ARCHIE HC THE MARRIED LIFE OMNIBUS VOL 01 [ DIRECT MARKET EXCLUSIVE ] HC

Direct Market Exclusive!Now collected for the first time in a new series of oversized hardcover omnibuses, experience the complete, decades-spanning chronicle of Archie Andrews's parallel lives and divergent futures in the groundbreaking saga that Comics Alliance calls "the most fascinating Archie comic of all time"!When Archie goes for an afternoon stroll down Riverdale's most magical side street-Memory Lane-only to find himself turned around and facing the future, America's favorite teenager will be given the ultimate chance to examine two diverging roads yet to be traveled . . . and, with them, a tantalizing glimpse of his own possible fates. Down the first fork: Life as the husband of sultry socialite Veronica Lodge. Down the second: Marriage to the good girl next door, Betty Cooper. How could the most personal and painful choice of Archie's entire existence impact not just Riverdale . . . but the world and the future of everyone in it? The future is coming, Archie Andrews . . . and it's not what you think!Told across two intricately interwoven timelines, experience the ultimate experiment in comics storytelling as The Married Life epic begins its pulse-pounding, heartbreaking, expectation-defying journey. Crafted by legendary writers Michael E. Uslan (The Boy Who Loved Batman) and Paul Kupperberg (Action Comics) and illustrated by masterful artists Stan Goldberg (Archie), Norm Breyfogle (Batman), Fernando Ruiz (Archie), and more, discover the opening act of Archie's lives not yet lived in this definitive edition, packed with behind-the-scenes material, complete with new cover art from Archie Comics legend Dan Parent.Collecting Archie #600-606 and Life With Archie #1-12. Michael E. Uslan is the Originator and Executive Producer of the Batman movie franchise from 1989's revolutionary Batman, through The Dark Knight Trilogy, to the upcoming JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX and THE BATMAN, PART 2.From his start teaching the world's first ever accredited college course on comic books and writing Batman comics while still a student, to his memoir, The Boy Who Loved Batman, now being produced as a Broadway play by The Nederlander Organization, Uslan presents his acclaimed TED Talk at comic cons, universities and business conferences around the world, thrilling the fans who embrace him as one of their own who rose up to spend his life restoring the darkness and dignity to their mutually beloved Batman.An Emmy Award winner whose films have garnered Oscars and other international awards, and Chairman of The New Jersey Film Commission, Uslan's commencement address at Indiana University has been hailed as one of the ten best of all time by USA Today and by NOR as one of the 350 best commencement speeches in the United States since 1774.Stan Goldberg (May 5, 1932 - August 31, 2014) was an American comic book artist, best known for his work with Archie Comics and as a Marvel Comics colorist who in the 1960s helped design the original color schemes of Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four and other major characters.