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: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Bon Jovi - Livin’ On A Prayer Saturday Night (2024) Jason Reitman Juno (2005) Diablo Cody Young Adult (2011) Zack Snyder Sucker Punch (2011) Kendall Roy “Weird Al” Yankovic Dragon Ball Z Goku Vegeta 1. Let’s Talk About What Led Up to 52 (06:31) Sue Dibny Identity Crisis Batman Justice League Brother Eye Maxwell Lord Justice League International Superman Blue Beetle Wonder Woman Infinite Crisis Crisis on Infinite Earths Robin Themyscira Justice League Unlimited Bruce Timm Paul Dini Lost Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The Sopranos The Shield 24 Doctor DC Podcast 2. What’s going on with Ralph Dibny? (16:30) Ralph Dibny Cassie Sandsmark Young Justice Teen Titans Superboy Lex Luthor Smallville Green Arrow Black Canary Dev-Em Booster Gold Starman Detective Chimp Doctor Fate Eclipso Spectre Day of Vengeance Jean Loring Tatsuki Fujimoto Denji Chainsaw Man Tom Taylor Injustice: Gods Among Us Nightwing Bocchi the Rock! Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Damian Wayne Tim Drake Naruto: Shippuden Jason Todd Dick Grayson Joker 3. What’s going on with the space heroes? (24:21) Animal Man Starfire Adam Strange Devilance Lobo New Teen Titans Terra Green Lantern Corps New Gods Omega Men 4. What’s going on with Black Adam? (27:44) The Rock Black Adam Captain Marvel Kahndaq Terra-Man Great Ten Doctor Manhattan Intergang Zachary Levi Shazam! (2019) Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024) Chris Pratt Mel Gibson Isis Victor Sage Renee Montoya Osiris Doctor Sivana 5. What’s going on with all those disappearing mad scientists? (36:25) Will Magnus Metal Men Dan DiDio T. O. Morrow Oolong Island Egg Fu ReBoot Beast Wars: Transformers 6. What’s going on with Steel? (43:46) Steel (John Henry Irons) Natasha Irons Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Infinity, Inc. Jack Ryder 7. What’s going on with Booster Gold? (49:44) Booster Gold Blue Beetle Fire Rip Hunter Booster Gold (1986 series) 8. What’s going on with Vic and Renee? (59:07) Victor Sage Renee Montoya Gotham Central Bugsy Malone (1976) The Penguin Cristin Milioti Batwoman Richard Dragon Aristotle Rodor Taylor Swift Avril Lavigne replacement conspiracy theory 9. Let’s Play: You Know The Guy (01:07:52) Steve Ditko The Suicide Squad (2021) 10. Let’s Play: Crackship Combat (01:10:08) Nightwing Jiro Osamu Gravitation Wonder Woman Green Arrow Batman Big Barda Mister Miracle Wally West Captain Carrot Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Multiversus: Collision Detected Bugs Bunny Starfire Donna Troy Martian Manhunter Firestorm Rogue Gambit Barbara Gordon Chapo Trap House 11. Asking (and Congratulating!) The Questions at [email protected] (17:51) Seven Soldiers of Victory Shade, the Changing Man Shade, the Changing Girl Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye Jonah Hex Beyoncé One Piece Andy Cohen Glorious Godfrey The Multiversity Brian Michael Bendis Ragman Heroes in Crisis 30 Rock Queen of Jordan Girls5eva Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Legion of Super-Heroes Tom King Zack 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.

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: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Ra’s al Ghul Batman Begins (2005) Batman: The Animated Series Arrow Lazarus Pit Neal Adams Dennis O’Neil Batman Iron Man 3 (2013) Fu Manchu Mandarin Batman: Birth of the Demon Norm Breyfogle Vine Lana Lang Interview with the Vampire Lestat de Lioncourt Jack Ryder Martian Manhunter Black Adam Tom King Strange Adventures (2019 series) Jenny Sparks Pat Olliffe Drew Geraci Skeets Pete Pantazis Image Comics WildStorm Final Crisis Darkseid DC One Million Beautia Sivana From Lost Harold Perrineau Victor Sage Renee Montoya Isis Congorilla Starman Detective Chimp Deadman Superman Richard Dragon Aristotle Rodor Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter David Carradine Bronze Tiger Lady Shiva Liam Neeson Huntress Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood Bill O’Reilly Jon Stewart Steve Ditko Spider-Man Livewire Lex Luthor Wonder Woman John Henry Irons Natasha Irons Doctor Sivana Fawcett Comics Venus Sivana Thaddeus Sivana, Jr. Georgia Sivana Revenge of the Nerds (1984) Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) Frieza Tony Tulathimutte Rejection Vincent Valentine Final Fantasy VII Auron Final Fantasy X Waverider Kris Kardashian Osiris Oolong Island T. O. Morrow Veronica Cale Marisa Tomei Killer Croc Tawky Tawny Captain Marvel Hawkman Hawkgirl Hawkgirl (2023 series) Joe Bennett Jimmy Palmiotti Hawkman (2002 series) Thanagar Doom Patrol (2009 series) Hawkman (2018 series) Robert Venditti John Ostrander Daily Planet Lois Lane Young Justice Impulse Connor Hawke Green Arrow Chuck Dixon Music Meister Secret Blue Beetle Shining Knight Knights of the Round Table Jessica Cruz Robin Green Lantern The Reach The Lord of the Rings Excalibur X-Men Knights 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.

