Week 4 - Dances With Monsters

All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe investigate the fourth issue of 52, and cover neoliberal black capitalism, Superboy’s greaser rival, and the prevalence of cults in comics.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (02:40)
2. Let’s Talk About The Cover (03:49)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #4
4. The Backup (45:10)
5. The Blackboard (56:30)
6. Asking The Questions (01:10:47)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Santana - Smooth ft. Rob Thomas
• Spider-Man (2002)
• Superman Returns (2006)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
• My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
• 300 (2006)
• Zack Snyder
• Jack Jadson
• Joe Bennett
• Ruy José
• Rob Leigh
• Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood
• Renee Montoya
• J. G. Jones
• Alex Sinclair
• 24
• Raymond Chandler
• Douglas Adams
• The Simple Art of Murder
• Vic Sage
• Dances with Wolves
• Pocahontas
• Halo
• Outsiders
• Suicide Squad
• Katana
• Black Lightning
• Metamorpho
• Mike W. Barr
• Delirium
• The Sandman
• Lex Luthor
• Barack Obama
• George W. Bush
• Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard
• “I WISH EVERYONE ELSE WAS DEAD.” PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE 7.
• Pete Ross
• Lana Lang
• John Henry Irons
• Booster Gold
• Fire
• Big Belly Burger
• Blue Beetle (2023)
• Justice League International
• Ice
• Checkmate
• Rip Hunter
• Natasha Irons
• Superman
• Steelworks
• Michael Dorn
• Superman: The Animated Series
• Jay-Z
• Louise Simonson
• Jon Bogdanove
• Power Pack
• Priest
• Superman: Lost
• Milestone Media
• Ralph Dibny
• Cassie Sansmark
• Black Adam
• The Prestige
• Dev-Em
• General Zod
• Stephen King
• Superboy
• James Gunn
• Krypton
• Caprica
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
• Adam Strange
• Gauntlet series
• Richard Dragon
• The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts
• Steven Seagal
• Count Dante