Week 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:

1. Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (07:00)
2. Let’s Talk About 52 #24 (17:39)
3. The Backup (49:50)
4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (53:53)
5. The Blackboard (58:01)
6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (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 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.