Career
Parent is credited with giving Archie Comics a relevance with contemporary artwork and innovative story lines that would not have been seen in years past. One example is a modern, fashion magazine-style revamp of the long-running Betty & Veronica Spectacular. Another example was a 2010 storyline in which Parent wrote the first bi-racial coupling of Archie and Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats.
Archie then introduced their first openly gay character, Kevin Keller, in Veronica #202, which was written and drawn by Parent. Despite minor backlash from a few conservative groups, the character received national attention, positive reviews and became the first Archie comic book to sell out in its 69-year history, prompting the company to announce a four-part solo series featuring Kevin Keller in 2011.
2010 ended with Parent's design and creation of a number of new students introduced in a six-issue storyline called "New Kids Off the Wall", written by Alex Simmons. The characters of various ethnicity and background were added to diversify the Riverdale High. The year ended with a storyline depicting a visit from President Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.
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