Comic Book Quickies 4
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January 26th, 2015
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17:08
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Once again proving that mass-produced products solve ALL the world's problems!
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Linkara: Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. Today, it's time for another edition of (throws out arms excitedly) "COMIC BOOK QUICKIES"!
("Comic Book Quickies" title is shown)
Linkara (v/o): In case you're new around here...
(A montage of short comics, many of them based on advertising, are shown)
Linkara (v/o): ..."Comic Book Quickies" is where I look at material that's too short or outside my realm of expertise for a normal review, but it's still something I want to spotlight. Usually, this takes the form of advertisements for junk food with a cream filling of some variety, or supervillains stealing cakes.
Linkara: And that's terrible. So let's dig into some quick comic book-related material (smiles maniacally) and see where the madness takes us!
(AT4W title sequence plays, followed by the title card, which has "Love the One You're With" by Stephen Stills playing in the background; cut to a title for a Hostess-sponsored Spider-Man comic: "Spider-Man Meets the Home Wrecker")
Linkara (v/o): Naturally, let's start things off with our favorite subject in the world: Hostess Fruit Pies. (reads title dramatically) "SPIDER-MAN MEETS THE HOME WRECKER"!
Linkara: AKA Joe Quesada.
Linkara (v/o): Spidey is battling... uh... a construction worker. Yeah.
Spider-Man: The Home Wrecker is on the ball again... If I don't do something fast, I'll be in no shape for that architecture class tomorrow.
Linkara: (as Spider-Man) Screw the building and the people inside; I'm more concerned about my schooling on a subject I won't even major in!
Home Wrecker: I love to see that big black ball take its toll of walls...
Linkara: (confused) I'm pretty sure that statement can also be found in Cards Against Humanity.
Linkara (v/o): Also, seriously? This guy is just a construction worker? Spidey has this amazing rogues gallery, so naturally, your first instinct for a villain to use was... a regular guy wearing a shirt that matched his skin tone.
Linkara: Or perhaps he's actually naked, and this is his way of honoring Miley Cyrus.
Linkara (v/o): The presence of this guy just further confuses me. If they were going for a construction theme...
(Cut to a shot of a comic story featuring Killdozer)
Linkara (v/o): ...why not just use Killdozer? It's technically in the Marvel Universe, too.
(Cut back to the Spider-Man comic)
Linkara (v/o): Anyway, the Home Wrecker swings his big black ball at another wall, almost hitting Spidey. I'm just wondering how this guy got his crane all the way here without being stopped along the way. Cranes are not exactly known for being all that speedy.
Spider-Man: I've got to get Home Wrecker's hands off these controls!
Linkara: (making "finger quotes" in confusion) "These controls"? What are you talking about? You're not holding any controller. (becomes uncomfortable) Or... do you have a controller in your pants that Home Wrecker is after? That is weird, sir! (holds up a Game Boy) I just keep a Game Boy in my pants!
Spider-Man: (tossing some Hostess Fruit Pies at Home Wrecker) He'll need both hands to catch these apple and cherry Hostess Fruit Pies.
Linkara (v/o): Oh, he had Fruit Pies in his pants. Makes sense. Or were those in the wall? Actually, here's another question: check out the angle on the throw. His arm swings in an arc from up high, down, and up again from side to side, but the Fruit Pies arc from down to up away from him. See, Spidey, this is why you should drop the architecture classes and go into sports.
Linkara: (as Spider-Man) Only a science major can throw a curve ball like that!
Linkara (v/o): Naturally, this plan works, and the Home Wrecker now is holding the Fruit Pies, keeping his hands off the controls. And so, it ends with the Home Wrecker covered in tires for maximum comedic effect... except for his hands, since Spidey knows that this guy needs to feed his addiction to the Fruit Pies now. Also, I just realized, why couldn't you use your webbing on him?
Spider-Man: Another bad guy all wrapped up. Now to get home to do my homework.
