Week 31 - Human Resources

Oy oy, wots all this then?! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe flay the skin from issue 31 of 52, exploring Green Lantern cop discourse, DC reinventing the industry to screw Alan Moore, and why Jimmy Olsen is black now.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (06:26)
2. Let’s Talk About 52 #31 (10:39)
3. The Backup (40:55)
4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (50:35)
5. The Blackboard (53:05)
6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (55:38)
7. How DC Screwed Over Alan Moore (01:01:15)
8. Your Reviews of 52 Pickup (01:09:02)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Isis
• Jewel Kryptonite
• Fahrenheit 451
• Booster Gold
• Seven Soldiers of Victory
• Multiversity
• Final Crisis
• Chris Batista
• Justice Society of America
• Stephen Wacker
• Dan Green
• Tarzan
• Doctor Strange
• David Meikis
• Image Comics
• WildStorm
• Lobo
• Hourman
• Rodney Ramos
• Infinity, Inc.
• Wolfenstein series
• Resistance: Fall of Man
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Star Wars
• Alex Sinclair
• J. G. Jones
• Captain Comet
• Barry Allen
• Green Lantern Corps
• Zatanna
• Lois Lane
• Alan Moore
• Superman
• Marvel
• Buck Rogers
• John Carter
• Adam Strange
• Beefeaters
• Handsome Squidward
• Atrocitus
• Larfleeze
• Guardians of the Universe
• The CW
• Superman & Lois
• Friday Night Lights
• Natasha Irons
• Tyra Banks
• Hannibal
• Lex Luthor
• Gossip Girl
• Cassie Sandsmark
• Superboy
• Justice League (2017)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Doctor Fate
• Ralph Dibny
• NXIVM
• Smallville
• Garth Marenghi
• Dev-Em
• Nathan Fielder
• John Wilson
• Snapper Carr
• Jimmy Olsen
• LeBron James
• Westworld
• Far Sector
• Darkseid
• The Invisibles
• The Filth
• Lady Styx
• Sheeda
• Camelot
• Vic Sage
• Robin
• Renee Montoya
• Tim Drake
• Freddie E. Williams II
• James Tynion IV
• Batman
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
• Damian Wayne
• Jason Todd
• Dick Grayson
• Stephanie Brown
• Cassandra Cain
• Bryan Q Miller
• Barbara Gordon
• Leslie Thompkins
• Batman: The Imposter
• Catwoman
• The Batman (2022)
• Robert Pattinson
• Christian Bale
• Nirvana
• In Bloom
• Hole
• Soundgarden
• Chris Cornell
• Hole - Doll Parts
• Mister Terrific
• For All Mankind
• Amanda Waller
• Bzzd
• Mogo
• Grover
• Green Lantern: the Animated Series
• Watchmen
• DC Heroes
• Doomsday Clock
• Watchmen (HBO series)
• Central City
• DC Adventures
• Dimension 20
• Taylor Swift
• Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
• Charlton Comics
• Blue Beetle
• Captain Atom
• Peacemaker
• Nightshade
• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Dave Gibbons
• From Hell
• Jack Kirby
• Tom King
• Rorschach
• Steve Ditko
• The Visions
• The Black Casebook Podcast
• Tim Burton
• Batman: the Animated Series
• Nickelodeon Magazine

52 Pickup is an Aftermath production, created by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe, and edited by Esper Quinn, with original music by Jon Ehrens. Hosting for 52 Pickup is provided by Insert Credit. 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.