Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:00:12 +0000Castopod - https://castopod.org/https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html65c4fbd4-6336-55dc-b80a-5a0bb64735d852 PickupA show about the most important comic of the 21st century, and the greatest series you’ve never heard of. Each week Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Historian Alex Jaffe read and explore an issue of 52, a 2006 exploration of the DC universe by a legendary team of talent that shaped everything that came after it.

]]>enyes esper quinnalex jaffegita jacksonArtsArtsBooksArtsVisual ArtstrueAftermathhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickupAlex Jaffe, Gita Jackson, Esper Quinn52mailbag@gmail.comepisodicAlex Jaffe, Gita Jackson, Esper Quinnhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/media/podcasts/52pickup/cover_feed.png52 Pickuphttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickupNever Stop Reading Comicshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/053Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe finish our show after two years of exploring the greatest comic book series you’ve ever heard of. Along the way they clean up The Blackboard, play one more round of Brat or Swiftie, and assemble a new team of 52 heroes. Thank you for listening!

Show Notes:

1: Favorite and Least Favorite Storyline? (02:50)

2: Let’s give quick takes on each of the other 52 storylines (15:45)

3: Who was your favorite character in 52? (34:13)

4: What was your favorite scene in 52? (36:33)

5: The Blackboard (39:29)

6: Where Are They Now? (43:01)

7: Brat or Swiftie? (47:55)

8: Crackship Crisis (01:03:20)

9: Let’s Draft a 52-Person Superhero Team (01:09:40)

10: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:22:51)

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.

]]>6706https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/053531fullWeek 52 - A Year in the Lifehttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/052Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000Are you ready? All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe finish issue 52 of 52, and share the thesis statement of this entire podcast, the still-unknown secret of “52,” and Booster getting Ted Tedgnant.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (09:59)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #52 (14:27)

3: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (54:02)

4: Let’s Rank the 52 Storylines (55:03)

5: The Blackboard (58:49)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:04:07)

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. Have a brain and a heart about comics, and never stop reading comics.

]]>4216https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/052521fullWeek 51 - Homecominghttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/051Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000Forget it baby, it’s Rann! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe cast an emerald eye on issue 51, as well as an improved Court of Owls poem, the relative strength of DC live action movies right now, and SuperBat shipping.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (05:28)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #51 (08:51)

3: The Backup (36:01)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (41:18)

5: The Blackboard (XX:XX)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (51:09)

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.

]]>4016https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/051511fullWorld War III #1-4https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/WW3Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000World’s FInest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe dare to read World War III, the widely despised 52 sub-event that actually has some great John Ostrander work. Also featuring a brief diversion to talk about Peacemaker season 2, and the connection between comic books and hip-hop.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (14:36)

2: Let’s Talk About World War III #1 (16:44)

3: Let’s Talk About World War III #2 (37:20)

4: Let’s Talk About World War III #3 (53:12)

5: Let’s Talk About World War III #4 (01:19:35)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:35:39)

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.

]]>6059https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/WW31fullWeek 50 - World War IIIhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/050Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000Tcatnoc! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson declare war on issue 50 of 52, featuring Black Adam against the world, the acronym F. I. B., and all the answers you’ve been waiting for regarding One Year Later.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (05:07)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #50 (10:36)

3: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (38:07)

4: The Blackboard (40:54)

5: What are you reading? (47:43)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (52:36)

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.

]]>4012https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/050501fullWeek 49 - Eve of Destructionhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/049Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000I choose you, hollow point! World’s Finest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe clinically examine issue #49, as well as diagnosing the Oolong Island scientists, assigning Muppets to each of the series writers, and determining the exact number of Evil Kryptonians.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (04:27)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #49 (09:11)

3: The Backup (35:58)

4: The Blackboard (39:26)

5: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (44:32)

6: Let’s Talk About Other Comics (46:45)

7: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (51:10)

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.

]]>3415https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/049491fullWeek 48 - Asked and Answeredhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/048Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000Get me a McChicken from the Value Menu for a dollah! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe hunt down #48 of 52, and share Superman comic recommendations, final thoughts on the Religion of Crime, and the simple joy of kicking a rat man.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (02:30)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #48 (05:16)

3: The Backup (35:17)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (42:51)

5: The Blackboard (44:49)

6: Let’s Talk About Comics (50:27)

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.

