Man 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:

Let’s Talk Talent (11:24)
Let’s Talk About 52 #11 (12:37)
The Backup (55:44)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:06:38)
The Blackboard (01:07:23)
Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:15:10)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


52


Geoff Johns


Grant Morrison


Greg Rucka


Mark Waid


Keith Giffen


Jadzia Axelrod


Galaxy: the Prettiest Star


Hawkgirl


The DC Book of Pride


Gotham Outsiders


Batman


Infinite Crisis


Renee Montoya


Superman


Captain Marvel


Super Friends


Animal Man


Ralph Dibny


Sue Dibny


Batman Begins (2005)


Tenet (2020)


Christopher Nolan


Batman (1989)


The Dark Knight (2008)


Patriot Act


Heath Ledger


Joker


Bill Finger


Bob Kane


Jerry Robinson


Joe Bennett


Todd Nauck


Young Justice


Emerald Empress


Slobo


Lobo


Jack Jadson


Marlo Alquiza


Catwoman


Teen Titans


Lost


Attack on Titan


Randy Newman


Conner Kent


Wonder Girl


Opal City


Starman


Gotham City


Vic Sage


Atlas Shrugged


Dennis O’Neil


Lady Shiva


Jessica Rabbit


Kate Kane


J. H. Williams III


Huntress


Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood


Detective Comics


Dan DiDio


Alex Ross


Lauren Bacall


Deep Throat


Denys Cowan


The Question


Hub City


Gotham Central


Lex Luthor


2004 United States presidential election in Ohio


Bush v. Gore


John Byrne


Reductress


Intergang


Whisper A’Daire


Ra’s al Ghul


Jack Kirby


“Fearful Symmetry”


Tim Drake


Oliver Queen


Mister Miracle


Oberon


Bruce Wayne


Andrew Hussie


Problem Sleuth


League of Assassins


Spirit


Will Eisner


Booster Gold


Steel


Black Adam


Black Adam (2022)


Dwayne Johnson


Barbara Gordon


Kathy Kane


Nightwing


Dan Jurgens


Final Crisis: Superman Beyond


Villains United


Dragon Ball FighterZ


Jujutsu Kaisen


My Hero Academia


Hisoka Morow


Hunter × Hunter


Donna Troy


Jade


Alan Scott


The Monitor


Robert Kanigher


Wally West


Barry Allen


Six Feet Under


Alysia Yeoh


Taylor Barzelay


Shawn Moll


Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance


James Robinson


Maggie Sawyer


Revolutionary Girl Utena


Sailor Moon


Steven Universe


The 52 Gala - a Spotify playlist of Kate and Renee’s gala from issue #7, created by Alex Jaffe, Gita Jackson and Jadzia Axelrod


My Adventures with Superman


All-Star Superman


Superman: Up, Up, and Away


Batman/Two-Face: Face the Face


Superman Smashes the Klan


The Golden Age


Seven Soldiers of Victory


Superman: For All Seasons


Jeph Loeb


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.