Archie’s Holiday Coloring Book
By: Archie Superstars
Rating: 5 of 5
This is the second Archie comic book theme coloring book that I own. This time, the theme is holidays which really seems to mean Christmas for most of the designs. Archie was one of my favorite comic books as a child. I enjoyed all of the kids in Riverdale and even some of the adults.
The designs, once again, appear just like the comic book series and are well done for coloring. Once again, there is a heavy use of black that may trouble some people but is fine for me.
The coloring book is printed on both sides and some of the designs merge into the binding. The pages are perforated and some of the design elements will get lost if you remove a page from the book. The inside of the front and back covers are printed with line drawings but have a slightly glossy finish which can interfere with coloring.
The designs are all detailed and a few, especially those with smaller comic strip scenes, contain smaller and more intricate areas to color.
This is what I found in this coloring book
128 pages of Archie comic book holiday inspired designs are included in the book
The designs do not spread across two pages.
Pages are on paper that is the white, ever so slightly rough (tooth), medium weight and perforated.
Hybrid glue/sewn Binding
Some of the designs merge into the binding and some cross the perforations. Some of the designs run off the edge of the pages with unfinished elements on all four sides.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the page. It will ruin the design on the back of the page. If you use this media, I suggest using a blotter page under your working page. I like card stock as it keeps ink from seeping through and damaging the pages below.
Water-based markers, gel pens and India ink pens leave shadows of color on the back of the page.
Coloring pencils work pretty well with this paper. There is enough tooth so that I am able to get decent pigment (color) lay down, layer the same color and multiple colors and blend well with a pencil style blending stick.
Here are some samples from the coloring book:
This is the second Archie comic book theme coloring book that I own. This time, the theme is holidays which really seems to mean Christmas for most of the designs. Archie was one of my favorite comic books as a child. I enjoyed all of the kids in Riverdale and even some of the adults. 
