Week 7 - Going Down

Betrayal! 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 [email protected] (01:06:10)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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  52
  


• 
  Geoff Johns
  


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  Grant Morrison
  


• 
  Greg Rucka
  


• 
  Mark Waid
  


• 
  Keith Giffen
  


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  Trade paperback
  


• 
  Rock Lee
  


• 
  Ken Lashley
  


• 
  Joe Bennett
  


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  Excalibur
  


• 
  Travis Lanham
  


• 
  Bruce Timm
  


• 
  Gotham Central
  


• 
  Booster Gold
  


• 
  Lex Luthor
  


• 
  J. G. Jones
  


• 
  From Under the Cork Tree
  


• 
  Fall Out Boy
  


• 
  The Simpsons - Three Men and a Comic Book
  


• 
  My Chemical Romance
  


• 
  Gerard Way
  


• 
  Doom Patrol
  


• 
  Starfire
  


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  Animal Man
  


• 
  Renee Montoya
  


• 
  Two-Face
  


• 
  Raymond Chandler
  


• 
  Vic Sage
  


• 
  Bob Kane
  


• 
  Kate Kane
  


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  Batwoman (TV series)
  


• 
  Ralph Dibny
  


• 
  J. M. DeMatteis
  


• 
  Fire
  


• 
  Cassie Sandsmark
  


• 
  Sue Dibny
  


• 
  Lost
  


• 
  Martha Wayne
  


• 
  Edmond Hamilton
  


• 
  Colt’s Manufacturing Company
  


• 
  Dennis O’Neil
  


• 
  The Question (1986 series)


• 
  Jonathan Hickman
  


• 
  Kieron Gillen
  


• 
  Joëlle Jones
  


• 
  Jessica Rabbit
  


• 
  Jack Kirby
  


• 
  Dan Jurgens
  


• 
  Blue and Gold
  


• 
  Joanne Starer
  


• 
  Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville
  


• 
  Tim Drake
  


• 
  Lois Lane
  


• 
  Rush
  


• 
  Jonathan Coulton
  


• 
  They Might Be Giants
  


• 
  Superman
  


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  The Question (2005 series)


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  Lois Lane (2019 series)


• 
  Ted Kord
  


• 
  Joe Jonas
  


• 
  Sophie Turner
  


• 
  Devilance
  


• 
  The Forever People
  


• 
  Galactus
  


• 
  Zero Hour
  


• 
  Extant
  


• 
  Armageddon 2001
  


• 
  Captain Atom
  


• 
  Westworld
  


• 
  Brian Michael Bendis
  


• 
  Hawk and Dove
  


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  Hal Jordan
  


• 
  Crisis on Infinite Earths
  


• 
  Hawkman
  


• 
  Knight Terrors
  


• 
  Barry Allen
  


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  Animal Man (1988 series)


• 
  JLA
  


• 
  DC One Million
  


• 
  Batman
  


• 
  Catwoman
  


• 
  Seduction of the Innocent
  


• 
  Fredric Wertham
  


• 
  Injustice 2
  


• 
  Dick Grayson
  


• 
  Damian Wayne
  


• 
  Tom King
  


• 
  Doctor Phosphorus
  


• 
  The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
  


• 
  Bane
  


• 
  Marion Cotillard
  


• 
  Talia al Ghul
  


• 
  Red vs. Blue
  


• 
  Christopher Nolan
  


• 
  The War of the Gods
  


• 
  Wonder Woman
  


• 
  Circe
  


• 
  Waverider
  


• 
  Jason Todd
  


• 
  Stephanie Brown
  

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.