When the time comes, let go. World’s Finest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe come to terms with issue 38 of 52, and the long-coming death of Vic Sage. But along the way they’ll note the Watchmen parallels with Oolong Island, check in with Steelworks, and answer a listener question about Wonder Woman’s magic period. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Le Morte d’Arthur Image Comics Spawn 1: Let’s Talk Talent (02:49) Joe Bennett Jack Jadson J. G. Jones Final Fantasy One Winged Angel Vic Sage Jizz 2: Let’s Talk About 52 #38 (05:54) Renee Montoya Nanda Parbat Kate Kane Chiller Warped Tour Yeah Yeah Yeahs Oolong Island The Pitt 24 Mercury T. O. Morrow Will Magnus Egg Fu Apokolips Black Adam Black Adam (2022) Subscribe to Aftermath Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Veronica Kale The Question (1986 series) Zhuangzi Hermann Hesse John Henry Irons Superman Doctor Mid-Nite Lex Luthor Natasha Irons Beast Boy Ted Kord Steve Ditko Booster Gold Frank Grimes Ralph Dibny Sue Dibny Alfred Pennyworth Tom King Batman Dan DiDio Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Hal Jordan 3: The Backup (32:38) Red Tornado Phil Jiminez Andy Lanning Todd Nauck Young Justice Justice League of America by Brad Meltzer Jodi Picoult Wonder Woman The Real World Judd Winick Outsiders Percy Jackson Rick Riordan Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn Hades Absolute Wonder Woman Justice League International Ben Stein Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Benchwarmers (2006) Rob Schneider 4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (39:49) 5: The Blackboard (41:20) Watchmen Thomas Szasz Gotham Central Ed Brubaker 6: Asking The Questions at
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