Week 34 - Suicidal Tendencies, with Walt Lewellyn

52 Pickup

Gaslight, gatekeep, graveboss! All-Star Gita and World’s Finest Alex are joined by The Black Casebook Podcast’s Walt Lewellyn to rise up for issue 34, taking on Barbara Gordon’s Boiler Room set, whether or not 52 counts as an event comic, and the DC Universe’s own version of WikiFeet.

SHOW NOTES:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Beyonce - Irreplacable
• Miley Cyrus - Can’t Be Tamed
• One Piece
• The Black Casebook
• Insert Credit Show
• Identity Crisis
• New 52
• Crisis on Infinite Earths
• Wonder Woman
• Suicide Squad
• Batman
• NSYNC
• Justin Timberlake
• JC Chasez
• Pulsar, Master of Sound
• Pulsar Stargrave
• Superman
• Johnny Appleseed
• Hergé
• Snowy
• Tintin
• The Smurfs
• Moomin
• Snuffkin

1: Let’s Talk Talent, and The Cover (09:39)

• Joe Bennett
• José Ruy
• Vic Sage
• WikiFeet
• Maxim Magazine
• Bugs Bunny

2: Let’s Talk About 52 #34 (12:20)

• Amanda Waller
• Captain Boomerang
• Supergirl
• The Persuader
• Plastique
• Alpha Flight
• Black Adam
• Osiris
• Isis
• Batman Returns (1992)
• The Penguin
• Sobek
• Argent
• Teen Titans (Glenn Murakami cartoon)
• Raven
• Madame Xanadu
• Atom Smasher
• Legion of Super-Heroes
• Terra-Man
• Invincible
• Lex Luthor
• Civil War
• Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
• James Gunn Can’t Stop Making Suicide Squads
• Green Lantern Corps
• Creature Commandos
• Collective Action Comics
• Joss Whedon
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
• Thanos
• Zack Snyder
• Black Panther (2018)
• Mission Impossible series
• Ryan Coogler
• Russo Brothers
• David Xanatos
• Death Note
• John Ostrander
• Absolute Power
• Viola Davis
• How To Get Away with Murder
• Polka-Dot Man
• Mark Millar
• Ralph Dibny
• Sue Dibny
• Community
• Ratcatcher 2
• Oracle
• Boiler Room
• Dick Grayson
• Infinity Inc
• Kurt Busiek
• Booster Gold
• The Multiversity
• Damian Wayne
• The Hills
• Lauren Conrad
• 24
• Heidi Montag
• The Simple Life
• Matrix
• Paris Hilton
• Renee Montoya
• Black Canary
• John Henry Irons
• Natasha Irons
• John Byrne
• David Bowie
• Justice League Unlimited
• Flash
• Jeph Loeb
• Superman: For All Seasons
• Gene Hackman
• Bella Swan
• Conner Kent
• Renesmee Cullen
• Cassie Sandsmark
• Taylor Swift
• Denny O’Neil
• The Question (1986 series)
• Richard Dragon
• Astro City
• Cryptkeeper
• EC Comics

3: The Backup (47:15)

• Zatanna
• Smallville
• Young Justice
• The CW
• Kevin Conroy
• Brian Bolland
• Hawkman
• The Atom
• Zatara
• Seven Soldiers of Victory: Zatanna
• Hellblazer
• John Constantine
• Neil Gaiman
• Tim Hunter
• Vertigo
• Alan Moore
• Dan DiDio
• Chip Zdarsky
• Batman: The Knight

4: What’s your favorite part of the issue? (54:53)

• Oolong Island
• Gotham Central
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
• Countdown to Final Crisis
• DC One Million
• Christopher Priest

5: The Blackboard (01:01:21)

• Batwoman
• Jay-Z
• Spike Lee
• Will Magnus
• T. O. Morrow
• Adam Strange
• Animal Man
• Vandal Savage
• Dua Lipa
• Tate McRae
• Dazzler
• Venus of the Hardsell
• Bob Lennon

Asking The Questions at [e-mail] (01:11:53)

• Catwoman
• Starfire
• Alfred Pennyworth
• Tom King
• Gotham Boy
• Gotham Girl
• Henchman 24
• NewsTime: The Life and Death of Superman
• Blackest Night
• Harley Quinn
• Amanda Conner
• Jimmy Palmiotti
• Harley Quinn: the Animated Series
• Paul Dini
• Eliott Kalan
• The Flop House
• Broad City
• Skrillex & Rick Ross - Purple Lamborghini
• Batman: Ego and Other Tails

52 Pickup is an Aftermath production, created by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe, and edited by Esper Quinn, with original music by Jon Ehrens. Hosting for 52 Pickup is provided by Insert Credit. If you’d like to follow along, you can check out 52 at your local comic book store or library, or the DC Universe Infinite subscription service. The views and opinions expressed on this show are solely those of the show’s personalities, and do not reflect those of DC Entertainment or Warner Bros. Please rate and review our show wherever you can, and send your questions and comments to [e-mail]. Never stop reading comics.