Well, yeah, sure Archie comics were for girls. We know that. But so what? It's still fun looking at Betty and Veronica. I have to agree with Rick though, they are very one dimensional.

Brandy has a whole lot more character and she's easy to relate to. She certainly has an odd lot of animals to deal with, and that has obviously assisted greatly in strengthening her character.

Her relationship with Frank (the shy veterinarian hopelessly in love with her) is interesting. I suspect that, like Charlie Brown, the character Frank is a thinly disguised version of the author of the strip itself...and Brandy is the girl he always wanted but could never have...just as Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz never got the "little red-haired girl".

Powerful stuff, unrequited love is.

- LH