Vic 17 Posted December 4, 2012 Star Trek‘s George Takei will be seen in a forthcoming issue of Archie Comics. Takei will be seen as himself in issue #6 of Archie Comics’ Kevin Keller comic. Kevin Keller is a series of comics about fictional Riverdale’s only gay teenager, and Takei agreed to have a cartoon character of himself in the comic to send a message to young fans, that they can “aspire to be what they want to be no matter who they are.” “With Archie Comics, it’s a fun way and a natural way and an ideal way of advocating happily,” said Takei. Archie Comics‘ Jon Goldwater (co-chief executive officer) and Writer/Artist Dan Parent met Takei at a convention, and asked the actor about appearing in the Kevin Keller comic. “I flipped when he agreed,” said Goldwater, a “huge Star Trek fan.” “Sulu was always my favorite character, so I said do whatever it takes to get him in the comic.” “I remember as a preteen and a teenager, I used to read Archie Comics,†said Takei. “I was so flattered.” “I’ve always been an advocate,” said Takei. I” grew up in two U.S. internment camps. I was too young to understand that at the time. As a teenager I couldn’t reconcile what I was reading in my civics books with my boyhood.” Kevin Keller #6 goes on sale tomorrow. View the full article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekz 7 Posted December 8, 2012 This sounds positive. I used to read Archie back in High School, which was strange, since my consolidated school district was named ... Riverdale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
