Show notes
ttttttttt! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe consider issue number twelve of 52, and in the process share the best way to start reading comics, the best ideas for reintroducing Isis (the character! the character!) to comics, and the exact moment The Rock decided to change the hierarchy of power in the DC universe.Chapters:Let’s Talk Talent, and How to Start Reading Comics (03:02)Let’s Talk About The Cover (05:27)Let’s Talk About 52 #12 (07:04)The Backup (37:12)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:15)The Blackboard (48:02)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (54:01)A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenBooster GoldEddy BarrowsRob StullTravis LanhamDavid BaronThe SandmanAnimal ManLocke & KeyJ. G. JonesIsisAladdin - A Whole New WorldStephen WackerKahndaqMaggie SawyerGotham CentralRenee MontoyaVic SageDennis O’NeilThe Question (1986 series)Batman Returns (1992)Black AdamSupermanShazam (wizard)The Secrets of IsisChicagoDark NemesisTeen Titans (1996 series)Black Adam (2022)Dwayne JohnsonBilly BatsonBud ManstrongWhiz ComicsShazam! (2019)Zachary LeviMark MillarBart SimpsonSteven UniverseFinn the HumanLegends of TomorrowJoanna CameronJadzia AxelrodWonder WomanSabrina the Teenage WitchMotorola RazrCassie SandsmarkRalph DibnyDonna TroyZeusSue DibnySuperboyFullmetal AlchemistKill la KillTwilightAdam HughesLaura MartinMark ChiarelloHippolytaPercy JacksonWonder Woman (2017)Maxwell LordWonder Woman ArchivesWilliam Moulton MarstonWonder Woman: Gods and MortalsGeorge PérezWonder Woman: Eyes of the GorgonTom KingPhiladelphiaLiberty BelleFawcett CityCreed (2015)It’s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaAbbott ElementarySeven Deadly Enemies of Manthe photo Jaffe provided of the Seven Deadly SinsX-MenAvengersCivil WarQuicksilverScarlet WitchUltimate X-MenOld Man LoganMark MillarSuperman: The Death and Return of SupermanBatman: KnightfallhooplaDC Universe InfiniteMarvel Unlimited52 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.
