Week 5 - Stars In Their Courses

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 [email protected] (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 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 [email protected]. Never stop reading comics.