Week 25 - Liminal Times, with Josh Rivera from 52 Pickup

Happy Halloween, Judeo-Christians! All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Booty of Bludhaven Josh Rivera to descend into issue 25, revealing which wrestling PPV is the good one, which DC characters love musicals, and the origins of Nightwing’s hot butt.

Chapters:

Let’s Talk About the Cover and Talent (08:34)

Let’s Talk About 52 #25 (15:15)

The Backup (48:21)

What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:19)

The Blackboard (01:01:24)

Asking The Questions at [email protected] (17:51)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Geoff Johns

Grant Morrison

Greg Rucka

Mark Waid

Keith Giffen

Krakoan Age

Jonathan Hickman

Legion of Super-Heroes

East of West

Dandadan

Interview with the Vampire

Succession

Absolute Batman

Scott Snyder

Batman

Nick Dragotta

Steel

Question

Booster Gold

Superman

Wonder Woman

Doctor Fate

J. G. Jones

The Invisibles

John Lennon

Joe Bennett

Dale Eaglesham

Phil Jimenez

Pat Olliffe

Ruy José

Andy Lanning

Art Thibert

Drew Geraci

Heroes

Kurt Busiek

James Gunn

Frankenstein

Green Lantern

Bruno Mannheim

Lex Luthor

Crime Bible

Jack Kirby

Mister Miracle

Big Barda

Superman & Lois

Intergang

Darkseid

Whisper A’Daire

Vic Sage

Renee Montoya

Black Adam

Kite Man

Miriam Delgado

Magpie

Sewer King

Crime Doctor

Paul Dini

The Broker

Dwayne McDuffie

Kakegurui

Sabbac

Captain Marvel Jr.

Sabacc

Mary Marvel

Captain Marvel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Isis

Osiris

Kingdom Come

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Gundam

Gunbuster

Power Rangers

Watchmen

Spider-Man

Skeets

Seder Anything

Chrismukkah

WrestleMania

Royal Rumble

Ralph Dibny

Felix Faust

House of Mystery

Len Wein

Etrigan the Demon

Klarion the Witch Boy

Choronzon

Tala

Phantom Stranger

Gorilla Grodd

Justice League Unlimited

Alex Sinclair

Infinity, Inc.

Icicle Jr.

Tigress

Young Justice

America’s Next Top Model

Green Arrow

Alan Scott

Mister Terrific

Checkmate (2006 series)

Gotham Central

Oolong Island

Will Magnus

Kanye West

Egg Fu

Harley Quinn: the Animated Series

Bowen Yang

Nightwing

George Pérez

Tom Taylor

Gail Simone

Nicola Scott

Secret Six (2006 series)

Tim Seeley

Monitor

Jason Todd

Trickster

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

Spawn

Plastic Man

Tim Sheridan

Alan Scott: The Green Lantern (2023 series)

Dr. Anonymous

Bridgerton

Batman: Caped Crusader

Bipolar disorder

Flex Mentallo

Joe the Barbarian

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

Stephen Wacker

Tom King

Batman: The War of Jokes and Riddles

Hideo Kojima

The Suicide Squad (2021)

Condiment King

Polka-Dot Man

Poison Ivy

David Dastmalchian

Batman Writer Tom King’s CIA Career Questioned

Alan Moore

Rorschach

Watchmen (TV series)

Watchmen (2009)

Damon Lindelof

Cloverfield (2008)

Zack Snyder

Sucker Punch (2011)

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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