Show notes
Too good to be Warner Brothers IP! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson pull the trigger on issue #42, exposing the mysteries (and alternate ending) of the Ralph Dibny arc, Lobo as a butch space lesbian, favorites from the Absolute DC line, and why the X-Men are more like DC characters than Marvel ones.Show Notes:52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenTalmudAutismShavuotCounting of the OmerAftermathHasan PikerYoung Heroes in LoveMuppet BabiesAlan GrantLoboBob the Galactic BumCrushTeen TitansDamian WayneAbsolute Wonder WomanCirceThe OdysseyWishboneAbsolute BatmanAbsolute SupermanAbsolute FlashSweet ToothMountainhead (2025)SuccessionAbsolute Green LanternStephen KingAbsolute Martian ManhunterFantagraphicsEmil FerrisMartian ManhunterJavier RodríguezShade, the Changing Man“Absolute Martian Manhunter” Embraces the Challenge1: Let’s Talk Talent (16:55)SteelRalph DibnyRenee MontoyaWonder WomanDarick RobertsonTransmetropolitanThe BoysGarth EnnisDoctor FateZatannaSeven Soldiers of VictoryZatanna (2010 series)Doctor Fate (1988 series)Doctor Fate (2015 series)BatmanBatman: Hush2: Let’s Talk About 52 #42 (25:00)Allegory of the caveSue DibnyFelix FaustSaw seriesMonkColumboFinal Destination seriesDan DiDioDev-EmTim TrenchCroatoan SocietyDetective ChimpGingoldHellblazer: Rise and FallRorschachNeronUnderworld UnleashedIdentity CrisisFire3: The Backup (39:34)Green ArrowGreen Arrow: QuiverOnomatopoeiaJoss WhedonDemocratic Socialists of AmericaGreen Arrow (2023 series)New Gods (2024 series)Hal Jordan4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (46:04)Jadzia Axelrod5: The Blackboard (47:59)Neil GaimanThe Books of MagicJohn ConstantineAlan MooreAngel InvestigationsThe Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of MagicJustice League Dark6: Let’s design a new Absolute run (56:59)CatwomanOne Hand And The Six FingersDan WattersEd BrubakerSean PhillipsAndorZohran MamdaniSupermanPromethea6: Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:02:58)Doctor DoomHellblazerBlue Beetle (2006 series)Tracy 13PeacemakerUltimate Fantastic FourX-MenChris ClaremontCivil WarJLA/AvengersThe SentrySpider-ManDC and Marvel Collaborate on the Most Highly Anticipated Crossover Comics of the YearDeadpoolHarley Quinn52 Pickup is an Aftermath production, created by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe, and edited by Esper Quinn, with original music by Jon Ehrens. Hosting for 52 Pickup is provided by Insert Credit. 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.