]]>4013https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/048481fullWeek 47 - Revelationshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/047Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000Waiting for Bruce and thinkin’ bout goose! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson scramble around issue 47, tying up loose ends around the universe, finding early signs of Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, and considering why Batwoman leaves out a menorah even though it’s at least Februrary by now.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (02:39)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #47 (10:43)

3: The Backup (33:09)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (33:27)

5: The Blackboard (38:10)

6: Let’s Talk About Comics (45:41)

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.

]]>3480https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/047471fullWeek 46 - Mad Sciencehttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/046Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +00001A, 1A, 1A! World’s Finest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe cackle hysterically at issue 46, featuring high intensity eBay bidding, dealing with loving work by horrible people, and the origin story of some guy named Batman.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover(02:07)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #46 (03:36)

3: The Backup (21:59)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (28:36)

5: The Blackboard (37:25)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (43:31)

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.

]]>2991https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/046461fullWeek 45 - Every Hour Wounds, The Last Killshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/045Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000Powersitting! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson rage for days against issue 45, including the Justice Society as Chuck Schumer, drafting the official 52 Pickup Suicide Squad, and exactly how this comic cover broke The Rock’s brain.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (02:57)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #45 (10:50)

3: Let’s talk about the rest of 52 and some other comics and how comic creators get treated (26:05)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (38:44)

5: The Blackboard (41:20)

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.

]]>3232https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/045451fullWeek 44 - Deaths in the Familyhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/044Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000More like Adolf Shitler! All-Star Alex Jaffe0 and World’s Finest Gita Jackson go to war against issue #44, and figure out how Isis created Isis, DC invented trade paperbacks specifically to screw Alan Moore, and ebola barf.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (06:45)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #44 (10:51)

3: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (46:41)

4: The Blackboard (47:52)

5: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (52:11)

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.

]]>3538https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/044441fullWeek 43 - Family Mattershttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/043Wed, 16 Jul 2025 10:55:48 +0000Oh, Sobek! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe bite into #43 of 53, and discuss why space feels so small in the DC universe, the definition of “hype and aura,” and Teen Titans as terrorists.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (04:47)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #43 (10:28)

3: The Backup (28:36)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (31:02)

5: The Blackboard (32:51)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (39:31)

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.

]]>2936https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/043431fullWeek 42 - Trigger Effecthttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/042Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000Too good to be Warner Brothers IP! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson pull the trigger on issue #42, exposing the mysteries (and alternate ending) of the Ralph Dibny arc, Lobo as a butch space lesbian, favorites from the Absolute DC line, and why the X-Men are more like DC characters than Marvel ones.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (16:55)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #42 (25:00)

3: The Backup (39:34)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (46:04)

5: The Blackboard (47:59)

6: Let’s design a new Absolute run (56:59)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:02:58)

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.

]]>4413https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/042421fullWeek 41 - Miracles & Wondershttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/041Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000My God, have you any decency at all?! World’s Finest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe come to terms with issue 41, and process the Silver Wheel of Nyorlath, Starfire’s whole deal, and the exact ways you can and can’t rip off Alan Moore.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (04:34)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #41 (08:32)

3: The Backup (29:44)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (34:18)

5: The Blackboard (35:40)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (42:08)

7: Crackship Crisis (45:07)

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.

]]>3035https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/041411fullWeek 40 - Man Ain't Nothing But a Man, with Brad Gullicksonhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/040Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000Me want comic now! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe team up with Comic Counselor Brad Gullickson to punch through the many floors of issue 40, and discuss the Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding special as stealth 52 sequel, the many many many Luthor/Musk parallels, and Offspring’s whole deal.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (11:48)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #40 (22:44)

3: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (42:30)

4: The Blackboard (45:55)

5: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (54:13)

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.

]]>3821https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/040401fullWeek 39 - Powers & Abilities, with Will Weldonhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/039Wed, 21 May 2025 13:01:25 +0000Forgot about Bates! Old Man Will Weldon of I Hate Bill Maher joins All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe for issue 39, and in the process confront DC’s Aquaman problem, fancast Oolong Island, and introduce the world to Saddam Hitler.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (25:41)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #39 (27:47)

3: The Backup (01:07:20)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:13:35)

5: The Blackboard (01:20:01)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:26:24)

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.

