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Manage episode 383668889 series 3528569
Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Lore Expert Alex Jaffe set the stage for full analysis of 52, the most important comic book of the century and the best series you’ve never heard of.
Chapters:
- How did Gita and Alex get into comics? (09:48)
- What is 52? (22:33)
- Which characters are in 52? (48:33)
- The Blackboard (01:27:55)
- Favorite Characters (01:33:15)
- The Mailbag (01:38:25)
- Sign-Off (01:47:07)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Black Adam
- Batman/Superman: World’s Finest
- 52
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- When Joss Whedon Was Our Master
- Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man
- Kite Man
- Egghead
- Stan Lee
- Dan DiDio
- Captain Marvel
- Doctor Sivana
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Justice League Unlimited
- Steel
- Booster Gold
- The Question
- The Trial of Superman
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Teen Titans
- Shade, the Changing Man
- Sandman
- Neil Gaiman
- Tim Drake
- Superboy
- Young Justice
- Spoiler
- Cassandra Cain
- Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
- The Batman (2022)
- DC Universe Infinite
- The Brave And The Bold
- DC Comics Presents
- Geoff Johns
- Seven Soldiers of Victory
- Grant Morrison
- Infinite Crisis
- Crisis on Infinite Earths
- Marv Wolfman
- George Pérez
- Doomsday Clock
- Superboy-Prime
- Wonder Woman
- Villains United
- Keith Giffen
- JSA
- Greg Rucka
- Gotham Central
- Mark Waid
- Kingdom Come
- Alex Ross
- Superman: Birthright
- 2000 AD
- New X-Men
- Doom Patrol
- Lost
- 24
- The Flash (2023)
- Identity Crisis
- Armageddon 2001
- Brad Meltzer
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Legends of Tomorrow
- John Constantine
- Donald Faison
- Scrubs
- Clueless (1995)
- Ted Kord
- Justice League Europe
- Elongated Man
- Dan Jurgens
- Dennis O’Neil
- The Question
- Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood
- Renee Montoya
- Batwoman
- War on terror
- Abbie Hoffman
- Dwayne Johnson
- Black Adam (2022)
- Plastic Man
- The Thin Man (1934)
- Natasha Irons
- Traci Thirteen
- Superman: Reign of the Supermen
- Lex Luthor
- All-Star Superman
- The Ray
- Black Canary
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 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.
27 episodes
Manage episode 383668889 series 3528569
Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Lore Expert Alex Jaffe set the stage for full analysis of 52, the most important comic book of the century and the best series you’ve never heard of.
Chapters:
- How did Gita and Alex get into comics? (09:48)
- What is 52? (22:33)
- Which characters are in 52? (48:33)
- The Blackboard (01:27:55)
- Favorite Characters (01:33:15)
- The Mailbag (01:38:25)
- Sign-Off (01:47:07)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Black Adam
- Batman/Superman: World’s Finest
- 52
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- When Joss Whedon Was Our Master
- Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man
- Kite Man
- Egghead
- Stan Lee
- Dan DiDio
- Captain Marvel
- Doctor Sivana
- Batman: The Animated Series
- Justice League Unlimited
- Steel
- Booster Gold
- The Question
- The Trial of Superman
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Teen Titans
- Shade, the Changing Man
- Sandman
- Neil Gaiman
- Tim Drake
- Superboy
- Young Justice
- Spoiler
- Cassandra Cain
- Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
- The Batman (2022)
- DC Universe Infinite
- The Brave And The Bold
- DC Comics Presents
- Geoff Johns
- Seven Soldiers of Victory
- Grant Morrison
- Infinite Crisis
- Crisis on Infinite Earths
- Marv Wolfman
- George Pérez
- Doomsday Clock
- Superboy-Prime
- Wonder Woman
- Villains United
- Keith Giffen
- JSA
- Greg Rucka
- Gotham Central
- Mark Waid
- Kingdom Come
- Alex Ross
- Superman: Birthright
- 2000 AD
- New X-Men
- Doom Patrol
- Lost
- 24
- The Flash (2023)
- Identity Crisis
- Armageddon 2001
- Brad Meltzer
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Legends of Tomorrow
- John Constantine
- Donald Faison
- Scrubs
- Clueless (1995)
- Ted Kord
- Justice League Europe
- Elongated Man
- Dan Jurgens
- Dennis O’Neil
- The Question
- Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood
- Renee Montoya
- Batwoman
- War on terror
- Abbie Hoffman
- Dwayne Johnson
- Black Adam (2022)
- Plastic Man
- The Thin Man (1934)
- Natasha Irons
- Traci Thirteen
- Superman: Reign of the Supermen
- Lex Luthor
- All-Star Superman
- The Ray
- Black Canary
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 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.
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