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52 Pickup
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A show about the most important comic of the 21st century, and the greatest series you’ve never heard of. Each week Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Historian Alex Jaffe read and explore an issue of 52, a 2006 exploration of the DC universe by a legendary team of talent that shaped everything that came after it.
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Week 19 - History Repeats
Jul 31, 202401:00:16Tap to summarizeHe knows! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe fly into issue nineteen, taking on Space Pope Lobo, which members of the DC universe are Charli girls vs. Taylor girls, and the most shocking twist of the series so far. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (09:12) Let’s Talk About 52 #19 (12:17) The Backup (38:40) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (44:11) The Blackboard (45:26) Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (52:20) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Toxoplasmosis Ophiocordyceps unilateralis The Snowman (2017) Batman: Hush Westworld Armageddon 2001 Captain Atom Hawk Jeph Loeb Brian Michael Bendis Who Shot Mr. Burns? Pat Olliffe Drew Geraci 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen Birds of Prey J. G. Jones Skeets Heisman Trophy Dua Lipa Booster Gold Superman Lois Lane Jimmy Olsen Justice League Unlimited Lex Luthor Friday Night Lights Brat Lobo Animal Man Glen Powell Deadpool The Matrix Starfire Space Dolphins 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Game of Thrones Devilance Darkseid Seven Soldiers of Victory Legion of Super-Heroes Emerald Empress Fearsome Five Fatal Five Alan Scott Brainiac 5 Matter-Eater Lad Kieron Gillen X-Men Jonathan Hickman Supergirl Supergirl (TV series) Weather Wizard Flash Wonder Girl Superboy Charli XCX Taylor Swift Young Justice Stephanie Brown Spring Breakers (2012) Rip Hunter Walking simulator Billy West Alan Moore Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Mister Mxyzptlk Brian Bolland Animal Man (1988 series) Animal Man (2011 series) Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth The Killer (graphic novel series) The Killer (2023) David Fincher Snowpiercer (graphic novel series) Snowpiercer (2013) Sandcastle Old (2021) The Adventures of Tintin Hergé Succession Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) Airplane! (1980) This Is 40 (2012) Knocked Up (2007) New Fun Comics Batman Wonder Woman Barry Allen DC One Million All-Star Superman Final Crisis: Superman Beyond Final Crisis Solaris Garth Ennis <a href="https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/hitman-1...
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Subscriber Feed Preview Clip: The Flash (2023) Review
Jul 24, 202400:01:55Tap to summarizeHere’s a preview for the subscriber only bonus feed episode featuring a review of The Flash (2023), the capstone film in the grand Snyderverse experiment. Hear all about the many writers and directors who passed through this film’s history, Ezra Miller’s strange crime rampage, and what the future holds for DC movies in the full episode. Check it out by subscribing to Aftermath today!
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Week 18 - Dismantled, with Questionposting
Jul 17, 202401:18:27Tap to summarizeEmancipate the JLA! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe cross over with Questionposting to tackle issue 18, featuring BREAKING NEWS REGARDING DC CANON and the existence of Tracy Thirteen, Dr. Doom arguing with a drunk person, microdosing Fear Toxin, and the secret unpublished origins of Honest Abe, the Super-Hero Protector of Cincinnati. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent, Helmets and what the hell Shadowpact is doing here with Questionposting (04:50) Let’s Talk About 52 #18 (09:16) The Backup (53:17) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (59:37) The Blackboard (01:04:32) Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:10:00) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Questionposting Vic Sage Batman Dennis O’Neil The Question by Dennis O’Neil & Denys Cowan Demon in a Bottle Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood Eddy Barrows Rob Stull Natasha Irons Isis Ralph Dibny Detective Chimp Traci Thirteen Terrence Thirteen Gorilla Grodd Doctor Fate Black Adam (2022) Day of Vengeance Crisis on Infinite Earths Shadowpact Stephen Wacker House of Mystery Cain Croatoans Seven Soldiers of Victory Klarion the Witch Boy Roanoke Colony Stonehenge Easter Island Kaspar Hauser Tim Trench Wonder Woman Edogawa Sangaku Edogawa Ranpo Mysto Injustice: Gods Among Us John Constantine Jack Cole Rob Liefeld Renee Montoya Kahndaq Black Adam Dune (2021) Doctor Doom Namor Victor Zsasz Batman: Shadow of the Bat Alan Grant Thomas Szasz Hannibal Lecter Joker SuicideGirls L.A.W. Vegeta Rorschach Dwayne McDuffie Justice League Unlimited Jeff Lemire The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage Reginald VelJohnson Marseille Lost Arthur Conan Doyle Adam West James Gunn Bill Willingham Planet of the Apes Matt Reeves Booster Gold Blimp Yellow Peri Lucian Crawley Odd Man Beefeater Honest Abe Girls5eva Nicki Minaj Clark Kent Peter David Mark Russell One Star Squadron Creed Ragman Nightmaster Blue Devil Nightshade Enchantress Blue Beetle Tarot The Vision of Escaflowne Fullmetal Alchemist Etrigan the Demon Madame Xanadu Zata...
