Week 39 - Powers & Abilities, with Will Weldon from 52 Pickup

Forgot about Bates! Old Man Will Weldon of I Hate Bill Maher joins All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe for issue 39, and in the process confront DC’s Aquaman problem, fancast Oolong Island, and introduce the world to Saddam Hitler.

Show Notes:

Geoff Johns

Grant Morrison

Greg Rucka

Mark Waid

Keith Giffen

I Hate Bill Maher

Will Weldon

Real Time with Bill Maher

Dan DiDio

Chuck Dixon

Dennis Miller

Rob Liefeld

Politically Incorrect

LeBron James

Marvel Comics

The Avengers

Black Knight

Sersi

Eternals

Superboy

Batman

Infinite Crisis

Civil War

Joss Whedon

Blackest Night

Avengers vs. X-Men

The Avengers (2012)

Thanos

Death

James Gunn

Booster Fucking Gold

Aubrey Plaza

Adam Warlock

Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 (2023)

Deadpool

X-Men

Spider-Man

Superman

Karen Berger

Vertigo

Swamp Thing

Alan Moore

The Sopranos

Promethea

Justice League

Steve Orlando

Neil Gaiman

The Sandman

Robert Kanigher

Flashpoint

Miss Martian

Watchmen

Kieron Gillen

Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt

Doomsday Clock

Barry Allen

The New 52

Our Brian Clevinger Episode

Batman: the Killing Joke (animated)

Brian Azzarello

Batman: the Killing Joke

1: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (25:41)

Andy Smith

Ray Snyder

Wonder Woman

Attach Your Resume

Lex Luthor

Elon Musk

Superman (1978)

Mister Terrific

Ethan Van Sciver

Renee Montoya

Richard Dragon

Vic Sage

J. G. Jones

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #39 (27:47)

Shonen Jump

Natasha Irons

Black Adam

Skyman

Scooby-Doo

Tesla

John Henry Irons

Superman & Lois

Lois Lane

Friday Night Lights

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Dragon Ball Z

Akira Toriyama

Buu

Goku

Freiza

Katherine Heigl

James Marsden

Zachary Levi

Aquaman

Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis

Ralph Dibny

Helmet of Fate

Spectre

Inhumans

Countdown

Dragon Age series

Powerless

Harley Quinn the Animated Series

The Office

Mike Myers

Doctor Sivana

Michael Emerson

Ludwig

Will Magnus

Metal Men

T. O. Morrow

Red Tornado

Mercury

The Pitt

Star Trek

Isis

Osiris

Boom Tube

Apokolips

Mother Box

Big Barda

Hannibal Bates

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Ultimate Spider-Man

Chris Batista

Animorphs

Vixen: NYC

Mark Russell

Octavia Butler

Jerry Siegel

3: The Backup (01:07:20)

John Ostrander

Hawkman

Metamorpho

Mars Argo

Titanic Sinclair

George Carlin

Prince

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:13:35)

Dr. Tyme

Doom Patrol

Harley Quinn Fartacular: Silent Butt Deadly

Poison Ivy

5: The Blackboard (01:20:01)

Aquaman (2018)

Jason Momoa

Julie Andrews

Joker: Last Laugh

Doctor Doom

Mad Hatter

The Riddler

6: Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:26:24)

Sailor Moon

Naruto

Iron Man (2008)

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Bat-Mite

DC Action News

The Losers

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