Did you know mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with Doctor DC himself Reid Vanier to wear jeans while building robots, ponder articulated cheeks, and determine which triple-A studio should be making a Vic and Renee video game. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (08:57) Let’s Talk About 52 #14 (12:46) The Backup (50:18) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:04) The Blackboard (58:03) Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:06:47) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Firestorm Doctor DC Podcast Vic Sage Countdown to Infinite Crisis Day of Vengeance Justice League Unlimited Villains United Young Justice Kon-El Nightwing Swamp Thing Spectre Gail Simone Secret Six Dale Eaglesham Jim Lee Kyle Rayner Art Thibert J. G. Jones Steel Natasha Irons Renee Montoya Apollo Midnighter Green Arrow and Black Canary’s Wedding Kahndaq Shaggy Rogers The Question (2005 series) Daredevil Kate Kane Ramones Isis (DC Comics) Black Adam Captain Marvel Dune Dan DiDio Kala Avasti The Martian (2015) Will Magnus Metal Men Mercury Responsometer Robert Kanigher Wonder Woman Prozac Platinum Strong Sad Malice T. O. Morrow The Prisoner Arkham Asylum Elongated Man Megan Thee Stallion Aristotle Rodor Love Lies Bleeding (2024) Batman Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Diana, Princess of Wales Intergang Tom King Whisper A’Daire Max Payne Remedy Entertainment Control Alan Wake Sam Lake Bromine Steven Universe Metamorpho Eric Powell The Goon Machamp Patricia Mulvihill Superman: Legacy Casts Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho Gotham Central Birds of Prey Vixen Showcase Omega (Last Knight on Earth) Nightwing (2016) #87 The Terrifics Damian Wayne Dragon Ball Z Akira Toriyama Wolf Fang Fist Alan Scott Mister Terrific Harley Quinn Gotham City Sirens Gotham Girls Galaxy: the Prettiest Star Shade, the Changing Girl Shade, the Changing Man Blackest Night 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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