Kamandi at Earth's End #3
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January 7th, 2013
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Don't you love it when the comics that are supposed to be more edgy and realistic are, in fact, MUCH sillier?
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(Linkara sits on his futon, scanning a Cybermat)
Linkara: (singing) It's been a looong December / And there's reason to be believe / Maybe this year will be / Better than the last... (stops singing as he puts down Cybermat and scanner) All righty, that is done. So, what am I reviewing today? (takes his schedule and looks at it) Ah, "Kamandi at Earth's End #3"! (expression turns sour as he drops his head in his hand) This year is gonna suck, too.
(AT4W opening titles play; title card has "A Long December" by Counting Crows playing in the background)
Linkara: (still brooding) Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. Unfortunately, the apocalypse turned out to be a big disappointment, so we're all still here. But in fiction, apocalypses are as common as streetlamps. So naturally, this dumbass series actually filled out its six-issue run, and (smiles sarcastically) here we are, talking about it.
(Cut to black)
Linkara (v/o): So, previously on "Kamandi at Earth's End"...
(A montage of shots of the first two issues of "Kamandi" is shown as Linkara gives a recap)
Linkara (v/o): Kamandi is the last boy on Earth, except he's not, because it's an Elseworlds tale, where, instead of it being a Planet of the Apes ripoff, it's a ripoff of... uh, every post-apocalyptic movie ever, but even dumber. Kamandi has been sent out of his bunker by... Mother Machine... or Machine Mother; they seem to swap it around a lot... to try to hunt down the man who caused the Second Apocalypse. And along the way, he met a biker, a woman with bizarre pants, mutants, and robotic chicken people. Everyone has huge guns, the dialogue sucks, and Kamandi is a perverted idiot.
Linkara: So, let's dig into (holds up today's comic) "Kamandi at Earth's End #3" and find out... (stops abruptly as he tries to figure out how to finish his words, only to stop nonplussed) ...nothing. We will find out nothing. Because this series was a waste of time.
Linkara (v/o): Our cover is our three heroes standing on a pile of junk with blank expressions on their faces and holding guns larger than they are. And for Sleeper Zom, that's a hell of an accomplishment, considering he's already over-muscled beyond the point of rationality. (reads text) "CRUSIN' THUNDER ROAD!"
Linkara: (listlessly) Oh, yeah. I mean, a comic about trying to hunt down and murder a guy has so much to do with a Springsteen song about a couple trying to run off and make things work. Unless it's a reference to the Robert Mitchum movie. I wouldn't be shocked by that, actually, considering the amount of booze necessary for this comic's creation.
Linkara (v/o): We open inside of a plane, while Ben Boxer continues his log entries. Question: Who the hell is reading his logs? There's a reason Star Trek has a Captain's Log beyond exposition for the audience. They're regular reports that the higher-ups read. Who the hell is Ben Boxer sending his diary entries to?! Anyway, these two idiots, one [Duko] looking like he's stepped out of a Sherlock Holmes film and the other [Paco] looking like Dr. Robotnik in a sombrero, discuss how the Deathslingers are planning an attack on "The Roadies".
Linkara: (mock alarm) Oh, man, they're gonna attack the Roadies?! But who else is gonna do the mic check?!
Ben Boxer: (narrating) We must follow and protect Kamandi until we can learn exactly who he has been sent to kill. We have already saved him from one group of vicious savages.
Linkara: Oh, yeah, you did a great job of (makes "finger quotes") "saving" him. I especially like the part where you didn't save them at all. They managed to get away on their own, and then you NUKED NEW JERSEY!!
Ben Boxer: (narrating) Our probes indicate several other types of human scum are surviving the apocalyptic ruins of America.
Linkara: (confused) "Human scum"? (massages forehead) Okay, Ben Boxer, I'm confused about what your mission is, exactly. Are you evil robots, or are you actually interested in helping humanity repopulate the Earth? I only ask because while you were still nuke-happy in "Superman At Earth's End", you didn't want to KILL EVERYBODY!
Linkara (v/o): Anyway, our two new characters are flying a 747, which naturally is in perfect working order after the apocalypse. Oh, but there are lots and lots of corpses still in their seats on the plane.
