That said, I've decided to dip my toes back in Archie Comics following news that they will publish a new JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE mini-series starting in June 2019!
JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE is inspired by a 1990 series by the same name:
Upon receiving a special beanie from an unknown benefactor, Jughead is recruited into a future scientific agency called the Time Police. The beanie is rather simple to operate; the wearer imagines himself in the time and place pictured, however it requires concentration, which was always a weak point for Jughead. Joined by Deputy January McAndrews (Archie's descendant from the 29th century and Jughead's secret love interest), Jughead travelled across history, ensuring that history stayed on its proper course. While most issues dealt with history, some focused on science. Paradoxes and existential dilemmas were often plot developments, such as Jughead being warned that Isaac Newton would not hypothesize about physics, only for Jughead to knock an apple out of a tree he is hiding in, thus hitting Newton and inadvertently causing Newton to theorize about gravity. All is well, as Newton's laws were shown to be a basis for time travel. The main villain was the time-travelling sorceress Morgan Le Fay. Besides the Time Police, another issue had January McAndrews working as a docent in a futuristic museum which has a wing about "The Great Jughead Jones", who in this universe is considered a great hero to science.I've read some of the original JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE series and it was so much fun! Which gives me hope for this new five-issue mini-series.
Here's the concept for the new series:
The story, according to the official synopsis, will be sparked “when Jughead messes up his Riverdale Annual Bake-Off pie recipe.” In fact he does it just so badly that he’s “disqualified and banned from all future Bake-Offs,” which means that of course, the only way to fix it is time travel. Things inevitably go wrong and the brilliant burger muncher gets locked in an “epic battle to keep the time stream intact!” Grace teased fans by saying, “Jughead messes up the time-space continuum, so don’t be surprised if you see different versions of your favorite characters pop up!” while Charm added that “Time travel elements are just the beginning.” Sounds like the craziness that Jughead fans have come to expect (and love).JUGHEAD'S TIME POLICE will feature writing by Sina Grace and art by Derek Charm.