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