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  • The 52 Pickup Halfway There Extravaganza!

    The 52 Pickup Halfway There Extravaganza!

    · 52 Pickup

    Blessed Be the Hoochmaker! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe have reached the halfway point of 52, and take a moment to recap every major storyline in the series so far, as well as inventing new games to test each other based on both obscure trivia and romantic shipping possibilities. If you’d like to start listening, this is a great place to jump in!

    SHOW NOTES:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenBon Jovi - Livin’ On A PrayerSaturday Night (2024)Jason ReitmanJuno (2005)Diablo CodyYoung Adult (2011)Zack SnyderSucker Punch (2011)Kendall Roy“Weird Al” YankovicDragon Ball ZGokuVegeta

    1. Let’s Talk About What Led Up to 52 (06:31)

    Sue DibnyIdentity CrisisBatmanJustice LeagueBrother EyeMaxwell LordJustice League InternationalSupermanBlue BeetleWonder WomanInfinite CrisisCrisis on Infinite EarthsRobinThemysciraJustice League UnlimitedBruce TimmPaul DiniLostStar Trek: Deep Space NineThe SopranosThe Shield24Doctor DC Podcast

    2. What’s going on with Ralph Dibny? (16:30)

    Ralph DibnyCassie SandsmarkYoung JusticeTeen TitansSuperboyLex LuthorSmallvilleGreen ArrowBlack CanaryDev-EmBooster GoldStarmanDetective ChimpDoctor FateEclipsoSpectreDay of VengeanceJean LoringTatsuki FujimotoDenjiChainsaw ManTom TaylorInjustice: Gods Among UsNightwingBocchi the Rock!Batman: Wayne Family AdventuresDamian WayneTim DrakeNaruto: ShippudenJason ToddDick GraysonJoker

    3. What’s going on with the space heroes? (24:21)

    Animal ManStarfireAdam StrangeDevilanceLoboNew Teen TitansTerraGreen Lantern CorpsNew GodsOmega Men

    4. What’s going on with Black Adam? (27:44)

    The RockBlack AdamCaptain MarvelKahndaqTerra-ManGreat TenDoctor ManhattanIntergangZachary LeviShazam! (2019)Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)Chris PrattMel GibsonIsisVictor SageRenee MontoyaOsirisDoctor Sivana

    5. What’s going on with all those disappearing mad scientists? (36:25)

    Will MagnusMetal MenDan DiDioT. O. MorrowOolong IslandEgg FuReBootBeast Wars: Transformers

    6. What’s going on with Steel? (43:46)

    Steel (John Henry Irons)Natasha IronsSuperman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?Superman: The Death and Return of SupermanInfinity, Inc.Jack Ryder

    7. What’s going on with Booster Gold? (49:44)

    Booster GoldBlue BeetleFireRip HunterBooster Gold (1986 series)

    8. What’s going on with Vic and Renee? (59:07)

    Victor SageRenee MontoyaGotham CentralBugsy Malone (1976)The PenguinCristin MiliotiBatwomanRichard DragonAristotle RodorTaylor SwiftAvril Lavigne replacement conspiracy theory

    9. Let’s Play: You Know The Guy (01:07:52)

    Steve DitkoThe Suicide Squad (2021)

    10. Let’s Play: Crackship Combat (01:10:08)

    NightwingJiro OsamuGravitationWonder WomanGreen ArrowBatmanBig BardaMister MiracleWally WestCaptain CarrotWho Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)Multiversus: Collision DetectedBugs BunnyStarfireDonna TroyMartian ManhunterFirestormRogueGambitBarbara GordonChapo Trap House

    11. Asking (and Congratulating!) The Questions at [email protected] (17:51)

    Seven Soldiers of VictoryShade, the Changing ManShade, the Changing GirlCave Carson Has a Cybernetic EyeJonah HexBeyoncéOne PieceAndy CohenGlorious GodfreyThe MultiversityBrian Michael BendisRagmanHeroes in Crisis30 RockQueen of JordanGirls5evaUnbreakable Kimmy SchmidtLegion of Super-HeroesTom KingZack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)Superman (1978)

    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.

  • Week 26 - Halfway Home

    Week 26 - Halfway Home

    · 52 Pickup

    It’s a two-turkey dinner! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe reach the halfway point of 52, where they encounter Crockamurderer, draft an all-new teen superhero team, and reveal whether or not drug-sniffing dogs react to vacuum-sealed smoked turkey legs.

    Chapters:

    Is it pronounced Raahs al Ghul, or Raysh al Ghul? (01:18)Let’s Talk About The Cover, and hear some commentary from the creators of 52! (08:38)Let’s Talk Talent (18:50)Let’s Talk About 52 #26 (25:25)The Backup (53:57)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (57:14)The Blackboard (58:54)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:05:13)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenRa’s al GhulBatman Begins (2005)Batman: The Animated SeriesArrowLazarus PitNeal AdamsDennis O’NeilBatmanIron Man 3 (2013)Fu ManchuMandarinBatman: Birth of the DemonNorm BreyfogleVineLana LangInterview with the VampireLestat de LioncourtJack RyderMartian ManhunterBlack AdamTom KingStrange Adventures (2019 series)Jenny SparksPat OlliffeDrew GeraciSkeetsPete PantazisImage ComicsWildStormFinal CrisisDarkseidDC One MillionBeautia SivanaFromLostHarold PerrineauVictor SageRenee MontoyaIsisCongorillaStarmanDetective ChimpDeadmanSupermanRichard DragonAristotle RodorRichard Dragon, Kung Fu FighterDavid CarradineBronze TigerLady ShivaLiam NeesonHuntressBatman/Huntress: Cry For BloodBill O’ReillyJon StewartSteve DitkoSpider-ManLivewireLex LuthorWonder WomanJohn Henry IronsNatasha IronsDoctor SivanaFawcett ComicsVenus SivanaThaddeus Sivana, Jr.Georgia SivanaRevenge of the Nerds (1984)Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)FriezaTony TulathimutteRejectionVincent ValentineFinal Fantasy VIIAuronFinal Fantasy XWaveriderKris KardashianOsirisOolong IslandT. O. MorrowVeronica CaleMarisa TomeiKiller CrocTawky TawnyCaptain MarvelHawkmanHawkgirlHawkgirl (2023 series)Joe BennettJimmy PalmiottiHawkman (2002 series)ThanagarDoom Patrol (2009 series)Hawkman (2018 series)Robert VendittiJohn OstranderDaily PlanetLois LaneYoung JusticeImpulseConnor HawkeGreen ArrowChuck DixonMusic MeisterSecretBlue BeetleShining KnightKnights of the Round TableJessica CruzRobinGreen LanternThe ReachThe Lord of the RingsExcaliburX-MenKnights of the Round

