History ComicBook / ArchieComics2015

In 2015, Creator/ArchieComics ended their main comics after 666 issues. In its place, they rebooted the franchise. The reboot, also known as "New Riverdale", is a more modern take on the series as a whole. Unlike other 'realistic' retools (for example the previous "New Look" revamp), this is a permanent choice, though Archie will still be releasing comics in their classic continuity.

* AbortedArc: Both arcs of Chip Zdarsky's run of the ''Jughead'' solo series had occasional mentions of Betty trying to stop Hiram Lodge from tearing down the woods, seeming to intend to have it play a role in the future. After issue 8, Chip was no longer the writer, and the series has made no acknowledgment of it afterwards.

* SchoolBullyingIsHarmless: Zig-zagged, more often than not played as just a regular part of day-to-day life. Averted in ''Jughead'' #7-8: While lost in the forest, Archie, Jughead and Mr Weatherbee get harassed by a series of cruel pranks. It turns out they're stalked by Ted Mantle, Reggie's father, who used to bully Weatherbee when they were the boys' age. Ted dismisses their complaints with "It's not a crime", but Weatherbee points out that, no, actually it very much is [[note]] Assault, harassment, property damage... [[/note]] and threatens to press charges unless he lays it off and leads them back to civilization. Before that, it's also shown that nobody at school thought that Ted's constant pranks and harassment was funny, and eventually everyone banded together and ostracized him.

* '''''Archie''''' (by Creator/MarkWaid & various artists [[note]]previous artists include Fiona Staples, Annie Wu, Veronica Fish, and Joe Eisma[[/note]]): The first reboot title, a SliceOfLife TeenDrama story about the titular character's life in Riverdale. After a minor hiatus, the series will resume with the Legacy Numbering of #699 with new writer Nick Spencer.

* LongTitle: The song Jughead writes in ''Jughead #13'' is titled "The Things I Like to Eat, Including Burgers, Fried Chicken, Bone Marrow, Vegetables If There's Enough Butter on Them, and Sugar, Sugar Is Pretty Good Too". Archie suggests shortening it to [[MythologyGag "Sugar, Sugar"]] before getting shot down.

* BikerBabe: Betty, Veronica, Midge, and some other girls start a gang in ''Vixens,'' complete with bikes and outfits.

** Jughead is explicitly asexual (it's unknown if he's aromantic as well). Prior to this reboot he was heterosexual, however had little interest in romance.

* {{Asexuality}}: Jughead identifies as such in Jughead #4, however the writer said in an interview he is allowing the other books to treat him in whatever way they choose. It's yet to be seen if this will be a case of {{Depending on the Writer}}.

** It is implied Melody is [[BiTheWay bisexual]] in the new continuity, as she is shown looking at male and female partners on the dating app she uses.

** Issue #700: After Veronica leaves Archie, thinking he still loves Betty, and Betty cuts things off with him, thinking Archie is only pitting her, Archie ends up with someone brand-new: [[spoiler: ''Sabrina Spellman'']].

** Issue 10 leads to a boiling point for the issues of the characters: Mr. Collier, a strict but fair teacher, mayoral rival to Hiram Lodge, and Betty's uncle, loses his temper at Archie again. Veronica secretly records this and accidentally gives it to her father's campaign manager, who uses the video in a smear campaign, leading to Mr. Collier quitting his job and moving out of town. Veronica becomes despised by half of the student body as a result. During a Lodge rally, [[spoiler:Betty confronts Archie about it, where the two ultimately argue over the effect that Veronica has over Archie, leading Betty to demand what he sees in her, to which Archie responds that he admires Veronica's confidence and that her attempts to fit in doesn't result in compromising herself -- accidentally bringing up the Lipstick Incident. As Archie tries to apologize, Betty angrily tells him not to touch her before tearfully leaving.]]
** Issue 20: Reggie goads Archie into a drag race, intending to send him careening off a cliff. [[spoiler:Betty finds out and drives in a rush to stop them, but she hits the oil Reggie had spilled beforehand, going over the cliff herself.]]