52 Pickup Aftermath

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 52mailbag@gmail.com (57:44)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



52


Geoff Johns


Grant Morrison


Greg Rucka


Mark Waid


Keith Giffen


Dragon Ball Z


Vegeta


Akira Toriyama


Infinite Crisis


Batman: Hush


All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder


Kurt Busiek


Astro City


Paul Levitz


WildStorm


Dan DiDio


Martian Manhunter


J. G. Jones


Steel (John Henry Irons)


Red Tornado


Drew Struzan


Batman


Superman


Wonder Woman


Hawkman


Krypto


Jim Lee


Just Imagine


The Death and Rebirth of Superman


Newstime


Frank Grimes


Berserk


Alan Moore


Booster Gold


Bibbo Bibbowski


Lex Luthor


Shawn Moll


Watchmen


Tom Nguyen


Doug Mahnke


Renee Montoya


Faith Lehane


Vic Sage


Darwyn Cooke


Amanda Conner


Aquaman


Justice League Unlimited


“The Greatest Story Never Told”


Zack Snyder


Jerry Siegel


Joe Shuster


Anakin Skywalker


George Lucas


Elongated Man


Clayface


Jon Bogdanove


Christopher Priest


Steel (1994 series)


John Stewart


Alex Ross


Splatoon 3


Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League


The OMAC Project


Dan Rather


William Shatner


Penn Jillette


John Goodman


Mister Mxyzptlk


Roger Stern


David Baron


Michael Holt


Batman: The Brave and the Bold


Detective Chimp


Fire


Sunspot


New Super-Man


Gene Luen Yang


Batwing


Unknown Soldier


Hellblazer


The Sandman


Neil Gaiman


John Constantine


Batman: the World


Star Wars: Visions


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

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 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:06:47)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



52


Geoff Johns


Grant Morrison


Greg Rucka


Mark Waid


Keith Giffen


Firestorm


Doctor DC Podcast


Vic Sage


Countdown to Infinite Crisis


Day of Vengeance


Justice League Unlimited


Villains United


Young Justice


Kon-El


Nightwing


Swamp Thing


Spectre


Gail Simone


Secret Six


Dale Eaglesham


Jim Lee


Kyle Rayner


Art Thibert


J. G. Jones


Steel


Natasha Irons


Renee Montoya


Apollo


Midnighter


Green Arrow and Black Canary’s Wedding


Kahndaq


Shaggy Rogers


The Question (2005 series)


Daredevil


Kate Kane


Ramones


Isis (DC Comics)


Black Adam


Captain Marvel


Dune


Dan DiDio


Kala Avasti


The Martian (2015)


Will Magnus


Metal Men


Mercury


Responsometer


Robert Kanigher


Wonder Woman


Prozac


Platinum


Strong Sad


Malice


T. O. Morrow


The Prisoner


Arkham Asylum


Elongated Man


Megan Thee Stallion


Aristotle Rodor


Love Lies Bleeding (2024)


Batman


Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis


Diana, Princess of Wales


Intergang


Tom King


Whisper A’Daire


Max Payne


Remedy Entertainment


Control


Alan Wake


Sam Lake


Bromine


Steven Universe


Metamorpho


Eric Powell


The Goon


Machamp


Patricia Mulvihill


Superman: Legacy Casts Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho


Gotham Central


Birds of Prey


Vixen


Showcase


Omega (Last Knight on Earth)


Nightwing (2016) #87


The Terrifics


Damian Wayne


Dragon Ball Z


Akira Toriyama


Wolf Fang Fist


Alan Scott


Mister Terrific


Harley Quinn


Gotham City Sirens


Gotham Girls


Galaxy: the Prettiest Star


Shade, the Changing Girl


Shade, the Changing Man


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

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.