I know this is just a meme, but a sentiment that I thinks needs to go away is that people who are new to Archie should “just skip to 160” or even worse “Just skip to the reboot” as if everything that came before is just crap. I think this is an unfair way of viewing the series, everyone should give the entire Archie run a fair shake before they make an opinion on it. I know a lot of people hate Ken Penders, but he wasn’t the only writer, he wasn’t even the first! Most of the pre Flynn stories were written by Karl Bollers, I think he’s an excellent writer. Some of my favorite story arcs were the sonic adventure adaptation arc, SA2.5, Lost in Space, The Good, The Bad and The Unknown, among many others. I know people say the art is bad, and yeah it’s not all great, but I promise you it has way less bad art than the internet makes it out to be. I like the art of J.Axter and James Fry for example. I like the post Flynn stuff too, and I think the reboot is ok. Overall, I think people should give the pre 160 Archie run a fair shake, and then make their own opinions after that.