article_snippet: (CNN)Comic books of the past few years have seen a lot of changes (a female Thor, anyone?) but not quite so many at one time.
article_snippet: Three major characters -- Superman, Wonder Woman (both of DC Comics, a Time Warner company, like CNN) and Archie Andrews -- came out with new looks (and costumes in two cases) Thursday.
article_snippet: Superman and Wonder Woman are no stranger to change over time, but these are pretty different from what we're used to.
article_snippet: Wonder Woman is back to wearing pants (similar to Wonder Woman style circa 2010, not to mention a brief time in the 1970s) along with something of a turtleneck and body armor.
article_snippet: Superman looks the most casual that we've ever seen Superman, simply in a t-shirt and jeans, and decidedly shorter hair.
article_snippet: Superman also looks like someone you might not want to come across in a dark alley.
article_snippet: As for Archie (who never really died, by the way), Superman's getting ready for Superman promised TV show by debuting a modern look -- one that makes it much easier to see why Betty and Veronica have been fighting for Superman affections all of these years.
article_snippet: It's been a whirlwind time for comic book fans, and there will be a lot to get used to.
highlights_snippet: Superman, Wonder Woman and Archie all debuted new looks Thursday .
  
highlights_snippet: Three of the most well-known comic book characters of all time look radically different .