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Powersitting! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson rage for days against issue 45, including the Justice Society as Chuck Schumer, drafting the official 52 Pickup Suicide Squad, and exactly how this comic cover broke The Rock’s brain.Show Notes:52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith GiffenJ. G. JonesSupermanBlack AdamChris BatistaRodney RamosLex LuthorSteel1: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (02:57)Dwayne The Rock JohnsonWizard MagazineThe Scorpion King (2002)VegetaBreaking BadUncut Gems (2019)Kevin GarnettDonkey KongMarioIdentity CrisisRampage (2018)2: Let’s Talk About 52 #45 (10:50)IsisCaptain MarvelMary MarvelRenee MontoyaVic SageOsirisTodd MacFarlaneSpawnChuck ShumerMister TerrificAlan ScottAmanda WallerAtom SmasherSuicide SquadGreat TenThe Crow (1994)Doctor Sivana52 Aftermath: The Four HorsemenBatmanWonder Woman3: Let’s talk about the rest of 52 and some other comics and how comic creators get treated (26:05)Absolute Martian ManhunterDeniz CampThe UltimatesUltimate UniverseJonathan HickmanRihanna - We Found LoveMark MillarFantastic FourGreg LandSue StormNew 52StarfireWarren EllisPeach MomokoUltimate X-MenCaptain Marvel (2019)Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)Ed BrubakerJames GunnThe Suicide Squad (2021)John OstranderStan LeeCivil WarJim StarlinKGBeastThanosPeter DavidConan the Barbarian4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (38:44)5: The Blackboard (41:20)MistStarmanCaptain Boomerang Jr.Control FreakClick (2006)Klarion the Witch BoySeven Soldiers of VictorySolomon GrundyCarfacePolka-Dot ManLivewireSuperman: the Animated SeriesBubba the Love SpongeBruce TimmPaul DiniHarley QuinnTank Girl (1995)Lori PettyThe JokerParasiteBrainiacDarkseidRachel BrosnahanLois LaneJurassic Park (1993)Roger EbertPUP52 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.