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Week 17 - Last of the Czarnians
Jul 3, 202401:01:39Tap to summarizeOnly thirty-five more ta go! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe blast off into issue seventeen of 52, where they witness The Time Hands, weird editorial grudges that end up on the page, and Starfire as Leia Thee Stallion. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (02:25) Let’s Talk About the Cover, and Lobo (03:06) Let’s Talk About 52 #17 (09:57) The Backup (36:09) The Blackboard (39:19) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (41:09) Asking/Answering The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (46:16) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Chris Batista Superman Ruy Jose Jack Jadson David Baron Alex Sinclair Lobo The Omega Men (1983 series) Punisher Wolverine Spawn Gene Simmons The Curse Benny Safdie Stan Lee Superman: The Animated Series Young Justice (1998 series) Brad Garrett Alan Grant Batman Wonder Woman J. G. Jones Lex Luthor Natasha Irons John Byrne Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein Deathstroke Amanda Waller Priest Deathstroke (2016 series) The Apprentice Impulse Kobra G.I. Joe Cobra Karate Kid The Karate Kid (1984) Justin Bieber - Never Say Never ft. Jaden P Diddy Cassie Ventura Andrew Tate Libs of TikTok Dredd (2012) Hannibal Bates The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Starfire Animal Man Adam Strange Kamehameha Swamp Thing Vertigo Comics Animal Man (1988 series) Beyoncé Devilance The New Gods Black Adam Adam Ant Slobo Peter David Master Roshi Plastic Man Megan Thee Stallion Princess Leia Red Tornado Stephen Wacker The Hories Guy Gardner Ambush Bug Harley Quinn Psycho-Pirate Crisis on Infinite Earths Chaz Truog The People’s Joker (2022) Vera Drew Tim Heidecker On Cinema Comedy Bang! Bang! The Flash (2023) Flash Gordon (1980) Queen Brian Blessed Hawkman Mark Trail Buck Rogers Buster Crabbe Tarzan The Acolyte Carrie-Anne Moss Amandla Stenberg Doctor Who 20th Century Boys Pluto Fullmetal Alchemist JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Assassination Classroom...
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Subscriber Feed Preview Clip: An Interview with Mark Waid
Jun 26, 202400:04:35Tap to summarizeHere’s a preview for the subscriber only bonus feed episode featuring an interview with legendary co-writer of 52 and countless other formative comic book classics, Mark Waid. While this preview focuses on a few controversial Superman questions, the full episode goes in-depth on writing for huge company-wide events, what the Speed Force actually is, and so much more. Check it out by subscribing to Aftermath today!
