Week 1 - Golden Lads and Lasses Must

All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dive into everything you need to know to start reading 52, as well as grants for Evil STEM education, and million dollar fanfiction ideas.

Chapters:

1. Let’s talk a little bit about Crisis on Infinite Earths, everything that happens before 52, and gorillas. (07:33)
2. Let’s Talk Talent (25:49)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #1 (36:23)
4. The Blackboard (01:17:36)
5. Character/Plot Beat of the Issue (01:24:48)
6. Ask The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:27:25)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Mister Mxyzptlk
• All-Star Superman
• Superman: Red & Blue
• 24
• Barbie (2023)
• Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Gardner Fox
• Julius Schwartz
• Batman
• Superman
• Jay Garrick
• Barry Allen
• Alan Scott
• Hal Jordan
• Atom
• Black Adam (2022)
• Fawcett Comics
• Alan Moore
• Charlton Comics
• Superboy-Prime
• Marv Wolfman
• George Pérez
• New Teen Titans
• Teen Titans
• Anti-Monitor
• Galactus
• Supergirl
• Alexander Luthor Jr.
• Darkseid
• Lois Lane
• Infinite Crisis
• Wanted
• The Legend of Zelda
• Wonder Woman
• Captain Boomerang
• Legends of Tomorrow
• Monsieur Mallah
• Barack Obama
• Gorilla Grodd
• Mod Gorilla Boss
• Doom Patrol
• JLApe
• Johnny Appleseed
• Paul Bunyan
• The Lorax
• What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?
• The Authority
• Demon in a Bottle
• Denny O’Neil
• Joe Bennett
• The Immortal Hulk
• Keith Giffen
• Connor Hawke
• Oliver Queen
• Alex Sinclair
• Jim Lee
• J. G. Jones
• Y: The Last Man
• Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia
• Ruy José
• Nick J. Napolitano
• Jann Jones
• Harvey Richards
• Seven Soldiers of Victory
• Stephen Wacker
• Legion of Super-Heroes
• Justice League International
• Doomsday Clock
• Renee Montoya
• Gotham Central
• Ralph Dibny
• Identity Crisis
• Steel
• Superman: Reign of the Supermen
• Natasha Irons
• Traci Thirteen
• Barbara Gordon
• Booster Gold
• Black Adam
• JSA: Black Reign
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Moonlighting
• Vic Sage
• Lost
• Batgirl
• Skeets
• Fear No More by William Shakespeare
• Mystery Men (1999)
• Doctor Sivana
• Frankenstein
• Mister Miracle
• Guy Gardner
• John Stewart
• Bulleteer
• Kurt Busiek
• Trinity
• Beast Boy
• Jimmy Olsen
• Watchmen
• Steve Ditko
• Animal Man
• Dashiell Hammett
• Young Justice
• Shade the Changing Man
• Lucifer
• The Sandman
• Heroes
• Sandman Mystery Theatre
• The Promised Neverland
• My Adventures with Superman
• Bugs Bunny
• Superman: The Animated Series
• The Late Mr. Kent
• Better Call Saul
• Justice League Unlimited
• The Ray
• Human Bomb
• Secret
• Empress
• Arrowette
• Klarion the Witch Boy
• Hawkman
• Cassie Sansmark
• Kyle Rayner

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.