O zephyr winds which blow on high, lift me now so I can fly! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe team up with the Uncanny Charles Pulliam-Moore for the Two-Hour Wedding Album that is issue sixteen of DC’s 52. Hear whether Captain Marvel is an adult man or three kids in a trench coat, the wedding traditions of the Shazamish faith, and the debut of Cardi Bane.
Chapters:

Let’s Talk Talent, Covers and Pokemon with Charles Pulliam-Moore (03:15)
Let’s Talk About 52 #16 (23:49)
The Backup (01:17:20)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (01:27:07)
The Blackboard (01:32:31)
Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:41:28)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


52


Geoff Johns


Grant Morrison


Greg Rucka


Mark Waid


Keith Giffen


Pokémon


Pikachu


Eevee


Sprigatito


Squirtle


Unova


Samurott


Civil War


New X-Men (2004 series)


Emma Frost


Superboy


Infinite Crisis


Watchmen


Renee Montoya


Superman


Lex Luthor


Tim Drake


Batwoman


Isis


The Secrets of Isis


Shazam!


Black Adam


The Hurt Locker (2008)


Vic Sage


Jack Kirby


Tommy Lee Edwards


Barack Obama “Hope” poster


Dwayne Johnson


Black Adam (2022)


Legends of Tomorrow


J. G. Jones


Alex Sinclair


Joe Bennett


Ruy Jose


Kahndaq


Aristotle Rodor


Metamorpho


Mary Marvel


Captain Marvel


Egg cream


Josie Campbell


My Adventures with Superman


Vegeta


Bulma


Goku


Justice League International


Steven Universe


Bart Simpson


Shazam (wizard)


Intergang


24


Kiefer Sutherland


Donald Sutherland


Seven Soldiers of Victory


Tawky Tawny


Uncle Marvel


The Muppet Movie (1979)


Twilight (2008)


The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)


Gossip Girl


Black Panther


Storm


Wakanda


Fallout: New Vegas


Speed Force


Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood


Birds of Prey


Huntress


Punisher


Aladdin (1992)


Starfire


Adam Strange


Strange Adventures


Animal Man


Vixen


Challengers (2024)


Lobo


The Maltese Falcon


Theo Adam


Sinestro


Namor


James Gunn


Desperate Housewives


Grey’s Anatomy


Viola Davis


Amanda Waller


Firefly


Krakoan Age


Courtney Whitmore


Ralph Dibny


Opal City


Guy Gardner


Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder


Just King Things


The Dreaming


Doctor DC Podcast


Gotham Outsiders: A Batman Bookclub


Newcomers


Batman: Mask of the Phantasm


Captain America


Iron Man


Wonder Woman


Slender Man


The Dark Knight Rises (2012)


Smallville


Booster Gold


Ted Kord


Lightray


Orion


Jimmy Olsen


52 Pickup is an Aftermath production, created by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe, and edited by Esper Quinn, with original music by Jon Ehrens. 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 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.