]]>5871https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/039391fullWeek 38 - Breathlesshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/038Wed, 07 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000When the time comes, let go. World’s Finest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe come to terms with issue 38 of 52, and the long-coming death of Vic Sage. But along the way they’ll note the Watchmen parallels with Oolong Island, check in with Steelworks, and answer a listener question about Wonder Woman’s magic period.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (02:49)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #38 (05:54)

3: The Backup (32:38)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (39:49)

5: The Blackboard (41:20)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (48:25)

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.

]]>3404https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/038381fullWeek 37 - Secret Identities, with Brian Clevingerhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/037Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:07:14 +0000You gotta take advantage of these shiny characters! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe team up with Atomic Brian Clevinger to reflect on the surfaces of 52 #37, featuring a salute to our himbo listeners, emergency renaming of otherwise fine characters, and Jaffe’s house show with Stretchy Computer.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (08:36)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #37 (11:38)

3: The Backup (51:50)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:00:08)

5: The Blackboard (01:04:02)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:14:54)

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.

]]>5638https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/037371fullWeek 36 - How To Win a War In Spacehttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/036Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000You can always trust me! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe cling desperately to issue 36, featuring an update on our beloved space heroes, neckless Trent Reznor, and the lovable and irascible Sobek the Talking Crocodile!

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (07:04)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #36 (08:09)

3: The Backup (28:36)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (38:50)

5: The Blackboard (40:42)

6: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (43:57)

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.

]]>3736https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/036361fullWeek 35 - Rain of the Supermenhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/035Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe plummet into 52 #35, featuring bad puns for gruesome events, Kirkland Signature Superman, and shocking new developments for everyone’s favorite storyline, Lobo and the space heroes.

Show Notes:

1: Let’s Talk Talent (03:35)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #35 (07:02)

3: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (27:31)

4: The Blackboard (30:51)

5: Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (39:04)

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.

]]>3196https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/035351fullWeek 34 - Suicidal Tendencies, with Walt Lewellynhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/034Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000Gaslight, gatekeep, graveboss! All-Star Gita and World’s Finest Alex are joined by The Black Casebook Podcast’s Walt Lewellyn to rise up for issue 34, taking on Barbara Gordon’s Boiler Room set, whether or not 52 counts as an event comic, and the DC Universe’s own version of WikiFeet.

SHOW NOTES:

1: Let’s Talk Talent, and The Cover (09:39)

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #34 (12:20)

3: The Backup (47:15)

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (54:53)

5: The Blackboard (01:01:21)

Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:11:53)

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.

]]>5029https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/034341fullWeek 33 - The Most Wonderful Time of the Yearhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/033Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000Giddyup, Jinglehorse! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe sleighride into Week 33, the Christmas Issue! Celebrate Lex Luthor’s memecoin launch, Batman’s canonical Judaism, and lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent: Don’t Have Heroes (04:42)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #33 (19:14)
  3. The Backup (57:59)
  4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:05:57)
  5. The Blackboard (01:08:06)
  6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:15:25)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4680https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/033331fullWeek 32 - Seven Days in Nanda Parbat, with Paul Chinhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/032Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe team up with Music Meister Paul Chin to leap into week 32, featuring talking crocodiles, the least disrespectful ways to pay homage to Watchmen, and Pulsar, Master of Sound.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (21:26)
  2. Let’s Talk About the Cover (27:34)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #32 (28:40)
  4. The Backup (01:21:03)
  5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:23:11)
  6. The Blackboard (01:27:26)
  7. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:34:48)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>6391https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/032321fullWeek 31 - Human Resourceshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/031Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000Oy 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 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.

