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All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe team up with TV’s own Joshua Rivera covering James Gunn’s Creature Commandos, exploring the charm of Frank Grillo, the unbridled joy of killing nazis with friends, and attempts at explaining the plot of this show. Plus, another round of Brat Vs. Swiftie!

1:17:01

Ep. 11 Mar 29, 2025

Creature Commandos, with Joshua Rivera

52 Pickup Subscriber Bonus Feed @52psbf Feb 28, 2025

We played this podcast like a harp from hell! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe team up with Caped Crusader Chris Person as they play BATMAN RETURNS (1992) like a harp from hell. Discover the film’s connection to Heathers (1988), the origins of Gita’s Batcat shipping, and Oswald Cobblepot’s egalitarian feminist master plan.

1:36:18

Ep. 10 Feb 28, 2025

Batman Returns, with Chris Person

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All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe team up with superstar CRC Payne, author of Batman: Wayne Family Adventures and Harley Quinn in Paradise. Hear how she got the job, what Batman influences were most important in shaping the series, developing ten new characters for Harley Quinn in Paradise, and of course, the return of our What’s The Deal With Mori Calliope? segment.

1:02:02

Ep. 09 Jan 24, 2025

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, with CRC Payne

52 Pickup Subscriber Bonus Feed @52psbf Dec 30, 2024

Wait for the rap! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson team up with Gentleman of Culture Josh Rivera to review The Penguin, HBO’s crime drama that gives life to Gotham, gives The Hangman the gravitas she deserves, and gives exactly the wrong number of episodes for proper serialized storytelling. Plus, hear where it lands among Josh’s ranking of all 43 DC live action TV shows!

2:03:35

Ep. 08 Dec 30, 2024

The Penguin, with Josh Rivera

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Did you know gasoline burns really well when used for evil? All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe lovingly raise Joker: One Operation Joker, also known as the manga where the Joker has to be the responsible parent for a baby Batman. Plus, the return of Crackship Crisis!

1:02:16

Ep. 07 Nov 30, 2024

One Operation Joker

52 Pickup Subscriber Bonus Feed @52psbf Oct 31, 2024

Omae wa mou shindeiru, bub! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe cross over with The Uncanny Maddy Myers for Suicide Squad Isekai. Join them in a new world filled with beautiful fight scenes, Damian Wayne with a Death Note, and an answer to why Harley Quinn is as popular as Batman or Wonder Woman right now.

1:24:24

Ep. 06 Oct 31, 2024

Suicide Squad Isekai, with Maddy Myers

52 Pickup Subscriber Bonus Feed @52psbf Sep 23, 2024

Put some respect on his name! Gita Jackson and Alexander Jaffe swing a giant mallet at Batman: Caped Crusader, the new animated series produced by Bruce Timm. Hear strong opinions on the state of western animation compared to anime, Harley Quinn’s new origins, Batman’s new voice, and where Caped Crusader ranks against other Batman animated shows. Oh and also ghosts are real.

1:35:02

Ep. 05 Sep 23, 2024

Batman: Caped Crusader

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The Illustrious Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe interview Greg Rucka, yet another legendary architect of the DC universe and co-author of 52. Enjoy yet another contradictory perspective on the series origins, strong opinions on story decisions after his work, and a whole year of stories about the detective who must arrest Wonder Woman for murder.

1:39:25

Aug 22, 2024

Picking Up with Greg Rucka

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Beware creative differences! Gita and Alex review the load-bearing film The Flash (2023), serving as the swan song for the DC cinematic universe as Zack Snyder saw it, and a timeline of the many strange and heinous crimes of Ezra Miller.

2:10:03

Ep. 04 Jul 24, 2024

The Flash (2023)

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All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe interview legendary author of 52 Mark Waid, covering how to write massive events, what the Speed Force actually is, the Doctor Who crossover concept that almost happened, and Superman’s stance on vegetarianism.

1:00:47

Ep. 03 Jun 26, 2024

Picking Up with Mark Waid

52 Pickup Subscriber Bonus Feed @52psbf Apr 16, 2024

Death to imperialists! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with Mystery Man Josh Trujillo pour over Blue Beetle, the ultimate slumber party/laundry day movie.

1:17:14

Ep. 02 Apr 16, 2024

Blue Beetle (2023) with Josh Trujillo

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Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang joins Gita and Alex for an interview, covering Superman’s place as a sci-fi immigrant story, how to write through a historical stereotype instead of around it, the thematic differences between Superman and Batman, and his pick for the actual smartest man in the DC universe.

45:55

Ep. 01 Apr 1, 2024

Picking Up with Gene Luen Yang

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