To be honest, I never really had high hopes for Spider-Man: One Moment In Time to begin with. Brand New Day was rocking like crazy, giving us some of the best Spider-Man stories in twenty years like Shed and The Grim Hunt. Most of us were willing to forget the whole One More Day ordeal. Spider-Man made a fucking deal with the devil to save his aunt’s life, and the cost was his marriage and give or take five years of his life, and surprisingly, there are a few nerds that are willing to live with that. It’s not a pretty situation, but if it means great stories, than it can’t be all that bad, right?

Just when we were all starting to enjoy Amazing Spider-Man once again, Joe Quesada pulls O.M.I.T. out of his ass to answer questions nobody was asking. The whole premise of O.M.I.T. was simple – since Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson were no longer married, what happened? How did Aunt May survive being shot in the freaking stomach? And how the hell did the world forget Spider-Man’s identity?

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Okay, the Archie universe is beginning to be as convoluted as DC and Marvel.

According to Canada.com (lol), Archie’s married adventures in the future are far from over.

Back in May, it was revealed Archie would finally ditch his wishy-washy Riverdale High School persona and get hitched. The pronouncement caused a huge media buzz and led to editorial columns debating the virtues of marrying the pleasant, blond Betty versus hooking up with Veronica, the often-bad-tempered brunette.

Well, it seems the redhead with the checkerboard hair is living some sort of a six-part dreamlike existence in which he is walking down a road called Memory Lane. In the first scenario, released in an edition last month, Archie walks toward a fork in the road and turns left, allowing him to see his life after a marriage to Veronica. This time, he walks to the right and envisions a future with Betty as his bride. In each sequence, Archie ends up with twins.

Also, from NY Times:

This alternative future will be a relief to the fans who reacted negatively to the marriage to Veronica. “The polls that I’ve seen ran about 80/20, Betty over Veronica, with Jughead continually coming in a strong third,” said Mr. Uslan, a comic-book historian.

LOL.

Ok, so now that Archie Comics have introduced the concept of alternate timelines in their universe, epic major crossover anyone?

Know what I think? I think Archie Comics should’ve just stuck to their guns with the Archie-Ronnie marriage and came up with a married Archie spinoff. Now that’s something I would want to read.

And if they feel that they can’t get Archie out of the marriage without aging him, there’s always Mephisto.

P.S. I fear that Archie comics may jump the shark after all of this.