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Rey’s Dream Doodles: Speedball

This is one of those that someone will think “what is wrong with this kid?”. A while back I figured the best way to break into comics was by taking a really stupid character and making him/her cool so I started researching. When I found Speedball I figured that a character couldn’t get any stupider but then I actually found myself liking him. I’ll include a thumbnail that links to a full size image and a medium sample that will be on the page for those who don

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4 responses to “Rey’s Dream Doodles: Speedball”

  1. I didn’t care for Speedball in the original Steve Ditko book, but I liked the way Bagley and later Darick Robertson handled the character in New Warrors. Robertson added goggles, a trench, and a darker version of the palette that added an edge but still allowed him to be the light comic relief for the team, kind of their version of the Wally West Flash.

    Joe Quesada, currently Marvel’s EiC, never cared for the character and joked about killing him. Instead, he made him indirectly responsible for the deaths of his team and hundreds of civilians, and had an explosion alter his kinetic abilities. Now he goes by the name Penance and wears some kind of spiky Iron Maiden costume that causes him constant pain but allows him to access his modified kinetic abilities. Personally, I thought he was fine as Speedball and didn’t need to be changed into something out of Silent Hill.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Baldwin

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Penancetbolts.PNG