Show notes
Did you know mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with Doctor DC himself Reid Vanier to wear jeans while building robots, ponder articulated cheeks, and determine which triple-A studio should be making a Vic and Renee video game.Chapters:Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (08:57)Let’s Talk About 52 #14 (12:46)The Backup (50:18)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:04)The Blackboard (58:03)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:06:47)A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenFirestormDoctor DC PodcastVic SageCountdown to Infinite CrisisDay of VengeanceJustice League UnlimitedVillains UnitedYoung JusticeKon-ElNightwingSwamp ThingSpectreGail SimoneSecret SixDale EagleshamJim LeeKyle RaynerArt ThibertJ. G. JonesSteelNatasha IronsRenee MontoyaApolloMidnighterGreen Arrow and Black Canary’s WeddingKahndaqShaggy RogersThe Question (2005 series)DaredevilKate KaneRamonesIsis (DC Comics)Black AdamCaptain MarvelDuneDan DiDioKala AvastiThe Martian (2015)Will MagnusMetal MenMercuryResponsometerRobert KanigherWonder WomanProzacPlatinumStrong SadMaliceT. O. MorrowThe PrisonerArkham AsylumElongated ManMegan Thee StallionAristotle RodorLove Lies Bleeding (2024)BatmanJacqueline Kennedy OnassisDiana, Princess of WalesIntergangTom KingWhisper A’DaireMax PayneRemedy EntertainmentControlAlan WakeSam LakeBromineSteven UniverseMetamorphoEric PowellThe GoonMachampPatricia MulvihillSuperman: Legacy Casts Anthony Carrigan as MetamorphoGotham CentralBirds of PreyVixenShowcaseOmega (Last Knight on Earth)Nightwing (2016) #87The TerrificsDamian WayneDragon Ball ZAkira ToriyamaWolf Fang FistAlan ScottMister TerrificHarley QuinnGotham City SirensGotham GirlsGalaxy: the Prettiest StarShade, the Changing GirlShade, the Changing ManBlackest Night52 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.