    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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  • Week 25 - Liminal Times, with Josh Rivera

    Week 25 - Liminal Times, with Josh Rivera

    · 52 Pickup

    Happy Halloween, Judeo-Christians! All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Booty of Bludhaven Josh Rivera to descend into issue 25, revealing which wrestling PPV is the good one, which DC characters love musicals, and the origins of Nightwing’s hot butt.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk About the Cover and Talent (08:34)Let’s Talk About 52 #25 (15:15)The Backup (48:21)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:19)The Blackboard (01:01:24)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (17:51)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenKrakoan AgeJonathan HickmanLegion of Super-HeroesEast of WestDandadanInterview with the VampireSuccessionAbsolute BatmanScott SnyderBatmanNick DragottaSteelQuestionBooster GoldSupermanWonder WomanDoctor FateJ. G. JonesThe InvisiblesJohn LennonJoe BennettDale EagleshamPhil JimenezPat OlliffeRuy JoséAndy LanningArt ThibertDrew GeraciHeroesKurt BusiekJames GunnFrankensteinGreen LanternBruno MannheimLex LuthorCrime BibleJack KirbyMister MiracleBig BardaSuperman & LoisIntergangDarkseidWhisper A’DaireVic SageRenee MontoyaBlack AdamKite ManMiriam DelgadoMagpieSewer KingCrime DoctorPaul DiniThe BrokerDwayne McDuffieKakeguruiSabbacCaptain Marvel Jr.SabaccMary MarvelCaptain MarvelBuffy the Vampire SlayerIsisOsirisKingdom ComeNeon Genesis EvangelionGundamGunbusterPower RangersWatchmenSpider-ManSkeetsSeder AnythingChrismukkahWrestleManiaRoyal RumbleRalph DibnyFelix FaustHouse of MysteryLen WeinEtrigan the DemonKlarion the Witch BoyChoronzonTalaPhantom StrangerGorilla GroddJustice League UnlimitedAlex SinclairInfinity, Inc.Icicle Jr.TigressYoung JusticeAmerica’s Next Top ModelGreen ArrowAlan ScottMister TerrificCheckmate (2006 series)Gotham CentralOolong IslandWill MagnusKanye WestEgg FuHarley Quinn: the Animated SeriesBowen YangNightwingGeorge PérezTom TaylorGail SimoneNicola ScottSecret Six (2006 series)Tim SeeleyMonitorJason ToddTricksterI Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)SpawnPlastic ManTim SheridanAlan Scott: The Green Lantern (2023 series)Dr. AnonymousBridgertonBatman: Caped CrusaderBipolar disorderFlex MentalloJoe the BarbarianKite Man: Hell Yeah!Stephen WackerTom KingBatman: The War of Jokes and RiddlesHideo KojimaThe Suicide Squad (2021)Condiment KingPolka-Dot ManPoison IvyDavid DastmalchianBatman Writer Tom King’s CIA Career QuestionedAlan MooreRorschachWatchmen (TV series)Watchmen (2009)Damon LindelofCloverfield (2008)Zack SnyderSucker Punch (2011)

    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.

  • Week 24 - Just Imagine, with Jordan Morris

    Week 24 - Just Imagine, with Jordan Morris

    · 52 Pickup

    Send a plot and three pages of dialogue right away! Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe team up with Eisner-nominated writer and podcaster Jordan Morris for issue 24, featuring the debut of E. S. Pete, the death of a character introduced last issue, and how Booster Gold caused Reaganomics.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (07:00)Let’s Talk About 52 #24 (17:39)The Backup (49:50)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (53:53)The Blackboard (58:01)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:03:48)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenSupermanBatmanWonder WomanTed KordBooster GoldMartian ManhunterFirestormCharli xcx - 360Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant WalkJordan, Jesse, Go!Katy PerrySkeetsPhil JimenezGeorge PérezAndy LanningInfinite CrisisCivil WarJustice League InternationalCountdown to Final CrisisRalph DibnySue DibnyJ. M. DeMatteisSuper-ChiefBulleteerSeven Soldiers of VictoryAmbush BugDeadpoolForbush ManStan LeeBulletgirlCaptain MarvelFirehawkWolverineJeff LemireE.S. PeteGreen ArrowGreat TenGene Luen YangElliot S. MagginJust Imagine…Red TornadoRocket RedSilver SorceressTomorrow WomanFlash (Barry Allen)Crisis on Infinite EarthsHippolytaAztekIceGeneral GloryVibeCitizen SteelAmazing-ManStarmanYazzCrimson FoxShade, the Changing ManPeter MilliganJohn OstranderMartian Manhunter (1998 series)Captain AmericaArrowRa’s al GhulAlexander SiddigLazarus PitBlack AdamIsisDwayne JohnsonOsirisFrankensteinLex LuthorEveryman ProjectLegion of Substitute HeroesMatter-Eater LadX-MenGlob HermanShark-GirlShade, the Changing GirlCheckmateAmanda WallerAtom SmasherSuicide SquadVictor SageBatwomanDan JurgensDays of Future PastChris ClaremontJustice League by Keith GiffenBabs TarrStripperellaLeah WilliamsPower GirlGotham City SirensPunchlineEmpoweredLegion of Super-HeroesBrian Michael BendisJoJo’s Bizarre AdventureBrainiac 5Ronald ReaganGuy GardnerMatt FractionJimmy Olsen (2019 series)Tim DrakeSaturn GirlNura NalShadow LassGwen StacyJason ToddLady ShivaDennis O’NeilYouth GroupBowen McCurdySpecter InspectorsBuffy the Vampire SlayerShaun of the DeadDragon Ball ZFree With AdsThe Godfather (1972)Cool World (1992)Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016)Good Mythical Morning

    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.

