Capes and Japes
a casual comics podcast
5 years ago

#66 – Roy Harper

Speedy/Arsenal/Red Arrow

66 Roy Harper

Today we talk about Roy Harper, who started out as Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy, then went off on his own after some rough stuff, where he had a daughter with Cheshire, became Arsenal, then finally joined the Justice League as Red Arrow.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Quick Draw McGraw
-Quick Draw comics
-Green Lantern #85 (drug addiction origin)
-Teen Titans cartoon Speedy vs Cheshire
-Lian Harper
-Who's leading the JLA these days? Owacle
-Outsiders (2003) Vol. 1
-Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011)
-Heroes in Crisis
-Detective Comics #1000
-Last Knight on Earth

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