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 Ale...
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)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (55:38)
How DC Screwed Over Alan Moore (01:01:15)
Your Reviews of 52 Pickup (01:09:02)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Isis
Jewel Kryptonite
Fahrenheit 451
Booster Gold
Seven Soldiers of Victory
Multiversity
Final Crisis
Chris Batista
Justice Society of America
Stephen Wacker
Dan Green
Tarzan
Doctor Strange
David Meikis
Image Comics
WildStorm
Lobo
Hourman
Rodney Ramos
Infinity, Inc.
Wolfenstein series
Resistance: Fall of Man
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Star Wars
Alex Sinclair
J. G. Jones
Captain Comet
Barry Allen
Green Lantern Corps
Zatanna
Lois Lane
Alan Moore
Superman
Marvel
Buck Rogers
John Carter
Adam Strange
Beefeaters
Handsome Squidward
Atrocitus
Larfleeze
Guardians of the Universe
The CW
Superman & Lois
Friday Night Lights
Natasha Irons
Tyra Banks
Hannibal
Lex Luthor
Gossip Girl
Cassie Sandsmark
Superboy
Justice League (2017)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Doctor Fate
Ralph Dibny
NXIVM
Smallville
Garth Marenghi
Dev-Em
Nathan Fielder
John Wilson
Snapper Carr
Jimmy Olsen
LeBron James
Westworld
Far Sector
Darkseid
The Invisibles
The Filth
Lady Styx
Sheeda
Camelot
Vic Sage
Robin
Renee Montoya
Tim Drake
Freddie E. Williams II
James Tynion IV
Batman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Damian Wayne
Jason Todd
Dick Grayson
Stephanie Brown
Cassandra Cain
Bryan Q Miller
Barbara Gordon
Leslie Thompkins
Batman: The Imposter
Catwoman
The Batman (2022)
Robert Pattinson
Christian Bale
Nirvana
In Bloom
Hole
Soundgarden
Chris Cornell
Hole - Doll Parts
Mister Terrific
For All Mankind
Amanda Waller
Bzzd
Mogo
Grover
Green Lantern: the Animated Series
Watchmen
DC Heroes
Doomsday Clock
Watchmen (HBO series)
Central City
DC Adventures
Dimension 20
Taylor Swift
Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
Charlton Comics
Blue Beetle
Captain Atom
Peacemaker
Nightshade
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Dave Gibbons
From Hell
Jack Kirby
Tom King
Rorschach
Steve Ditko
The Visions
The Black Casebook Podcast
Tim Burton
Batman: the Animated Series
Nickelodeon Magazine
52 Pickup is an Aftermath production, created by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe, and edited by Esper Quinn, with original music by Jon Ehrens. Hosting for 52 Pickup is provided by Insert Credit. 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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1:10:47
Week 30 - Dark Knight Down, with Ash Parrish
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 #30 (12:47)
Let’s Talk Talent (20:22)
Let’s Continue Talking About 52 #30, and Marvel Movies (20:39)
The Backup (01:03:55)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:06:30)
The Blackboard (01:10:43)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
BATMAN: YEAR ONE Animated Film - “Ladies, gentlemen, you have eaten well.”
Ash Parrish
insert credit
Dick Grayson
Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Megatokyo
Questionable Content
Penny Arcade
MC Frontalot
Batman: The Animated Series
Justice League Unlimited
The New 52
The Authority
Top 10
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Free Comic Book Day
Batman
Stephen Wacker
Identity Crisis
Infinite Crisis
Jason Todd
Barbara Gordon
Wonder Woman
Superman
Black Adam
Vic Sage
Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan
J. G. Jones
Killer Croc
Tim Drake
All-Star Superman
Bob Kane
Robin
Joker
Batman: A Death in the Family
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: Knightfall
Bane
Batman: No Man’s Land
Dennis O’Neil
Batman: Under the Hood
Captain Boomerang
Eat Pray Love
The Signature of All Things
Elizabeth Gilbert
Charles Darwin
Brother Eye
Justice League: Doom
Justice League Watchtower
Joe Bennett
Ruy Jose
Damian Wayne
Carrie Kelley
Frank Miller
John Byrne
Dark Knight III: The Master Race
Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child
Rafael Grampá
Watchmen
Alan Moore
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
From Hell
Black Lives Matter Corporation
When Death Came For Frank Miller
Dan DiDio
Holy Terror
Tom King
Black Adam (2022)
Leviathan
Talia al Ghul
New X-Men
Renee Montoya
Gotham Central
Kate Kane
Kieron Gillen
The Power Fantasy
Kraven the Hunter (2024)