]]>4247https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/031311fullWeek 30 - Dark Knight Down, with Ash Parrishhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/030Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:01:28 +0000All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Astonishing Ash Parrish to strike again at 52 #30, including the return of DC’s Most Toxic Yuri Couple, deciding the most fuckable Batman, and the true reason for the Dark Knight’s cape.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk About The Cover (12:11)
  2. Let’s Talk About Grant Morrison’s Take on Batman and A Little of 52 #30 (12:47)
  3. Let’s Talk Talent (20:22)
  4. Let’s Continue Talking About 52 #30, and Marvel Movies (20:39)
  5. The Backup (01:03:55)
  6. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:06:30)
  7. The Blackboard (01:10:43)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>5084https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/030301fullWeek 29 - Name Callinghttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/029Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000Dick Death Determined via Dan DiDio! The Dynamic Duo of Podcasting Gita and Alex feast on issue 29, cooking up opinions on Grant Morrison’s writing of women, the importance of Thanksgiving tables in DC history, and some unsubtle jabs at the idea of IP rights by the authors of 52.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (08:45)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #29 (11:48)
  3. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (32:53)
  4. The Blackboard (36:50)
  5. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (45:49)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>3210https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/029291fullWeek 28 - Beyond the Black Stump, with Ted Brandthttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/028Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000A crocodile ate my parents! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with Emerald Artist Ted Brandt of Connor Hawke’s DC Pride story, tackling Australia’s place in DC, why Etrigan can’t rap, and Jason Todd’s tragic origins.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Supernatural, Connor Hawke, and Rereading 52 (05:09)
  2. Let’s Talk Talent (23:12)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #28 (23:42)
  4. The Backup (46:18)
  5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (51:21)
  6. The Blackboard (53:11)
  7. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:01:49)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4683https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/028281fullWeek 27 - The Past Best Hopehttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/027Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000Merry Crispmus! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe find acceptance of the self in #27 of 52, as well as vengeance for Identity Crisis, good reasons to quit smoking, and why Dan DiDio may actually be Lex Luthor.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent, Industry Machinations, and Poaching Steve Wacker (02:58)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #27 (14:16)
  3. The Backup (41:50)
  4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:53)
  5. The Blackboard (52:46)
  6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (57:05)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4174https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/027271fullThe 52 Pickup Halfway There Extravaganza!https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/52phalfwayWed, 20 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000Blessed Be the Hoochmaker! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe have reached the halfway point of 52, and take a moment to recap every major storyline in the series so far, as well as inventing new games to test each other based on both obscure trivia and romantic shipping possibilities. If you’d like to start listening, this is a great place to jump in!

SHOW NOTES:

1. Let’s Talk About What Led Up to 52 (06:31)

2. What’s going on with Ralph Dibny? (16:30)

3. What’s going on with the space heroes? (24:21)

4. What’s going on with Black Adam? (27:44)

5. What’s going on with all those disappearing mad scientists? (36:25)

6. What’s going on with Steel? (43:46)

7. What’s going on with Booster Gold? (49:44)

8. What’s going on with Vic and Renee? (59:07)

9. Let’s Play: You Know The Guy (01:07:52)

10. Let’s Play: Crackship Combat (01:10:08)

11. Asking (and Congratulating!) The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (17:51)

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.

]]>6012https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/52phalfway1fullWeek 26 - Halfway Homehttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/026Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000It’s a two-turkey dinner! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe reach the halfway point of 52, where they encounter Crockamurderer, draft an all-new teen superhero team, and reveal whether or not drug-sniffing dogs react to vacuum-sealed smoked turkey legs.

Chapters:

  1. Is it pronounced Raahs al Ghul, or Raysh al Ghul? (01:18)
  2. Let’s Talk About The Cover, and hear some commentary from the creators of 52! (08:38)
  3. Let’s Talk Talent (18:50)
  4. Let’s Talk About 52 #26 (25:25)
  5. The Backup (53:57)
  6. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (57:14)
  7. The Blackboard (58:54)
  8. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:05:13)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4762https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/026261fullWeek 25 - Liminal Times, with Josh Riverahttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/025Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000Happy 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 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.

]]>5418https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/025251fullWeek 24 - Just Imagine, with Jordan Morrishttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/024Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000Send 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 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.

