Week 11 - Batwoman Begins, with Jadzia Axelrod

Man down in Wife City! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by The Prettiest Star Jadzia Axelrod as they dive into the romantic history of Kate Kane and Renee Montoya, make unintentional Andrew Hussie references, and figure out what to do with Donna Troy.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (11:24)
2. Let’s Talk About 52 #11 (12:37)
3. The Backup (55:44)
4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:06:38)
5. The Blackboard (01:07:23)
6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:15:10)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Jadzia Axelrod
• Galaxy: the Prettiest Star
• Hawkgirl
• The DC Book of Pride
• Gotham Outsiders
• Batman
• Infinite Crisis
• Renee Montoya
• Superman
• Captain Marvel
• Super Friends
• Animal Man
• Ralph Dibny
• Sue Dibny
• Batman Begins (2005)
• Tenet (2020)
• Christopher Nolan
• Batman (1989)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Patriot Act
• Heath Ledger
• Joker
• Bill Finger
• Bob Kane
• Jerry Robinson
• Joe Bennett
• Todd Nauck
• Young Justice
• Emerald Empress
• Slobo
• Lobo
• Jack Jadson
• Marlo Alquiza
• Catwoman
• Teen Titans
• Lost
• Attack on Titan
• Randy Newman
• Conner Kent
• Wonder Girl
• Opal City
• Starman
• Gotham City
• Vic Sage
• Atlas Shrugged
• Dennis O’Neil
• Lady Shiva
• Jessica Rabbit
• Kate Kane
• J. H. Williams III
• Huntress
• Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood
• Detective Comics
• Dan DiDio
• Alex Ross
• Lauren Bacall
• Deep Throat
• Denys Cowan
• The Question
• Hub City
• Gotham Central
• Lex Luthor
• 2004 United States presidential election in Ohio
• Bush v. Gore
• John Byrne
• Reductress
• Intergang
• Whisper A’Daire
• Ra’s al Ghul
• Jack Kirby
• “Fearful Symmetry”
• Tim Drake
• Oliver Queen
• Mister Miracle
• Oberon
• Bruce Wayne
• Andrew Hussie
• Problem Sleuth
• League of Assassins
• Spirit
• Will Eisner
• Booster Gold
• Steel
• Black Adam
• Black Adam (2022)
• Dwayne Johnson
• Barbara Gordon
• Kathy Kane
• Nightwing
• Dan Jurgens
• Final Crisis: Superman Beyond
• Villains United
• Dragon Ball FighterZ
• Jujutsu Kaisen
• My Hero Academia
• Hisoka Morow
• Hunter × Hunter
• Donna Troy
• Jade
• Alan Scott
• The Monitor
• Robert Kanigher
• Wally West
• Barry Allen
• Six Feet Under
• Alysia Yeoh
• Taylor Barzelay
• Shawn Moll
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
• James Robinson
• Maggie Sawyer
• Revolutionary Girl Utena
• Sailor Moon
• Steven Universe
• The 52 Gala - a Spotify playlist of Kate and Renee’s gala from issue #7, created by Alex Jaffe, Gita Jackson and Jadzia Axelrod
• My Adventures with Superman
• All-Star Superman
• Superman: Up, Up, and Away
• Batman/Two-Face: Face the Face
• Superman Smashes the Klan
• The Golden Age
• Seven Soldiers of Victory
• Superman: For All Seasons
• Jeph Loeb

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.