  • Week 23 - The Island of Professor Morrow

    Week 23 - The Island of Professor Morrow

    · 52 Pickup

    Look out, my Cricketron’s gone berserk! Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe collapse onto the beaches of issue 23, detailing mysteries of the Religion of Crime, mad scientists on Hookers & Blow Island, and what Grant Morrison thinks about Ayn Rand.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent (02:21)Let’s Talk About 52 #23 (07:31)The Backup (29:59)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (33:50)The Blackboard (39:01)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (44:46)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenDrew JohnsonRay SnyderWonder Woman (1986 series)Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. KongGodzilla vs. Kong (2021)Green LanternDan StevensGodzilla (2014)Kong: Skull Island (2017)Apocalypse Now (1979)PietàBatmanSupergirl Pieta poseCrisis on Infinite EarthsBatman: A Death in the FamilyBlack AdamThe Island of Doctor MoreauRenee MontoyaWill MagnusSentinelMetal MenT. O. MorrowDoctor SivanaIra QuimbyHawkmanDial H for HeroArchie ComicsBetty and VeronicaThe InvisiblesCrime Bible: The Five Lessons of BloodWhisper A’DaireVic SageBaldur’s GateShadowheartCaptain MarvelCaptain Marvel Jr.IsisTaylor SwiftThe Tortured Poets DepartmentBritney SpearsOsirisAladdin (1992)Great TenDougRugratsWildcatJustice Society of AmericaBlack CanaryCatwomanMorpheusJerry OrdwayAll-Star ComicsLostWatchmenAtlas ShruggedThe AnarchistsDelicious in DungeonJohn GaltCharli XCXSpring Breakers (2012)SupermanGorilla GroddLegends of TomorrowGothamJada Pinkett SmithJim GordonThe O.C.Ben McKenzieMultiversityRemedial Chaos TheoryThe Gone WorldThis Is How You Lose the Time WarBlackest NightBrightest DayGotham CentralSuperman: BirthrightAll-Star SupermanLex LuthorLois LaneFrank QuitelyThe Multiversity: Thunderworld AdventuresAquaman (2011 series)Booster Gold (2007 series)Flash #8Eobard ThawneCaptain ColdBatman: No Man’s Land (novel)Dennis O’NeilBatman: Under the Red Hood (2010)SmallvilleJoker: One Operation Joker

    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.

  • Week 22 - Burial Ground

    Week 22 - Burial Ground

    · 52 Pickup

    ou’re ownin’ for a zonin’! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe smother issue 22, and in the process explain convoluted celebrity antics, examine the history of Native Americans in DC, and venture into The Nute Gunray Hole.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent (03:16)Let’s Talk About The Cover (07:09)Let’s Talk About 52 #22 (10:29)The Backup (52:52)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:04)The Blackboard (58:06)The Nute Gunray Hole at [email protected] (01:09:14)A Brief Post-Script (01:27:13)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenBratSwiftiesVic Sager/GaylorSwiftHarry StylesLiam PayneAlanis MorissetteJagged Little PillDave CoulierEddy BarrowsRob StullStephen WackerThe WitcherMagnus, Robot FighterThe Man with the Golden ArmSailor MoonSailor MercuryBooster GoldNorth by Northwest (1959)Batman: The Brave and the BoldWill MagnusRobert KanigherLex LuthorElon MuskWonder GirlSuperboy (Kon-El)SupermanPaul WestfieldFlashpointReverse-FlashYoung JusticeTeen TitansJonathan HickmanEast of WestJohn ByrneSuperman: The Animated SeriesJustice League Unlimited“Question Authority”Clancy BrownSteel (John Henry Irons)NeuralinkImane KhelifCaptain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!Joss WhedonBuffy the Vampire SlayerAngelJon Standing BearNicholas HoultSkinsSuper-ChiefDamian WayneChristopher PriestJulius SchwartzJustice LeagueGardner FoxCarmine InfantinoJ. K. RowlingBlack AdamTrue Detective season 4Stephen Graham JonesRenee MontoyaGrimesAzealia BanksVivian WilsonMetal MenFrankensteinJeff LemireJustice Society of AmericaDan DiDioSentinelCelebrity Dentist Got Kanye Hooked on Laughing Gas, Milo Yiannopoulos ClaimsRed TornadoHal JordanIvan ReisGreen Lantern (2011)AtlantisCaptain MarvelJokerNute GunrayBugs BunnyRalph DibnyPippin TookPow Wow SmithThey Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1960)BatmanRobinMan-of-BatsRaven RedCaptain Planet and the PlaneteersT. HawkRoy HarperJohnny CloudLittle Sure ShotApache ChiefBlack VulcanSamuraiOwlwomanDawnstarHawkmanEquinoxBetween Earth and SkyRebecca RoanhorseA Murder at the End of the WorldTa-Nehisi CoatesBlack PantherDC MilestoneStaticNikolas Draper-IveyCyborg (2023 series)BulleteerStar WarsTales of the JediConan the BarbarianStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)BrotherhoodStar Wars: Darth VaderStar Wars: Doctor AphraStar Wars: Poe DameronMitth’raw’nuruodoYuuzhan VongThe AcolyteStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (comic series)Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicGeorge LucasTHX 1138 (1971)

    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.

