 years ago 3