Show notes
All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe analyze the fifth issue of 52, and discover a multiversal Scotland where everyone is like Grant Morrison, the Dark Souls of comics, and giant penny stolen valor.Chapters:Let’s Talk Talent (02:12)Let’s Talk About The Cover (18:14)Let’s Talk About 52 #5 (19:31)The Backup (50:27)The Blackboard (01:03:56)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:15:53)A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenSupermanBatmanWonder WomanGreen LanternInfinite CrisisHeavy Metal2000 ADZenithKaren BergerVertigo ComicsNeil GaimanAlan MooreDadaismPeter MilliganJoJo’s Bizarre AdventureHirohiko ArakiHideo KojimaThrill-Power OverloadBatman: The Dark Knight ReturnsWatchmenAnimal Man (1988 series)Animal ManCarmine InfantinoStrange AdventuresDeadmanAdam StrangePeacemaker (TV series)Wile E. CoyoteLex LuthorInferior FiveDetective ChimpCave CarsonKrypto the SuperdogMr. FreezeBatman: The Animated SeriesFinal CrisisMultiversityHidetaka MiyazakiDark SoulsDarkseidJack KirbyHighfatherApokolipsNew GenesisJoe BennettChris BatistaKlaus JansonFrank MillerDaredevil: The Man Without FearSteel (1994 series)Identity CrisisBooster GoldDan JurgensThe Last Days of Animal ManGerry ConwayJimmy PalmiottiJonah Hex (2010 series)Justin GrayHarley Quinn (2013 series)Amanda ConnerPhil BalsmanBlue Beetle (2006 series)Swamp Thing (2004 series)The Outsiders (2003 series)Legion of Super-Heroes (2006 series)Guy Gardner: Collateral DamageCaptain Atom: ArmageddonWildStormJim LeeDeathblowMidnighterApolloGrifterJ. G. JonesHawkgirlThe Fly (1986)Rann-Thanagar WarAlan Scottblink-182 - All The Small ThingsFinal Crisis: Requiem #1Martian ManhunterLibraSecret Society of Super VillainsJudges 5:20SteelHuman Genome ProjectMetageneDoctor Mid-NiteHootie & the BlowfishCyborgFirestormRed TornadoMal DuncanAli-Ka ZoomSeven Soldiers of VictoryShining KnightZatannaTitansSupergirlTails Gets TrolledLostThe NumbersGoodbye, EriTatsuki FujimotoChainsaw ManGeneral HospitalGrey’s AnatomyWebtoonBatman: Wayne Family AdventuresQuestionGotham CentralRenee MontoyaStarfireAustin PowersThrough the Looking GlassRock Against BushFlashCrisis on Infinite EarthsBarry AllenJustice League UnlimitedGeorge PérezNorm RapmundImage ComicsRob LeighPietàBumblebeeSupergirl (TV series)Melissa BenoistBlack Lightning (TV series)Donna TroyPsycho-PirateChaz TruogJurassic Park seriesPenny PlundererTwo-FaceAnimal Man (2011 series)Jeff LemireTravel ForemanWally WestThe BoysBatwomanMaggie SawyerDan DiDioJ. H. Williams IIIAquamanMeraJimmy OlsenLois LaneCatwomanTalia al GhulKryptonHawkmanHawkman (2018 series)Mystery in SpaceCosmic OdysseyJim StarlinFourth WorldOnimar SynnFranz FerdinandBlackfireRavenBeast BoyThe OMAC ProjectVillains UnitedDay of VengeanceSuperboy-PrimeDave GibbonsMogoZeta-BeamJason RuschJamie ReyesGehennaDoomsday ClockRonnie RaymondEthan Van SciverGail SimoneChrisCrossMilestone MediaBlood SyndicateIconHardwareLegends of TomorrowRed HoodBig BardaBlack Manta52 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.