Linkara: (as Spider-Man) Aunt May has been really worried about me lately. She looked absolutely terrified when I mentioned I was going to get a summer job at a resort in the Hamptons.
(Cut to black with classical music playing, then fade in on the following text, read by Linkara...)
Linkara (v/o): And now... Excerpts from "The Super Dictionary" with That Guy With The Hat: "Sill".
(Cut to The Guy With the Hat, reading from the Super Dictionary)
That Guy With the Hat: "Atom is sitting on the sill. He is sitting on the piece of wood below the window. The window sills in this house were dirty. So Atom moved."
(Cut to a shot of a comic called "The Saga of Johnny West")
Linkara (v/o): And let's have ourselves another comic, but this one's... not about Fruit Pies: "THE SAGA OF JOHNNY WEST"!
Linkara: None can sit on a fence for hours at a time like Johnny West!
Narrator: Johnny West, wearing his Acme boots, keeps an eye out for kids in trouble.
Linkara: (as narrator) Unfortunately, he's looking at an empty field.
Linkara (v/o): The next day, he's walking by a school and spots a kid bullying another.
Bully: Scram kid, I'm borrowin' your horse!
Linkara: Well, at least that implies that he intends to return it.
Johnny: (thinking) Looks like a job for Johnny West...
Linkara: (as Johnny) It's a shame that I glued my hands to my hips.
Linkara (v/o): So I'm guessing this is Old West times since the kid needs to ride a horse to school. Man, that bully has a giant head. And he apparently makes tracks quickly when he spots Johnny West approaching.
Kid: Gee, Johnny West! I wish I could stand up to trouble like you do.
Linkara: (as this kid) And by ("finger quotes") "stand up to trouble", I mean you standing there and not doing anything.
Linkara (v/o): However, Johnny West has the answer...
Johnny: You can, by standin' proud in Acme Boots!
Linkara: (as Johnny) They have a certificate of authenticity from Wile E. Coyote himself!
Narrator: The next day, it's a different story...
Linkara (v/o): And indeed, the presence of these boots somehow frightens off the bully... I presume, anyway, since all we see is him walking away, so for all we know, he just didn't feel like bullying him right now. Or maybe he thinks Johnny West has his back and doesn't want to invoke his anger.
Another kid: Wow... How did you scare that big creep off?
First kid: Thanks, Johnny West...
Linkara: (narrator voice) Johnny West would go on to bring down many notorious outlaws by giving them mismatched loafers.
Linkara (v/o): And so, Johnny West walks off into the sunset.
Johnny: Acme wins again.
Linkara: (as Johnny) I made sure to grab thirty bucks from that kid while he was puttin' on the boots.
(Cut to black with classical music playing, then fade in on the following text, read by Linkara...)
Linkara (v/o): And now... Excerpts from "The Super Dictionary" with That Guy With The Hat: "Imagine".
(Cut to The Guy With the Hat, reading from the Super Dictionary)
That Guy With the Hat: "Lois Lane liked to imagine her wedding. She liked to make a picture of her wedding in her mind. She imagined that she married Superman." (rolls eyes)
(Cut to a shot of the comic "Trouble #1")
Linkara (v/o): Last week, I reviewed the first issue of "Trouble", an attempt at a modern romance comic. As was pointed out by many people, "If you want that, just look to manga." But the thing is that American romance comics actually have a very long history behind them. For whatever reason, they were popular.
(Cut to a shot of the cover for a comic entitled "All Romances")
Linkara (v/o): And if you've checked out my second DVD, you'll know I've reviewed one from the '50s. You'll be equally confused how the hell anything so utterly boring and nonsensical could be popular.
(Cut to a shot of the cover of another comic, this one entitled "Love Stories")
Linkara (v/o): But hey, there's room in the comics world for all genres, so let's try to meet things halfway in the '70s, shall we? What we have here is one of my random purchases for potential review: "DC Comics' 100-Page Super Spectacular of Love Stories".
