Never Stop Reading Comics

All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe finish our show after two years of exploring the greatest comic book series you’ve ever heard of. Along the way they clean up The Blackboard, play one more round of Brat or Swiftie, and assemble a new team of 52 heroes. Thank you for listening!

Show Notes:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• aftermath.site/signup

1: Favorite and Least Favorite Storyline? (02:50)

• Super-Chief
• Grant Morrison AMA
• Batman/Deadpool
• E.S.Pete
• Pulsar, the Master of Sound
• Vic Sage
• Renee Montoya
• Batwoman
• Batgirl
• Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
• Absolute Universe
• Ultimate Universe
• Jonathan Hickman
• Krakoan Age
• DC Next Level
• Deathstroke (2016 series)
• Firestorm
• Zatanna
• Lobo
• Etrigan
• Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over
• New Gods
• Green Lantern Corps
• Jo Mullein
• Green Lantern: Far Sector
• Dan Abnett
• Justice League Odyssey
• Jessica Cruz
• Cyborg
• Azrael
• Starfire
• Darkseid
• Orion
• Blackfire
• Dex-Starr
• Space Ranger
• Lady Styx
• Star Trek
• Warhammer 40,000
• Jack Reacher
• Hawkman (2018 series)
• Hawkman
• Blackest Night
• Animal Man

2: Let’s give quick takes on each of the other 52 storylines (15:45)

• Ralph Dibny
• Isis
• Identity Crisis
• Infinite Crisis
• Black Adam
• Booster Gold
• Superboy Prime
• Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Watchmen
• Superman
• Ted Kord
• James Gunn
• Steel
• The Death of Superman
• Lex Luthor
• Natasha Irons
• Ducktales
• Crash
• Christopher Priest
• The Metal Men
• Dan DiDio
• Megalopolis (2024)
• Francis Ford Coppola
• John Byrne
• Alpha Centurion
• Cyborg Superman
• Batman

3: Who was your favorite character in 52? (34:13)

• Justice League Unlimited
• Dan Jurgens
• Mystery Men (1999)
• Kel Mitchell

4: What was your favorite scene in 52? (36:33)

• Rama Kushna
• John Constantine
• Hellblazer

5: The Blackboard (39:29)

• Douglas Wolk
• All of the Marvels
• Al Ewing

6: Where Are They Now? (43:01)

• The New History of the DC Universe
• Action Comics
• Ghost Machine
• Taylor Swift
• Charlie XCX
• DC K.O.
• Lana Lang
• Justice League Red
• Gail Simone
• Jaime Reyes
• The Question: All Along the Watchtower
• Teen Titans
• Cassie Sandsmark
• Adam Strange
• Jadzia Axelrod
• John Stewart
• Doctor Sivana
• T. O. Morrow
• Mori Calliope
• Suicide Squad Isekai
• Brad Meltzer

7: Brat or Swiftie? (47:55)

• Hades 2
• Travis Kelce
• Rip Hunter
• SZA
• Charles Mingus
• Jay Z
• Cowboy Carter
• Infinity Inc.
• Gigi Hadid
• Blair Witch
• Will Magnus
• Wendy Carlos
• Yes
• Rush
• Genesis
• Jimmy Buffet
• Kanye West
• Egg Fu
• Doctor Tyme
• Veronica Cale
• Osiris
• Sobek
• Nightwing
• Red (album)

8: Crackship Crisis (01:03:20)

• Joker
• Inferior Five
• The Spectre
• Dove
• Hawk
• Kite Man
• The Flash
• T-Man
• Gilgamesh II
• Aquagirl
• Aquaman
• The Top
• Sgt. Rock

9: Let’s Draft a 52-Person Superhero Team (01:09:40)

• Ragman
• Deadman
• Batman: Gotham Nocturne
• Shift
• Metamorpho
• Outsiders
• Honest Abe
• Lightray
• Connor Hawke
• Mera
• G.I. Robot
• Monkey Prince
• Bronze Tiger
• Captain Atom
• Cassandra Cain
• Wild Dog
• Sarah Lance
• Legends of Tomorrow
• Clayface
• Enchantress
• The Hulk
• Helena Bertinelli
• Killer Frost
• Pandora
• The New 52
• The Revolutionaries
• Suicide Squad
• Hardware
• Milestone
• Cynthia Reynolds
• Xanthe Zhou
• Absolute Wonder Woman
• Vic Sage
• Anima
• Gunfire
• Shade the Changing Man
• Shade the Changing Girl
• Young Animal
• Phantom Stranger
• Zatanna
• Dial H for Hero
• Freakazoid
• The Creeper
• Static
• Warren Ellis
• Global Frequency
• Traci 13
• Danny the Street
• Resurrection Man
• Jonah Hex
• Freedom Beast
• Tawky Tawny
• Detective Chimp
• Angel and the Ape
• Stitch
• Doctor Fate
• Dreamer
• Galaxy
• Power Boy
• Tanya Spears
• Power Girl
• Secret
• Shining Knight
• Klarion the Witch Boy
• Bulleteer
• Black Orchid
• Vertigo
• Ms. Martian
• Brian Michael Bendis
• Batman: Universe

10: Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:22:51)

• Dave Gibbons
• Superman, an Unauthorized Biography
• The Caped Crusade
• The Secret History of Wonder Woman
• DC Action News
• Aftermath After Hours
• J. G. Jones
• DC Universe
• Viz
• Ways of Seeing
• Understanding Comics
• Alan Moore
• Chainsaw Man
• M
• Mycroft Holmes
• Young Justice
• alexjaffe.bsky.social
• DC Comics Official Discord
• @xoxogossipgita

52 Pickup is an Aftermath production, created by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe, and edited by Esper Quinn, with original music by Jon Ehrens. Hosting for 52 Pickup is provided by Insert Credit. 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.