Week 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:

1. Let’s Talk About the Cover and Talent (08:34)
2. Let’s Talk About 52 #25 (15:15)
3. The Backup (48:21)
4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:19)
5. The Blackboard (01:01:24)
6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (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 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.