All-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:

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

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


52


Geoff Johns


Grant Morrison


Greg Rucka


Mark Waid


Keith Giffen


Superman


Batman


Wonder Woman


Green Lantern


Infinite Crisis


Heavy Metal


2000 AD


Zenith


Karen Berger


Vertigo Comics


Neil Gaiman


Alan Moore


Dadaism


Peter Milligan


JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure


Hirohiko Araki


Hideo Kojima


Thrill-Power Overload


Batman: The Dark Knight Returns


Watchmen


Animal Man (1988 series)

Animal Man


Carmine Infantino


Strange Adventures


Deadman


Adam Strange


Peacemaker (TV series)


Wile E. Coyote


Lex Luthor


Inferior Five


Detective Chimp


Cave Carson


Krypto the Superdog


Mr. Freeze


Batman: The Animated Series


Final Crisis


Multiversity


Hidetaka Miyazaki


Dark Souls


Darkseid


Jack Kirby


Highfather


Apokolips


New Genesis


Joe Bennett


Chris Batista


Klaus Janson


Frank Miller


Daredevil: The Man Without Fear


Steel (1994 series)

Identity Crisis


Booster Gold


Dan Jurgens


The Last Days of Animal Man


Gerry Conway


Jimmy Palmiotti


Jonah Hex (2010 series)

Justin Gray


Harley Quinn (2013 series)

Amanda Conner


Phil Balsman


Blue Beetle (2006 series)

Swamp Thing (2004 series)

The Outsiders (2003 series)

Legion of Super-Heroes (2006 series)

Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage


Captain Atom: Armageddon


WildStorm


Jim Lee


Deathblow


Midnighter


Apollo


Grifter


J. G. Jones


Hawkgirl


The Fly (1986)


Rann-Thanagar War


Alan Scott


blink-182 - All The Small Things


Final Crisis: Requiem #1


Martian Manhunter


Libra


Secret Society of Super Villains


Judges 5:20


Steel


Human Genome Project


Metagene


Doctor Mid-Nite


Hootie & the Blowfish


Cyborg


Firestorm


Red Tornado


Mal Duncan


Ali-Ka Zoom


Seven Soldiers of Victory


Shining Knight


Zatanna


Titans


Supergirl


Tails Gets Trolled


Lost


The Numbers


Goodbye, Eri


Tatsuki Fujimoto


Chainsaw Man


General Hospital


Grey’s Anatomy


Webtoon


Batman: Wayne Family Adventures


Question


Gotham Central


Renee Montoya


Starfire


Austin Powers


Through the Looking Glass


Rock Against Bush


Flash


Crisis on Infinite Earths


Barry Allen


Justice League Unlimited


George Pérez


Norm Rapmund


Image Comics


Rob Leigh


Pietà


Bumblebee


Supergirl (TV series)

Melissa Benoist


Black Lightning (TV series)

Donna Troy


Psycho-Pirate


Chaz Truog


Jurassic Park series


Penny Plunderer


Two-Face


Animal Man (2011 series)

Jeff Lemire


Travel Foreman


Wally West


The Boys


Batwoman


Maggie Sawyer


Dan DiDio


J. H. Williams III


Aquaman


Mera


Jimmy Olsen


Lois Lane


Catwoman


Talia al Ghul


Krypton


Hawkman


Hawkman (2018 series)

Mystery in Space


Cosmic Odyssey


Jim Starlin


Fourth World


Onimar Synn


Franz Ferdinand


Blackfire


Raven


Beast Boy


The OMAC Project


Villains United


Day of Vengeance


Superboy-Prime


Dave Gibbons


Mogo


Zeta-Beam


Jason Rusch


Jamie Reyes


Gehenna


Doomsday Clock


Ronnie Raymond


Ethan Van Sciver


Gail Simone


ChrisCross


Milestone Media


Blood Syndicate


Icon


Hardware


Legends of Tomorrow


Red Hood


Big Barda


Black Manta


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 d