]]>4586https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/024241fullWeek 23 - The Island of Professor Morrowhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/023Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000Look out, my Cricketron’s gone berserk! Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe collapse onto the beaches of issue 23, detailing mysteries of the Religion of Crime, mad scientists on Hookers & Blow Island, and what Grant Morrison thinks about Ayn Rand.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (02:21)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #23 (07:31)
  3. The Backup (29:59)
  4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (33:50)
  5. The Blackboard (39:01)
  6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (44:46)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>3406https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/023231fullWeek 22 - Burial Groundhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/022Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000ou’re ownin’ for a zonin’! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe smother issue 22, and in the process explain convoluted celebrity antics, examine the history of Native Americans in DC, and venture into The Nute Gunray Hole.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (03:16)
  2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (07:09)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #22 (10:29)
  4. The Backup (52:52)
  5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:04)
  6. The Blackboard (58:06)
  7. The Nute Gunray Hole at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:09:14)
  8. A Brief Post-Script (01:27:13)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>5237https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/022221fullWeek 21 - Teambuilding Exerciseshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/021Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000Ah, Shuddup! Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe kick the twenty-first issue of 52 down a flight of stairs, and in the process discuss Jaffe’s incredible American Idol experience, Power Boy’s deficit of chest exposure, and the death of Manchester Alabama’s second fastest speed-based superhero.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (04:44)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #21 (10:43)
  3. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (41:53)
  4. The Blackboard (44:58)
  5. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (54:40)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>3582https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/021211fullWeek 20 - God Is Fraggedhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/020Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:34:14 +0000I Died And Was Reincarnated As The World’s Greatest Monster! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe breeze through the Morrison-heavy and story-light issue twenty of 52, making space for Tim King’s public apology for being a CIA asset, Steel’s exposed penis, Superboy Prime as isekai, and Jaffe’s biggest DC blind spot.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (05:14)
  2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (09:19)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #20 (10:53)
  4. The Backup (28:09)
  5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (32:49)
  6. The Blackboard (33:33)
  7. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (43:19)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>3002https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/020201fullWeek 19 - History Repeatshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/019Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000He knows! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe fly into issue nineteen, taking on Space Pope Lobo, which members of the DC universe are Charli girls vs. Taylor girls, and the most shocking twist of the series so far.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (09:12)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #19 (12:17)
  3. The Backup (38:40)
  4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (44:11)
  5. The Blackboard (45:26)
  6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (52:20)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>3616https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/019191fullSubscriber Feed Preview Clip: The Flash (2023) Reviewhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/flashpreviewWed, 24 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000Here’s a preview for the subscriber only bonus feed episode featuring a review of The Flash (2023), the capstone film in the grand Snyderverse experiment. Hear all about the many writers and directors who passed through this film’s history, Ezra Miller’s strange crime rampage, and what the future holds for DC movies in the full episode. Check it out by subscribing to Aftermath today!

]]>115https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/flashpreviewtrailerWeek 18 - Dismantled, with Questionpostinghttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/018Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000Emancipate the JLA! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe cross over with Questionposting to tackle issue 18, featuring BREAKING NEWS REGARDING DC CANON and the existence of Tracy Thirteen, Dr. Doom arguing with a drunk person, microdosing Fear Toxin, and the secret unpublished origins of Honest Abe, the Super-Hero Protector of Cincinnati.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent, Helmets and what the hell Shadowpact is doing here with Questionposting (04:50)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #18 (09:16)
  3. The Backup (53:17)
  4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (59:37)
  5. The Blackboard (01:04:32)
  6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:10:00)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4707https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/018181fullWeek 17 - Last of the Czarnianshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/017Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000Only thirty-five more ta go! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe blast off into issue seventeen of 52, where they witness The Time Hands, weird editorial grudges that end up on the page, and Starfire as Leia Thee Stallion.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (02:25)
  2. Let’s Talk About the Cover, and Lobo (03:06)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #17 (09:57)
  4. The Backup (36:09)
  5. The Blackboard (39:19)
  6. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (41:09)
  7. Asking/Answering The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (46:16)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>3699https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/017171fullSubscriber Feed Preview Clip: An Interview with Mark Waidhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/mwpcWed, 26 Jun 2024 19:00:55 +0000Here’s a preview for the subscriber only bonus feed episode featuring an interview with legendary co-writer of 52 and countless other formative comic book classics, Mark Waid. While this preview focuses on a few controversial Superman questions, the full episode goes in-depth on writing for huge company-wide events, what the Speed Force actually is, and so much more. Check it out by subscribing to Aftermath today!

]]>275https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/mwpctrailerWeek 16 - Uhebbuki, with Charles Pulliam Moorehttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/016Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000O zephyr winds which blow on high, lift me now so I can fly! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Uncanny Charles Pulliam-Moore for the Two-Hour Wedding Album that is issue sixteen of DC’s 52. Hear whether Captain Marvel is an adult man or three kids in a trench coat, the wedding traditions of the Shazamish faith, and the debut of Cardi Bane.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent, Covers and Pokemon with Charles Pulliam-Moore (03:15)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #16 (23:49)
  3. The Backup (01:17:20)
  4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:27:07)
  5. The Blackboard (01:32:31)
  6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:41:28)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>7633https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/016161fullWeek 15 - Outshined, with Alex Sinclairhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/015Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000Your Donations Keep Lexapedia Running! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by the legendary lead colorist of 52 Alex Sinclair. The towering trio takes on #15 (the Frank Grimes issue), Jason Todd’s death poll, and an unused yet fully illustrated and colored cover for 52.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent, Covers and Coloring with Alex Sinclair (03:15)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #15 (24:15)
  3. The Backup (42:23)
  4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:12)
  5. The Blackboard (49:35)
  6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (57:44)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

This episode’s cover art was an unused cover for 52 by J. G. Jones and Alex Sinclair.