  • Week 21 - Teambuilding Exercises

    Week 21 - Teambuilding Exercises

    · 52 Pickup

    Ah, Shuddup! Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe kick the twenty-first issue of 52 down a flight of stairs, and in the process discuss Jaffe’s incredible American Idol experience, Power Boy’s deficit of chest exposure, and the death of Manchester Alabama’s second fastest speed-based superhero.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent (04:44)Let’s Talk About 52 #21 (10:43)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (41:53)The Blackboard (44:58)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (54:40)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenDan DiDioTeen Titans (team)Teen Titans (Geoff Johns run)Teen Titans (2003 show)Teen Titans Go!Titans (2023 series)Titans (2018 show)Game of ThronesTyra BanksJoe BennettJack JadsonDavid BaronWill GrahamBirds of Prey (team)Birds of Prey (2023 series)Big BardaCassandra CainColossusWolverineBatmanDamian WayneBarda (graphic novel)Ngozi UkazuOrionFourth WorldDarkseidMister MiracleWalt SimonsonJack KirbyRavenBeast BoyNatasha IronsLex LuthorBart AllenRalph DibnyDoctor FateSue DibnyGingoldAquamanJoJo’s Bizarre AdventureBugs BunnyThe Real HousewivesInfinity, Inc.Stephen WackerSmallvilleCopyright lawsuits by Superman’s creatorsSuperboyJosie and the Pussycats (2001)Booster GoldHawk Tuah GirlSydney SweeneyTodd McFarlaneJustice Society of AmericaChris ClaremontLost24Effect of the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike on televisionAmerican IdolThe Jazz Singer (1923)Superboy-PrimeZachary ZataraZatannaPower BoyFirestormHot SpotGranny GoodnessBrian Michael BendisLegion of Super-HeroesJohn Henry IronsAmerica’s Next Top ModelWilliam WuJujutsu KaisenVic SageRenee MontoyaRed TornadoCyborgBenderCowboy BebopFrierenCharli XCXBratKamala HarrisYes, Kamala IS BratKieron GillenAtomArgentMarv WolfmanWinner Take AllJim CummingsPaul DiniSeven Soldiers of VictoryTroye SivanWonder GirlDee ReynoldsMatt FractionChip ZdarskySex CriminalsDennis O’NeilWatchmenGeorge R. R. Martin

    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.

  • Week 20 - God Is Fragged

    Week 20 - God Is Fragged

    · 52 Pickup

    I Died And Was Reincarnated As The World’s Greatest Monster! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe breeze through the Morrison-heavy and story-light issue twenty of 52, making space for Tim King’s public apology for being a CIA asset, Steel’s exposed penis, Superboy Prime as isekai, and Jaffe’s biggest DC blind spot.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent (05:14)Let’s Talk About The Cover (09:19)Let’s Talk About 52 #20 (10:53)The Backup (28:09)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (32:49)The Blackboard (33:33)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (43:19)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenShohei OhtaniLos Angeles DodgersDetroit TigersMiami MarlinsBat BoysMagic: The GatheringDreamcatcherMarvel SnapChris BatistaSupermanLoboVic SageStar Trek: VoyagerBattlestar GalacticaLost in SpaceCylonsGame of ThronesBear McCrearyConstantineThe Crawling Hand (1963)Animal ManAdam StrangeStarfireIt’s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaCalendar ManBatmanBatwomanJason ToddCountdown to Final CrisisThanosThe Infinity GauntletJeph LoebLex LuthorSuperman/Batman: Public EnemiesSteelKala AvastiDeath NoteTsugumi OhbaFriedrich NietzscheNine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails - HeresyEye of EkronBig BardaLittle BardaZachary ZataraZatannaThe Green LanternKevin NowlanBatman: The Animated SeriesStephen WackerJonny QuestBarry AllenThe JetsonsTom KingVisionMister TerrificEmerald EmpressFatal FiveLegion of Super-HeroesSuperboyFinal Crisis: Legion of Three WorldsGeorge PérezArrowverseSupergirlLar GandBrainiac 5Bruce TimmTriplicate GirlPaul DiniJustin GrayJimmy PalmiottiAlan BurnettDwayne McDuffieMy Hero AcademiaSentaiPower RangersGreen Lantern: New GuardiansKyle RaynerMarvel FamilyA DC Guide to Isekai by Alex JaffeWarlordLand of the LostAmethyst: Princess of GemworldSuicide Squad IsekaiSuicide Squad ISEKAI | Opening and Closing ThemeAmanda WallerViola DavisCCH PounderThe Suicide Squad (2021)Suicide Squad (2016)James GunnDavid AyerGene Luen Yang

    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.