Linkara: Yeah, it wasn't the apocalypse that killed them, they'd just been waiting on the runway for too long.
Linkara (v/o): Ben Boxer's battle plate comes across them and shoots their plane down.
Ben Boxer: (narrating) Ben Boxer's Log: I would have preferred to force the 747 to land, so that we could conduct an investigation... Unfortunately, to prevent a collision, we had to shoot them out of the sky.
Linkara (v/o): And seeing as those laser beams are coming from directly ABOVE the 747, I think what you meant was that they were going to collide with the air in front of them, and you needed to prevent that. Instead, the plane collides with the ground, right in front Kamandi, Zom and Saphira. I'll give the comic this credit: once again, it takes on a very action movie-esque look as they drive their motorcycles away from the crashing plane. Badass. But less badass is that, despite seeing them outrun the crash, when we cut to the next page, suddenly, they're getting up out of the wreckage and Zom is proclaiming his irritation that their motorcycles are gone. Ah, sequential storytelling at its finest.
Kamandi: Look! Saphira Cohen's found a survivor!
Linkara: (as Kamandi) Look! I'm saying her full name for absolutely no reason!
Linkara (v/o): Mutton Chop Man, with his dying breath, asks them to find Vile John and to tell them that a thousand Deathslingers from the Night Zone are coming. And then he hands Saphira a human finger.
Duko: Give him... this...
Linkara: Dude, that's not what's meant when someone says they're offering their hand in marriage.
Linkara (v/o): Ooh, let's see how many other jokes I can milk out of this. Man, he really gave her the finger! (a rimshot is heard) Boy, that's finger-lickin' good! (another rimshot) I don't think that's what she meant by "finger food", man. (and another rimshot) Zom tells her to get rid of it, but Saphira says she's got a feeling they need to hang onto it.
Linkara: So, our first plot point revolves around dismembered body parts. Oh, man, I can just tell that this comic's gonna be a feel-good comedy! (gives a thumbs-up)
Linkara (v/o): Ben Boxer's diary states that they can't find Kamandi and are proceeding to Washington, D.C., in hopes of continuing the search. While the battle plate passes over them, the three sit around and discuss their next move. Since there are abandoned cars everywhere, it won't be too hard for them to get new transportation, but there's a difference of opinion on what direction to go. Zom wants to head north, away from the battle plate, but Kamandi says he's going south.
Kamandi: The road starts in Washington, D.C.
Linkara: Okay, I may have failed geography when I reviewed the first issue, but I'm pretty sure you can get to Arizona without first going to Washington, D.C.
Linkara (v/o): And don't try to tell me you need a road to Arizona, dude. You guys have been traveling on perfectly good road this entire frickin' time!
Saphira: Really? Washington, D.C.? They've got the biggest library in the world there!
(Cut to a clip of an episode of Blake's 7)
Kerr Avon (Paul Darrow): (deadpan) Well, hooray for us.
(Cut back to the comic)
Kamandi: So? Books are the last thing we need.
Linkara: I don't know, I can think of something more useless.
(Cut to a clip of Birdemic: Shock and Terror)
Rod (Alan Bagh): (holding up a caught fish) I got fish.
Nathalie (Whitney Moore): (holding up a Tupperware container of seaweed) I got the seaweed.
Rod: Good.
(Back to the comic again)
Saphira: Are you some kind of ignorant dog? Books are the best thing there is!
Linkara: Look, Saphria, I'm sure you enjoyed Reading Rainbow as a kid, but I think after the apocalypse, you need to start prioritizing.
Saphira: Books are full of thinking!
Linkara: Clearly, you've never read anything by Stephanie Meyer.
Saphira: Don't you like to think?
Linkara: Oh, Saphira, you've only just met Kamandi. Thinking is number 16 on his priorities list, right after whining about his computer mommy and operating ridiculous weaponry.
Linkara (v/o): They go through some cars, most of which lack fuel, due to it evaporating over the years. I'm sure there would be other maintenance problems, but whatever. But eventually, they find a van that seems to work, loading up food from the crashed airplane onto it. While Zom drives, and doesn't argue about them now heading to Washington, D.C., he says they should get some rest and take over for driving later. Oh, yeah, I'm sure the blond idiot who spent most of his days having virtual sex or cruising around underground pipes knows how to drive a stick.
