I used to buy Jughead's comics every month when I was a preteen, so even though for a ridiculously long time I've neglected to read the new comics that re-imagined these classic characters, I've been looking forward to seeing if they were any good.

Personally my favorite part of the gang's main adventures when I was younger was how they were goofy, but usually not too far-fetched. In contrast, the arc for these issues contained events and an ending that seemed improbable to the point of being impossible. I unfortunately didn't really enjoy the dream sequences either, they were creative but formulaic and distracted from the main story.

However the reason I was interested in this series at all was for the characters, and I did enjoy the way they were written. Jughead may be a cynic, but still manages to be charismatic and caring and I was glad to see he had a friendship with Betty since I always enjoyed their dynamic when I read the comics previously. As a whole I liked this volume enough to check out some other comics of the updated Riverdale world, and to read further in hope that this start has been improved upon.