--- description: Possibly the most millenial news ever title: Lena Dunham Writing Archie' Comic For Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b174ed1fb2ce340/698683ca06f2c1621a32db0a/462886627.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Lena Dunham Is Writing An _Archie_ Comic by [Megan Gibson / London](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson / London Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 4, 2014 12:33 PM CUT  Lena Dunham attends the UK premiere of "Girls: Season 3" at Cineworld Haymarket on January 15, 2014 in London, England. Lena Dunham attends the UK premiere of "Girls: Season 3" at Cineworld Haymarket on January 15, 2014 in London, England.Karwai Tang—WireImage by [Megan Gibson / London](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson / London Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 4, 2014 12:33 PM CUT Lena Dunham will soon be [shifting her focus](http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=51215 "undefined") from Brooklyn to Riverdale. The _Girls_ creator has been asked to pen a four-issue _Archie_ comic story and, being the quintessential millennial and all, she quickly jumped on board. The gig was arranged by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, a playwright and television writer for _Glee,_ who has just been named the Chief Creative Officer of Archie Comics. With projects like the critically acclaimed _Afterlife With Archie_ series and an Archie Andrews-themed play called _Weird Comic Book Fantasy_ already under hit belt, Aguirre-Sacasa has been charged with shaking up the nearly 75-year-old comic book company. One of his first moves was bringing Dunham on board. Aguirre-Sacasa told [_Comic Book Resources_](http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=51215 "undefined") that he and Archie Comics co-CEO Jon Goldwater had no trouble convincing Dunham to sign on to writing for the flagship comic. “We heard she was an Archie fanatic, and we run in similar circles and was able to reach out to her,” he said. “I didn’t have to do a lot of arm-twisting — she jumped at the chance to write these characters.” Sadly, Aguirre-Sacasa wouldn’t elaborate on what Dunham’s _Archie_ story would focus on. “I’m not going to spoil it, but it’s really, really funny. It’s incredibly contemporary. It’s a classic _Archie_ story, with a definitely unique, Lena spin.” We’re guessing that doesn’t mean awkward sex scenes and lots of nudity, but we’ll just have to wait and see. \[[_Comic Book Resources_](http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=51215 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/12139/lena-dunham-archie-comics/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/12139/lena-dunham-archie-comics/"},"headline":"Lena Dunham Is Writing An Archie Comic","datePublished":"2014-03-04T12:33:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:33:42.481Z","description":"Possibly the most millenial news ever","url":"https://time.com/12139/lena-dunham-archie-comics/","keywords":["celebrities","girls","lena dunham","Comics"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b174ed1fb2ce340/698683ca06f2c1621a32db0a/462886627.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson / London"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b174ed1fb2ce340/698683ca06f2c1621a32db0a/462886627.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Girls: Season 3\" - UK Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals","caption":"\"Girls: Season 3\" - UK Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals","creditText":"Karwai Tang—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/12139/lena-dunham-archie-comics/","name":"Lena Dunham Is Writing An Archie Comic"}}]}] ```