Saphira: Good idea. I'm going to read a book.
Linkara: (dumbfounded) What books? You weren't carrying any books! They weren't carrying any books! Did you raid the 747 for the safety pamphlets?
Kamandi: Is that all you think about? ...There's a TV and VCR back there... I'm going to watch TV!
Linkara: (as Kamandi) Let's see what kind of reception we're getting on the TV.
(He pushes a button on a remote control and the screen fills with static briefly)
Linkara: (as Kamandi) Oh, man, it's my favorite show, Candle Cove.
Saphira: You don't care about books... but books are all I ever had.
Linkara: Oh, I get it: Saphira is the grown-up version of that girl from the Batman reading PSA, who is obsessed with reading anything with words on it.
(Cut to a man with an Australian accent, played by Lewis (almost like Mick Dundee from Crocodile Dundee) walking past the comic shelf, holding a bow and arrow)
Aussie Guy: PUSH THAT CART! (sees camera) Oh, we'll be right back. (walks off) THE CART'S MOVING THE WRONG WAY, YOU BLOODY WANKERS!
(The AT4W logo appears in the corner as we go to commercial; upon return, the sound of blood spurting is heard, and the Aussie guy returns)
Aussie: Ha! Not so smart with your brains outside your head! (sees camera) Uh, we're back now.
(He leaves, laughing, as the AT4W logo appears in the corner. The review resumes with Saphira arguing with Kamandi about her book-reading)
Linkara (v/o): I was just about to complain about a lack of character development, buuuut it seems the comic beat me to the pass. Saphira gives some brief backstory about living in her dead father's house in the mountains, just reading books all the time, while Kamandi tells talks about how she's the first real woman he ever met.
Saphira: The world is sure a scary place.
Linkara: It sure is. It's terrifying just thinking about how you guys have been traveling for potentially weeks on end without showering, especially Kamandi and his greasy hair.
Saphira: We could die at any minute.
Kamandi: Yeah, that's why we got guns...
Linkara: Kamandi is a real "glass half-full" kind of guy. He's also a "brain half-full" kind of guy.
Linkara (v/o): The TV set suddenly turns on, revealing Mother Machine.
Mother Machine: I have repaired the geosynchronous satellite system that has been dormant since 2050.
Linkara: (incredulously) How? You're an artificial intelligence who relied on Kamandi to do anything! (holds up Cybermat) Or do you have Cybermats who can help you fix stuff?
Mother Machine: Now hear me and hear me well.
Linkara: Oh, geez, here comes the timeshare pitch.
Mother Machine: I know you have taken companions on your quest for the man. I disapprove.
Linkara: Pat Robertson's new show is weird.
Mother Machine: However, these companions may be of some use to you, since you are at this moment the object of a hunt by Biomech androids. These powerful but irrational entities of low intelligence, endlessly faithful to their obsolete programming.
Linkara: (as Mother Machine) They follow the directives handed down to them by an old computer program called "Clippy". They now roam the countryside, seeking people and offering spelling assistance.
Linkara (v/o): Mother Machine briefs Kamandi on the Biomechs and how they seek to destroy her. Subsequently, he must show them no mercy, but avoid them at all costs.
Mother Machine: Be careful, my son. Watch out for the girl. Her motives are suspect.
Linkara: (as Mother Machine) She's a very kinky girl, the kind you don't bring home to Mother.
Linkara (v/o): They arrive in D.C... They're spending too much time here; they could be at the Post-Apocalyptic Magfest right now! ...and Saphira goes to the Library of Congress to check out some books. Kamandi says he doesn't know whether to trust the two.
Zom: If you don't trust us, you're dead, pal. Cuz all you've got is a big machine that says it loves you. How can you trust a machine?
Kamandi: Uhn... Damn, it's them again!
Linkara: That's our Kamandi! Don't actually try to rationalize anything, just point (points offscreen) and yell, "Hey, look over there!"
