Week 3 - New World Order

All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dissect issue #3 of 52, covering Jaffe’s favorite villain, the Creeper-Freakazoid connection, and why characters have to die. Chapters: Let’s Talk About The Cover (09:14) Let’s Talk Talent (11:47) Let’s Talk 52 #3 (13:43) The Backup (52:10) Favorite Scenes (58:26) The Blackboard (and Celebrity Gossip Corner) (01:05:33) Asking The Questions (01:26:32) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Lost Mike’s Mic Vic Sage Uatu The Venture Bros. The Sandman Elongated Man The Sopranos Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Homicide: Life on the Street Buffy the Vampire Slayer 24 J. G. Jones Alex Sinclair Lex Luthor Superman Red/Superman Blue Superman (1978) John Byrne Jerry Siegel Joe Bennett Ruy José Pat Brosseau Pat’s logo design Infinite Crisis Alexander Luthor Jr. Joker Gotham Central Josephine MacDonald Marcus Driver Crispus Allen Power Girl Terra-Man StarCraft Black Adam Amanda Conner Jimmy Palmiotti Power Girl JSA: Black Reign Superman Jack Bauer Doctor Psycho Deathstroke Warren Ellis The Authority Civil War John Henry Irons Natasha Irons Apokolips The New Gods Intergang Darkseid Superman: The Animated Series Bruce Timm Booster Gold Ted Kord Señor Gyro’s Gyro Recipe Daniel Cassidy Blue Devil Hayao Miyazaki Project Cadmus Mister Terrific Chris Conroy S.T.A.R. Labs Doctor Sivana Lois Lane Harley Quinn Bludhaven Dan Jurgens Art Thibert Earth-One Earth-Two Donna Troy Superboy Justice Society of America Jay Garrick Alan Scott Justice League Teen Titans Legion of Super-Heroes Legion of Super-Heroes (Mark Waid) Brainiac 5 Matter-Eater Lad Anti-Monitor Steel (1997) Marshawn Lynch Ex Machina The Chicks Patriot Act Master of None Harris Wittels Creeper Steve Ditko Spider-Man Question Blue Beetle Batman: The Animated Series Outsiders Shade, the Changing Man The New Batman Adventures Freakazoid! Friends Singles (1992) Paul Dini Mr. Freeze Mike Allred Madman Robin Williams Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift Jack Antonoff Paramore Sabrina Carpenter Tom King Mitch Gerads Adam Strange All-Star Squadron Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) Arion Leah Williams General Zod Jax-Ur Batman: No Man’s Land Black Lightning Talia al Ghul Jimmy Carter Superman: Red Son Superman: Red Son (film) Blue Beetle (2023) Trinity Cassandra Cain Robin Kurt Busiek Heroes Final Fantasy 16 review Cidolfus Telamon Cosmo Kramer Jerry Seinfeld Renee Montoya Obi-Wan Kenobi 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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