Week 26 - Halfway Home

It’s a two-turkey dinner! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe reach the halfway point of 52, where they encounter Crockamurderer, draft an all-new teen superhero team, and reveal whether or not drug-sniffing dogs react to vacuum-sealed smoked turkey legs.

Chapters:

1. Is it pronounced Raahs al Ghul, or Raysh al Ghul? (01:18)
2. Let’s Talk About The Cover, and hear some commentary from the creators of 52! (08:38)
3. Let’s Talk Talent (18:50)
4. Let’s Talk About 52 #26 (25:25)
5. The Backup (53:57)
6. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (57:14)
7. The Blackboard (58:54)
8. Asking The Questions at [email protected] (01:05:13)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Ra’s al Ghul
• Batman Begins (2005)
• Batman: The Animated Series
• Arrow
• Lazarus Pit
• Neal Adams
• Dennis O’Neil
• Batman
• Iron Man 3 (2013)
• Fu Manchu
• Mandarin
• Batman: Birth of the Demon
• Norm Breyfogle
• Vine
• Lana Lang
• Interview with the Vampire
• Lestat de Lioncourt
• Jack Ryder
• Martian Manhunter
• Black Adam
• Tom King
• Strange Adventures (2019 series)
• Jenny Sparks
• Pat Olliffe
• Drew Geraci
• Skeets
• Pete Pantazis
• Image Comics
• WildStorm
• Final Crisis
• Darkseid
• DC One Million
• Beautia Sivana
• From
• Lost
• Harold Perrineau
• Victor Sage
• Renee Montoya
• Isis
• Congorilla
• Starman
• Detective Chimp
• Deadman
• Superman
• Richard Dragon
• Aristotle Rodor
• Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter
• David Carradine
• Bronze Tiger
• Lady Shiva
• Liam Neeson
• Huntress
• Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood
• Bill O’Reilly
• Jon Stewart
• Steve Ditko
• Spider-Man
• Livewire
• Lex Luthor
• Wonder Woman
• John Henry Irons
• Natasha Irons
• Doctor Sivana
• Fawcett Comics
• Venus Sivana
• Thaddeus Sivana, Jr.
• Georgia Sivana
• Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
• Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
• Frieza
• Tony Tulathimutte
• Rejection
• Vincent Valentine</