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: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Krakoan Age Jonathan Hickman Legion of Super-Heroes East of West Dandadan Interview with the Vampire Succession Absolute Batman Scott Snyder Batman Nick Dragotta Steel Question Booster Gold Superman Wonder Woman Doctor Fate J. G. Jones The Invisibles John Lennon Joe Bennett Dale Eaglesham Phil Jimenez Pat Olliffe Ruy José Andy Lanning Art Thibert Drew Geraci Heroes Kurt Busiek James Gunn Frankenstein Green Lantern Bruno Mannheim Lex Luthor Crime Bible Jack Kirby Mister Miracle Big Barda Superman & Lois Intergang Darkseid Whisper A’Daire Vic Sage Renee Montoya Black Adam Kite Man Miriam Delgado Magpie Sewer King Crime Doctor Paul Dini The Broker Dwayne McDuffie Kakegurui Sabbac Captain Marvel Jr. Sabacc Mary Marvel Captain Marvel Buffy the Vampire Slayer Isis Osiris Kingdom Come Neon Genesis Evangelion Gundam Gunbuster Power Rangers Watchmen Spider-Man Skeets Seder Anything Chrismukkah WrestleMania Royal Rumble Ralph Dibny Felix Faust House of Mystery Len Wein Etrigan the Demon Klarion the Witch Boy Choronzon Tala Phantom Stranger Gorilla Grodd Justice League Unlimited Alex Sinclair Infinity, Inc. Icicle Jr. Tigress Young Justice America’s Next Top Model Green Arrow Alan Scott Mister Terrific Checkmate (2006 series) Gotham Central Oolong Island Will Magnus Kanye West Egg Fu Harley Quinn: the Animated Series Bowen Yang Nightwing George Pérez Tom Taylor Gail Simone Nicola Scott Secret Six (2006 series) Tim Seeley Monitor Jason Todd Trickster I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) Spawn Plastic Man Tim Sheridan Alan Scott: The Green Lantern (2023 series) Dr. Anonymous Bridgerton Batman: Caped Crusader Bipolar disorder Flex Mentallo Joe the Barbarian Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Stephen Wacker Tom King Batman: The War of Jokes and Riddles Hideo Kojima The Suicide Squad (2021) Condiment King Polka-Dot Man Poison Ivy David Dastmalchian Batman Writer Tom King’s CIA Career Questioned Alan Moore Rorschach Watchmen (TV series) Watchmen (2009) Damon Lindelof Cloverfield (2008) Zack Snyder Sucker 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.

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: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Superman Batman Wonder Woman Ted Kord Booster Gold Martian Manhunter Firestorm Charli xcx - 360 Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk Jordan, Jesse, Go! Katy Perry Skeets Phil Jimenez George Pérez Andy Lanning Infinite Crisis Civil War Justice League International Countdown to Final Crisis Ralph Dibny Sue Dibny J. M. DeMatteis Super-Chief Bulleteer Seven Soldiers of Victory Ambush Bug Deadpool Forbush Man Stan Lee Bulletgirl Captain Marvel Firehawk Wolverine Jeff Lemire E.S. Pete Green Arrow Great Ten Gene Luen Yang Elliot S. Maggin Just Imagine… Red Tornado Rocket Red Silver Sorceress Tomorrow Woman Flash (Barry Allen) Crisis on Infinite Earths Hippolyta Aztek Ice General Glory Vibe Citizen Steel Amazing-Man Starman Yazz Crimson Fox Shade, the Changing Man Peter Milligan John Ostrander Martian Manhunter (1998 series) Captain America Arrow Ra’s al Ghul Alexander Siddig Lazarus Pit Black Adam Isis Dwayne Johnson Osiris Frankenstein Lex Luthor Everyman Project Legion of Substitute Heroes Matter-Eater Lad X-Men Glob Herman Shark-Girl Shade, the Changing Girl Checkmate Amanda Waller Atom Smasher Suicide Squad Victor Sage Batwoman Dan Jurgens Days of Future Past Chris Claremont Justice League by Keith Giffen Babs Tarr Stripperella Leah Williams Power Girl Gotham City Sirens Punchline Empowered Legion of Super-Heroes Brian Michael Bendis JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Brainiac 5 Ronald Reagan Guy Gardner Matt Fraction Jimmy Olsen (2019 series) Tim Drake Saturn Girl Nura Nal Shadow Lass Gwen Stacy Jason Todd Lady Shiva Dennis O’Neil Youth Group Bowen McCurdy Specter Inspectors Buffy the Vampire Slayer Shaun of the Dead Dragon Ball Z Free With Ads The 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.