Anyone Else Read Archie Comics The Other Day?

Before I begin I guess I should say........................

SPOILERS
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LOOK AWAY THERE SPOILERS COMING!

WELL YOU WHERE WARNED
 
There was an Archie comic comic "Life With Archie" which explores the adventures of an adult Archie who'd gone on to marry either Betty or Veronica. The comic went on to show the course his life had taken based on which of the two he had married and his life did indeed go into very different directions based on that choice. Anyway, in Wednesdays issue the two different paths merged together into one night that played out the same way regardless of his previous life choices. Archie Andrews got shot to death saving his friend from a crazed gunman. 

ARCHIE.
GOT.
SHOT.
TO.
DEATH.

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Now the execs at Archie comics have told us not to get upset about it (and honestly I'm not, just stunned) but they've given us two reasons as to why. One person claimed its an alternate universe, while another claimed that Archie in the main comics will remain in high school forever (comic wise) so he'll never get to this point but those explanations kind of contradict each other.

Which is it? Is it an alternate universe or is this his final fate but the main comic will never get there?

Oh there also a comic called Afterlife with Archie where Riverdale gets infested with zombies. I'm not kidding either it has a walking dead level of violence. Half the cast is already zombified including Jughead. Archie, Betty and Veronica are still safe. There's a rumor too that zombies won't be the only monster showing up in the series. Do I sense a comic book version of Vampronica in our future?



Seriously, no one wants a copy of Super Mario Wii U?