Linkara: Ironically, DC has said fairly recently that they don't want any of their heroes in happy relationships, because they somehow sacrifice that by putting on a mask. Just like how any law enforcement agent is not allowed to ever get married and be happy. (smiles exaggeratedly)
Linkara (v/o): Now, obviously, I can't review every story for a quickies episode, but hey, most of these are relatively short, so let's take a look at the first story. (reads text) "How Do I Know When I'm Really in Love?"
Linkara: Well, if any of you are fans of the Cinema Snob's videos, you know that the answer to that involves asking Ted Danson.
Linkara (v/o): We open on two people skiing.
Woman [revealed to be Mia]: (thinking) Oh, wow... It's him! It's Ed... Hmmm...He's everything I've ever wanted in a guy!
Linkara: (as Mia) Except, he doesn't have a mechanical arm, but nobody's perfect.
Mia: (narrating) My heart skipped a beat whenever Bill came near... I practically fell apart when Roger touched me... I could barely sleep just thinking about Ed... And when Teddy smiled at me I felt glad all over! Yes--I had all the symptoms of being in love!
Linkara: Well, I'm no doctor, but that actually sounds more like the symptoms of an anxiety disorder.
Mia: (narrating) Then why is it somehow the fatal blow of Cupid's arrow was always off course?
Linkara: (confused) "Fatal blow"? You wanted Cupid to murder you?!
Linkara (v/o): This is Mia, whose name I only learned on the fourth page, and she's not certain why she's having so much trouble with her relationships. She kisses that Ed guy, buuut...
Mia: (thinking) T-That kiss meant nothing...It happened again! What's the matter with me...? Why can't I fall in love? Why?
Linkara: (as Mia, looking up in thought) Well, I could be asexual, but... (shrugs) eh, that wouldn't conform to the standards of this era, so that can't be it.
Linkara (v/o): Mia talks to her friend Amy about this, trying to figure out why she's having so much trouble falling in love. Amy, not being a crazy person obsessed with finding romance, suggests that she's too hung up on this, that she's in love with the idea of being in love, rather than in any actual person.
Amy: Just because Cinderella found her Prince Charming doesn't mean that Prince Charming is the guy for every girl!
Linkara: Especially when Prince Charming is hitting on the wives of bakers instead.
Linkara (v/o): Mia tries to justify her choices of boyfriends as only dating to her type, which is fair enough; you're attracted to what you're attracted to. But Amy says her problem is she can't acknowledge just happens and it can't be assumed just because they meet certain qualifications. And thus we begin recounting her romances in flashback. First up is Mark, a racing car driver.
Mark: Man... I really got into racing because I'd dig the speeds! Now it's my whole thing!
Linkara: Why do I have the feeling that "race car driver" is your entire character description?
Linkara (v/o): Naturally, that fell apart because... uh... he was too hung up on cars.
Mark: You gotta keep these babies in perfect tune-up! Don't worry, sugar, I'll be done in a sec!
Mia: (thinking) Oh! I can't stand him anymore!
Linkara: (as Mia) He's been tuning the same part of that engine for nine hours!
Linkara (v/o): Next up was Roger, a tennis player.
Roger: That's the game, Mia! I guess we're just lucky for each other!
Mia: (thinking) We were just made for each other!
Linkara: (as Mia) As you can tell, we've just had so many interesting things to say to each other.
Linkara (v/o): Unfortunately, it turns out the guy has a bit of an ego problem.
Mia: (thinking) Oh, no...He's doing it again! He's staring at his reflection!
Linkara: (thinking as he looks on nervously) Oh, my God, I think my reflection moved without me moving!
Linkara (v/o): So, yeah, relationship after relationship fell apart, and Mia is a bit jealous of Amy's romance with her own boyfriend. As she goes off on her own, she runs into a guy and knocks down all his research papers.
Guy: I've been doing research all day, and you go and mess up all my papers... How am I ever going to get this darn stuff in order?
Linkara: (as this guy) I definitively figured out how all the Final Fantasy games actually made sense in a single universe, and now it's all ruined!
