52 Pickup

ttttttttt! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe consider issue number twelve of 52, and in the process share the best way to start reading comics, the best ideas for reintroducing Isis (the character! the character!) to comics, and the exact moment The Rock decided to change the hierarchy of power in the DC universe.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent, and How to Start Reading Comics (03:02)
2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (05:27)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #12 (07:04)
4. The Backup (37:12)
5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:15)
6. The Blackboard (48:02)
7. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (54:01)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Booster Gold
• Eddy Barrows
• Rob Stull
• Travis Lanham
• David Baron
• The Sandman
• Animal Man
• Locke & Key
• J. G. Jones
• Isis
• Aladdin - A Whole New World
• Stephen Wacker
• Kahndaq
• Maggie Sawyer
• Gotham Central
• Renee Montoya
• Vic Sage
• Dennis O’Neil
• The Question (1986 series)
• Batman Returns (1992)
• Black Adam
• Superman
• Shazam (wizard)
• The Secrets of Isis
• Chicago
• Dark Nemesis
• Teen Titans (1996 series)
• Black Adam (2022)
• Dwayne Johnson
• Billy Batson
• Bud Manstrong
• Whiz Comics
• Shazam! (2019)
• Zachary Levi
• Mark Millar
• Bart Simpson
• Steven Universe
• Finn the Human
• Legends of Tomorrow
• Joanna Cameron
• Jadzia Axelrod
• Wonder Woman
• Sabrina the Teenage Witch
• Motorola Razr
• Cassie Sandsmark
• Ralph Dibny
• Donna Troy
• Zeus
• Sue Dibny
• Superboy
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Kill la Kill
• Twilight
• Adam Hughes
• Laura Martin
• Mark Chiarello
• Hippolyta
• Percy Jackson
• Wonder Woman (2017)
• Maxwell Lord
• Wonder Woman Archives
• William Moulton Marston
• Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals
• George Pérez
• Wonder Woman: Eyes of the Gorgon
• Tom King
• Philadelphia
• Liberty Belle
• Fawcett City
• Creed (2015)
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Abbott Elementary
• Seven Deadly Enemies of Man
• the photo Jaffe provided of the Seven Deadly Sins
• X-Men
• Avengers
• Civil War
• Quicksilver
• Scarlet Witch
• Ultimate X-Men
• Old Man Logan
• Mark Millar
• Superman: The Death and Return of Superman
• Batman: Knightfall
• hoopla
• DC Universe Infinite
• Marvel Unlimited

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.

