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 - Can’t Be Tamed
One Piece
The Black Casebook
Insert Credit Show
Identity Crisis
New 52
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Wonder Woman
Suicide Squad
Batman
NSYNC
Justin Timberlake
JC Chasez
Pulsar, Master of Sound
Pulsar Stargrave
Superman
Johnny Appleseed
Hergé
Snowy
Tintin
The Smurfs
Moomin
Snuffkin
1: Let’s Talk Talent, and The Cover (09:39)
Joe Bennett
José Ruy
Vic Sage
WikiFeet
Maxim Magazine
Bugs Bunny
2: Let’s Talk About 52 #34 (12:20)
Amanda Waller
Captain Boomerang
Supergirl
The Persuader
Plastique
Alpha Flight
Black Adam
Osiris
Isis
Batman Returns (1992)
The Penguin
Sobek
Argent
Teen Titans (Glenn Murakami cartoon)
Raven
Madame Xanadu
Atom Smasher
Legion of Super-Heroes
Terra-Man
Invincible
Lex Luthor
Civil War
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
James Gunn Can’t Stop Making Suicide Squads
Green Lantern Corps
Creature Commandos
Collective Action Comics
Joss Whedon
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Thanos
Zack Snyder
Black Panther (2018)
Mission Impossible series
Ryan Coogler
Russo Brothers
David Xanatos
Death Note
John Ostrander
Absolute Power
Viola Davis
How To Get Away with Murder
Polka-Dot Man
Mark Millar
Ralph Dibny
Sue Dibny
Community
Ratcatcher 2
Oracle
Boiler Room
Dick Grayson
Infinity Inc
Kurt Busiek
Booster Gold
The Multiversity
Damian Wayne
The Hills
Lauren Conrad
24
Heidi Montag
The Simple Life
Matrix
Paris Hilton
Renee Montoya
Black Canary
John Henry Irons
Natasha Irons
John Byrne
David Bowie
Justice League Unlimited
Flash
Jeph Loeb
Superman: For All Seasons
Gene Hackman
Bella Swan
Conner Kent
Renesmee Cullen
Cassie Sandsmark
Taylor Swift
Denny O’Neil
The Question (1986 series)
Richard Dragon
Astro City
Cryptkeeper
EC Comics
3: The Backup (47:15)
Zatanna
Smallville
Young Justice
The CW
Kevin Conroy
Brian Bolland
Hawkman
The Atom
Zatara
Seven Soldiers of Victory: Zatanna
Hellblazer
John Constantine
Neil Gaiman
Tim Hunter
Vertigo
Alan Moore
Dan DiDio
Chip Zdarsky
Batman: The Knight
4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (54:53)
Oolong Island
Gotham Central
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Countdown to Final Crisis
DC One Million
Christopher Priest
5: The Blackboard (01:01:21)
Batwoman
Jay-Z
Spike Lee
Will Magnus
T. O. Morrow
Adam Strange
Animal Man
Vandal Savage
Dua Lipa
Tate McRae
Dazzler
Venus of the Hardsell
Bob Lennon
Asking The Questions at
[email protected] (01:11:53)
Catwoman
Starfire
Alfred Pennyworth
Tom King
Gotham Boy
Gotham Girl
Henchman 24
NewsTime: The Life and Death of Superman
Blackest Night
Harley Quinn
Amanda Conner
Jimmy Palmiotti
Harley Quinn: the Animated Series
Paul Dini
Eliott Kalan
The Flop House
Broad City
Skrillex & Rick Ross - Purple Lamborghini
Batman: Ego and Other Tails
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