Week 28 - Beyond the Black Stump, with Ted Brandt

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 [email protected] (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)