Man down in Wife City! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by The Prettiest Star Jadzia Axelrod as they dive into the romantic history of Kate Kane and Renee Montoya, make unintentional Andrew Hussie references, and figure out what to do with Donna Troy.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (11:24)
2. Let’s Talk About 52 #11 (12:37)
3. The Backup (55:44)
4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:06:38)
5. The Blackboard (01:07:23)
6. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:15:10)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Jadzia Axelrod
• Galaxy: the Prettiest Star
• Hawkgirl
• The DC Book of Pride
• Gotham Outsiders
• Batman
• Infinite Crisis
• Renee Montoya
• Superman
• Captain Marvel
• Super Friends
• Animal Man
• Ralph Dibny
• Sue Dibny
• Batman Begins (2005)
• Tenet (2020)
• Christopher Nolan
• Batman (1989)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Patriot Act
• Heath Ledger
• Joker
• Bill Finger
• Bob Kane
• Jerry Robinson
• Joe Bennett
• Todd Nauck
• Young Justice
• Emerald Empress
• Slobo
• Lobo
• Jack Jadson
• Marlo Alquiza
• Catwoman
• Teen Titans
• Lost
• Attack on Titan
• Randy Newman
• Conner Kent
• Wonder Girl
• Opal City
• Starman
• Gotham City
• Vic Sage
• Atlas Shrugged
• Dennis O’Neil
• Lady Shiva
• Jessica Rabbit
• Kate Kane
• J. H. Williams III
• Huntress
• Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood
• Detective Comics
• Dan DiDio
• Alex Ross
• Lauren Bacall
• Deep Throat
• Denys Cowan
• The Question
• Hub City
• Gotham Central
• Lex Luthor
• 2004 United States presidential election in Ohio
• Bush v. Gore
• John Byrne
• Reductress
• Intergang
• Whisper A’Daire
• Ra’s al Ghul
• Jack Kirby
• “Fearful Symmetry”
• Tim Drake
• Oliver Queen
• Mister Miracle
• Oberon
• Bruce Wayne
• Andrew Hussie
• Problem Sleuth
• League of Assassins
• Spirit
• Will Eisner
• Booster Gold
• Steel
• Black Adam
• Black Adam (2022)
• Dwayne Johnson
• Barbara Gordon
• Kathy Kane
• Nightwing
• Dan Jurgens
• Final Crisis: Superman Beyond
• Villains United
• Dragon Ball FighterZ
• Jujutsu Kaisen
• My Hero Academia
• Hisoka Morow
• Hunter × Hunter
• Donna Troy
• Jade
• Alan Scott
• The Monitor
• Robert Kanigher
• Wally West
• Barry Allen
• Six Feet Under
• Alysia Yeoh
• Taylor Barzelay
• Shawn Moll
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
• James Robinson
• Maggie Sawyer
• Revolutionary Girl Utena
• Sailor Moon
• Steven Universe
• The 52 Gala - a Spotify playlist of Kate and Renee’s gala from issue #7, created by Alex Jaffe, Gita Jackson and Jadzia Axelrod
• My Adventures with Superman
• All-Star Superman
• Superman: Up, Up, and Away
• Batman/Two-Face: Face the Face
• Superman Smashes the Klan
• The Golden Age
• Seven Soldiers of Victory
• Superman: For All Seasons
• Jeph Loeb

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.

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:

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

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• 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.

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe head off in pursuit of 52 issue #9, dealing with psychosexual eugenics factories, the LGBTQ+ nightlife scene in Gotham, and Big Mad Meltzer.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (03:32)
2. Let’s Talk About the Cover (07:14)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #9 (11:24)
4. The Backup (41:22)
5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (49:47)
6. The Blackboard (51:41)
7. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:02:46)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Blastoise
• Scoliosis
• Shawn Moll
• Team Zero
• She-Hulk
• NO SIGNAL
• Tom Nguyen
• Major Bummer
• Doug Mahnke
• The Switch
• Alex Sinclair
• David Baron
• Mark Millar
• Frank Quitely
• The Authority
• Wonder Woman
• Old Man Logan
• Hulk
• Suicide Squad
• Jared K Fletcher
• Lost
• Polar bears
• Devilance
• Eternals (2021)
• Jack Kirby
• New Gods
• Galactus
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
• Celestial
• Lex Luthor
• Elon Musk
• Neuralink
• Jesse Eisenberg
• Henry Cavill
• Superman
• John Henry Irons
• Natasha Irons
• Emma Frost
• Superman Red/Superman Blue
• Barbara Gordon
• Punchline
• Gwenpool
• Kewpie
• Herakles
• Booster Gold
• This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
• Animal Man
• Starfire
• Adam Strange
• Animal Man (1988)
• Spider-Man
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
• George Pérez
• The New Teen Titans
• Green Arrow
• Victor Sage
• James Tynion IV
• Alysia Yeoh
• Batman
• Renee Montoya
• The Question (1986)
• Steve Ditko
• Ted Kord
• Huntress
• Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood
• Intergang
• Darkseid
• Batwoman
• Identity Crisis
• Brad Meltzer
• Jean Loring
• Sue Dibny
• Donna Troy
• Doctor Light
• Watchmen
• Alan Moore
• Atom
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
• Star Trek
• Entourage
• The Wire
• David Simon
• The DC Book of Pride
• Jadzia Axelrod
• Magneto
• Guy Gardner
• Jason Todd
• Scott Lobdell
• Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
• Jensen Ackles
• Mister Miracle
• Big Barda
• Orion
• Lightray
• Hermes
• Kalibak
• Roy family
• Succession
• Granny Goodness
• Tom King
• Stompa
• Glorious Godfrey
• Virman Vundabar
• Arrowverse
• Kevin Smith
• Legends of Tomorrow
• John Constantine
• The Shadow
• Stephanie Brown
• Bill Willingham
• Joker
• Victor Zsasz
• Cassandra Cain
• Birds of Prey (2020)
• DC Challenge
• Kamandi