Linkara (v/o): She helps him get his papers in order, and he soon apologizes for acting like a dick, even offering to buy her a soda.
Mia: (thinking) H-He's everything I can't stand in a guy...He's short... and dumpy and-- funny-looking! But I don't want to hurt his feelings!
Linkara: (as Mia) I don't want to hurt the feelings of the guy who was rude to me.
Mia: (thinking) H-He's nice! Funny...I like him! He's not my type... But wow! I like him!
Linkara: "Settling: The Comic"! (singing) If you can't be with the one you love, honey, love the one you're with...
Narrator: Love would be such a simple thing if we could fall in love with the people of our dreams... But love isn't that simple...and we never know when that fabled arrow will take its aim and strike!
(Cut to a clip of The Elder Scrolls V)
Town guard: (offscreen) I took an arrow in the knee.
(Back to the comic again)
Narrator: One thing we do know... When it reaches its target, he's your type all right...
Linkara: (as narrator) And if he's not your type... (shrugs) well, you can change him.
(Cut to a shot of a Spider-Man comic entitled simply "The Rescue!")
Linkara (v/o): Let's end this episode with one final Hostess comic. Coincidentally, this one also features Spider-Man, but also some cowboy action again. This is (dramatically) Spider-Man in "The Rescue!"
Linkara: Now, this may seem like an overly-simple title, but just remember, these Fruit Pie comics brought us the Giant Flea Market-Eating Flea. It's entirely possible that nobody will be rescued at all.
Linkara (v/o): Spidey swings down and kicks a guy, a criminal who is helping another guy kidnap a child.
Spider-Man: Saturday night and I'm waltzing around with two guys! I can't be living right!
Linkara: I don't know, man. I know some people who would say you're taking it easy with that.
Linkara (v/o): The criminal tosses the kid over to Spidey, and for some reason, the kid is dressed up like a cowboy.
Cowboy Kid: I wanna go home! Right now!
Kidnapper: That wall-crawler will have to take care of the kid! Let's get out of here! Fast!
Linkara (v/o): I love how this random criminal tossed the kid so powerfully that he knocked Spidey on his ass with him. Well, Spidey has to distract the kid while he chases the criminals.
Linkara: (as Spider-Man) Here, kid, have some cowboy boots! (pretends to hold out some boots)
Linkara (v/o): No, of course, Spidey is carrying around something far more logical: Twinkies!
Cowboy Kid: Golden sponge cake! Creamed filling! Delicious!
Linkara: After this kidnapping attempt, the kid is gonna be in therapy for years. He'll never be able to look at a confectionery again.
Linkara (v/o): And naturally, he couldn't just tell the kid to stay here. No, no, the treat was necessary. But yeah, he webs up the car and swings the kid off to safety.
Spider-Man: Okay, cowboy, we're on our way home!
Linkara: (as Spider-Man) Now I'm kidnapping you, kid! You're my new child! (normal again) So, what have we learned today, hmm? That cowboy boots and Hostess products can intimidate criminals, but you'll only find your true love if you imagine dirty windowsills. There's something like that, I don't know. Next week, PSA Hell. (gets up and leaves)
(End credits roll)
Johnny West is like reverse Billy Jack – put ON boots to fight evil.
Maybe Mia could have found true love if she had some fruit pies on her? Or cowboy boots?
(Stinger: An old commercial for Hostess products; open on a boy sitting on the floor of his house reading a comic book)
Woman: (offscreen) Do your homework!
Boy: (looking up from comic) Oh, Mom!
(Cut to a girl walking toward the open front door; it is raining outside)
Mother: Wear your raincoat!
Girl: Oh, Mother!
(Cut to another boy reaching towards a kitchen shelf with Twinkies and Cupcakes on it)
Mother: Later, after we eat.
