52 Pickup

Week 26 - Halfway Home

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It’s a two-turkey dinner! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe reach the halfway point of 52, where they encounter Crockamurderer, draft an all-new teen superhero team, and reveal whether or not drug-sniffing dogs react to vacuum-sealed smoked turkey legs.

Chapters:

  1. Is it pronounced Raahs al Ghul, or Raysh al Ghul? (01:18)
  2. Let’s Talk About The Cover, and hear some commentary from the creators of 52! (08:38)
  3. Let’s Talk Talent (18:50)
  4. Let’s Talk About 52 #26 (25:25)
  5. The Backup (53:57)
  6. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (57:14)
  7. The Blackboard (58:54)
  8. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:05:13)

    9. A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • 52
    • Geoff Johns
    • Grant Morrison
    • Greg Rucka
    • Mark Waid
    • Keith Giffen
    • Ra’s al Ghul
    • Batman Begins (2005)
    • Batman: The Animated Series
    • Arrow
    • Lazarus Pit
    • Neal Adams
    • Dennis O’Neil
    • Batman
    • Iron Man 3 (2013)
    • Fu Manchu
    • Mandarin
    • Batman: Birth of the Demon
    • Norm Breyfogle
    • Vine
    • Lana Lang
    • Interview with the Vampire
    • Lestat de Lioncourt
    • Jack Ryder
    • Martian Manhunter
    • Black Adam
    • Tom King
    • Strange Adventures (2019 series)
    • Jenny Sparks
    • Pat Olliffe
    • Drew Geraci
    • Skeets
    • Pete Pantazis
    • Image Comics
    • WildStorm
    • Final Crisis
    • Darkseid
    • DC One Million
    • Beautia Sivana
    • From
    • Lost
    • Harold Perrineau
    • Victor Sage
    • Renee Montoya
    • Isis
    • Congorilla
    • Starman
    • Detective Chimp
    • Deadman
    • Superman
    • Richard Dragon
    • Aristotle Rodor
    • Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter
    • David Carradine
    • Bronze Tiger
    • Lady Shiva
    • Liam Neeson
    • Huntress
    • Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood
    • Bill O’Reilly
    • Jon Stewart
    • Steve Ditko
    • Spider-Man
    • Livewire
    • Lex Luthor
    • Wonder Woman
    • John Henry Irons
    • Natasha Irons
    • Doctor Sivana
    • Fawcett Comics
    • Venus Sivana
    • Thaddeus Sivana, Jr.
    • Georgia Sivana
    • Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
    • Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
    • Frieza
    • Tony Tulathimutte
    • Rejection
    • Vincent Valentine
    • Final Fantasy VII
    • Auron
    • Final Fantasy X
    • Waverider
    • Kris Kardashian
    • Osiris
    • Oolong Island
    • T. O. Morrow
    • Veronica Cale
    • Marisa Tomei
    • Killer Croc
    • Tawky Tawny
    • Captain Marvel
    • Hawkman
    • Hawkgirl
    • Hawkgirl (2023 series)
    • Joe Bennett
    • Jimmy Palmiotti
    • Hawkman (2002 series)
    • Thanagar
    • Doom Patrol (2009 series)
    • Hawkman (2018 series)
    • Robert Venditti
    • John Ostrander
    • Daily Planet
    • Lois Lane
    • Young Justice
    • Impulse
    • Connor Hawke
    • Green Arrow
    • Chuck Dixon
    • Music Meister
    • Secret
    • Blue Beetle
    • Shining Knight
    • Knights of the Round Table
    • Jessica Cruz
    • Robin
    • Green Lantern
    • The Reach
    • The Lord of the Rings
    • Excalibur
    • X-Men
    • Knights of the Round

      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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