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.

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth of Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe, covering issue eight of 52. Infectious serums are distributed, welding is performed in anger, Haunted Tankie is conceptualized, and Dumb Bitch Juice is drank in copious amounts.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk About The 2011 Green Lantern Film Starring Ryan Reynolds (06:45)
2. Let’s Talk About The Guest’s Comic Book Backgrounds (14:42)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #8 (23:37)
4. The Backup (01:15:52)
5. The Blackboard (01:23:37)
6. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:34:43)
7. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:39:00)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Vincent Price
• Bobby Pickett
• Dark Universe
• Monster Mash
• Green Lantern (2011)
• Green Lantern
• Ryan Reynolds
• Justice League: Mortal
• Flash
• Jay Garrick
• The Mummy (2017)
• Angela Bassett
• Amanda Waller
• Viola Davis
• Judi Dench
• Aquaman (2018)
• Shazam! (2019)
• Zack Snyder’s Justice League
• Joss Whedon
• Cyborg
• Ray Fisher
• Deadpool (2019)
• Madame Web (2024)
• Adam Scott
• Parks and Recreation
• El Muerto
• Spider-Man
• Bad Bunny
• Daredevil (2003)
• Elektra (2005)
• Jon Favreau
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• Superman (1940s animated film series)
• Super Mario Bros. (1993)
• Metroid Prime
• James Gunn
• Superman
• Creature Commandos
• David Harbour
• Frankenstein
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
• X-Men: The Animated Series
• Batman: The Animated Series
• Ultimate Marvel
• Thor: The Dark World (2013)
• Saga
• Sex Criminals
• Image Comics
• Batman
• Tom King
• Brian Michael Bendis
• Batwoman: Elegy
• Gotham Central
• Renee Montoya
• Vic Sage
• Superman Adventures
• Batman: No Man’s Land
• Batman: Hush
• Sasha Bordeaux
• Countdown to Infinite Crisis
• Infinite Crisis
• Kyle Rayner
• Hal Jordan
• Dawn of X
• House of X and Powers of X
• Jim Gordon
• The Sandman
• Neil Gaiman
• George R. R. Martin
• J. G. Jones
• Eddy Barrows
• Birds of Prey
• Gail Simone
• Rob Stull
• Sequential Art: The Next Step
• Joe Bennett
• John Henry Irons
• Natasha Irons
• Scrooge McDuck
• Ebenezer Scrooge
• Michael Caine
• The Muppets
• Social realism
• Lex Luthor
• The Boys
• Ayn Rand
• Teen Titans
• Jim Shooter
• Iceman
• Cyborg Superman
• Eradicator
• Booster Gold
• Bryan Hitch
• Howard Porter
• Jack Kirby
• Green Arrow
• Elongated Man
• Dennis O’Neil
• Green Lantern and Green Arrow
• Conner Kent
• Sue Dibny
• Man of Steel
• John Byrne
• Elon Musk
• New Universe
• Clark Kent
• Gossip Girl
• One Tree Hill
• Starfire
• Adam Strange
• Animal Man
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Marilyn Manson
• Marilyn Monroe
• Dita Von Teese
• Greg Land
• Biff Tannen
• Donald Trump
• Mark Russell
• Batman Incorporated
• Westworld
• Dan Jurgens
• Zero Hour
• The Final Night
• Connor Hawke
• Atom
• Argent
• Superman Red/Superman Blue
• Jessica Cruz
• Tim Drake
• Damian Wayne
• Jason Todd
• Dick Grayson
• Jon Kent
• Young Justice
• Spectre
• Supergirl
• Stephanie Brown
• Batman: War Games
• Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start the Fire
• R.E.M. - It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
• Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
• Bo Burnham - That Funny Feeling
• Fall Out Boy - We Didn’t Start the Fire
• Identity Crisis
• Jodi Picoult
• Sub Diego
• Aquaman
• San Diego Comic-Con
• Blackest Night
• Bernie Sanders
• Bob Haney
• The Brave and the Bold
• Hawkman
• The Dark Knight Strikes Again
• Rocket Red
• Haunted Tank
• Justice League Unlimited
• Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe
• Problem Clown
• Jeffrey Combs
• J. M. DeMatteis
• Etrigan the Demon
• Donald Faison
• Kingdom Come
• Christopher Priest
• Secret Six
• Catman
• Ed Brubaker
• Catwoman
• Trickster
• Pied Piper
• Judd Winick
• Outsiders
• Shift
• Marvel Unlimited
• DC UNIVERSE INFINITE
• The Wicked + The Divine
• Kieron Gillen
• Die

