These days, Archie is the most interesting company in the comics industry. In the process, Parent helped kickstart a new wave of interest in all-things Archie that has allowed the company to take risks - such as the forthcoming horror comic Afterlife with Archie - that seemed impossible a decade ago. Introduced in issue 202 of Veronica in 2010, Keller became Riverdale’s first openly gay resident. This is best illustrated by his creation of Kevin Keller. From initially assisting legendary Archie artist Dan DeCarlo to working on such interesting failures as Faculty Funnies and Jughead’s Diner to shaking up the traditional Archie/Betty/Veronica love triangle with 1994’s The Love Showdown storyline, Parent has repeatedly shown not only an understanding for Riverdale’s residents, but a deep compassion for as well. Since he began working for Archie Comics in 1987, Dan Parent has risen from being a utility player to become the company’s best-known contemporary writer/artist.
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