  • Week 19 - History Repeats

    Week 19 - History Repeats

    · 52 Pickup

    He knows! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe fly into issue nineteen, taking on Space Pope Lobo, which members of the DC universe are Charli girls vs. Taylor girls, and the most shocking twist of the series so far.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent (09:12)Let’s Talk About 52 #19 (12:17)The Backup (38:40)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (44:11)The Blackboard (45:26)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (52:20)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenToxoplasmosisOphiocordyceps unilateralisThe Snowman (2017)Batman: HushWestworldArmageddon 2001Captain AtomHawkJeph LoebBrian Michael BendisWho Shot Mr. Burns?Pat OlliffeDrew Geraci52 Aftermath: The Four HorsemenBirds of PreyJ. G. JonesSkeetsHeisman TrophyDua LipaBooster GoldSupermanLois LaneJimmy OlsenJustice League UnlimitedLex LuthorFriday Night LightsBratLoboAnimal ManGlen PowellDeadpoolThe MatrixStarfireSpace Dolphins2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Game of ThronesDevilanceDarkseidSeven Soldiers of VictoryLegion of Super-HeroesEmerald EmpressFearsome FiveFatal FiveAlan ScottBrainiac 5Matter-Eater LadKieron GillenX-MenJonathan HickmanSupergirlSupergirl (TV series)Weather WizardFlashWonder GirlSuperboyCharli XCXTaylor SwiftYoung JusticeStephanie BrownSpring Breakers (2012)Rip HunterWalking simulatorBilly WestAlan MooreSuperman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?Mister MxyzptlkBrian BollandAnimal Man (1988 series)Animal Man (2011 series)Jeff LemireSweet ToothThe Killer (graphic novel series)The Killer (2023)David FincherSnowpiercer (graphic novel series)Snowpiercer (2013)SandcastleOld (2021)The Adventures of TintinHergéSuccessionAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)Airplane! (1980)This Is 40 (2012)Knocked Up (2007)New Fun ComicsBatmanWonder WomanBarry AllenDC One MillionAll-Star SupermanFinal Crisis: Superman BeyondFinal CrisisSolarisGarth EnnisHitman #1000000Looper (2012)Rian JohnsonThe Flash (2023)Star TrekStar WarsThe AcolyteManny JacintoSolLee Jung-jaeSquid GameThe MandalorianDave FiloniClone WarsAndorAndy SerkisPlanet of the ApesRogue One (2016)Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicStar Wars: VisionsPalpatineGeorge LucasLost

    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.

  • Subscriber Feed Preview Clip: The Flash (2023) Review

    Subscriber Feed Preview Clip: The Flash (2023) Review

    · 52 Pickup

    Here’s a preview for the subscriber only bonus feed episode featuring a review of The Flash (2023), the capstone film in the grand Snyderverse experiment. Hear all about the many writers and directors who passed through this film’s history, Ezra Miller’s strange crime rampage, and what the future holds for DC movies in the full episode. Check it out by subscribing to Aftermath today!

  • Week 18 - Dismantled, with Questionposting

    Week 18 - Dismantled, with Questionposting

    · 52 Pickup

    Emancipate the JLA! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe cross over with Questionposting to tackle issue 18, featuring BREAKING NEWS REGARDING DC CANON and the existence of Tracy Thirteen, Dr. Doom arguing with a drunk person, microdosing Fear Toxin, and the secret unpublished origins of Honest Abe, the Super-Hero Protector of Cincinnati.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent, Helmets and what the hell Shadowpact is doing here with Questionposting (04:50)Let’s Talk About 52 #18 (09:16)The Backup (53:17)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (59:37)The Blackboard (01:04:32)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:10:00)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenQuestionpostingVic SageBatmanDennis O’NeilThe Question by Dennis O’Neil & Denys CowanDemon in a BottleBatman/Huntress: Cry For BloodEddy BarrowsRob StullNatasha IronsIsisRalph DibnyDetective ChimpTraci ThirteenTerrence ThirteenGorilla GroddDoctor FateBlack Adam (2022)Day of VengeanceCrisis on Infinite EarthsShadowpactStephen WackerHouse of MysteryCainCroatoansSeven Soldiers of VictoryKlarion the Witch BoyRoanoke ColonyStonehengeEaster IslandKaspar HauserTim TrenchWonder WomanEdogawa SangakuEdogawa RanpoMystoInjustice: Gods Among UsJohn ConstantineJack ColeRob LiefeldRenee MontoyaKahndaqBlack AdamDune (2021)Doctor DoomNamorVictor ZsaszBatman: Shadow of the BatAlan GrantThomas SzaszHannibal LecterJokerSuicideGirlsL.A.W.VegetaRorschachDwayne McDuffieJustice League UnlimitedJeff LemireThe Question: The Deaths of Vic SageReginald VelJohnsonMarseilleLostArthur Conan DoyleAdam WestJames GunnBill WillinghamPlanet of the ApesMatt ReevesBooster GoldBlimpYellow PeriLucian CrawleyOdd ManBeefeaterHonest AbeGirls5evaNicki MinajClark KentPeter DavidMark RussellOne Star SquadronCreedRagmanNightmasterBlue DevilNightshadeEnchantressBlue BeetleTarotThe Vision of EscaflowneFullmetal AlchemistEtrigan the DemonMadame XanaduZatannaAmethystSuicide Squad IsekaiPeacemakerHarley QuinnSuicide Squad Isekai EndingAmanda WallerNot Like UsSue DibnyStellaCodename: Kids Next DoorJoe BennettJ. G. JonesDoctor No-FaceBlue Beetle (1967 series)The Question (2005 series)The AuthorityJohn Cooper HawksmoorLois LaneBratBlack AliceXiomara RojasStephanie BrownTim DrakeGotham CentralPatton OswaltAll-Star Superman52: the CompanionAdam StrangeShining KnightFrankensteinHero HotlineDial H for HeroNight at the MuseumTempus FuginautAnti-MonitorMonitorJustice League: the Darkseid WarVandal SavageLady ShivaTom BombadilGreen Lantern CorpsAlan ScottGuy Gardner

    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.

