Week 28 - Beyond the Black Stump, with Ted Brandt

52 Pickup

A crocodile ate my parents! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with Emerald Artist Ted Brandt of Connor Hawke’s DC Pride story, tackling Australia’s place in DC, why Etrigan can’t rap, and Jason Todd’s tragic origins.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Supernatural, Connor Hawke, and Rereading 52 (05:09)
2. Let’s Talk Talent (23:12)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #28 (23:42)
4. The Backup (46:18)
5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (51:21)
6. The Blackboard (53:11)
7. Asking The Questions at [e-mail] (01:01:49)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• The Question: All Along the Watchtower
• Alex Segura
• Crowded
• DC Pride
• Connor Hawke
• Ted Brandt
• Harley Quinn
• Pokémon
• Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
• Mewtwo
• Vampire Survivors
• DC Heroes United
• Bluesky
• Phantom Zone
• Marvel
• Batman
• Superman
• Blitzkrieg
• Robert Kanigher
• James Gunn
• John Ostrander
• The Suicide Squad (2021)
• T.O. Morrow
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
• Robert E. O. Speedwagon
• Green Arrow
• Andrea Shea
• Chuck Dixon
• Jadzia Axelrod
• Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
• Ghost-Maker
• Supernatural
• The West Wing
• The Vampire Diaries
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Joss Whedon
• The Boys
• Garth Ennis
• Red Tornado
• Will Magnus
• Tyler, the Creator
• Common
• Chip Zdarsky
• Etrigan
• Batman: Damned
• MF Doom
• Drew Johnson
• David Baron
• Stephen Wacker
• Vic Sage
• Renee Montoya
• Batwoman
• Poison Ivy
• Batman: Wayne Family Adventures
• Mad Max
• PlayStation 2
• Storm
• Kurt Busiek
• Brad Meltzer
• Vision
• Young Justice
• Jujutsu Kaisen
• Tom Taylor
• Intergang
• Lobo
• Emerald Head of Ekron
• Devilance
• Legion of Super-Heroes
• New Gods
• Cosmos
• Blackest Night
• Annihilation
• Jaime Reyes
• Blue Beetle (2023)
• Green Lantern Corps
• Tatsuki Fujimoto
• Chainsaw Man
• Stuart Immonen
• Kathryn Immonen
• Moving Pictures
• The Final Night
• Hal Jordan
• Nextwave
• Adam Strange
• Animal Man
• Bruno Mannheim
• J. H. Williams III
• Killer Croc
• Jason Todd
• Egg Fu
• Alan Scott
• Catman
• Gail Simone
• Dale Eaglesham
• Secret Six
• Villains United
• Infinite Crisis
• Kraven the Hunter (2024)
• Birds of Prey
• Rag Doll
• Huntress
• The Punisher
• The Guild
• Felicia Day
• Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
• Crime Bible: Five Books of Blood
• Vandal Savage
• Australia
• Invasion!
• Superman II (1980)
• Rob Williams
• Suicide Squad
• David Ayer
• Captain Boomerang
• Rip Hunter
• Hitman
• Tommy Monaghan
• Catwoman
• DC One Million
• Joker
• Stitch
• Xanthe Zhou
• Julien Jourdain
• Taylor Barzelay
• Bobby Drake
• Cassandra Cain
• Stephanie Brown
• Tim Drake
• Kelly Thompson
• King Shark
• Dennis O’Neil
• Lois Lane
• Guy Gardner
• Bill Burr
• Batman: the Animated Series
• This American Life
• Wonder Woman
• Tom King
• Power Rangers Infinity #1
• Sam Humphries
• Titans: Beast World

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 [e-mail]. Never stop reading comics.