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
Anthony Mackie
Captain America
Falcon
Young Avengers
Eli Bradley
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
James Gunn Superman (2025)
James Gunn Superman Trailer
Blue Lantern Corps
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Black Panther (2018)
Chris Evans
Fantastic Four
Stilt-Man
Avengers
Nikola Scott
Gail Simone
Intergang
Macavity
Cats (2019)
Idris Elba
Ten-Eyed Man
Bruno Mannheim
Starfire
Metal Men
Duncan Rouleau
Will Magnus
Creature Commandos
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Bob Haney
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Music Meister
Neil Patrick Harris
Wacky Races
Alex Ross
Kingdom Come
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
CRC Payne
Rip Hunter
Vandal Savage
Darkseid
Final Crisis
Guy Gardner
Oliver Queen
Terry McGinnis
Batman Beyond
Inque
Maxine Gibson
Dana Tan
Robert Pattinson
Kevin Conroy
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
George Clooney
Michael Keaton
Batman Returns (1992)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Adam West
Ben Affleck
Christian Bale
Kendall Roy
Ralph Fiennes
In Bruges (2008)
Tom Hardy
Peaky Blinders
Venom (2018)
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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1:24:44
Week 29 - Name Calling
Dick Death Determined via Dan DiDio! The Dynamic Duo of Podcasting Gita and Alex feast on issue 29, cooking up opinions on Grant Morrison’s writing of women, the importance of Thanksgiving tables in DC history, and some unsubtle jabs at the idea of IP rights by the authors of 52.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk Talent (08:45)
Let’s Talk About 52 #29 (11:48)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (32:53)
The Blackboard (36:50)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (45:49)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Countdown to Final Crisis
Stephen Wacker
Final Crisis
Paul Dini
Batman: the Animated Series
Multiversity
Shonen Jump
Lex Luthor
Komi Can’t Communicate
Jamie McKelvie
One For Sorrow
Alan Moore
Stargirl
JSA
The X-Files
Barenaked Ladies - One Week
Chris Batista
Jack Jadson
Reign of the Supermen
Egg Fu
Alan Scott
Jay Garrick
Wildcat
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Jade
Rann-Thanagar War
Infinite Crisis
Monkey D. Luffy
Goku
Infinity Inc.
Nuklon
Spider-Man
Obsidian
Batman
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
Doctor Sivana
T. O. Morrow
Black Adam
Will Magnus
Veronica Cale
Jenna Maroney
Jezebel Jet
Emma Frost
New X-Men
Megan Thee Stallion
Talia al Ghul
James Gunn
League of Shadows
Dennis O’Neal
Batman: Birth of the Demon
Intergang
Jack Kirby
Monty Python’s The Life of Brian (1979)
John Henry Irons
Beast Boy
Nightwing
Dan DiDio
Tom Taylor
Superman
Robin
The Batman (2022)
Batman Begins (2005)
Tim Burton
Michelle Pfeiffer
Catwoman
Zoë Kravitz
The Penguin
Burgess Meredith
Batman (60’s tv show)
Adam West
Elliot Kalan
Harley Quinn
Forbidden Planet
Todd MacFarlane Platinum Collection The Question
Starman
Zatara
Superman & Lois
Greg Berlanti
Arrow
Smallville
Crisis on Infinite Earths
The CW
Gossip Girl
The Vampire Diaries
Interview with the Vampire
Criterion Channel
Tyler Hoechlin
Hellboy
Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense
Chase
Sugar & Spike
Green Lantern
Mike Mignola
Hellblazer
John Constantine
Garth Ennis
L.A. Noire
Superman Returns
Batman: The Telltale Series
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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53:30
Week 28 - Beyond the Black Stump, with Ted Brandt
A crocodile ate my parents! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with Emerald Artist Ted Brandt of Connor Hawke’s DC Pride story, tackling Australia’s place in DC, why Etrigan can’t rap, and Jason Todd’s tragic origins.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk Supernatural, Connor Hawke, and Rereading 52 (05:09)
Let’s Talk Talent (23:12)
Let’s Talk About 52 #28 (23:42)
The Backup (46:18)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (51:21)
The Blackboard (53:11)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:01:49)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
The Question: All Along the Watchtower
Alex Segura
Crowded
DC Pride
Connor Hawke
Ted Brandt
Harley Quinn
Pokémon
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Mewtwo