  • Week 17 - Last of the Czarnians

    Week 17 - Last of the Czarnians

    · 52 Pickup

    Only thirty-five more ta go! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe blast off into issue seventeen of 52, where they witness The Time Hands, weird editorial grudges that end up on the page, and Starfire as Leia Thee Stallion.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent (02:25)Let’s Talk About the Cover, and Lobo (03:06)Let’s Talk About 52 #17 (09:57)The Backup (36:09)The Blackboard (39:19)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (41:09)Asking/Answering The Questions at [email protected] (46:16)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenChris BatistaSupermanRuy JoseJack JadsonDavid BaronAlex SinclairLoboThe Omega Men (1983 series)PunisherWolverineSpawnGene SimmonsThe CurseBenny SafdieStan LeeSuperman: The Animated SeriesYoung Justice (1998 series)Brad GarrettAlan GrantBatmanWonder WomanJ. G. JonesLex LuthorNatasha IronsJohn ByrneDonald TrumpJeffrey EpsteinDeathstrokeAmanda WallerPriestDeathstroke (2016 series)The ApprenticeImpulseKobraG.I. JoeCobraKarate KidThe Karate Kid (1984)Justin Bieber - Never Say Never ft. JadenP DiddyCassie VenturaAndrew TateLibs of TikTokDredd (2012)Hannibal BatesThe Empire Strikes Back (1980)StarfireAnimal ManAdam StrangeKamehamehaSwamp ThingVertigo ComicsAnimal Man (1988 series)BeyoncéDevilanceThe New GodsBlack AdamAdam AntSloboPeter DavidMaster RoshiPlastic ManMegan Thee StallionPrincess LeiaRed TornadoStephen WackerThe HoriesGuy GardnerAmbush BugHarley QuinnPsycho-PirateCrisis on Infinite EarthsChaz TruogThe People’s Joker (2022)Vera DrewTim HeideckerOn CinemaComedy Bang! Bang!The Flash (2023)Flash Gordon (1980)QueenBrian BlessedHawkmanMark TrailBuck RogersBuster CrabbeTarzanThe AcolyteCarrie-Anne MossAmandla StenbergDoctor Who20th Century BoysPlutoFullmetal AlchemistJoJo’s Bizarre AdventureAssassination Classroom

    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.

  • Subscriber Feed Preview Clip: An Interview with Mark Waid

    Subscriber Feed Preview Clip: An Interview with Mark Waid

    · 52 Pickup

    Here’s a preview for the subscriber only bonus feed episode featuring an interview with legendary co-writer of 52 and countless other formative comic book classics, Mark Waid. While this preview focuses on a few controversial Superman questions, the full episode goes in-depth on writing for huge company-wide events, what the Speed Force actually is, and so much more. Check it out by subscribing to Aftermath today!

  • Week 16 - Uhebbuki, with Charles Pulliam Moore

    Week 16 - Uhebbuki, with Charles Pulliam Moore

    · 52 Pickup

    O zephyr winds which blow on high, lift me now so I can fly! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Uncanny Charles Pulliam-Moore for the Two-Hour Wedding Album that is issue sixteen of DC’s 52. Hear whether Captain Marvel is an adult man or three kids in a trench coat, the wedding traditions of the Shazamish faith, and the debut of Cardi Bane.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent, Covers and Pokemon with Charles Pulliam-Moore (03:15)Let’s Talk About 52 #16 (23:49)The Backup (01:17:20)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:27:07)The Blackboard (01:32:31)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:41:28)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenPokémonPikachuEeveeSprigatitoSquirtleUnovaSamurottCivil WarNew X-Men (2004 series)Emma FrostSuperboyInfinite CrisisWatchmenRenee MontoyaSupermanLex LuthorTim DrakeBatwomanIsisThe Secrets of IsisShazam!Black AdamThe Hurt Locker (2008)Vic SageJack KirbyTommy Lee EdwardsBarack Obama “Hope” posterDwayne JohnsonBlack Adam (2022)Legends of TomorrowJ. G. JonesAlex SinclairJoe BennettRuy JoseKahndaqAristotle RodorMetamorphoMary MarvelCaptain MarvelEgg creamJosie CampbellMy Adventures with SupermanVegetaBulmaGokuJustice League InternationalSteven UniverseBart SimpsonShazam (wizard)Intergang24Kiefer SutherlandDonald SutherlandSeven Soldiers of VictoryTawky TawnyUncle MarvelThe Muppet Movie (1979)Twilight (2008)The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)Gossip GirlBlack PantherStormWakandaFallout: New VegasSpeed ForceBatman/Huntress: Cry for BloodBirds of PreyHuntressPunisherAladdin (1992)StarfireAdam StrangeStrange AdventuresAnimal ManVixenChallengers (2024)LoboThe Maltese FalconTheo AdamSinestroNamorJames GunnDesperate HousewivesGrey’s AnatomyViola DavisAmanda WallerFireflyKrakoan AgeCourtney WhitmoreRalph DibnyOpal CityGuy GardnerSuperman/Shazam!: First ThunderJust King ThingsThe DreamingDoctor DC PodcastGotham Outsiders: A Batman BookclubNewcomersBatman: Mask of the PhantasmCaptain AmericaIron ManWonder WomanSlender ManThe Dark Knight Rises (2012)SmallvilleBooster GoldTed KordLightrayOrionJimmy Olsen

    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.

  • Week 15 - Outshined, with Alex Sinclair

    Week 15 - Outshined, with Alex Sinclair

    · 52 Pickup

    Your Donations Keep Lexapedia Running! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by the legendary lead colorist of 52 Alex Sinclair. The towering trio takes on #15 (the Frank Grimes issue), Jason Todd’s death poll, and an unused yet fully illustrated and colored cover for 52.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent, Covers and Coloring with Alex Sinclair (03:15)Let’s Talk About 52 #15 (24:15)The Backup (42:23)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:12)The Blackboard (49:35)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (57:44)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenDragon Ball ZVegetaAkira ToriyamaInfinite CrisisBatman: HushAll-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy WonderKurt BusiekAstro CityPaul LevitzWildStormDan DiDioMartian ManhunterJ. G. JonesSteel (John Henry Irons)Red TornadoDrew StruzanBatmanSupermanWonder WomanHawkmanKryptoJim LeeJust ImagineThe Death and Rebirth of SupermanNewstimeFrank GrimesBerserkAlan MooreBooster GoldBibbo BibbowskiLex LuthorShawn MollWatchmenTom NguyenDoug MahnkeRenee MontoyaFaith LehaneVic SageDarwyn CookeAmanda ConnerAquamanJustice League Unlimited“The Greatest Story Never Told”Zack SnyderJerry SiegelJoe ShusterAnakin SkywalkerGeorge LucasElongated ManClayfaceJon BogdanoveChristopher PriestSteel (1994 series)John StewartAlex RossSplatoon 3Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice LeagueThe OMAC ProjectDan RatherWilliam ShatnerPenn JilletteJohn GoodmanMister MxyzptlkRoger SternDavid BaronMichael HoltBatman: The Brave and the BoldDetective ChimpFireSunspotNew Super-ManGene Luen YangBatwingUnknown SoldierHellblazerThe SandmanNeil GaimanJohn ConstantineBatman: the WorldStar Wars: VisionsBlue Beetle (2006 series)Sabertooth War

    This episode’s cover art was an unused cover for 52 by J. G. Jones and Alex Sinclair.

