"Dilton" # 2: Dilton Drops Out!

Early last month, Archie Comics published the first of a four-issue digital mini-series titled DILTON featuring Riverdale's resident genius, Dilton Doiley! Here's the nutshell: A busybody guidance counselor named Mr. Pigeonhole decides that Dilton Doiley is wasting his talents by remaining as a student at Riverdale High School. Dilton agrees to check out a nearby private school for geniuses called Brainard University. After some backs-and-forths, Dilton agrees to transfer to Brainard University. However, the new assistant janitor -- high school drop-out/video game fanatic Kenny -- learns of Dilton's talents and makes a mysterious call.

Fast forward to DILTON #2, we meet Mr. Snarley of Snarley Tech (Kenny's uncle). He runs a successful video game company and spends most of this issue aggressively recruiting Dilton to join Snarley Tech's research and development team. And Mr. Snarley would pay him handsomely for this new job. The catch? Dilton would have to drop out of school.

Everyone is extremely excited for Dilton and this unique opportunity. Everyone but Archie!


The issue of dropping out of school appears to be the broader theme of this digital comic book. It's an interesting contrast of Kenny dropping out and ending up as a janitor and Dilton being offered to chance to drop out of school for a job of his own. Assuming that Dilton follows through with Mr. Snarley's offer, I think it's safe to assume that we will discover increasingly similar results between Dilton's and Kenny's situation.

Next issue should be interesting. The Snarley Tech staff don't appear too pleased with the prospect of working under the supervision of high school drop-out. Will they sabotage Dilton's job efforts? Not only that, but Betty and Veronica have indicated that Riverdale High will soon be welcoming a new genius to its student body. Will his intelligence rival Dilton's? Should be interesting...