Linkara (v/o): Ben Boxer continues his log, stating that they think this may be their final destination, so they move in to capture Kamandi and kill the other two. You know, this is a big problem with this book. I commented on the bizarreness of Ben Boxer's logs, but this just points especially how, from a narrative standpoint, the logs are stupid. Instead of building suspense as to the Biomechs' motives or plans or even make them out as a credible threat just by being huge and imposing, instead, we have to read every stupid little thought on Ben Boxer's Twitter, so any sense of mystery or suspense is taken away! And in the short time since Saphira entered, she's already gotten up to the fifth floor and found a whole bunch of books, including ones about Mother Machine, which she throws one down to Kamandi. Like the true brain trust that he is, Kamandi starts reading the book while they're under threat by the Biomechs. Said Biomechs attack, spotting Saphira up on the other floor. They blast her with some kind of laser bazooka, and she plummets down. But that's okay; she survives easily. She landed on books! You know, the softest of all objects. As the Library of Congress is destroyed by the Biomechs, the three run out once again in an action movie image of the burning building behind them.
Linkara: Are these just the storyboards of some stupid movie and they all got crammed together to try to make a comic?
Saphira: Thousands of lovely books... blown to dust!
Zom: Guess we'll have to write some of our own!
Linkara: Could you start by making a better book than (gestures toward comic) this one?
Linkara (v/o): And yeah, they manage to get away and onto the Great American Highway, which has graffiti written on it: "No law! Go wild! Do what u want!"
Linkara: (excitedly) Oh, man, there's no law and order! I can finally do what I've always wanted: (pumps fist) WRITING ON STREET SIGNS!
Linkara (v/o): The Great American Highway is not actually Route 66 or anything like that; it's apparently a gigantic highway made after the first apocalypse, from D.C. to San Diego, that's FORTY MILES WIDE!! That's just three miles wider than Rhode Island! Geez, that's government spending for you: don't actually fix the roads, just build one huge-ass one!
Zom: God, it's weird... There's nuthin' out here... You could drive forever!
Linkara: (listlessly) And I'm sure we'll see every friggin' second of it.
Linkara (v/o): Since it's so free and open, Zom decides to activate cruise control.
Zom: We can cruise right towards Arizona... and the automatic radar will sound if there's anything in our line of sight...
Linkara (v/o): This random friggin' van had not only a TV and VCR built in, but also a radar?! Did US-1 get into car manufacturing at the end of this series or something? Oh, and it's also got a microwave or something since Saphira was able to make a freeze-dried turkey dinner. Of course! This is like a van a little kid designs.
Linkara: (as a little kid) And it's got a radar and a microwave and my own VCR and my own Super Nintendo and an ejection seat...
Linkara (v/o): Kamandi turns on the TV to see if Mother is trying to contact him again, but instead, they pick up a transmission from Ben Boxer's forces targeting some of Mother Machine's satellite systems. Kamandi is upset over this, but fortunately, Zom knows just the right thing to say.
Zom: What's the problem, K? --S'long as we got guns, everything is cool.
Linkara: Ah, the motto of the '90s.
(Cut to 90s Kid standing there)
90s Kid: Duuude, that's not true! We need more than guns!
Linkara: You do?
90s Kid: Cha! Obviously, we need a Sega CD, too! I mean, where would we be without that?
Linkara (v/o): The van comes under attack by guys in gigantic hot rod battle wagons. Yes, seriously! Kamandi and Saphira try using their ridiculously huge weapons, but they're evidently useless.
Saphira: Where does Sleeper get these weird guns? This thing doesn't have a trigger!
Linkara: (confused) Is... Is this comic self-aware?
Linkara (v/o): Nope, wait, turns out it's just some kind of rocket launcher. False alarm. Comic is still stupid. The rocket manages to take out the hot rods, but the pilots, in all their dumb, checkered pattern, and star branded kneecap glory... Seriously, what in the hell? ...survive and leap onto the van. However, the van screeches to a halt when they reach a makeshift wall. They're captured by "The Roadies", who want to know who the hell they are and what they're doing.
Kamandi: We're not your enemies... We're goin' to Arizona.
Roadie: Arizona, huh? Takin' a little vacation with the wife an' kids? An' I suppose the guns are for huntin' jackrabbits in the Grand Canyon?
Linkara: Dude, every single person in this idiotic world is carrying a gun. That's not an indicator that they're evil, that's just common sense!