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.

Betrayal! Public shaming! Pop-punk and toxic lesbians! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe infiltrate issue seven of 52, the most important comic book of the century and the best series you’ve never heard of. Use offer code SCOOTS for 20% off!

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (03:51)
2. Let’s Talk About the Cover (07:36)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #7 (08:51)
4. The Backup (47:11)
5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (54:01)
6. The Blackboard (57:38)
7. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:06:10)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Trade paperback
• Rock Lee
• Ken Lashley
• Joe Bennett
• Excalibur
• Travis Lanham
• Bruce Timm
• Gotham Central
• Booster Gold
• Lex Luthor
• J. G. Jones
• From Under the Cork Tree
• Fall Out Boy
• The Simpsons - Three Men and a Comic Book
• My Chemical Romance
• Gerard Way
• Doom Patrol
• Starfire
• Animal Man
• Renee Montoya
• Two-Face
• Raymond Chandler
• Vic Sage
• Bob Kane
• Kate Kane
• Batwoman (TV series)
• Ralph Dibny
• J. M. DeMatteis
• Fire
• Cassie Sandsmark
• Sue Dibny
• Lost
• Martha Wayne
• Edmond Hamilton
• Colt’s Manufacturing Company
• Dennis O’Neil
• The Question (1986 series)
• Jonathan Hickman
• Kieron Gillen
• Joëlle Jones
• Jessica Rabbit
• Jack Kirby
• Dan Jurgens
• Blue and Gold
• Joanne Starer
• Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville
• Tim Drake
• Lois Lane
• Rush
• Jonathan Coulton
• They Might Be Giants
• Superman
• The Question (2005 series)
• Lois Lane (2019 series)
• Ted Kord
• Joe Jonas
• Sophie Turner
• Devilance
• The Forever People
• Galactus
• Zero Hour
• Extant
• Armageddon 2001
• Captain Atom
• Westworld
• Brian Michael Bendis
• Hawk and Dove
• Hal Jordan
• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Hawkman
• Knight Terrors
• Barry Allen
• Animal Man (1988 series)
• JLA
• DC One Million
• Batman
• Catwoman
• Seduction of the Innocent
• Fredric Wertham
• Injustice 2
• Dick Grayson
• Damian Wayne
• Tom King
• Doctor Phosphorus
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
• Bane
• Marion Cotillard
• Talia al Ghul
• Red vs. Blue
• Christopher Nolan
• The War of the Gods
• Wonder Woman
• Circe
• Waverider
• Jason Todd
• Stephanie Brown

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.

