A show about the most important comic of the 21st century, and the greatest series you’ve never heard of. Each week Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Historian Ale...
Merry Crispmus! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe find acceptance of the self in #27 of 52, as well as vengeance for Identity Crisis, good reasons to quit smoking, and why Dan DiDio may actually be Lex Luthor.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk Talent, Industry Machinations, and Poaching Steve Wacker (02:58)
Let’s Talk About 52 #27 (14:16)
The Backup (41:50)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:53)
The Blackboard (52:46)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (57:05)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Absolute Wonder Woman
Rashomon (1950)
Stephen Wacker
Marvel Comics
Slugfest by Reed Tucker
Alan Moore
Dan DiDio
Lex Luthor
Dick Grayson
Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters
Shawn Moll
Booster Gold
Frank Grimes
Ruy Jose
Nelson DeCastro
Mariah Benes
Rodney Ramos
Prentis Rollins
Michael Siglain
Gokurakugai
Shonen Jump
Joker: One Operation Joker
James Tynion IV
Ralph Dibny
Identity Crisis
The Spectre
Gotham Central
James Corrigan
Crispus Allen
Day of Vengeance
Infinite Crisis
Doctor Fate
Green Arrow
Kevin Smith
Hal Jordan
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
Superman
Hashem
Book of Job
Sue Dibny
Atom
Jean Loring
Eclipso
Oracle
Batman: The Killing Joke
John Ostrander
Jason Todd
Robin
Batman
Waverider
Heroes
Skeets
Renee Montoya
Richard Dragon
Aristotle Rodor
Intergang
Vic Sage
Kurt Busiek
JLA/Avengers
Kate Kane
Pete Pantazis
Final Crisis
Black Mirror
Red Tornado
Black Canary
Howard Chaykin
American Flagg!
Babs Tarr
Greg Land
Birds of Prey (1998 series)
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Tyra Banks
Tom King
Wonder Woman
Lois Lane
John Byrne
Birds of Prey (2023 series)
Big Barda
Mister Miracle
Deathstroke
Joker
Greg Cox
Black Adam
Will Magnus
One Piece
Watchmen
V for Vendetta
From Hell
Frank Miller
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Year One
Cormac McCarthy
Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child
Rafael Grampá
Dennis O’Neil
David Mazzucchelli
Asterios Polyp
Seven Soldiers of Victory
New X-Men
Neil Gaiman
insert credit
Aftermath.site
404 Media
Defector
Hearing Things
Armageddon 2001
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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1:09:34
The 52 Pickup Halfway There Extravaganza!
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.
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1:40:12
Week 26 - Halfway Home
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.
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1:19:22
Week 25 - Liminal Times, with Josh Rivera
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.
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1:30:18
Week 24 - Just Imagine, with Jordan Morris
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.
A show about the most important comic of the 21st century, and the greatest series you’ve never heard of. Each week Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Historian Alex Jaffe read and explore an issue of 52, a 2006 exploration of the DC universe by a legendary team of talent that shaped everything that came after it.