Week 10 - Stop The Press

1h 15m · 52 Pickup · 27 Mar 11:00

Live, laugh, love! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe jump out of a window into 52’s tenth issue, where they find out what the Middle East is even like in the DC universe, spend Tuesdays with Morrow, and take a quick quiz on super-vegetarians.

Chapters:

Let’s Talk Talent (02:29)
Let’s Talk About the Cover (03:41)
Let’s Talk About 52 #10 (04:41)
The Backup (43:56)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (55:14)
The Blackboard (55:59)
Asking/Answering The Questions at [email protected] (01:02:57)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
But Doctor, I Am Pagliacci
Chris Batista
Jimmy Palmiotti
Starfire
Clark Kent
Lois Lane
Nick and Nora Charles
Superman (1978)
Supernova
Kahndaq
Black Adam
Axis of evil
Doomsday Clock
Green Lantern
Simon Baz
Overwatch
Luke Cage
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
Guantánamo Bay
Trayvon Martin
Billy Batson
Cascade
Ibis the Invincible
August General in Iron
Adrianna Tomaz
Andrea Thomas
Shazam!
Michael Gray
The Secrets of Isis
Metamorpho
Hawkman
Charlton Comics
Blue Beetle
Green Hornet
Legends of Tomorrow
Archer
David Byrne
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Stardust the Super Wizard
Perry White
Adventures of Superman
Kurt Busiek
Booster Gold
Black Adam/JSA: Black Reign
Doctor Doom
Badhnisia
Johnny Thunder
Vic Sage
Lost
Arrowverse Wiki
Ra’s al Ghul
Fu Manchu
Talia al Ghul
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Deathstroke really sports a Halo emblem in Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Ralph Dibny
T. O. Morrow
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Hard Target (1993)
On Cinema
Brave New World
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Frankenstein
RoboCop (1987)
Torment Nexus
Will Magnus
Doctor Sivana
Mister Mind
Countdown to Infinite Crisis
Dan Jurgens
Hank Henshaw
Identity Crisis
Infinite Crisis
The Secret Society of Super Villains
Flash: Rogue War
Captain Boomerang
Wally West
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
John Ostrander
Speedy
Kevin Smith
Wonder Woman
Brian Azzarello
Jim Lee
Batman: Hush
Hal Jordan
Ethan Van Sciver
Spectre
Day of Vengeance
Batman
Brother Eye
Rann-Thanagar War
Maxwell Lord
General Zod
Man of Steel (2013)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Jason Todd
Donna Troy
OMAC
Justice League Unlimited
John Stewart
Kyle Rayner
Bialya
Kuraq
Cheshire
Marv Wolfman
Cullen Bunn
Sinestro
Dex-Starr
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Babu Frik
Kobra
The Joker
Man-Bat
Rocket Red
Sonar
Eurovision Song Contest
Lady Zand
Zandia
Young Justice
Kangas
Jumpa
Ferdinand
Jay Garrick
Stephanie Brown
Mister Terrific
Mary Marvel
Aquaman
Barbara Gordon
Beast Boy
Poison Ivy
Harley Quinn (TV series)
Raven
Damian Wayne
Bat-Cow
Zatanna
Martian Manhunter
Jimmy Olsen
Astro City
Matt Wagner
Sandman Mystery Theater
Animal Man
Renee Montoya
Sand
Wesley Dodds
Evan Narcisse
Gerard Way
Frank Quitely
Aftermath

52 Pickup is an Aftermath production, created by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe, and edited by Esper Quinn, with original music by Jon Ehrens. If you’d like to follow along, you can check out 52 at your local comic book store or library, or the DC Universe Infinite subscription service. The views and opinions expressed on this show are solely those of the show’s personalities, and do not reflect those of DC Entertainment or Warner Bros. Please rate and review our show wherever you can, and send your questions and comments to [email protected]. Never stop reading comics.

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