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Week 16 - Uhebbuki, with Charles Pulliam Moore
Jun 19, 202402:07:13Tap to summarizeO zephyr winds which blow on high, lift me now so I can fly! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Uncanny Charles Pulliam-Moore for the Two-Hour Wedding Album that is issue sixteen of DC’s 52. Hear whether Captain Marvel is an adult man or three kids in a trench coat, the wedding traditions of the Shazamish faith, and the debut of Cardi Bane. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent, Covers and Pokemon with Charles Pulliam-Moore (03:15) Let’s Talk About 52 #16 (23:49) The Backup (01:17:20) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:27:07) The Blackboard (01:32:31) Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:41:28) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Pokémon Pikachu Eevee Sprigatito Squirtle Unova Samurott Civil War New X-Men (2004 series) Emma Frost Superboy Infinite Crisis Watchmen Renee Montoya Superman Lex Luthor Tim Drake Batwoman Isis The Secrets of Isis Shazam! Black Adam The Hurt Locker (2008) Vic Sage Jack Kirby Tommy Lee Edwards Barack Obama “Hope” poster Dwayne Johnson Black Adam (2022) Legends of Tomorrow J. G. Jones Alex Sinclair Joe Bennett Ruy Jose Kahndaq Aristotle Rodor Metamorpho Mary Marvel Captain Marvel Egg cream Josie Campbell My Adventures with Superman Vegeta Bulma Goku Justice League International Steven Universe Bart Simpson Shazam (wizard) Intergang 24 Kiefer Sutherland Donald Sutherland Seven Soldiers of Victory Tawky Tawny Uncle Marvel The Muppet Movie (1979) Twilight (2008) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) Gossip Girl Black Panther Storm Wakanda Fallout: New Vegas Speed Force Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood Birds of Prey Huntress Punisher Aladdin (1992) Starfire Adam Strange Strange Adventures Animal Man Vixen Challengers (2024) Lobo The Maltese Falcon Theo Adam Sinestro Namor James Gunn Desperate Housewives Grey’s Anatomy Viola Davis Amanda Waller Firefly Krakoan Age Courtney Whitmore Ralph Dibny Opal City Guy Gardner Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder Just King Things T...
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Week 15 - Outshined, with Alex Sinclair
Jun 5, 202401:08:27Tap to summarizeYour Donations Keep Lexapedia Running! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by the legendary lead colorist of 52 Alex Sinclair. The towering trio takes on #15 (the Frank Grimes issue), Jason Todd’s death poll, and an unused yet fully illustrated and colored cover for 52. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent, Covers and Coloring with Alex Sinclair (03:15) Let’s Talk About 52 #15 (24:15) The Backup (42:23) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:12) The Blackboard (49:35) Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (57:44) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Dragon Ball Z Vegeta Akira Toriyama Infinite Crisis Batman: Hush All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder Kurt Busiek Astro City Paul Levitz WildStorm Dan DiDio Martian Manhunter J. G. Jones Steel (John Henry Irons) Red Tornado Drew Struzan Batman Superman Wonder Woman Hawkman Krypto Jim Lee Just Imagine The Death and Rebirth of Superman Newstime Frank Grimes Berserk Alan Moore Booster Gold Bibbo Bibbowski Lex Luthor Shawn Moll Watchmen Tom Nguyen Doug Mahnke Renee Montoya Faith Lehane Vic Sage Darwyn Cooke Amanda Conner Aquaman Justice League Unlimited “The Greatest Story Never Told” Zack Snyder Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster Anakin Skywalker George Lucas Elongated Man Clayface Jon Bogdanove Christopher Priest Steel (1994 series) John Stewart Alex Ross Splatoon 3 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League The OMAC Project Dan Rather William Shatner Penn Jillette John Goodman Mister Mxyzptlk Roger Stern David Baron Michael Holt Batman: The Brave and the Bold Detective Chimp Fire Sunspot New Super-Man Gene Luen Yang Batwing Unknown Soldier Hellblazer The Sandman Neil Gaiman John Constantine Batman: the World Star Wars: Visions Blue Beetle (2006 series) Sabertooth War This episode’s cover art was an unused cover for 52 by J. G. Jones and Alex Sinclair. 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 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.
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Week 14 - Sand and Rust, with Reid Vanier
May 22, 202401:13:07Tap to summarizeDid 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 52mailbag@gmail.com (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</...