(Cut to the mother walking up toward the camera in the kitchen while the three children from earlier (the two boys and one girl) sit around the table)
Mother: (looking into camera) You want to be soft; you've got to be soft. There's a right time for snacks, and I say when. (picks up a tray full of Hostess products) Then I insist on Hostess, (the first boy is eating a Cupcake) because they're always so fresh: chocolatey Cupcakes, (the second boy is eating a Fruit Pie) tender Fruit Pies, (the girl is eating a Twinkie) golden Twinkie snack cakes with cream filling. Fresh wholesome Hostess meets my tough standards.
(Cut to a closeup of the Hostess products displayed, with the following tagline appearing above...)
Mother: So when I say yes– It's Hostess.
(end)
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2016:
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NFL SuperPro Special Edition 1 · Popeye: Borned to the Sea 1 · OnStar Batman Auto Show Special Edition 1 · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 3 · The Star Wars 3 · Youngblood 8 · All-Star Batman and Robin 10 · Pokémon Adventures Ch. 1-2 · Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Episodes 1-5 · Blue-Skying, Part 1: Blue Beetle Dan Garrett · Blue-Skying, Part 2: Blue Beetle Ted Kord · Blue-Skying, Part 3: Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes · Blue-Skying, Part 4: Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes New 52 · Star Trek Special: Flesh and Stone · Blackest Night 1-8 · Dart 1 · Batman: Shadow of the Bat 58 · The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky · Ultimate Power 3 · Star Trek: The Next Generation 3 · Comic Book Quickies 6 · 400th Episode · 400th Episode: Part 2 · Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man · Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day 1 · Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day 2 · Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day 3 · 15 Things Wrong With Marvel's Civil War · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1 · The Minister of Chance · US-1 6 · Star Trek: Voyager 1 · Unsounded, Chapter 1 · Biggles and the Menace from Space · Batman and Robin: The Official Comic Adaptation · Superman and the TRS-80 Computer Whiz Kids: Victory by Computer · Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War · My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic 27-28 · Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Ch. 1 · Pryde of the X-Men · A Nightmare on Elm Street: Paranoid 1 · A Nightmare on Elm Street: Paranoid 2 · A Nightmare on Elm Street: Paranoid 3 · Spider-Man: Cyberwar · The Real Ghostbusters in Ghostbusters II 1-3 · Strange Tales 110 · More Fun Comics 73: Aquaman · Tales of Suspense 57 · All-Star Comics 3 · My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic 2015 Holiday Special · Ghostbusters: Past, Present, and Future · Elvira's House of Mystery Special 1 · Another 15 Screw-Ups of AT4W
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2017:
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Digimon: Digital Monsters 1 · Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl 1-6 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 · Trouble 3 · The Star Wars 4 · Spectacular Spider-Man Episode 1x10 - "Persona" · Youngblood 9 · The A-Team 2 · The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest · See You Next Mirror: Exiles Retrospective, Part 1 · See You Next Mirror: Exiles Retrospective, Part 2 · Reagan's Raiders 1 · Fist of the North Star, Ch. 1 · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 4 · Iron Man: The Animated Series - The Wedding of Iron Man · Athena 3 · Batman: The Dark Knight 1-3 · The New Teen Titans Anti-Drug Giveaway 2 · Crisis on Infinite Earths · Secret Wars (1984) · The Infinity Gauntlet · Flashpoint · Babylon 5 1 · The Star Wars 5 · All-New Ghost Rider, Volume 2 · Robocop vs. the Terminator 2 · Superman vs. the Terminator 2 · Tandy Computer Whiz Kids: News By Computer Foils Kidnappers · Ultimate Power 4 · Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 · Batman: Odyssey 1 · Asterix: The Legionary · Comic Book Quickies 7 · JoJo's Bizarre Adventures Episodes 1-4 (2012-2013 series) · Thunderbirds Are Go · Batman: The Official Movie Adaptation · Ultimate Iron Man Vol. 1 1-2 · My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic 11-12 · Stormwatch 0 · A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beginning 1-2 · A Nightmare on Elm Street: Fearbook · New Line Cinema's Tales of Horror 1 · The Sensational Spider-Man 0 · Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash · Marvel Comics 1 · Brave and the Bold 28 · Kamen Rider Fourze Episodes 1-4 · Clive Barker's Hellraiser Dark Holiday Special · Sensation Comics 14: The Story of Fir Balsam · Steam Wars Holiday Special · Christmas with the Superheroes 2
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2018:
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My Top 15 Favorite Episodes of AT4W · Legion of Superheroes: The Great Darkness Saga · James Bond, Jr. 1 · JLA/Avengers · Homestuck, Act 2 · Isaac Asimov's I-Bots 1 · Thunderstrike 1 · Youngblood 10 · Badrock 1A · Event Comics Month II: Infinite Crisis · Event Comics Month II: Infinity War · Event Comics Month II: World War Hulk · Event Comics Month II: Final Crisis · Power Rangers Turbo vs. Beetleborgs Metallix 1 · Diesel 1 · Teen Titans: "Betrayal" and "Aftershock, Parts 1 and 2" · The Punisher: Purgatory · Comic Book Quickies 8 · 500th Episode · Dark Knight III: The Master Race 1-2 · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Green Lantern · The New Guardians 3 · US-1 7 · Nova Girls: Space 34-24-34 · Batman: Odyssey 2 · Star Wars 3-D 2 · Pokémon - The Electric Tale of Pikachu 3 · PSA Hell: Captain America Meets the Asthma Monster · Superman and Spider-Man · Amazing Cow Heroes 4: Cold Cuts · Ravage 2099 2 · Adventures of the Kool-Aid Man 2 · Tandy Computer Whiz Kids: Safeguarding the Environment · Mr. T and the T-Force 4 · Star Trek 2 (DC) · Star Trek (2009): The Official Motion Picture Adaptation · Star Trek: The Next Generation 4 · Star Trek 1 (Gold Key) · Silent Hill: Hunger · The Thing: The Northern Nightmare · Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors · Spider-Man: Smoke and Mirrors · Hellraiser: Hell on Earth · Fantastic Four 52 · Marvel Comics 1 (The Human Torch) · The Incredible Hulk 181 · The New Mutants 98 · Batman Returns: The Official Comic Adaptation · The Punisher: Red X-Mas · Star Wars: The Force Awakens Comic Adaptation · Luke Cage, Hero for Hire 7
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2019:
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Yet Another 15 Missed Opportunities of AT4W · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 5 · Batman/Aliens 1 · Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel · Pokémon 15x19-20 "Cilan Takes Flight" and "An Amazing Aerial Battle" · Tomb Raider Vol. 3: Queen of Serpents · Little Victory: Chimera 1 · Youngblood 0 · Kickers, Inc. 1 · The Savage Dragon 1 · Darkwing Duck 1-4 · The California Raisins 3-D 5 · Hellstar Remina, Ch. 1-3 · Gallery of Horrors · Batman: The Dark Knight 16-17 · Tremors · Ultimate Power 5-6 · Batman Forever: The Official Comic Adaptation · Street Fighter: The Official Comic Adaptation · Catwoman: The Official Comic Adaptation · Dune: The Official Comic Adaptation · Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Movie Special · Justice is Silent: Cassandra Caintrospective, Part 1 · Justice is Silent: Cassandra Caintrospective, Part 2 · Justice is Silent: Cassandra Caintrospective, Part 3 · US-1 8 · Tandy Computer Whiz Kids: Community Action Program · Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs · Comic Book Swimsuit Issues · Batman 45-47: The Gift · Star Trek: The Next Generation 5 · The A-Team 3 · JoJo's Bizarre Adventures Episodes 5-9 · Trouble 4 · Franken Fran, Ch. 1 and 4 · Youngblood: Judgment Day · Teen Titans 27-28 · Clive Barker's Hellraiser 1 · Clive Barker's Hellraiser Summer Special · Clive Barker's Hellraiser Spring Slaughter · Spider-Man: The Exile Returns · Detective Comics 225 (Martian Manhunter) · Batman: Harley Quinn 1 · DC Comics Presents 26 · The Flash 123 · Evil Dead 2: A Merry Deadmite X-Mas · Transformers (UK) 145 · The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold 14 · Star Wars: The Last Jedi Comic Adaptation
