Show notes
All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Astonishing Ash Parrish to strike again at 52 #30, including the return of DC’s Most Toxic Yuri Couple, deciding the most fuckable Batman, and the true reason for the Dark Knight’s cape.Chapters:Let’s Talk About The Cover (12:11)Let’s Talk About Grant Morrison’s Take on Batman and A Little of 52 #30 (12:47)Let’s Talk Talent (20:22)Let’s Continue Talking About 52 #30, and Marvel Movies (20:39)The Backup (01:03:55)What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:06:30)The Blackboard (01:10:43)A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenBATMAN: YEAR ONE Animated Film - “Ladies, gentlemen, you have eaten well.”Ash Parrishinsert creditDick GraysonCtrl + Alt + DeleteMegatokyoQuestionable ContentPenny ArcadeMC FrontalotBatman: The Animated SeriesJustice League UnlimitedThe New 52The AuthorityTop 10Batman: The Dark Knight ReturnsBatman: The Dark Knight Strikes AgainFree Comic Book DayBatmanStephen WackerIdentity CrisisInfinite CrisisJason ToddBarbara GordonWonder WomanSupermanBlack AdamVic SageSaint Michael Vanquishing SatanJ. G. JonesKiller CrocTim DrakeAll-Star SupermanBob KaneRobinJokerBatman: A Death in the FamilyBatman: The Killing JokeBatman: KnightfallBaneBatman: No Man’s LandDennis O’NeilBatman: Under the HoodCaptain BoomerangEat Pray LoveThe Signature of All ThingsElizabeth GilbertCharles DarwinBrother EyeJustice League: DoomJustice League WatchtowerJoe BennettRuy JoseDamian WayneCarrie KelleyFrank MillerJohn ByrneDark Knight III: The Master RaceDark Knight Returns: The Golden ChildRafael GrampáWatchmenAlan MooreThe League of Extraordinary GentlemenFrom HellBlack Lives Matter CorporationWhen Death Came For Frank MillerDan DiDioHoly TerrorTom KingBlack Adam (2022)LeviathanTalia al GhulNew X-MenRenee MontoyaGotham CentralKate KaneKieron GillenThe Power FantasyKraven the Hunter (2024)Captain America: Brave New World (2025)Anthony MackieCaptain AmericaFalconYoung AvengersEli BradleyThe Falcon and the Winter SoldierJames Gunn Superman (2025)James Gunn Superman TrailerBlue Lantern CorpsThe Dark Knight TrilogyBlack Panther (2018)Chris EvansFantastic FourStilt-ManAvengersNikola ScottGail SimoneIntergangMacavityCats (2019)Idris ElbaTen-Eyed ManBruno MannheimStarfireMetal MenDuncan RouleauWill MagnusCreature CommandosThe Suicide Squad (2021)Bob HaneyBatman: The Brave and the BoldMusic MeisterNeil Patrick HarrisWacky RacesAlex RossKingdom ComeBatman: Wayne Family AdventuresCRC PayneRip HunterVandal SavageDarkseidFinal CrisisGuy GardnerOliver QueenTerry McGinnisBatman BeyondInqueMaxine GibsonDana TanRobert PattinsonKevin ConroyArmored Core VI: Fires of RubiconGeorge ClooneyMichael KeatonBatman Returns (1992)Michelle PfeifferAdam WestBen AffleckChristian BaleKendall RoyRalph FiennesIn Bruges (2008)Tom HardyPeaky BlindersVenom (2018)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.