    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.

  • Week 14 - Sand and Rust, with Reid Vanier

    Week 14 - Sand and Rust, with Reid Vanier

    · 52 Pickup

    Did you know mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with Doctor DC himself Reid Vanier to wear jeans while building robots, ponder articulated cheeks, and determine which triple-A studio should be making a Vic and Renee video game.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (08:57)Let’s Talk About 52 #14 (12:46)The Backup (50:18)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:04)The Blackboard (58:03)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:06:47)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenFirestormDoctor DC PodcastVic SageCountdown to Infinite CrisisDay of VengeanceJustice League UnlimitedVillains UnitedYoung JusticeKon-ElNightwingSwamp ThingSpectreGail SimoneSecret SixDale EagleshamJim LeeKyle RaynerArt ThibertJ. G. JonesSteelNatasha IronsRenee MontoyaApolloMidnighterGreen Arrow and Black Canary’s WeddingKahndaqShaggy RogersThe Question (2005 series)DaredevilKate KaneRamonesIsis (DC Comics)Black AdamCaptain MarvelDuneDan DiDioKala AvastiThe Martian (2015)Will MagnusMetal MenMercuryResponsometerRobert KanigherWonder WomanProzacPlatinumStrong SadMaliceT. O. MorrowThe PrisonerArkham AsylumElongated ManMegan Thee StallionAristotle RodorLove Lies Bleeding (2024)BatmanJacqueline Kennedy OnassisDiana, Princess of WalesIntergangTom KingWhisper A’DaireMax PayneRemedy EntertainmentControlAlan WakeSam LakeBromineSteven UniverseMetamorphoEric PowellThe GoonMachampPatricia MulvihillSuperman: Legacy Casts Anthony Carrigan as MetamorphoGotham CentralBirds of PreyVixenShowcaseOmega (Last Knight on Earth)Nightwing (2016) #87The TerrificsDamian WayneDragon Ball ZAkira ToriyamaWolf Fang FistAlan ScottMister TerrificHarley QuinnGotham City SirensGotham GirlsGalaxy: the Prettiest StarShade, the Changing GirlShade, the Changing ManBlackest Night

    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.

  • Week 13 - Haystack, with Tim Marchman

    Week 13 - Haystack, with Tim Marchman

    · 52 Pickup

    This is what happens when they let me into a church! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Substitute Legionnaire Tim Marchman to sift through Ralph Dibny’s descent into sadness, the X-Men for virgins, Gen-X leftists, and Saltburn Funko Pops.

    Chapters:

    Let’s Talk Talent (06:30)Let’s Talk About The Cover (10:26)Let’s Talk About 52 #13 (14:12)The Backup (54:16)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:03:43)The Blackboard (01:06:33)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:15:27)

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenMatter-Eater LadLegion of Super-HeroesJerry SiegelSupermanX-MenRalph DibnyCaptain MarvelOliver QueenHal JordanSpectreBatmanZaurielMetamorphoConner KentLex LuthorDune: Part Two (2024)RaoBatman Vs. RobinSue DibnyHawkgirlLostEthan Van SciverGreen Lantern: RebirthGreen Arrow: QuiverDev-EmSmallvilleFinal Crisis: RequiemMartian ManhunterJokerKurt BusiekJLA/AvengersDwayne JohnsonBlack AdamIsisSnowpiercer (2013)Top Gun (1986)J. M. DeMatteisCassie SandsmarkWarren EllisThe AuthorityJames GunnThe Suicide Squad (2021)WatchmenWatchmen (2009)PeacemakerKanjar RoTitansIdentity CrisisKevin NowlanBatman: The Animated SeriesAlan MooreTomorrow StoriesThe Thin Man (1934)MetahumanMutantBart AllenCourtney WhitmoreShowcase PresentsGreen Arrow/Black Canary Wedding SpecialRicky GervaisJason ToddBatman IncorporatedBatwingHawkmanFlashJoJo’s Bizarre AdventureJulius SchwartzPlastic ManShōgunStar TrekDennis O’NeilDenys CowanVic SageYoung JusticeTeen TitansGreg WeismanGargoylesNew GodsSeven Soldiers of VictoryFinal CrisisSaltburn (2023)FunkoLaura Palmer

    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.

  • Week 12 - Mighty

    Week 12 - Mighty

    · 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:

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

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenBooster GoldEddy BarrowsRob StullTravis LanhamDavid BaronThe SandmanAnimal ManLocke & KeyJ. G. JonesIsisAladdin - A Whole New WorldStephen WackerKahndaqMaggie SawyerGotham CentralRenee MontoyaVic SageDennis O’NeilThe Question (1986 series)Batman Returns (1992)Black AdamSupermanShazam (wizard)The Secrets of IsisChicagoDark NemesisTeen Titans (1996 series)Black Adam (2022)Dwayne JohnsonBilly BatsonBud ManstrongWhiz ComicsShazam! (2019)Zachary LeviMark MillarBart SimpsonSteven UniverseFinn the HumanLegends of TomorrowJoanna CameronJadzia AxelrodWonder WomanSabrina the Teenage WitchMotorola RazrCassie SandsmarkRalph DibnyDonna TroyZeusSue DibnySuperboyFullmetal AlchemistKill la KillTwilightAdam HughesLaura MartinMark ChiarelloHippolytaPercy JacksonWonder Woman (2017)Maxwell LordWonder Woman ArchivesWilliam Moulton MarstonWonder Woman: Gods and MortalsGeorge PérezWonder Woman: Eyes of the GorgonTom KingPhiladelphiaLiberty BelleFawcett CityCreed (2015)It’s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaAbbott ElementarySeven Deadly Enemies of Manthe photo Jaffe provided of the Seven Deadly SinsX-MenAvengersCivil WarQuicksilverScarlet WitchUltimate X-MenOld Man LoganMark MillarSuperman: The Death and Return of SupermanBatman: KnightfallhooplaDC Universe InfiniteMarvel 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.

