A depiction of actor George Takei as "Star Trek's" Mr. Sulu (center) with Archie characters appears on the cover of issue No. 6 of Archie Comics' “Kevin Keller," a series about Riverdale's only gay teenager. (AP Photo/Archie Comics)
A depiction of actor George Takei as "Star Trek's" Mr. Sulu (center) with Archie characters appears on the cover of issue No. 6 of Archie Comics' “Kevin Keller," a series about Riverdale's only gay teenager. (AP Photo/Archie Comics)
Cheryl Blossom has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has to decide whether to stay on her own in California or return home to Riverdale, home of Archie, Reggie, Betty and Veronica. The story debuts in this month's issue of "Life With Archie." (Archie Comics via Associated Press)
"I think as time marches on, gay characters in comics will become more commonplace and it won't be a big media event every time a gay character is introduced," said Dan Parent, who is writing and drawing the four-issue mini-series featuring Kevin Keller that will be released in June. (Associated Press/Archie Comics)
