Week 4 - Dances With Monsters from 52 Pickup

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe investigate the fourth issue of 52, and cover neoliberal black capitalism, Superboy’s greaser rival, and the prevalence of cults in comics.

Chapters:

Let’s Talk Talent (02:40)

Let’s Talk About The Cover (03:49)

Let’s Talk About 52 #4

The Backup (45:10)

The Blackboard (56:30)

Asking The Questions (01:10:47)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Geoff Johns

Grant Morrison

Greg Rucka

Mark Waid

Keith Giffen

Santana - Smooth ft. Rob Thomas

Spider-Man (2002)

Superman Returns (2006)

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

300 (2006)

Zack Snyder

Jack Jadson

Joe Bennett

Ruy José

Rob Leigh

Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood

Renee Montoya

J. G. Jones

Alex Sinclair

Raymond Chandler

Douglas Adams

The Simple Art of Murder

Vic Sage

Dances with Wolves

Pocahontas

Halo

Outsiders

Suicide Squad

Katana

Black Lightning

Metamorpho

Mike W. Barr

Delirium

The Sandman

Lex Luthor

Barack Obama

George W. Bush

Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard

“I WISH EVERYONE ELSE WAS DEAD.” PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE 7.

Pete Ross

Lana Lang

John Henry Irons

Booster Gold

Fire

Big Belly Burger

Blue Beetle (2023)

Justice League International

Ice

Checkmate

Rip Hunter

Natasha Irons

Superman

Steelworks

Michael Dorn

Superman: The Animated Series

Jay-Z

Louise Simonson

Jon Bogdanove

Power Pack

Priest

Superman: Lost

Milestone Media

Ralph Dibny

Cassie Sansmark

Black Adam

The Prestige

Dev-Em

General Zod

Stephen King

Superboy

James Gunn

Krypton

Caprica

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Adam Strange

Gauntlet series

Richard Dragon

The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts

Steven Seagal

Count Dante

Shai-Hulud

Mutagen

Shadowrun

Jack Kirby

Mal Duncan

Bumblebee

Firestorm

Cyborg

Hawkgirl

Alan Scott

The Fly (1986)

Dan DiDio

Dan Jurgens

Art Thibert

Steven Universe

Crisis on Infinite Earths

Earth-Three

Alexander Luthor Jr.

Anti-Monitor

Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)

Supergirl (Linda Danvers)

Donna Troy

Roy Lichtenstein

Phil Jimenez

Harbinger

Monitor

Pietà

Batman

Dick Grayson

Bob Kane

Ragnarök

Marv Wolfman

Hal Jordan

Green Lantern Corps

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Captain Comet

X-Men

Spider-Man

The Flash (2023)

Wonder Woman

Infinite Crisis

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)

Ted Kord

Countdown to Infinite Crisis

Identity Crisis

OMAC

Maxwell Lord

The OMAC Project

Jaime Reyes

Kendall Roy

Dennis O’Neil

Sam Spade

Dirk Gently

Zeta-Beam

Rann

Thanagarians

Oans

Young Justice

Darkseid

Sardath

True Detective

NXIVM

Smallville

Superman & Lois

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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