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Star-Spangled CBR Senior Writer Brian Cronin in discussing issue 6 of DC’s 52, covering the rich legacy of Manthrax, villainous improv groups, the secret sauce that made 52, and how God works in the DC universe.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (07:31)
2. Let’s Talk About the Cover (08:46)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #6 (10:57)
4. Do you remember any theories about 52 as it was releasing? (01:12:23)
5. The Backup (01:16:12)
6. What’s your favorite part of this issue? (01:23:24)
7. The Blackboard (01:27:39)
8. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:37:17)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Brian Cronin
• Comic Book Legends Revealed
• X-Men
• DC Black Label
• Batman
• The Question
• Joe Bennett
• Ruy José
• Nick J. Napolitano
• Hal Jordan
• Green Lantern
• Axis of evil
• Black Adam
• Top Gun (1986)
• Green Lantern (2011)
• Manthrax
• Booster Gold
• China syndrome
• The China Syndrome (1979)
• Wilford Brimley
• Great Ten
• John Stewart
• Xorn
• Superman
• J. G. Jones
• Bill Mantlo
• Global Guardians
• Wonder Woman
• Flash
• Infinite Crisis
• Evil Star
• Checkmate
• August General in Iron
• Ultimate Iron Man
• Accomplished Perfect Physician
• Rot Lop Fan
• Alan Moore
• The Authority
• Doctor Mid-Nite
• Mother of Champions
• Ghost Fox Killer
• Wu-Tang Clan
• Kiriko
• Socialist Red Guardsman
• Rocket Red
• Human Bomb
• China Miéville
• Flex Mentallo
• Gene Luen Yang
• New Superman
• Star Trek: Enterprise
• Padma Lakshmi
• T. O. Morrow
• Immortal Man-in-Darkness
• Blackhawk
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Bokurano
• Strikeforce: Morituri
• Thundermind
• The Buddha
• Seven Deadly Brothers
• Johnny Cage
• Shaolin Robot
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
• Zenyatta
• The Great Ten (2009 series)
• Stanley Artgerm Lau
• White Rabbit
• Richard Dragon
• Super Young Team
• Will Magnus
• iPod
• Egg Fu
• Robert Kanigher
• Ambush Bug
• Lex Luthor
• Dwayne Johnson
• Doomsday Clock
• Watchmen
• Crash Bandicoot
• Rip Hunter’s Chalk Board
• Stephen Wacker
• Time Masters
• Chris Kent
• Renee Montoya
• Gail Simone
• Secret Six (2006 series)
• Vandal Savage
• Metal Men
• World War III
• Legion of Super-Heroes (2006 series)
• Ralph Dibny
• Sonic Disruptors
• Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
• Blue Beetle (2023)
• George Lopez
• Ted Kord
• Red Tornado
• Aquaman
• Kurt Busiek
• Arthur Joseph Curry
• Outsiders
• Supernova
• Steel
• Batwoman
• Diana Prince
• Jodi Picoult
• Animal Man (1988 series)
• Monitors
• Final Crisis
• Ra’s al Ghul
• Hawkgirl (2006 series)
• Kymera
• Death of the New Gods
• Casey the Cop
• Silverblade
• Sun Devils
• Spanner’s Galaxy
• The cake is a lie
• The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
• Sherlock
• Identity Crisis
• Brad Meltzer
• Sweet Pickle Books
• Flashpoint Beyond
• Trinity (2008 series)
• Donna Troy
• Harbinger
• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Doom Patrol
• Sandman
• Jenette Kahn
• Karen Berger
• Andy Lanning
• Norm Rapmund
• Dan Jurgens
• Justice League International
• Suicide Squad
• Jason Todd
• Barbara Gordon
• Tim Drake
• Secret Invasion
• Invasion!
• Team Titans
• Steve Orlando
• The New Titans
• Armageddon 2001
• The War of the Gods
• Duran Duran
• Black Condor
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Lois Lane
• Josh Trujillo
• The Thin Man (1934)
• Thrilling Adventure Hour
• Halo
• Legends of Tomorrow
• Doctor Who
• Rip Hunter
• Sinestro
• Flash (Barry Allen)
• The Flash (2023)
• Aquaman (2018)
• Shazam! (2019)
• Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
• Stan Lee
• Hawkman (2018 series)
• Kite Man
• Captain Cold
• Maxwell Lord
• Ari Gold
• Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
• Loadsamoney
• Steve Castle
• Amalgam Comics
• Infinite Frontier
• The Multiversity
• Charlton Comics
• Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
• For the Man Who Has Everything
• Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
• JLA
• DC One Million
• Starman
• Martian Manhunter