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Week 13 - Haystack, with Tim Marchman
May 8, 202401:24:12Tap to summarizeThis is what happens when they let me into a church! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Substitute Legionnaire Tim Marchman to sift through Ralph Dibny’s descent into sadness, the X-Men for virgins, Gen-X leftists, and Saltburn Funko Pops. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent (06:30) Let’s Talk About The Cover (10:26) Let’s Talk About 52 #13 (14:12) The Backup (54:16) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:03:43) The Blackboard (01:06:33) Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:15:27) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Matter-Eater Lad Legion of Super-Heroes Jerry Siegel Superman X-Men Ralph Dibny Captain Marvel Oliver Queen Hal Jordan Spectre Batman Zauriel Metamorpho Conner Kent Lex Luthor Dune: Part Two (2024) Rao Batman Vs. Robin Sue Dibny Hawkgirl Lost Ethan Van Sciver Green Lantern: Rebirth Green Arrow: Quiver Dev-Em Smallville Final Crisis: Requiem Martian Manhunter Joker Kurt Busiek JLA/Avengers Dwayne Johnson Black Adam Isis Snowpiercer (2013) Top Gun (1986) J. M. DeMatteis Cassie Sandsmark Warren Ellis The Authority James Gunn The Suicide Squad (2021) Watchmen Watchmen (2009) Peacemaker Kanjar Ro Titans Identity Crisis Kevin Nowlan Batman: The Animated Series Alan Moore Tomorrow Stories The Thin Man (1934) Metahuman Mutant Bart Allen Courtney Whitmore Showcase Presents Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special Ricky Gervais Jason Todd Batman Incorporated Batwing Hawkman Flash JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Julius Schwartz Plastic Man Shōgun Star Trek Dennis O’Neil Denys Cowan Vic Sage Young Justice Teen Titans Greg Weisman Gargoyles New Gods Seven Soldiers of Victory Final Crisis Saltburn (2023) Funko Laura Palmer 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 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.
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Week 12 - Mighty
Apr 24, 202401:04:47Tap to summarizettttttttt! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe consider issue number twelve of 52, and in the process share the best way to start reading comics, the best ideas for reintroducing Isis (the character! the character!) to comics, and the exact moment The Rock decided to change the hierarchy of power in the DC universe. Chapters: Let’s Talk Talent, and How to Start Reading Comics (03:02) Let’s Talk About The Cover (05:27) Let’s Talk About 52 #12 (07:04) The Backup (37:12) What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:15) The Blackboard (48:02) Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (54:01) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Booster Gold Eddy Barrows Rob Stull Travis Lanham David Baron The Sandman Animal Man Locke & Key J. G. Jones Isis Aladdin - A Whole New World Stephen Wacker Kahndaq Maggie Sawyer Gotham Central Renee Montoya Vic Sage Dennis O’Neil The Question (1986 series) Batman Returns (1992) Black Adam Superman Shazam (wizard) The Secrets of Isis Chicago Dark Nemesis Teen Titans (1996 series) Black Adam (2022) Dwayne Johnson Billy Batson Bud Manstrong Whiz Comics Shazam! (2019) Zachary Levi Mark Millar Bart Simpson Steven Universe Finn the Human Legends of Tomorrow Joanna Cameron Jadzia Axelrod Wonder Woman Sabrina the Teenage Witch Motorola Razr Cassie Sandsmark Ralph Dibny Donna Troy Zeus Sue Dibny Superboy Fullmetal Alchemist Kill la Kill Twilight Adam Hughes Laura Martin Mark Chiarello Hippolyta Percy Jackson Wonder Woman (2017) Maxwell Lord Wonder Woman Archives William Moulton Marston Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals George Pérez Wonder Woman: Eyes of the Gorgon Tom King Philadelphia Liberty Belle Fawcett City Creed (2015) It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Abbott Elementary Seven Deadly Enemies of Man the photo Jaffe provided of the Seven Deadly Sins X-Men Avengers Civil War Quicksilver Scarlet Witch Ultimate X-Men Old Man Logan Mark Millar Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Batman: Knightfall hoopla DC Universe Infinite Marvel Unlimited 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 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.
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