Linkara (v/o): Also, the guy has "Moby" written one of his shoulder pads. Somehow, I doubt that these people are all made of stars. They take them to their leader, Vile John, who looks like M. Bison if you replaced the cool red coat for every Youngblood member ever! Seriously, grenades, pouches, random colors, huge shoulder pads...
(Cut to a clip of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 gang watching The Undead)
Mike: (as knight) There, I'm sure glad I don't look stupid in this.
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Anyway, they remember the message they were supposed to give about the Deathslingers coming when they recognize the name and they pass the finger over to him, which somehow proves they're telling the truth.
Vile John: I know this finger...
Linkara: (smiling) Hey, I've got a finger for you, too, if you want to see if you know that one.
Linkara (v/o): And so, our comic ends with them spotting the Deathslingers approaching on the horizon. Which means that Kamandi and his group arrive far for the information about their approach to mean a damn thing. HUZZAH.
Linkara: (holding up comic angrily) This comic sucks!
Linkara (v/o): It continues to have no substantial character development, the environment just seems to be there to go from action scene to action scene, and Ben Boxer is UTTERLY USELESS! Even ignoring the lame log entries, he keeps saying that they need to grab Kamandi, even though they should be having this much trouble with it, considering how friggin' huge and powerful the ship is. The artwork personifies everything wrong with the '90s, all of its laziness and stupidity. And looking at the last page, I suddenly realize why they introduced the stupid forty-mile highway: so they wouldn't be bothered to draw actual background details! Nope, just a big mass of gray!
Linkara: I'd say I was disappointed by this thing for the start of the year, but honestly, that would imply I had any hopes for it to begin with. (throws down comic, gets up and leaves)
(End credits roll)
Seriously, we're three issues in and all we know about Sleeper Zom is that he's been living in the post-apocalyptic world and his name is stupid.
I suppose the "rescue" they were referring to could have been from the first issue, but I don't care enough to double-check.
My favorite episode of Candle Cove is the screaming one. What people don't realize was that it was an error at the station – the Skin Taker had revealed his latest scheme and it was supposed to cut to them screaming, but the tape accidentally kept skipping back to the screaming bit. It's sad, too, since the episode actually has some of Pirate Percy's best lines ever.
(Stinger: The panel showing Saphira's dialogue about reading books is shown again)
Saphira: Books are full of thinking!
(end)
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2015:
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Miller Time: All-Star Batman and Robin 9 · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 2 · Trouble 1 · Comic Book Quickies 4 · PSA Hell: Energy and Safety with the Justice League · Youngblood 7 · ROMTROSPECTIVE: ROM Spaceknight 1-40 · ROMTROSPECTIVE: ROM Spaceknight 41-75 · The Star Wars 1 · Batman: Jazz 3 · Mr. T and the T-Force 3 · Big Bang Presents 3: Protoplasman! · Crimson 1 · Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (RPG Game) · Titans: Scissors, Paper, Stone · PSA Hell: Batman: Shadow of the Bat 57 · Comic Book Quickies 5 · Avengers Assemble Featuring Captain Citrus 1 · Doctor Who/Star Trek: The Next Generation: Assimilation Squared · My Cage · The Punisher 60 · The Punisher 61 & 62 · Steam Wars · Ultimate Power 1-2 · Homestuck, Act 1 · Atomic Robo, Vol. 3 · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Superman · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Batman · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Wonder Woman · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating The Flash · Zyuranger Episodes 17-22 · Tandy Computer Whiz Kids: The Computer Trap · Trouble 2 · Pokémon Reburst, Chapter 1 · Green Lantern 23.1 · Team Youngblood 1 · US-1 5 · The Star Wars 2 · Power Man and Iron Fist 79 · Nightmares on Elm Street 1-2 · Nightmares on Elm Street 3-4 · Nightmares on Elm Street 5-6 · Spider-Man: Virtual Mortality · More Fun Comics 73 · Daredevil 1 · Action Comics 252 · Tales of Suspense 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 · Deadpool Bi-Annual 1 · Cho Dengeki Stryker · Zombies Christmas Carol 1-3 · Zombies Christmas Carol 4-5 · Another 15 Missed Opportunities of AT4W
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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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