52 Pickup

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52 Pickup episodes

October 23, 2024Week 25 - Liminal Times, with Josh Rivera
Happy Halloween, Judeo-Christians! All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Booty of Bludhaven Josh Rivera to descend into issue 25, revealing which wrestling PPV is the good one, which DC characters love musicals, and the origins of Nightwing’s hot butt.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk About the Cover and Talent (08:34)
Let’s Talk About 52 #25 (15:15)
The Backup (48:21)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:19)
The Blackboard (01:01:24)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (17:51)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Krakoan Age
Jonathan Hickman
Legion of Super-Heroes
East of West
Dandadan
Interview with the Vampire
Succession
Absolute Batman
Scott Snyder
Batman
Nick Dragotta
Steel
Question
Booster Gold
Superman
Wonder Woman
Doctor Fate
J. G. Jones
The Invisibles
John Lennon
Joe Bennett
Dale Eaglesham
Phil Jimenez
Pat Olliffe
Ruy José
Andy Lanning
Art Thibert
Drew Geraci
Heroes
Kurt Busiek
James Gunn
Frankenstein
Green Lantern
Bruno Mannheim
Lex Luthor
Crime Bible
Jack Kirby
Mister Miracle
Big Barda
Superman & Lois
Intergang
Darkseid
Whisper A’Daire
Vic Sage
Renee Montoya
Black Adam
Kite Man
Miriam Delgado
Magpie
Sewer King
Crime Doctor
Paul Dini
The Broker
Dwayne McDuffie
Kakegurui
Sabbac
Captain Marvel Jr.
Sabacc
Mary Marvel
Captain Marvel
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Isis
Osiris
Kingdom Come
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Gundam
Gunbuster
Power Rangers
Watchmen
Spider-Man
Skeets
Seder Anything
Chrismukkah
WrestleMania
Royal Rumble
Ralph Dibny
Felix Faust
House of Mystery
Len Wein
Etrigan the Demon
Klarion the Witch Boy
Choronzon
Tala
Phantom Stranger
Gorilla Grodd
Justice League Unlimited
Alex Sinclair
Infinity, Inc.
Icicle Jr.
Tigress
Young Justice
America’s Next Top Model
Green Arrow
Alan Scott
Mister Terrific
Checkmate (2006 series)
Gotham Central
Oolong Island
Will Magnus
Kanye West
Egg Fu
Harley Quinn: the Animated Series
Bowen Yang
Nightwing
George Pérez
Tom Taylor
Gail Simone
Nicola Scott
Secret Six (2006 series)
Tim Seeley
Monitor
Jason Todd
Trickster
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
Spawn
Plastic Man
Tim Sheridan
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern (2023 series)
Dr. Anonymous
Bridgerton
Batman: Caped Crusader
Bipolar disorder
Flex Mentallo
Joe the Barbarian
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Stephen Wacker
Tom King
Batman: The War of Jokes and Riddles
Hideo Kojima
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Condiment King
Polka-Dot Man
Poison Ivy
David Dastmalchian
Batman Writer Tom King’s CIA Career Questioned
Alan Moore
Rorschach
Watchmen (TV series)
Watchmen (2009)
Damon Lindelof
Cloverfield (2008)
Zack Snyder
Sucker Punch (2011)
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.
1 hr 31 min
October 09, 2024Week 24 - Just Imagine, with Jordan Morris
Send a plot and three pages of dialogue right away! Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe team up with Eisner-nominated writer and podcaster Jordan Morris for issue 24, featuring the debut of E. S. Pete, the death of a character introduced last issue, and how Booster Gold caused Reaganomics.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (07:00)
Let’s Talk About 52 #24 (17:39)
The Backup (49:50)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (53:53)
The Blackboard (58:01)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:03:48)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Superman
Batman
Wonder Woman
Ted Kord
Booster Gold
Martian Manhunter
Firestorm
Charli xcx - 360
Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk
Jordan, Jesse, Go!
