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.”
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