Week 9 - Dream of America from 52 Pickup | Podcast Episode on Podbay

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe head off in pursuit of 52 issue #9, dealing with psychosexual eugenics factories, the LGBTQ+ nightlife scene in Gotham, and Big Mad Meltzer.

Chapters:

Let’s Talk Talent (03:32)

Let’s Talk About the Cover (07:14)

Let’s Talk About 52 #9 (11:24)

The Backup (41:22)

What’s your favorite part of the issue? (49:47)

The Blackboard (51:41)

Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:02:46)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Geoff Johns

Grant Morrison

Greg Rucka

Mark Waid

Keith Giffen

Blastoise

Scoliosis

Shawn Moll

Team Zero

She-Hulk

NO SIGNAL

Tom Nguyen

Major Bummer

Doug Mahnke

The Switch

Alex Sinclair

David Baron

Mark Millar

Frank Quitely

The Authority

Wonder Woman

Old Man Logan

Hulk

Suicide Squad

Jared K Fletcher

Lost

Polar bears

Devilance

Eternals (2021)

Jack Kirby

New Gods

Galactus

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Celestial

Lex Luthor

Elon Musk

Neuralink

Jesse Eisenberg

Henry Cavill

Superman

John Henry Irons

Natasha Irons

Emma Frost

Superman Red/Superman Blue

Barbara Gordon

Punchline

Gwenpool

Kewpie

Herakles

Booster Gold

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

Animal Man

Starfire

Adam Strange

Animal Man (1988)

Spider-Man

Sonic the Hedgehog

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

George Pérez

The New Teen Titans

Green Arrow

Victor Sage

James Tynion IV

Alysia Yeoh

Batman

Renee Montoya

The Question (1986)

Steve Ditko

Ted Kord

Huntress

Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood

Intergang

Darkseid

Batwoman

Identity Crisis

Brad Meltzer

Jean Loring

Sue Dibny

Donna Troy

Doctor Light

Watchmen

Alan Moore

Atom

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

Star Trek

Entourage

The Wire

David Simon

The DC Book of Pride

Jadzia Axelrod

Magneto

Guy Gardner

Jason Todd

Scott Lobdell

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

Jensen Ackles

Mister Miracle

Big Barda

Orion

Lightray

Hermes

Kalibak

Roy family

Succession

Granny Goodness

Tom King

Stompa

Glorious Godfrey

Virman Vundabar

Arrowverse

Kevin Smith

Legends of Tomorrow

John Constantine

The Shadow

Stephanie Brown

Bill Willingham

Joker

Victor Zsasz

Cassandra Cain

Birds of Prey (2020)

DC Challenge

Kamandi

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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