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.

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe analyze the fifth issue of 52, and discover a multiversal Scotland where everyone is like Grant Morrison, the Dark Souls of comics, and giant penny stolen valor.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (02:12)
2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (18:14)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #5 (19:31)
4. The Backup (50:27)
5. The Blackboard (01:03:56)
6. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:15:53)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Superman
• Batman
• Wonder Woman
• Green Lantern
• Infinite Crisis
• Heavy Metal
• 2000 AD
• Zenith
• Karen Berger
• Vertigo Comics
• Neil Gaiman
• Alan Moore
• Dadaism
• Peter Milligan
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
• Hirohiko Araki
• Hideo Kojima
• Thrill-Power Overload
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
• Watchmen
• Animal Man (1988 series)
• Animal Man
• Carmine Infantino
• Strange Adventures
• Deadman
• Adam Strange
• Peacemaker (TV series)
• Wile E. Coyote
• Lex Luthor
• Inferior Five
• Detective Chimp
• Cave Carson
• Krypto the Superdog
• Mr. Freeze
• Batman: The Animated Series
• Final Crisis
• Multiversity
• Hidetaka Miyazaki
• Dark Souls
• Darkseid
• Jack Kirby
• Highfather
• Apokolips
• New Genesis
• Joe Bennett
• Chris Batista
• Klaus Janson
• Frank Miller
• Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
• Steel (1994 series)
• Identity Crisis
• Booster Gold
• Dan Jurgens
• The Last Days of Animal Man
• Gerry Conway
• Jimmy Palmiotti
• Jonah Hex (2010 series)
• Justin Gray
• Harley Quinn (2013 series)
• Amanda Conner
• Phil Balsman
• Blue Beetle (2006 series)
• Swamp Thing (2004 series)
• The Outsiders (2003 series)
• Legion of Super-Heroes (2006 series)
• Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage
• Captain Atom: Armageddon
• WildStorm
• Jim Lee
• Deathblow
• Midnighter
• Apollo
• Grifter
• J. G. Jones
• Hawkgirl
• The Fly (1986)
• Rann-Thanagar War
• Alan Scott
• blink-182 - All The Small Things
• Final Crisis: Requiem #1
• Martian Manhunter
• Libra
• Secret Society of Super Villains
• Judges 5:20
• Steel
• Human Genome Project
• Metagene
• Doctor Mid-Nite
• Hootie & the Blowfish
• Cyborg
• Firestorm
• Red Tornado
• Mal Duncan
• Ali-Ka Zoom
• Seven Soldiers of Victory
• Shining Knight
• Zatanna
• Titans
• Supergirl
• Tails Gets Trolled
• Lost
• The Numbers
• Goodbye, Eri
• Tatsuki Fujimoto
• Chainsaw Man
• General Hospital
• Grey’s Anatomy
• Webtoon
• Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
• Question
• Gotham Central
• Renee Montoya
• Starfire
• Austin Powers
• Through the Looking Glass
• Rock Against Bush
• Flash
• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Barry Allen
• Justice League Unlimited
• George Pérez
• Norm Rapmund
• Image Comics
• Rob Leigh
• Pietà
• Bumblebee
• Supergirl (TV series)
• Melissa Benoist
• Black Lightning (TV series)
• Donna Troy
• Psycho-Pirate
• Chaz Truog
• Jurassic Park series
• Penny Plunderer
• Two-Face
• Animal Man (2011 series)
• Jeff Lemire
• Travel Foreman
• Wally West
• The Boys
• Batwoman
• Maggie Sawyer
• Dan DiDio
• J. H. Williams III
• Aquaman
• Mera
• Jimmy Olsen
• Lois Lane
• Catwoman
• Talia al Ghul
• Krypton
• Hawkman
• Hawkman (2018 series)
• Mystery in Space
• Cosmic Odyssey
• Jim Starlin
• Fourth World
• Onimar Synn
• Franz Ferdinand
• Blackfire
• Raven
• Beast Boy
• The OMAC Project
• Villains United
• Day of Vengeance
• Superboy-Prime
• Dave Gibbons
• Mogo
• Zeta-Beam
• Jason Rusch
• Jamie Reyes
• Gehenna
• Doomsday Clock
• Ronnie Raymond
• Ethan Van Sciver
• Gail Simone
• ChrisCross
• Milestone Media
• Blood Syndicate
• Icon
• Hardware
• Legends of Tomorrow
• Red Hood
• Big Barda
• Black Manta