  • Week 11 - Batwoman Begins, with Jadzia Axelrod

    Week 11 - Batwoman Begins, with Jadzia Axelrod

    · 52 Pickup

    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:

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

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenJadzia AxelrodGalaxy: the Prettiest StarHawkgirlThe DC Book of PrideGotham OutsidersBatmanInfinite CrisisRenee MontoyaSupermanCaptain MarvelSuper FriendsAnimal ManRalph DibnySue DibnyBatman Begins (2005)Tenet (2020)Christopher NolanBatman (1989)The Dark Knight (2008)Patriot ActHeath LedgerJokerBill FingerBob KaneJerry RobinsonJoe BennettTodd NauckYoung JusticeEmerald EmpressSloboLoboJack JadsonMarlo AlquizaCatwomanTeen TitansLostAttack on TitanRandy NewmanConner KentWonder GirlOpal CityStarmanGotham CityVic SageAtlas ShruggedDennis O’NeilLady ShivaJessica RabbitKate KaneJ. H. Williams IIIHuntressBatman/Huntress: Cry For BloodDetective ComicsDan DiDioAlex RossLauren BacallDeep ThroatDenys CowanThe QuestionHub CityGotham CentralLex Luthor2004 United States presidential election in OhioBush v. GoreJohn ByrneReductressIntergangWhisper A’DaireRa’s al GhulJack Kirby“Fearful Symmetry”Tim DrakeOliver QueenMister MiracleOberonBruce WayneAndrew HussieProblem SleuthLeague of AssassinsSpiritWill EisnerBooster GoldSteelBlack AdamBlack Adam (2022)Dwayne JohnsonBarbara GordonKathy KaneNightwingDan JurgensFinal Crisis: Superman BeyondVillains UnitedDragon Ball FighterZJujutsu KaisenMy Hero AcademiaHisoka MorowHunter × HunterDonna TroyJadeAlan ScottThe MonitorRobert KanigherWally WestBarry AllenSix Feet UnderAlysia YeohTaylor BarzelayShawn MollZen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceJames RobinsonMaggie SawyerRevolutionary Girl UtenaSailor MoonSteven UniverseThe 52 Gala - a Spotify playlist of Kate and Renee’s gala from issue #7, created by Alex Jaffe, Gita Jackson and Jadzia AxelrodMy Adventures with SupermanAll-Star SupermanSuperman: Up, Up, and AwayBatman/Two-Face: Face the FaceSuperman Smashes the KlanThe Golden AgeSeven Soldiers of VictorySuperman: For All SeasonsJeph 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.

  • Week 10 - Stop The Press

    Week 10 - Stop The Press

    · 52 Pickup

    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:

    52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenBut Doctor, I Am PagliacciChris BatistaJimmy PalmiottiStarfireClark KentLois LaneNick and Nora CharlesSuperman (1978)SupernovaKahndaqBlack AdamAxis of evilDoomsday ClockGreen LanternSimon BazOverwatchLuke CageAbu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuseGuantánamo BayTrayvon MartinBilly BatsonCascadeIbis the InvincibleAugust General in IronAdrianna TomazAndrea ThomasShazam!Michael GrayThe Secrets of IsisMetamorphoHawkmanCharlton ComicsBlue BeetleGreen HornetLegends of TomorrowArcherDavid ByrneEverything That Happens Will Happen TodayStardust the Super WizardPerry WhiteAdventures of SupermanKurt BusiekBooster GoldBlack Adam/JSA: Black ReignDoctor DoomBadhnisiaJohnny ThunderVic SageLostArrowverse WikiRa’s al GhulFu ManchuTalia al GhulThe Dark Knight Rises (2012)Deathstroke really sports a Halo emblem in Zack Snyder’s Justice LeagueRalph DibnyT. O. MorrowMy Dinner with Andre (1981)Hard Target (1993)On CinemaBrave New WorldNineteen Eighty-FourFrankensteinRoboCop (1987)Torment NexusWill MagnusDoctor SivanaMister MindCountdown to Infinite CrisisDan JurgensHank HenshawIdentity CrisisInfinite CrisisThe Secret Society of Super VillainsFlash: Rogue WarCaptain BoomerangWally WestSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice LeagueJohn OstranderSpeedyKevin SmithWonder WomanBrian AzzarelloJim LeeBatman: HushHal JordanEthan Van SciverSpectreDay of VengeanceBatmanBrother EyeRann-Thanagar WarMaxwell LordGeneral ZodMan of Steel (2013)Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)Jason ToddDonna TroyOMACJustice League UnlimitedJohn StewartKyle RaynerBialyaKuraqCheshireMarv WolfmanCullen BunnSinestroDex-StarrStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)Babu FrikKobraThe JokerMan-BatRocket RedSonarEurovision Song ContestLady ZandZandiaYoung JusticeKangasJumpaFerdinandJay GarrickStephanie BrownMister TerrificMary MarvelAquamanBarbara GordonBeast BoyPoison IvyHarley Quinn (TV series)RavenDamian WayneBat-CowZatannaMartian ManhunterJimmy OlsenAstro CityMatt WagnerSandman Mystery TheaterAnimal ManRenee MontoyaSandWesley DoddsEvan NarcisseGerard WayFrank QuitelyAftermath

    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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