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.

]]>4107https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/015151fullWeek 14 - Sand and Rust, with Reid Vanierhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/014Wed, 22 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000Did you know mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with Doctor DC himself Reid Vanier to wear jeans while building robots, ponder articulated cheeks, and determine which triple-A studio should be making a Vic and Renee video game.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (08:57)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #14 (12:46)
  3. The Backup (50:18)
  4. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (56:04)
  5. The Blackboard (58:03)
  6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:06:47)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4387https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/014141fullWeek 13 - Haystack, with Tim Marchmanhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/013Wed, 08 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000This is what happens when they let me into a church! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Substitute Legionnaire Tim Marchman to sift through Ralph Dibny’s descent into sadness, the X-Men for virgins, Gen-X leftists, and Saltburn Funko Pops.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (06:30)
  2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (10:26)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #13 (14:12)
  4. The Backup (54:16)
  5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:03:43)
  6. The Blackboard (01:06:33)
  7. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:15:27)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>5052https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/013131fullWeek 12 - Mightyhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/012Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000ttttttttt! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe consider issue number twelve of 52, and in the process share the best way to start reading comics, the best ideas for reintroducing Isis (the character! the character!) to comics, and the exact moment The Rock decided to change the hierarchy of power in the DC universe.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent, and How to Start Reading Comics (03:02)
  2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (05:27)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #12 (07:04)
  4. The Backup (37:12)
  5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (47:15)
  6. The Blackboard (48:02)
  7. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (54:01)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>3887https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/012121fullWeek 11 - Batwoman Begins, with Jadzia Axelrodhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/011Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000Man 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 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.

]]>5318https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/011111fullWeek 10 - Stop The Presshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/010Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000Live, laugh, love! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe jump out of a window into 52’s tenth issue, where they find out what the Middle East is even like in the DC universe, spend Tuesdays with Morrow, and take a quick quiz on super-vegetarians.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (02:29)
  2. Let’s Talk About the Cover (03:41)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #10 (04:41)
  4. The Backup (43:56)
  5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (55:14)
  6. The Blackboard (55:59)
  7. Asking/Answering The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:02:57)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4538https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/010101fullWeek 9 - Dream of Americahttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/009Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe head off in pursuit of 52 issue #9, dealing with psychosexual eugenics factories, the LGBTQ+ nightlife scene in Gotham, and Big Mad Meltzer.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (03:32)
  2. Let’s Talk About the Cover (07:14)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #9 (11:24)
  4. The Backup (41:22)
  5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (49:47)
  6. The Blackboard (51:41)
  7. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:02:46)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4564https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/00991fullWeek 8 - Thief, with Dalton Deschain and Dylan Rothhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/008Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:08:56 +0000All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth of Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe, covering issue eight of 52. Infectious serums are distributed, welding is performed in anger, Haunted Tankie is conceptualized, and Dumb Bitch Juice is drank in copious amounts.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk About The 2011 Green Lantern Film Starring Ryan Reynolds (06:45)
  2. Let’s Talk About The Guest’s Comic Book Backgrounds (14:42)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #8 (23:37)
  4. The Backup (01:15:52)
  5. The Blackboard (01:23:37)
  6. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:34:43)
  7. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:39:00)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>6842https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/00881fullWeek 7 - Going Downhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/007Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000Betrayal! Public shaming! Pop-punk and toxic lesbians! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe infiltrate issue seven of 52, the most important comic book of the century and the best series you’ve never heard of. Use offer code SCOOTS for 20% off!

