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 [email protected]. Never stop reading comics.
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