52 Pickup

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: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen aftermath.site/signup 1: Fa...

Are you ready? All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe finish issue 52 of 52, and share the thesis statement of this entire podcast, the still-unknown secret of “52,” and Booster getting Ted Tedgnant. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Danny Boy World War III Alex Sinclair Vic Sage Renee Montoya Booster Gold (2007 series) Booster Gold Black Adam...

Forget it baby, it’s Rann! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe cast an emerald eye on issue 51, as well as an improved Court of Owls poem, the relative strength of DC live action movies right now, and SuperBat shipping. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen World War III John Ostrander Keith Champagne Superman Yellow Lantern Corps Stranger Thin...

World’s FInest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe dare to read World War III, the widely despised 52 sub-event that actually has some great John Ostrander work. Also featuring a brief diversion to talk about Peacemaker season 2, and the connection between comic books and hip-hop. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen World War III Dan DiDio 52 Pickup #0 - Fo...

Tcatnoc! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson declare war on issue 50 of 52, featuring Black Adam against the world, the acronym F. I. B., and all the answers you’ve been waiting for regarding One Year Later. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Irredeemable Incorruptable Superman Superman: Red Son Injustice George Newbern Weird Al Yankovic Bla...

I choose you, hollow point! World’s Finest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe clinically examine issue #49, as well as diagnosing the Oolong Island scientists, assigning Muppets to each of the series writers, and determining the exact number of Evil Kryptonians. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen New X-Men Kevin Feige Stan Lee The Muppets Kermit the Frog...

Get me a McChicken from the Value Menu for a dollah! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe hunt down #48 of 52, and share Superman comic recommendations, final thoughts on the Religion of Crime, and the simple joy of kicking a rat man. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Labubu Beanie Babies Rejection Letters From Xavier’s School Of Exceptional...

Waiting for Bruce and thinkin’ bout goose! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson scramble around issue 47, tying up loose ends around the universe, finding early signs of Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, and considering why Batwoman leaves out a menorah even though it’s at least Februrary by now. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Wonder Woman Batman 1:...

1A, 1A, 1A! World’s Finest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe cackle hysterically at issue 46, featuring high intensity eBay bidding, dealing with loving work by horrible people, and the origin story of some guy named Batman. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Black Adam The Andromeda Strain Space Mutiny (1988) Master Ninja (1984) Prince of Space (1958) M...

Powersitting! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson rage for days against issue 45, including the Justice Society as Chuck Schumer, drafting the official 52 Pickup Suicide Squad, and exactly how this comic cover broke The Rock’s brain. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen J. G. Jones Superman Black Adam Chris Batista Rodney Ramos Lex Luthor Stee...

More like Adolf Shitler! All-Star Alex Jaffe0 and World’s Finest Gita Jackson go to war against issue #44, and figure out how Isis created Isis, DC invented trade paperbacks specifically to screw Alan Moore, and ebola barf. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen The Multiversity Infinite Crisis Batman: The Killing Joke Oracle The Question Cassie Sandsmark Wonde...

Oh, Sobek! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe bite into #43 of 53, and discuss why space feels so small in the DC universe, the definition of “hype and aura,” and Teen Titans as terrorists. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Jonathan Hickman Ultimate Fantastic Four S.H.I.E.L.D. (2010 series) Nick Fury Dark Reign Krakoan Age East of West Ala...

Too good to be Warner Brothers IP! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson pull the trigger on issue #42, exposing the mysteries (and alternate ending) of the Ralph Dibny arc, Lobo as a butch space lesbian, favorites from the Absolute DC line, and why the X-Men are more like DC characters than Marvel ones. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Talm...

My God, have you any decency at all?! World’s Finest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe come to terms with issue 41, and process the Silver Wheel of Nyorlath, Starfire’s whole deal, and the exact ways you can and can’t rip off Alan Moore. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Superman New Superman trailer Lois Lane Rachel Brosnahan Popular Front Lex Luthor S...

Me want comic now! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe team up with Comic Counselor Brad Gullickson to punch through the many floors of issue 40, and discuss the Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding special as stealth 52 sequel, the many many many Luthor/Musk parallels, and Offspring’s whole deal. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen The Moon and...

Forgot about Bates! Old Man Will Weldon of I Hate Bill Maher joins All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe for issue 39, and in the process confront DC’s Aquaman problem, fancast Oolong Island, and introduce the world to Saddam Hitler. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen I Hate Bill Maher Will Weldon Real Time with Bill Maher Dan DiDio Chuck Dixo...

When the time comes, let go. World’s Finest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe come to terms with issue 38 of 52, and the long-coming death of Vic Sage. But along the way they’ll note the Watchmen parallels with Oolong Island, check in with Steelworks, and answer a listener question about Wonder Woman’s magic period. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Le...

You gotta take advantage of these shiny characters! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe team up with Atomic Brian Clevinger to reflect on the surfaces of 52 #37, featuring a salute to our himbo listeners, emergency renaming of otherwise fine characters, and Jaffe’s house show with Stretchy Computer. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Animal...

You can always trust me! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe cling desperately to issue 36, featuring an update on our beloved space heroes, neckless Trent Reznor, and the lovable and irascible Sobek the Talking Crocodile! Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen James Brown From Hell Alan Moore Neil Gaiman Lost Girls Animal Man (1988 series) Lady...

All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe plummet into 52 #35, featuring bad puns for gruesome events, Kirkland Signature Superman, and shocking new developments for everyone’s favorite storyline, Lobo and the space heroes. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Shohei Ohtani The Further Adventures of The Joker Batman: the Animated Series Joker Batman...

Gaslight, gatekeep, graveboss! All-Star Gita and World’s Finest Alex are joined by The Black Casebook Podcast’s Walt Lewellyn to rise up for issue 34, taking on Barbara Gordon’s Boiler Room set, whether or not 52 counts as an event comic, and the DC Universe’s own version of WikiFeet. SHOW NOTES: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Beyonce - Irreplacable Miley Cyrus - C...

Giddyup, Jinglehorse! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe sleighride into Week 33, the Christmas Issue! Celebrate Lex Luthor’s memecoin launch, Batman’s canonical Judaism, and lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent: Don’t Have Heroes (04:42) Let’s Talk About 52 #33 (19:14) The Backup (57:59) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:05:57) The Blackboard (01:08:0...

All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe team up with Music Meister Paul Chin to leap into week 32, featuring talking crocodiles, the least disrespectful ways to pay homage to Watchmen, and Pulsar, Master of Sound. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (21:26) Let’s Talk About the Cover (27:34) Let’s Talk About 52 #32 (28:40) The Backup (01:21:03) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:23:11...

Oy oy, wots all this then?! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe flay the skin from issue 31 of 52, exploring Green Lantern cop discourse, DC reinventing the industry to screw Alan Moore, and why Jimmy Olsen is black now. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (06:26) Let’s Talk About 52 #31 (10:39) The Backup (40:55) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (50:35) The Blackboard (53:05) Askin...

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Astonishing Ash Parrish to strike again at 52 #30, including the return of DC’s Most Toxic Yuri Couple, deciding the most fuckable Batman, and the true reason for the Dark Knight’s cape. Chapters: Let’s Talk About The Cover (12:11) Let’s Talk About Grant Morrison’s Take on Batman and A Little of 52...