Vampire Survivors
DC Heroes United
Bluesky
Phantom Zone
Marvel
Batman
Superman
Blitzkrieg
Robert Kanigher
James Gunn
John Ostrander
The Suicide Squad (2021)
T.O. Morrow
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
Robert E. O. Speedwagon
Green Arrow
Andrea Shea
Chuck Dixon
Jadzia Axelrod
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
Ghost-Maker
Supernatural
The West Wing
The Vampire Diaries
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Joss Whedon
The Boys
Garth Ennis
Red Tornado
Will Magnus
Tyler, the Creator
Common
Chip Zdarsky
Etrigan
Batman: Damned
MF Doom
Drew Johnson
David Baron
Stephen Wacker
Vic Sage
Renee Montoya
Batwoman
Poison Ivy
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
Mad Max
PlayStation 2
Storm
Kurt Busiek
Brad Meltzer
Vision
Young Justice
Jujutsu Kaisen
Tom Taylor
Intergang
Lobo
Emerald Head of Ekron
Devilance
Legion of Super-Heroes
New Gods
Cosmos
Blackest Night
Annihilation
Jaime Reyes
Blue Beetle (2023)
Green Lantern Corps
Tatsuki Fujimoto
Chainsaw Man
Stuart Immonen
Kathryn Immonen
Moving Pictures
The Final Night
Hal Jordan
Nextwave
Adam Strange
Animal Man
Bruno Mannheim
J. H. Williams III
Killer Croc
Jason Todd
Egg Fu
Alan Scott
Catman
Gail Simone
Dale Eaglesham
Secret Six
Villains United
Infinite Crisis
Kraven the Hunter (2024)
Birds of Prey
Rag Doll
Huntress
The Punisher
The Guild
Felicia Day
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Crime Bible: Five Books of Blood
Vandal Savage
Australia
Invasion!
Superman II (1980)
Rob Williams
Suicide Squad
David Ayer
Captain Boomerang
Rip Hunter
Hitman
Tommy Monaghan
Catwoman
DC One Million
Joker
Stitch
Xanthe Zhou
Julien Jourdain
Taylor Barzelay
Bobby Drake
Cassandra Cain
Stephanie Brown
Tim Drake
Kelly Thompson
King Shark
Dennis O’Neil
Lois Lane
Guy Gardner
Bill Burr
Batman: the Animated Series
This American Life
Wonder Woman
Tom King
Power Rangers Infinity #1
Sam Humphries
Titans: Beast World
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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1:18:03
Week 27 - The Past Best Hope
Merry Crispmus! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe find acceptance of the self in #27 of 52, as well as vengeance for Identity Crisis, good reasons to quit smoking, and why Dan DiDio may actually be Lex Luthor.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk Talent, Industry Machinations, and Poaching Steve Wacker (02:58)
Let’s Talk About 52 #27 (14:16)
The Backup (41:50)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:53)
The Blackboard (52:46)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (57:05)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Absolute Wonder Woman
Rashomon (1950)
Stephen Wacker
Marvel Comics
Slugfest by Reed Tucker
Alan Moore
Dan DiDio
Lex Luthor
Dick Grayson
Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters
Shawn Moll
Booster Gold
Frank Grimes
Ruy Jose
Nelson DeCastro
Mariah Benes
Rodney Ramos
Prentis Rollins
Michael Siglain
Gokurakugai
Shonen Jump
Joker: One Operation Joker
James Tynion IV
Ralph Dibny
Identity Crisis
The Spectre
Gotham Central
James Corrigan
Crispus Allen
Day of Vengeance
Infinite Crisis
Doctor Fate
Green Arrow
Kevin Smith
Hal Jordan
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
Superman
Hashem
Book of Job
Sue Dibny
Atom
Jean Loring
Eclipso
Oracle
Batman: The Killing Joke
John Ostrander
Jason Todd
Robin
Batman
Waverider
Heroes
Skeets
Renee Montoya
Richard Dragon
Aristotle Rodor
Intergang
Vic Sage
Kurt Busiek
JLA/Avengers
Kate Kane
Pete Pantazis
Final Crisis
Black Mirror
Red Tornado
Black Canary
Howard Chaykin
American Flagg!
Babs Tarr
Greg Land
Birds of Prey (1998 series)
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Tyra Banks
Tom King
Wonder Woman
Lois Lane
John Byrne
Birds of Prey (2023 series)
Big Barda
Mister Miracle
Deathstroke
Joker
Greg Cox
Black Adam
Will Magnus
One Piece
Watchmen
V for Vendetta
From Hell
Frank Miller
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: Year One
Cormac McCarthy
Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child
Rafael Grampá
Dennis O’Neil
David Mazzucchelli
Asterios Polyp
Seven Soldiers of Victory
New X-Men
Neil Gaiman
insert credit
Aftermath.site
404 Media
Defector
Hearing Things
Armageddon 2001
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.
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.