Show notes
It’s a two-turkey dinner! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe reach the halfway point of 52, where they encounter Crockamurderer, draft an all-new teen superhero team, and reveal whether or not drug-sniffing dogs react to vacuum-sealed smoked turkey legs.Chapters:Is it pronounced Raahs al Ghul, or Raysh al Ghul? (01:18)Let’s Talk About The Cover, and hear some commentary from the creators of 52! (08:38)Let’s Talk Talent (18:50)Let’s Talk About 52 #26 (25:25)The Backup (53:57)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (57:14)The Blackboard (58:54)Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:05:13)A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenRa’s al GhulBatman Begins (2005)Batman: The Animated SeriesArrowLazarus PitNeal AdamsDennis O’NeilBatmanIron Man 3 (2013)Fu ManchuMandarinBatman: Birth of the DemonNorm BreyfogleVineLana LangInterview with the VampireLestat de LioncourtJack RyderMartian ManhunterBlack AdamTom KingStrange Adventures (2019 series)Jenny SparksPat OlliffeDrew GeraciSkeetsPete PantazisImage ComicsWildStormFinal CrisisDarkseidDC One MillionBeautia SivanaFromLostHarold PerrineauVictor SageRenee MontoyaIsisCongorillaStarmanDetective ChimpDeadmanSupermanRichard DragonAristotle RodorRichard Dragon, Kung Fu FighterDavid CarradineBronze TigerLady ShivaLiam NeesonHuntressBatman/Huntress: Cry For BloodBill O’ReillyJon StewartSteve DitkoSpider-ManLivewireLex LuthorWonder WomanJohn Henry IronsNatasha IronsDoctor SivanaFawcett ComicsVenus SivanaThaddeus Sivana, Jr.Georgia SivanaRevenge of the Nerds (1984)Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)FriezaTony TulathimutteRejectionVincent ValentineFinal Fantasy VIIAuronFinal Fantasy XWaveriderKris KardashianOsirisOolong IslandT. O. MorrowVeronica CaleMarisa TomeiKiller CrocTawky TawnyCaptain MarvelHawkmanHawkgirlHawkgirl (2023 series)Joe BennettJimmy PalmiottiHawkman (2002 series)ThanagarDoom Patrol (2009 series)Hawkman (2018 series)Robert VendittiJohn OstranderDaily PlanetLois LaneYoung JusticeImpulseConnor HawkeGreen ArrowChuck DixonMusic MeisterSecretBlue BeetleShining KnightKnights of the Round TableJessica CruzRobinGreen LanternThe ReachThe Lord of the RingsExcaliburX-MenKnights of the Round52 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.
