( 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 . 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 . Superman and Wonder Woman are no stranger to change over time , but these are pretty different from what we 're used to . Wonder Woman is back to wearing pants ( similar to her style circa 2010 , not to mention a brief time in the 1970s ) along with something of a turtleneck and body armor . Superman looks the most casual that we 've ever seen him , simply in a t-shirt and jeans , and decidedly shorter hair . He also looks like someone you might not want to come across in a dark alley . As for Archie ( who never really died , by the way ) , he 's getting ready for his promised TV show by debuting a modern look -- one that makes it much easier to see why Betty and Veronica have been fighting for his affections all of these years . It 's been a whirlwind time for comic book fans , and there will be a lot to get used to .
Superman , Wonder Woman and Archie all debuted new looks Thursday . two of the most well-known comic book characters of all time look radically different .