Show notes
All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe finish our show after two years of exploring the greatest comic book series you’ve ever heard of. Along the way they clean up The Blackboard, play one more round of Brat or Swiftie, and assemble a new team of 52 heroes. Thank you for listening!Show Notes:52Geoff JohnsGrant MorrisonGreg RuckaMark WaidKeith Giffenaftermath.site/signup1: Favorite and Least Favorite Storyline? (02:50)Super-ChiefGrant Morrison AMABatman/DeadpoolE.S.PetePulsar, the Master of SoundVic SageRenee MontoyaBatwomanBatgirlBatman: Wayne Family AdventuresAbsolute UniverseUltimate UniverseJonathan HickmanKrakoan AgeDC Next LevelDeathstroke (2016 series)FirestormZatannaLoboEtriganFire & Ice: When Hell Freezes OverNew GodsGreen Lantern CorpsJo MulleinGreen Lantern: Far SectorDan AbnettJustice League OdysseyJessica CruzCyborgAzraelStarfireDarkseidOrionBlackfireDex-StarrSpace RangerLady StyxStar TrekWarhammer 40,000Jack ReacherHawkman (2018 series)HawkmanBlackest NightAnimal Man2: Let’s give quick takes on each of the other 52 storylines (15:45)Ralph DibnyIsisIdentity CrisisInfinite CrisisBlack AdamBooster GoldSuperboy PrimeMarvel Cinematic UniverseWatchmenSupermanTed KordJames GunnSteelThe Death of SupermanLex LuthorNatasha IronsDucktalesCrashChristopher PriestThe Metal MenDan DiDioMegalopolis (2024)Francis Ford CoppolaJohn ByrneAlpha CenturionCyborg SupermanBatman3: Who was your favorite character in 52? (34:13)Justice League UnlimitedDan JurgensMystery Men (1999)Kel Mitchell4: What was your favorite scene in 52? (36:33)Rama KushnaJohn ConstantineHellblazer5: The Blackboard (39:29)Douglas WolkAll of the MarvelsAl Ewing6: Where Are They Now? (43:01)The New History of the DC UniverseAction ComicsGhost MachineTaylor SwiftCharlie XCXDC K.O.Lana LangJustice League RedGail SimoneJaime ReyesThe Question: All Along the WatchtowerTeen TitansCassie SandsmarkAdam StrangeJadzia AxelrodJohn StewartDoctor SivanaT. O. MorrowMori CalliopeSuicide Squad IsekaiBrad Meltzer7: Brat or Swiftie? (47:55)Hades 2Travis KelceRip HunterSZACharles MingusJay ZCowboy CarterInfinity Inc.Gigi HadidBlair WitchWill MagnusWendy CarlosYesRushGenesisJimmy BuffetKanye WestEgg FuDoctor TymeVeronica CaleOsirisSobekNightwingRed (album)8: Crackship Crisis (01:03:20)JokerInferior FiveThe SpectreDoveHawkKite ManThe FlashT-ManGilgamesh IIAquagirlAquamanThe TopSgt. Rock9: Let’s Draft a 52-Person Superhero Team (01:09:40)RagmanDeadmanBatman: Gotham NocturneShiftMetamorphoOutsidersHonest AbeLightrayConnor HawkeMeraG.I. RobotMonkey PrinceBronze TigerCaptain AtomCassandra CainWild DogSarah LanceLegends of TomorrowClayfaceEnchantressThe HulkHelena BertinelliKiller FrostPandoraThe New 52The RevolutionariesSuicide SquadHardwareMilestoneCynthia ReynoldsXanthe ZhouAbsolute Wonder WomanVic SageAnimaGunfireShade the Changing ManShade the Changing GirlYoung AnimalPhantom StrangerZatannaDial H for HeroFreakazoidThe CreeperStaticWarren EllisGlobal FrequencyTraci 13Danny the StreetResurrection ManJonah HexFreedom BeastTawky TawnyDetective ChimpAngel and the ApeStitchDoctor FateDreamerGalaxyPower BoyTanya SpearsPower GirlSecretShining KnightKlarion the Witch BoyBulleteerBlack OrchidVertigoMs. MartianBrian Michael BendisBatman: Universe10: Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:22:51)Dave GibbonsSuperman, an Unauthorized BiographyThe Caped CrusadeThe Secret History of Wonder WomanDC Action NewsAftermath After HoursJ. G. JonesDC UniverseVizWays of SeeingUnderstanding ComicsAlan MooreChainsaw ManMMycroft HolmesYoung Justicealexjaffe.bsky.socialDC Comics Official Discord@xoxogossipgita52 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.
