Show notes
Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Lore Expert Alex Jaffe set the stage for full analysis of 52, the most important comic book of the century and the best series you’ve never heard of.Chapters:How did Gita and Alex get into comics? (09:48)What is 52? (22:33)Which characters are in 52? (48:33)The Blackboard (01:27:55)Favorite Characters (01:33:15)The Mailbag (01:38:25)Sign-Off (01:47:07)A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:Black AdamBatman/Superman: World’s Finest52Avengers: Endgame (2019)Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)When Joss Whedon Was Our MasterAnimal-Vegetable-Mineral ManKite ManEggheadStan LeeDan DiDioCaptain MarvelDoctor SivanaBatman: The Animated SeriesJustice League UnlimitedSteelBooster GoldThe QuestionThe Trial of SupermanBatman Returns (1992)Teen TitansShade, the Changing ManSandmanNeil GaimanTim DrakeSuperboyYoung JusticeSpoilerCassandra CainBatman: Wayne Family AdventuresThe Batman (2022)DC Universe InfiniteThe Brave And The BoldDC Comics PresentsGeoff JohnsSeven Soldiers of VictoryGrant MorrisonInfinite CrisisCrisis on Infinite EarthsMarv WolfmanGeorge PérezDoomsday ClockSuperboy-PrimeWonder WomanVillains UnitedKeith GiffenJSAGreg RuckaGotham CentralMark WaidKingdom ComeAlex RossSuperman: Birthright2000 ADNew X-MenDoom PatrolLost24The Flash (2023)Identity CrisisArmageddon 2001Brad MeltzerJerry SeinfeldLegends of TomorrowJohn ConstantineDonald FaisonScrubsClueless (1995)Ted KordJustice League EuropeElongated ManDan JurgensDennis O’NeilThe QuestionBatman/Huntress: Cry For BloodRenee MontoyaBatwomanWar on terrorAbbie HoffmanDwayne JohnsonBlack Adam (2022)Plastic ManThe Thin Man (1934)Natasha IronsTraci ThirteenSuperman: Reign of the SupermenLex LuthorAll-Star SupermanThe RayBlack Canary52 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.