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.

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe investigate the fourth issue of 52, and cover neoliberal black capitalism, Superboy’s greaser rival, and the prevalence of cults in comics.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (02:40)
2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (03:49)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #4
4. The Backup (45:10)
5. The Blackboard (56:30)
6. Asking The Questions (01:10:47)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Santana - Smooth ft. Rob Thomas
• Spider-Man (2002)
• Superman Returns (2006)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
• My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
• 300 (2006)
• Zack Snyder
• Jack Jadson
• Joe Bennett
• Ruy José
• Rob Leigh
• Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood
• Renee Montoya
• J. G. Jones
• Alex Sinclair
• 24
• Raymond Chandler
• Douglas Adams
• The Simple Art of Murder
• Vic Sage
• Dances with Wolves
• Pocahontas
• Halo
• Outsiders
• Suicide Squad
• Katana
• Black Lightning
• Metamorpho
• Mike W. Barr
• Delirium
• The Sandman
• Lex Luthor
• Barack Obama
• George W. Bush
• Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard
• “I WISH EVERYONE ELSE WAS DEAD.” PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE 7.
• Pete Ross
• Lana Lang
• John Henry Irons
• Booster Gold
• Fire
• Big Belly Burger
• Blue Beetle (2023)
• Justice League International
• Ice
• Checkmate
• Rip Hunter
• Natasha Irons
• Superman
• Steelworks
• Michael Dorn
• Superman: The Animated Series
• Jay-Z
• Louise Simonson
• Jon Bogdanove
• Power Pack
• Priest
• Superman: Lost
• Milestone Media
• Ralph Dibny
• Cassie Sansmark
• Black Adam
• The Prestige
• Dev-Em
• General Zod
• Stephen King
• Superboy
• James Gunn
• Krypton
• Caprica
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
• Adam Strange
• Gauntlet series
• Richard Dragon
• The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts
• Steven Seagal
• Count Dante
• Shai-Hulud
• Mutagen
• Shadowrun
• Jack Kirby
• Mal Duncan
• Bumblebee
• Firestorm
• Cyborg
• Hawkgirl
• Alan Scott
• The Fly (1986)
• Dan DiDio
• Dan Jurgens
• Art Thibert
• Steven Universe
• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Earth-Three
• Alexander Luthor Jr.
• Anti-Monitor
• Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
• Supergirl (Linda Danvers)
• Donna Troy
• Roy Lichtenstein
• Phil Jimenez
• Harbinger
• Monitor
• Pietà
• Batman
• Dick Grayson
• Bob Kane
• Ragnarök
• Marv Wolfman
• Hal Jordan
• Green Lantern Corps
• Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
• Captain Comet
• X-Men
• Spider-Man
• The Flash (2023)
• Wonder Woman
• Infinite Crisis
• Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
• Ted Kord
• Countdown to Infinite Crisis
• Identity Crisis
• OMAC
• Maxwell Lord
• The OMAC Project
• Jaime Reyes
• Kendall Roy
• Dennis O’Neil
• Sam Spade
• Dirk Gently
• Zeta-Beam
• Rann
• Thanagarians
• Oans
• Young Justice
• Darkseid
• Sardath
• True Detective
• NXIVM
• Smallville
• Superman & Lois

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.

