Show notes
All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dissect issue #3 of 52, covering Jaffe’s favorite villain, the Creeper-Freakazoid connection, and why characters have to die.Chapters:Let’s Talk About The Cover (09:14)Let’s Talk Talent (11:47)Let’s Talk 52 #3 (13:43)The Backup (52:10)Favorite Scenes (58:26)The Blackboard (and Celebrity Gossip Corner) (01:05:33)Asking The Questions (01:26:32)A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidWile E. Coyote and the Road RunnerLostMike’s MicVic SageUatuThe Venture Bros.The SandmanElongated ManThe SopranosStar Trek: Deep Space NineHomicide: Life on the StreetBuffy the Vampire Slayer24J. G. JonesAlex SinclairLex LuthorSuperman Red/Superman BlueSuperman (1978)John ByrneJerry SiegelJoe BennettRuy JoséPat BrosseauPat’s logo designInfinite CrisisAlexander Luthor Jr.JokerGotham CentralJosephine MacDonaldMarcus DriverCrispus AllenPower GirlTerra-ManStarCraftBlack AdamAmanda ConnerJimmy PalmiottiPower GirlJSA: Black ReignSupermanJack BauerDoctor PsychoDeathstrokeWarren EllisThe AuthorityCivil WarJohn Henry IronsNatasha IronsApokolipsThe New GodsIntergangDarkseidSuperman: The Animated SeriesBruce TimmBooster GoldTed KordSeñor Gyro’s Gyro RecipeDaniel CassidyBlue DevilHayao MiyazakiProject CadmusMister TerrificChris ConroyS.T.A.R. LabsDoctor SivanaLois LaneHarley QuinnBludhavenDan JurgensArt ThibertEarth-OneEarth-TwoDonna TroySuperboyJustice Society of AmericaJay GarrickAlan ScottJustice LeagueTeen TitansLegion of Super-HeroesLegion of Super-Heroes (Mark Waid)Brainiac 5Matter-Eater LadAnti-MonitorSteel (1997)Marshawn LynchEx MachinaThe ChicksPatriot ActMaster of NoneHarris WittelsCreeperSteve DitkoSpider-ManQuestionBlue BeetleBatman: The Animated SeriesOutsidersShade, the Changing ManThe New Batman AdventuresFreakazoid!FriendsSingles (1992)Paul DiniMr. FreezeMike AllredMadmanRobin WilliamsOlivia RodrigoTaylor SwiftJack AntonoffParamoreSabrina CarpenterTom KingMitch GeradsAdam StrangeAll-Star SquadronSupergirl (Kara Zor-El)ArionLeah WilliamsGeneral ZodJax-UrBatman: No Man’s LandBlack LightningTalia al GhulJimmy CarterSuperman: Red SonSuperman: Red Son (film)Blue Beetle (2023)TrinityCassandra CainRobinKurt BusiekHeroesFinal Fantasy 16 reviewCidolfus TelamonCosmo KramerJerry SeinfeldRenee MontoyaObi-Wan Kenobi52 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.
