52 Pickup Aftermath

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 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:15:27)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



52


Geoff Johns


Grant Morrison


Greg Rucka


Mark Waid


Keith Giffen


Matter-Eater Lad


Legion of Super-Heroes


Jerry Siegel


Superman


X-Men


Ralph Dibny


Captain Marvel


Oliver Queen


Hal Jordan


Spectre


Batman


Zauriel


Metamorpho


Conner Kent


Lex Luthor


Dune: Part Two (2024)


Rao


Batman Vs. Robin


Sue Dibny


Hawkgirl


Lost


Ethan Van Sciver


Green Lantern: Rebirth


Green Arrow: Quiver


Dev-Em


Smallville


Final Crisis: Requiem


Martian Manhunter


Joker


Kurt Busiek


JLA/Avengers


Dwayne Johnson


Black Adam


Isis


Snowpiercer (2013)


Top Gun (1986)


J. M. DeMatteis


Cassie Sandsmark


Warren Ellis


The Authority


James Gunn


The Suicide Squad (2021)


Watchmen


Watchmen (2009)


Peacemaker


Kanjar Ro


Titans


Identity Crisis


Kevin Nowlan


Batman: The Animated Series


Alan Moore


Tomorrow Stories


The Thin Man (1934)


Metahuman


Mutant


Bart Allen


Courtney Whitmore


Showcase Presents


Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special


Ricky Gervais


Jason Todd


Batman Incorporated


Batwing


Hawkman


Flash


JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure


Julius Schwartz


Plastic Man


Shōgun


Star Trek


Dennis O’Neil


Denys Cowan


Vic Sage


Young Justice


Teen Titans


Greg Weisman


Gargoyles


New Gods


Seven Soldiers of Victory


Final Crisis


Saltburn (2023)


Funko


Laura 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 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.

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 52mailbag@gmail.com (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 52mailbag@gmail.com. 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:


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 52mailbag@gmail.com (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 52mailbag@gmail.com. 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:


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 52mailbag@gmail.com (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 52mailbag@gmail.com. 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:


Let’s Talk Talent (03:32)
Let’s Talk About the Cover (07:14)
Let’s Talk About 52 #9 (11:24)
The Backup (41:22)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (49:47)
The Blackboard (51:41)
Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (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 52mailbag@gmail.com. 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:


Let’s Talk About The 2011 Green Lantern Film Starring Ryan Reynolds (06:45)
Let’s Talk About The Guest’s Comic Book Backgrounds (14:42)
Let’s Talk About 52 #8 (23:37)
The Backup (01:15:52)
The Blackboard (01:23:37)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:34:43)
Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (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 Jackso