Week 8 - Thief, with Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe are joined by Dalton Deschain and Dylan Roth of Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe, covering issue eight of 52. Infectious serums are distributed, welding is performed in anger, Haunted Tankie is conceptualized, and Dumb Bitch Juice is drank in copious amounts.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk About The 2011 Green Lantern Film Starring Ryan Reynolds (06:45)


2. Let’s Talk About The Guest’s Comic Book Backgrounds (14:42)


3. Let’s Talk About 52 #8 (23:37)


4. The Backup (01:15:52)


5. The Blackboard (01:23:37)


6. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:34:43)


7. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:39:00)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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  52
  


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  Geoff Johns
  


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  Grant Morrison
  


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  Greg Rucka
  


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  Mark Waid
  


• 
  Keith Giffen
  


• 
  Vincent Price
  


• 
  Bobby Pickett
  


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  Dark Universe
  


• 
  Monster Mash
  


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  Green Lantern (2011)
  


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  Green Lantern
  


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  Ryan Reynolds
  


• 
  Justice League: Mortal
  


• 
  Flash
  


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  Jay Garrick
  


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  The Mummy (2017)
  


• 
  Angela Bassett
  


• 
  Amanda Waller
  


• 
  Viola Davis
  


• 
  Judi Dench
  


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  Aquaman (2018)
  


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  Shazam! (2019)
  


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  Zack Snyder’s Justice League
  


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  Joss Whedon
  


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  Cyborg
  


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  Ray Fisher
  


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  Deadpool (2019)
  


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  Madame Web (2024)
  


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  Adam Scott
  


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  Parks and Recreation
  


• 
  El Muerto
  


• 
  Spider-Man
  


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  Bad Bunny
  


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  Daredevil (2003)
  


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  Elektra (2005)
  


• 
  Jon Favreau
  


• 
  Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
  


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  Superman (1940s animated film series)
  


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  Super Mario Bros. (1993)
  


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  Metroid Prime
  


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  James Gunn
  


• 
  Superman
  


• 
  Creature Commandos
  


• 
  David Harbour
  


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  Frankenstein
  


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  Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
  


• 
  X-Men: The Animated Series
  


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  Batman: The Animated Series
  


• 
  Ultimate Marvel
  


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  Thor: The Dark World (2013)
  


• 
  Saga
  


• 
  Sex Criminals
  


• 
  Image Comics
  


• 
  Batman
  


• 
  Tom King
  


• 
  Brian Michael Bendis
  


• 
  Batwoman: Elegy
  


• 
  Gotham Central
  


• 
  Renee Montoya
  


• 
  Vic Sage
  


• 
  Superman Adventures
  


• 
  Batman: No Man’s Land
  


• 
  Batman: Hush
  


• 
  Sasha Bordeaux
  


• 
  Countdown to Infinite Crisis
  


• 
  Infinite Crisis
  


• 
  Kyle Rayner
  


• 
  Hal Jordan
  


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  Dawn of X
  


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  House of X and Powers of X
  


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  Jim Gordon
  


• 
  The Sandman
  


• 
  Neil Gaiman
  


• 
  George R. R. Martin
  


• 
  J. G. Jones
  


• 
  Eddy Barrows
  


• 
  Birds of Prey
  


• 
  Gail Simone
  


• 
  Rob Stull
  


• 
  Sequential Art: The Next Step
  


• 
  Joe Bennett
  


• 
  John Henry Irons
  


• 
  Natasha Irons
  


• 
  Scrooge McDuck
  


• 
  Ebenezer Scrooge
  


• 
  Michael Caine
  


• 
  The Muppets
  


• 
  Social realism
  


• 
  Lex Luthor
  


• 
  The Boys
  


• 
  Ayn Rand
  


• 
  Teen Titans
  


• 
  Jim Shooter
  


• 
  Iceman
  


• 
  Cyborg Superman
  


• 
  Eradicator
  


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  Booster Gold
  


• 
  Bryan Hitch
  


• 
  Howard Porter
  


• 
  Jack Kirby
  


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  Green Arrow
  


• 
  Elongated Man
  


• 
  Dennis O’Neil
  


• 
  Green Lantern and Green Arrow
  


• 
  Conner Kent
  


• 
  Sue Dibny
  


• 
  Man of Steel
  


• 
  John Byrne
  


• 
  Elon Musk
  


• 
  New Universe
  


• 
  Clark Kent
  


• 
  Gossip Girl
  


• 
  One Tree Hill
  


• 
  Starfire
  


• 
  Adam Strange
  


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  Animal Man
  


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  Return of the Jedi (1983)
  


• 
  Marilyn Manson
  


• 
  Marilyn Monroe
  


• 
  Dita Von Teese
  


• 
  Greg Land
  


• 
  Biff Tannen
  


• 
  Donald Trump
  


• 
  Mark Russell
  


• 
  Batman Incorporated
  


• 
  Westworld
  


• 
  Dan Jurgens
  


• 
  Zero Hour
  


• 
  The Final Night
  


• 
  Connor Hawke
  


• 
  Atom
  


• 
  Argent
  


• 
  Superman Red/Superman Blue
  


• 
  Jessica Cruz
  


• 
  Tim Drake
  


• 
  Damian Wayne
  


• 
  Jason Todd
  


• 
  Dick Grayson
  


• 
  Jon Kent
  


• 
  Young Justice
  


• 
  Spectre
  


• 
  Supergirl
  


• 
  Stephanie Brown
  


• 
  Batman: War Games
  


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  Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start the Fire
  


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  R.E.M. - It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
  


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  Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
  


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  Bo Burnham - That Funny Feeling
  


• 
  Fall Out Boy - We Didn’t Start the Fire
  


• 
  Identity Crisis
  


• 
  Jodi Picoult
  


• 
  Sub Diego
  


• 
  Aquaman
  


• 
  San Diego Comic-Con
  


• 
  Blackest Night
  


• 
  Bernie Sanders
  


• 
  Bob Haney
  


• 
  The Brave and the Bold
  


• 
  Hawkman
  


• 
  The Dark Knight Strikes Again
  


• 
  Rocket Red
  


• 
  Haunted Tank
  


• 
  Justice League Unlimited
  


• 
  Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe
  


• 
  Problem Clown
  


• 
  Jeffrey Combs
  


• 
  J. M. DeMatteis
  


• 
  Etrigan the Demon
  


• 
  Donald Faison
  


• 
  Kingdom Come
  


• 
  Christopher Priest
  


• 
  Secret Six
  


• 
  Catman
  


• 
  Ed Brubaker
  


• 
  Catwoman
  


• 
  Trickster
  


• 
  Pied Piper
  


• 
  Judd Winick
  


• 
  Outsiders
  


• 
  Shift
  


• 
  Marvel Unlimited
  


• 
  DC UNIVERSE INFINITE
  


• 
  The Wicked + The Divine
  


• 
  Kieron Gillen
  


• 
  Die
  

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.