Episode Summary

On today’s episode of The Corner Box, dedicated to Charlie and Pinto, hosts John Barber and David Hedgecock talk about some long-awaited comic book comebacks, the history of Speedball, they reimagine Speedball in the modern world, John digs into the moral issues in Spider-Man Annual #22, and David shares some fun tidbits about Speedball: The Masked Marvel!

Timestamp Segments

·       [01:33] Battle Chasers #10 finally dropped.

·       [04:17] Major comebacks.

·       [06:35] Appreciating comic artists.

·       [11:22] Speedball.

·       [20:51] The moral issue in Spider-Man Annual #22.

·       [22:54] Making Speedball work today.

·       [33:47] Naming Speedball.

·       [34:38] Some Speedball tidbits.

·       [40:49] Finding the core of a character.

Notable Quotes

·       “Comics are a visual medium. The visuals are king.”

·       “How do you be true to the character? Because if you’re not doing that, there’s not a huge reason to be using that character.”

Relevant Links

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