All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth of Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe, covering issue eight of 52. Infectious serums are distributed, welding is performed in anger, Haunted Tankie is conceptualized, and Dumb Bitch Juice is drank in copious amounts.

Chapters:

Let’s Talk About The 2011 Green Lantern Film Starring Ryan Reynolds (06:45)
Let’s Talk About The Guest’s Comic Book Backgrounds (14:42)
Let’s Talk About 52 #8 (23:37)
The Backup (01:15:52)
The Blackboard (01:23:37)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:34:43)
Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:39:00)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Vincent Price
Bobby Pickett
Dark Universe
Monster Mash
Green Lantern (2011)
Green Lantern
Ryan Reynolds
Justice League: Mortal
Flash
Jay Garrick
The Mummy (2017)
Angela Bassett
Amanda Waller
Viola Davis
Judi Dench
Aquaman (2018)
Shazam! (2019)
Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Joss Whedon
Cyborg
Ray Fisher
Deadpool (2019)
Madame Web (2024)
Adam Scott
Parks and Recreation
El Muerto
Spider-Man
Bad Bunny
Daredevil (2003)
Elektra (2005)
Jon Favreau
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Superman (1940s animated film series)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Metroid Prime
James Gunn
Superman
Creature Commandos
David Harbour
Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
X-Men: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Ultimate Marvel
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Saga
Sex Criminals
Image Comics
Batman
Tom King
Brian Michael Bendis
Batwoman: Elegy
Gotham Central
Renee Montoya
Vic Sage
Superman Adventures
Batman: No Man’s Land
Batman: Hush
Sasha Bordeaux
Countdown to Infinite Crisis
Infinite Crisis
Kyle Rayner
Hal Jordan
Dawn of X
House of X and Powers of X
Jim Gordon
The Sandman
Neil Gaiman
George R. R. Martin
J. G. Jones
Eddy Barrows
Birds of Prey
Gail Simone
Rob Stull
Sequential Art: The Next Step
Joe Bennett
John Henry Irons
Natasha Irons
Scrooge McDuck
Ebenezer Scrooge
Michael Caine
The Muppets
Social realism
Lex Luthor
The Boys
Ayn Rand
Teen Titans
Jim Shooter
Iceman
Cyborg Superman
Eradicator
Booster Gold