Katy Perry
Skeets
Phil Jimenez
George Pérez
Andy Lanning
Infinite Crisis
Civil War
Justice League International
Countdown to Final Crisis
Ralph Dibny
Sue Dibny
J. M. DeMatteis
Super-Chief
Bulleteer
Seven Soldiers of Victory
Ambush Bug
Deadpool
Forbush Man
Stan Lee
Bulletgirl
Captain Marvel
Firehawk
Wolverine
Jeff Lemire
E.S. Pete
Green Arrow
Great Ten
Gene Luen Yang
Elliot S. Maggin
Just Imagine…
Red Tornado
Rocket Red
Silver Sorceress
Tomorrow Woman
Flash (Barry Allen)
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Hippolyta
Aztek
Ice
General Glory
Vibe
Citizen Steel
Amazing-Man
Starman
Yazz
Crimson Fox
Shade, the Changing Man
Peter Milligan
John Ostrander
Martian Manhunter (1998 series)
Captain America
Arrow
Ra’s al Ghul
Alexander Siddig
Lazarus Pit
Black Adam
Isis
Dwayne Johnson
Osiris
Frankenstein
Lex Luthor
Everyman Project
Legion of Substitute Heroes
Matter-Eater Lad
X-Men
Glob Herman
Shark-Girl
Shade, the Changing Girl
Checkmate
Amanda Waller
Atom Smasher
Suicide Squad
Victor Sage
Batwoman
Dan Jurgens
Days of Future Past
Chris Claremont
Justice League by Keith Giffen
Babs Tarr
Stripperella
Leah Williams
Power Girl
Gotham City Sirens
Punchline
Empowered
Legion of Super-Heroes
Brian Michael Bendis
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Brainiac 5
Ronald Reagan
Guy Gardner
Matt Fraction
Jimmy Olsen (2019 series)
Tim Drake
Saturn Girl
Nura Nal
Shadow Lass
Gwen Stacy
Jason Todd
Lady Shiva
Dennis O’Neil
Youth Group
Bowen McCurdy
Specter Inspectors
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Shaun of the Dead
Dragon Ball Z
Free With Ads
The Godfather (1972)
Cool World (1992)
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016)
Good Mythical Morning
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.
1 hr 17 min
September 25, 2024Week 23 - The Island of Professor Morrow
Look out, my Cricketron’s gone berserk! Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe collapse onto the beaches of issue 23, detailing mysteries of the Religion of Crime, mad scientists on Hookers & Blow Island, and what Grant Morrison thinks about Ayn Rand.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk Talent (02:21)
Let’s Talk About 52 #23 (07:31)
The Backup (29:59)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (33:50)
The Blackboard (39:01)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (44:46)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Drew Johnson
Ray Snyder
Wonder Woman (1986 series)
Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Green Lantern
Dan Stevens
Godzilla (2014)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Pietà
Batman
Supergirl Pieta pose
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Batman: A Death in the Family
Black Adam
The Island of Doctor Moreau
Renee Montoya
Will Magnus
Sentinel
Metal Men
T. O. Morrow
Doctor Sivana
Ira Quimby
Hawkman
Dial H for Hero
Archie Comics
Betty and Veronica
The Invisibles
Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood
Whisper A’Daire
Vic Sage
Baldur’s Gate
Shadowheart
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel Jr.
Isis
Taylor Swift
The Tortured Poets Department
Britney Spears
Osiris
Aladdin (1992)
Great Ten
Doug
Rugrats
Wildcat
Justice Society of America
Black Canary
Catwoman
Morpheus
Jerry Ordway
All-Star Comics
Lost
Watchmen
Atlas Shrugged
The Anarchists
Delicious in Dungeon
John Galt
Charli XCX
Spring Breakers (2012)
Superman
Gorilla Grodd
Legends of Tomorrow
Gotham
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jim Gordon
The O.C.
Ben McKenzie
Multiversity
Remedial Chaos Theory
The Gone World
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Blackest Night
Brightest Day
Gotham Central
Superman: Birthright
All-Star Superman
Lex Luthor
Lois Lane
Frank Quitely
The Multiversity: Thunderworld Adventures
Aquaman (2011 series)
Booster Gold (2007 series)
Flash #8
Eobard Thawne
Captain Cold
Batman: No Man’s Land (novel)
Dennis O’Neil
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Smallville
Joker: One Operation Joker
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.
57 min
September 11, 2024Week 22 - Burial Ground
ou’re ownin’ for a zonin’! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe smother issue 22, and in the process explain convoluted celebrity antics, examine the history of Native Americans in DC, and venture into The Nute Gunray Hole.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk Talent (03:16)
Let’s Talk About The Cover (07:09)
Let’s Talk About 52 #22 (10:29)
The Backup (52:52)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:04)
The Blackboard (58:06)
The Nute Gunray Hole at [email protected] (01:09:14)
A Brief Post-Script (01:27:13)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Brat
Swifties
Vic Sage
r/GaylorSwift
Harry Styles
Liam Payne
Alanis Morissette
Jagged Little Pill
Dave Coulier
Eddy Barrows
Rob Stull
Stephen Wacker
The Witcher
Magnus, Robot Fighter
The Man with the Golden Arm
Sailor Moon
Sailor Mercury
Booster Gold
North by Northwest (1959)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Will Magnus
Robert Kanigher
Lex Luthor
Elon Musk
Wonder Girl
Superboy (Kon-El)
Superman
Paul Westfield
Flashpoint
Reverse-Flash
Young Justice
Teen Titans
Jonathan Hickman
East of West
John Byrne
Superman: The Animated Series
Justice League Unlimited
“Question Authority”
Clancy Brown
Steel (John Henry Irons)
Neuralink
Imane Khelif
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!