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (03:51)
  2. Let’s Talk About the Cover (07:36)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #7 (08:51)
  4. The Backup (47:11)
  5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (54:01)
  6. The Blackboard (57:38)
  7. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:06:10)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4404https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/00771fullWeek 6 - China Syndrome, with Brian Croninhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/006Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Star-Spangled CBR Senior Writer Brian Cronin in discussing issue 6 of DC’s 52, covering the rich legacy of Manthrax, villainous improv groups, the secret sauce that made 52, and how God works in the DC universe.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (07:31)
  2. Let’s Talk About the Cover (08:46)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #6 (10:57)
  4. Do you remember any theories about 52 as it was releasing? (01:12:23)
  5. The Backup (01:16:12)
  6. What’s your favorite part of this issue? (01:23:24)
  7. The Blackboard (01:27:39)
  8. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:37:17)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>6739https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/00661fullWeek 5 - Stars In Their Courseshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/005Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe analyze the fifth issue of 52, and discover a multiversal Scotland where everyone is like Grant Morrison, the Dark Souls of comics, and giant penny stolen valor.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (02:12)
  2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (18:14)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #5 (19:31)
  4. The Backup (50:27)
  5. The Blackboard (01:03:56)
  6. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:15:53)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>5095https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/00551fullWeek 4 - Dances With Monstershttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/004Wed, 03 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe investigate the fourth issue of 52, and cover neoliberal black capitalism, Superboy’s greaser rival, and the prevalence of cults in comics.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (02:40)
  2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (03:49)
  3. Let’s Talk About 52 #4
  4. The Backup (45:10)
  5. The Blackboard (56:30)
  6. Asking The Questions (01:10:47)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>4739https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/00441fullWeek 3 - New World Orderhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/003Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dissect issue #3 of 52, covering Jaffe’s favorite villain, the Creeper-Freakazoid connection, and why characters have to die.

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk About The Cover (09:14)
  2. Let’s Talk Talent (11:47)
  3. Let’s Talk 52 #3 (13:43)
  4. The Backup (52:10)
  5. Favorite Scenes (58:26)
  6. The Blackboard (and Celebrity Gossip Corner) (01:05:33)
  7. Asking The Questions (01:26:32)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>5767https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/00331fullPicking Up with Geoff Johnshttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/pugeoffjohnsWed, 13 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000Intrepid reporter Alex Jaffe comes to you straight from New York Comic Con 2023, interviewing comics legend and member of the 52 writers room Geoff Johns. Get answers on how multiverse storytelling has evolved since 52 brought it to public consciousness, the unexpected arcs of Black Adam and Booster Gold, as well as info on the next great comic book writers room, Ghost Machine (final order cutoff for #1 is December 18th!)

Chapters:

  1. Tell us a little bit about Ghost Machine (00:43)
  2. How the hell did you put out a weekly comic for a year without missing a week? (02:31)
  3. Let’s talk about Black Adam (03:43)
  4. How deeply was 52 influenced by world events? (06:14)
  5. How did 52 develop past the original pitch? (07:20)
  6. How have your thoughts on multiverse storytelling evolved since 52? (12:24)
  7. What was it like working with Keith Giffen? (15:03)
  8. What were Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid like as collaborators? (16:49)
  9. How did you evolve Booster Gold? (18:03)
  10. What was the deal with the Trinity of Sin? (23:09)
  11. What are the next breakout books from Ghost Machine? (24:34)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>1575https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/pugeoffjohnsfullWeek 2 - Looking Back At Tomorrowhttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/002Wed, 06 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dive into the second issue of 52, covering Grant Morrison’s thoughts on Alan Moore, the super for Symbolman, and the origins of the phrase “curses, foiled again!”

Chapters:

  1. Let’s Talk Talent (02:32)
  2. Let’s Talk About 52 #2 (05:27)
  3. The Blackboard (48:17)
  4. Let’s Talk About The Backup (59:15)
  5. Ask The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:12:35)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>5102https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/00221fullWeek 1 - Golden Lads and Lasses Musthttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/001Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000All-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 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.

]]>5787https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/00111fullWeek 0 - Forgot About Lanehttps://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/000Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:23:39 +0000Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and DC Lore Expert Alex Jaffe set the stage for full analysis of 52, the most important comic book of the century and the best series you’ve never heard of.

Chapters:

  1. How did Gita and Alex get into comics? (09:48)
  2. What is 52? (22:33)
  3. Which characters are in 52? (48:33)
  4. The Blackboard (01:27:55)
  5. Favorite Characters (01:33:15)
  6. The Mailbag (01:38:25)
  7. Sign-Off (01:47:07)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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.

]]>6632https://insertcredit.podcast.audio/@52pickup/episodes/0001full