Powersitting! All-Star Alex Jaffe and World’s Finest Gita Jackson rage for days against issue 45, including the Justice Society as Chuck Schumer, drafting the official 52 Pickup Suicide Squad, and exactly how this comic cover broke The Rock’s brain.

Show Notes:

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  52
  


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  Geoff Johns
  


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  Grant Morrison
  


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  Greg Rucka
  


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  Mark Waid
  


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  Keith Giffen
  


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  J. G. Jones
  


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  Superman
  


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  Black Adam
  


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  Chris Batista
  


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  Rodney Ramos
  


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  Lex Luthor
  


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  Steel
  

1: Let’s Talk Talent and the Cover (02:57 )

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  Dwayne The Rock Johnson
  


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  Wizard Magazine
  


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  The Scorpion King (2002)
  


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  Vegeta
  


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  Breaking Bad
  


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  Uncut Gems (2019)
  


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  Kevin Garnett
  


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  Donkey Kong
  


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  Mario
  


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  Identity Crisis
  


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  Rampage (2018)
  

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #45 (10:50 )

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  Isis
  


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  Captain Marvel
  


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  Mary Marvel
  


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  Renee Montoya
  


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  Vic Sage
  


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  Osiris
  


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  Todd MacFarlane
  


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  Spawn
  


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  Chuck Shumer
  


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  Mister Terrific
  


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  Alan Scott
  


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  Amanda Waller
  


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  Atom Smasher
  


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  Suicide Squad
  


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  Great Ten
  


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  The Crow (1994)
  


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  Doctor Sivana
  


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  52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen
  


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  Batman
  


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  Wonder Woman
  

3: Let’s talk about the rest of 52 and some other comics and how comic creators get treated (26:05 )

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  Absolute Martian Manhunter
  


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  Deniz Camp
  


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  The Ultimates
  


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  Ultimate Universe
  


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  Jonathan Hickman
  


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  Rihanna - We Found Love
  


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  Mark Millar
  


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  Fantastic Four
  


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  Greg Land
  


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  Sue Storm
  


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  New 52
  


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  Starfire
  


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  Warren Ellis
  


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  Peach Momoko
  


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  Ultimate X-Men
  


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  Captain Marvel (2019)
  


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  Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
  


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  Ed Brubaker
  


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  James Gunn
  


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  The Suicide Squad (2021)
  


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  John Ostrander
  


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  Stan Lee
  


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  Civil War
  


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  Jim Starlin
  


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  KGBeast
  


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  Thanos
  


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  Peter David
  


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  Conan the Barbarian
  

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (38:44 )

5: The Blackboard (41:20 )

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  Mist
  


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  Starman
  


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  Captain Boomerang Jr.
  


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  Control Freak
  


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  Click (2006)
  


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  Klarion the Witch Boy
  


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  Seven Soldiers of Victory
  


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  Solomon Grundy
  


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  Carface
  


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  Polka-Dot Man
  


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  Livewire
  


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  Superman: the Animated Series
  


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  Bubba the Love Sponge
  


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  Bruce Timm
  


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  Paul Dini
  


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  Harley Quinn
  


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  Tank Girl (1995)
  


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  Lori Petty
  


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  The Joker
  


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  Parasite
  


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  Brainiac
  


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  Darkseid
  


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  Rachel Brosnahan
  


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  Lois Lane
  


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  Jurassic Park (1993)
  


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  Roger Ebert
  


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  PUP
  

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