Joss Whedon
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Angel
Jon Standing Bear
Nicholas Hoult
Skins
Super-Chief
Damian Wayne
Christopher Priest
Julius Schwartz
Justice League
Gardner Fox
Carmine Infantino
J. K. Rowling
Black Adam
True Detective season 4
Stephen Graham Jones
Renee Montoya
Grimes
Azealia Banks
Vivian Wilson
Metal Men
Frankenstein
Jeff Lemire
Justice Society of America
Dan DiDio
Sentinel
Celebrity Dentist Got Kanye Hooked on Laughing Gas, Milo Yiannopoulos Claims
Red Tornado
Hal Jordan
Ivan Reis
Green Lantern (2011)
Atlantis
Captain Marvel
Joker
Nute Gunray
Bugs Bunny
Ralph Dibny
Pippin Took
Pow Wow Smith
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1960)
Batman
Robin
Man-of-Bats
Raven Red
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
T. Hawk
Roy Harper
Johnny Cloud
Little Sure Shot
Apache Chief
Black Vulcan
Samurai
Owlwoman
Dawnstar
Hawkman
Equinox
Between Earth and Sky
Rebecca Roanhorse
A Murder at the End of the World
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Black Panther
DC Milestone
Static
Nikolas Draper-Ivey
Cyborg (2023 series)
Bulleteer
Star Wars
Tales of the Jedi
Conan the Barbarian
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Brotherhood
Star Wars: Darth Vader
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra
Star Wars: Poe Dameron
Mitth’raw’nuruodo
Yuuzhan Vong
The Acolyte
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (comic series)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
George Lucas
THX 1138 (1971)
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.
1 hr 28 min
August 28, 2024Week 21 - Teambuilding Exercises
Ah, Shuddup! Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe kick the twenty-first issue of 52 down a flight of stairs, and in the process discuss Jaffe’s incredible American Idol experience, Power Boy’s deficit of chest exposure, and the death of Manchester Alabama’s second fastest speed-based superhero.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk Talent (04:44)
Let’s Talk About 52 #21 (10:43)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (41:53)
The Blackboard (44:58)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (54:40)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Dan DiDio
Teen Titans (team)
Teen Titans (Geoff Johns run)
Teen Titans (2003 show)
Teen Titans Go!
Titans (2023 series)
Titans (2018 show)
Game of Thrones
Tyra Banks
Joe Bennett
Jack Jadson
David Baron
Will Graham
Birds of Prey (team)
Birds of Prey (2023 series)
Big Barda
Cassandra Cain
Colossus
Wolverine
Batman
Damian Wayne
Barda (graphic novel)
Ngozi Ukazu
Orion
Fourth World
Darkseid
Mister Miracle
Walt Simonson
Jack Kirby
Raven
Beast Boy
Natasha Irons
Lex Luthor
Bart Allen
Ralph Dibny
Doctor Fate
Sue Dibny
Gingold
Aquaman
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Bugs Bunny
The Real Housewives
Infinity, Inc.
Stephen Wacker
Smallville
Copyright lawsuits by Superman’s creators
Superboy
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Booster Gold
Hawk Tuah Girl
Sydney Sweeney
Todd McFarlane
Justice Society of America
Chris Claremont
Lost
24
Effect of the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike on television
American Idol
The Jazz Singer (1923)
Superboy-Prime
Zachary Zatara
Zatanna
Power Boy
Firestorm
Hot Spot
Granny Goodness
Brian Michael Bendis
Legion of Super-Heroes
John Henry Irons
America’s Next Top Model
William Wu
Jujutsu Kaisen
Vic Sage
Renee Montoya
Red Tornado
Cyborg
Bender
Cowboy Bebop
Frieren
Charli XCX
Brat
Kamala Harris
Yes, Kamala IS Brat
Kieron Gillen
Atom
Argent
Marv Wolfman
Winner Take All
Jim Cummings
Paul Dini
Seven Soldiers of Victory
Troye Sivan
Wonder Girl
Dee Reynolds
Matt Fraction
Chip Zdarsky
Sex Criminals
Dennis O’Neil
Watchmen
George R. R. Martin
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.