All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dissect issue #3 of 52, covering Jaffe’s favorite villain, the Creeper-Freakazoid connection, and why characters have to die.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk About The Cover (09:14)
2. Let’s Talk Talent (11:47)
3. Let’s Talk 52 #3 (13:43)
4. The Backup (52:10)
5. Favorite Scenes (58:26)
6. The Blackboard (and Celebrity Gossip Corner) (01:05:33)
7. Asking The Questions (01:26:32)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
• Lost
• Mike’s Mic
• Vic Sage
• Uatu
• The Venture Bros.
• The Sandman
• Elongated Man
• The Sopranos
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Homicide: Life on the Street
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• 24
• J. G. Jones
• Alex Sinclair
• Lex Luthor
• Superman Red/Superman Blue
• Superman (1978)
• John Byrne
• Jerry Siegel
• Joe Bennett
• Ruy José
• Pat Brosseau
• Pat’s logo design
• Infinite Crisis
• Alexander Luthor Jr.
• Joker
• Gotham Central
• Josephine MacDonald
• Marcus Driver
• Crispus Allen
• Power Girl
• Terra-Man
• StarCraft
• Black Adam
• Amanda Conner
• Jimmy Palmiotti
• Power Girl
• JSA: Black Reign
• Superman
• Jack Bauer
• Doctor Psycho
• Deathstroke
• Warren Ellis
• The Authority
• Civil War
• John Henry Irons
• Natasha Irons
• Apokolips
• The New Gods
• Intergang
• Darkseid
• Superman: The Animated Series
• Bruce Timm
• Booster Gold
• Ted Kord
• Señor Gyro’s Gyro Recipe
• Daniel Cassidy
• Blue Devil
• Hayao Miyazaki
• Project Cadmus
• Mister Terrific
• Chris Conroy
• S.T.A.R. Labs
• Doctor Sivana
• Lois Lane
• Harley Quinn
• Bludhaven
• Dan Jurgens
• Art Thibert
• Earth-One
• Earth-Two
• Donna Troy
• Superboy
• Justice Society of America
• Jay Garrick
• Alan Scott
• Justice League
• Teen Titans
• Legion of Super-Heroes
• Legion of Super-Heroes (Mark Waid)
• Brainiac 5
• Matter-Eater Lad
• Anti-Monitor
• Steel (1997)
• Marshawn Lynch
• Ex Machina
• The Chicks
• Patriot Act
• Master of None
• Harris Wittels
• Creeper
• Steve Ditko
• Spider-Man
• Question
• Blue Beetle
• Batman: The Animated Series
• Outsiders
• Shade, the Changing Man
• The New Batman Adventures
• Freakazoid!
• Friends
• Singles (1992)
• Paul Dini
• Mr. Freeze
• Mike Allred
• Madman
• Robin Williams
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Taylor Swift
• Jack Antonoff
• Paramore
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Tom King
• Mitch Gerads
• Adam Strange
• All-Star Squadron
• Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
• Arion
• Leah Williams
• General Zod
• Jax-Ur
• Batman: No Man’s Land
• Black Lightning
• Talia al Ghul
• Jimmy Carter
• Superman: Red Son
• Superman: Red Son (film)
• Blue Beetle (2023)
• Trinity
• Cassandra Cain
• Robin
• Kurt Busiek
• Heroes
• Final Fantasy 16 review
• Cidolfus Telamon
• Cosmo Kramer
• Jerry Seinfeld
• Renee Montoya
• Obi-Wan Kenobi

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.