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2020:
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Top 15 Dumbest Evil Plans of AT4W · Batman/Aliens 2 · Star vs. the Forces of Evil: Deep Trouble 1-4 · Megamind · Revolution · Superman vs. Muhammad Ali · Hellstar Remina, Ch. 4-6 · Youngblood: Strikefile 1 · Comic Book Quickies 9 · Black Panther, Vol. 4 1-6 · Batman: Odyssey 3 · Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers · The Champions, Vol. 3 1-4: Beat the Devil · Star Trek vs. Transformers · Athena 4 · Daredevil: Born Again · Action Comics 775 · Comic Book Quickies 10 · 600th Episode · Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Comic Adaptation · Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Comic Adaptation · Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Comic Adaptation · Star Wars: Rogue One Comic Adaptation · DC Challenge! 1 · Kyoryu Sentai Zyurangers Episodes 40-43 · Trouble 5 · Dan Dare: Voyage to Venus · Superman 358 · Zero Hour: Crisis in Time · House of M · Secret Empire · Heroes in Crisis · Animax 1 · Ninjutsu 1-2 · Green Goblin 1-2, 4, 8, 12-13 · US-1 9 · Emergency! 1 · Mr. T and the T-Force 5 · Pinhead 1-3 · Pinhead 4-6 · Pinhead vs. Marshal Law · Spider-Man: Web of Life · Marvel Super-Heroes 12 (Captain Marvel) · The Flash 110 · The Amazing Spider-Man 129 · Awesome Comics Holiday Special · Transformers (UK) 41 · Solo: A Star Wars Story Comic Adaptation
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2021:
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Yet Another 15 Screw-Ups of AT4W · Star Trek Book and Record Set: Dinosaur Planet · DC Challenge! 2 · The Mighty Heroes 1 · Justice League 1x01-3: Secret Origins · The Star Wars 6 · The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Ep. 1-4 · Youngblood: Strikefile 2 · Pokémon 15×01-02: "Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader" & "Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym" · Stanley and his Monster 1-4 · Marvel Than Meets the Eye: The Transformers 1-40 · Marvel Than Meets the Eye: Transformers 41-80 · Marvel Than Meets the Eye: Generation 2 and Regeneration One · Star Trek 9 (Gold Key) · Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes · Mystery Science Theater 3000 1 · Batman: The Dark Knight Returns · Ultimate Power 7-8 · Batman: The Dark Knight 23.4 · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Aquaman · Sword Interval: Flashback Arc · PSA Hell: The Amazing Spider-Man: Riot at Robotworld · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition) · Transformers/Ghostbusters: Ghosts of Cybertron · The New Guardians 4 · Codename: Ninja 1 · Batman: Hush · Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Ep. 15-16 · Mr. T and the T-Force 6 · Doom’s IV 1 · Batman and Elmer Fudd & Catwoman and Sylvester and Tweety · Batman: Odyssey 4 · The Dresden Files: Storm Front, Vol. 1 · US-1 10 · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 6 · DC Challenge! 3 · Marvel Super Special 1: KISS · The Ring, Vol. 1 · The Ring, Vol. 2 · Spider-Man: Web of Death · Detective Comics 359 · The X-Men 4 · Batman 1 · Spider-Man Holiday Special 1995 · The Adventures of Chrissie Claus 1 · Christmas Quickies 1 · Still Another 15 Missed Opportunities of AT4W
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2022:
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Ultimate Power 9 · The Adventures of Superboy 3x05-06 and 4x07-08 · Batman: The Killing Joke Adaptation · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating the JLA · Chew: Poyo Character Focus · Youngblood: Strikefile 3 · Doctor Who: Logopolis · Armageddon 2001 · Secret Invasion · Civil War II · Dark Nights: Metal · The Star Wars 7 · Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle and Whisper · Star Trek: The Next Generation/X-Men: Planet X · Stargate SG-1: P.O.W. · Man of Steel · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 7 · Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Episodes 17-21 · US-1 11 · X-Men Green · Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage · DC Challenge! 4 · Comic Book Quickies 11 · 700th Episode · Ken Penders' The Lost Ones 1 · Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope · Transformers: Deviations · Legion of Superheroes 0 and Legionnaires 0 · Mr. T and the T-Force 7 · The Ring, Vol. 3: Spiral · The Ring, Vol. 4: Birthday · Spider-Man: Funeral for an Octopus · Christmas Quickies 2 · Batman 27: A Christmas Peril · Mr. T and Emmanuel Lewis in A Christmas Dream · Top 15 Goofiest Superheroes of Atop the Fourth Wall
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2023:
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Star Wars: A New Hope Comic Adaptation · Marvelman Family's Finest 1 · Superman vs. Aliens 1 · Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney · Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits · Youngblood: Strikefile 4 · What Dreams May Come, Part 1: The Sandman 1-20 · What Dreams May Come, Part 2: The Sandman 21-40 · What Dreams May Come, Part 3: The Sandman 41-60 · What Dreams May Come, Part 4: The Sandman 61-75 · Animax 2 · The Dome: Ground Zero · Action Comics 1 (Non-Superman Stories) · Transformers (UK) 132-134 · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Robin · Mr. T and the T-Force 8 · The Dresden Files: Storm Front, Vol. 2: Maelstrom · Captain Marvel: The Last Avenger · E-Robot, Ch. 1 · Overwatch: Legacy and Old Soldiers · Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight · Back to the Future: Who is Marty McFly? · Super Soldier 1 · Legends of the Dark Claw 1 · Spider-Boy 1 · Assassins 1 · DC Challenge! 5 · US-1 12 · The Star Wars 8 · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 8 · The Ring, Vol 0: Birthday · Sadako at the End of the World · Spider-Man: The Mark of Kaine · Sadako-San and Sadako-Chan · Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks · Doctor Who: The Klepton Parasites · Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight · Yu-Gi-Oh: Capsule Monsters Ep. 1-3 · Klaus 1-7
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2024:
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Still Another 15 Mistakes of AT4W · Batman vs. the Predator 1 · Ben 10 Ep. 1×01, 09, 13 · Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Ep. 14, 22-24 · Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Comic Adaptation · Sonic/Mega Man: Worlds Collide, Act 1
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Specials:
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AT4W 2009 Trailer · Linkara's Take on Watchmen · Watchmen Review · Theme Song Contest · The Spoony Experiment: Warrior #1 · Theme Song Contest Winner! · Blackest Night · Silent Hill: Dying Inside Trailer · Silent Hill Alternate Endings · AT4W & Spoony: Experiment Warrior 2-3 · October 2010 Trailer · Silent Hill: Dead/Alive Review Alternate Endings · The Live Show! · AT4W Story Recap · October 2011 Trailer · Return of AT4W Live! · Revenge of the AT4W Live! · Southland Tales · Curse of AT4W Live · House of AT4W Live! · Ghost of AT4W LIVE! · October 2012 Trailers · Bride of AT4W Live! · Son of AT4W Live! · Night of AT4W Live! · Day of AT4W Live! · Dawn of AT4W Live! · Land of AT4W Live! · Diary and Survival of AT4W Live! · Power of AT4W Live! · Midnight of AT4W Live! · Planet of AT4W LIVE! · Genesis of AT4W LIVE! · 300th Episode Livestream Recordings · Destiny of AT4W LIVE! · Resurrection of AT4W LIVE! · Revelation of AT4W Live! · Remembrance of AT4W LIVE! · The New 52 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 1 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 2 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 3 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 4 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 5
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