1 hr
August 13, 2024Week 20 - God Is Fragged
I Died And Was Reincarnated As The World’s Greatest Monster! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe breeze through the Morrison-heavy and story-light issue twenty of 52, making space for Tim King’s public apology for being a CIA asset, Steel’s exposed penis, Superboy Prime as isekai, and Jaffe’s biggest DC blind spot.
Chapters:
Let’s Talk Talent (05:14)
Let’s Talk About The Cover (09:19)
Let’s Talk About 52 #20 (10:53)
The Backup (28:09)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (32:49)
The Blackboard (33:33)
Asking The Questions at [email protected] (43:19)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Shohei Ohtani
Los Angeles Dodgers
Detroit Tigers
Miami Marlins
Bat Boys
Magic: The Gathering
Dreamcatcher
Marvel Snap
Chris Batista
Superman
Lobo
Vic Sage
Star Trek: Voyager
Battlestar Galactica
Lost in Space
Cylons
Game of Thrones
Bear McCreary
Constantine
The Crawling Hand (1963)
Animal Man
Adam Strange
Starfire
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Calendar Man
Batman
Batwoman
Jason Todd
Countdown to Final Crisis
Thanos
The Infinity Gauntlet
Jeph Loeb
Lex Luthor
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Steel
Kala Avasti
Death Note
Tsugumi Ohba
Friedrich Nietzsche
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails - Heresy
Eye of Ekron
Big Barda
Little Barda
Zachary Zatara
Zatanna
The Green Lantern
Kevin Nowlan
Batman: The Animated Series
Stephen Wacker
Jonny Quest
Barry Allen
The Jetsons
Tom King
Vision
Mister Terrific
Emerald Empress
Fatal Five
Legion of Super-Heroes
Superboy
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds
George Pérez
Arrowverse
Supergirl
Lar Gand
Brainiac 5
Bruce Timm
Triplicate Girl
Paul Dini
Justin Gray
Jimmy Palmiotti
Alan Burnett
Dwayne McDuffie
My Hero Academia
Sentai
Power Rangers
Green Lantern: New Guardians
Kyle Rayner
Marvel Family
A DC Guide to Isekai by Alex Jaffe
Warlord
Land of the Lost
Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld
Suicide Squad Isekai
Suicide Squad ISEKAI | Opening and Closing Theme
Amanda Waller
Viola Davis
CCH Pounder
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Suicide Squad (2016)
James Gunn
David Ayer
Gene Luen Yang
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.
51 min
July 31, 2024Week 19 - History Repeats
He 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 [email protected] (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
Hitman #1000000
Looper (2012)
Rian Johnson
The Flash (2023)
Star Trek
Star Wars
The Acolyte
Manny Jacinto
Sol
Lee Jung-jae
Squid Game
The Mandalorian
Dave Filoni
Clone Wars
Andor
Andy Serkis
Planet of the Apes
Rogue One (2016)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Visions
Palpatine
George Lucas
Lost
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.
1 hr 1 min
July 24, 2024 Subscriber Feed Preview Clip: The Flash (2023) Review
Here’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!
2 min
July 17, 2024Week 18 - Dismantled, with Questionposting
Emancipate 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 [email protected] (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
Zatanna
Amethyst
Suicide Squad Isekai
Peacemaker
Harley Quinn
Suicide Squad Isekai Ending
Amanda Waller
Not Like Us
Sue Dibny
Stella
Codename: Kids Next Door
Joe Bennett
J. G. Jones
Doctor No-Face
Blue Beetle (1967 series)
The Question (2005 series)
The Authority
John Cooper Hawksmoor
Lois Lane
Brat
Black Alice
Xiomara Rojas
Stephanie Brown
Tim Drake
Gotham Central
Patton Oswalt
All-Star Superman
52: the Companion
Adam Strange
Shining Knight
Frankenstein
Hero Hotline
Dial H for Hero
Night at the Museum
Tempus Fuginaut
Anti-Monitor
Monitor
Justice League: the Darkseid War
Vandal Savage
Lady Shiva
Tom Bombadil
Green Lantern Corps
Alan Scott
Guy Gardner
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.
1 hr 19 min
July 03, 2024Week 17 - Last of the Czarnians
Only 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 [email protected] (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
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.
1 hr 2 min

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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…