Kamandi at Earth's End #5
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March 17, 2014
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21:34
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Random Geometry and Physiology at Earth's End.
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Linkara: Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. "Kamandi" time again! Let's recap.
(Cut to black)
Linkara (v/o): (dramatically) Previously on the "Kamandi at Earth's End" reviews...
(Shots of the first four issues of "Kamandi" are shown)
Linkara (v/o): Kamandi was just a boy, a mere boy of thirty, judging by the looks of him. A computer made him go onto the post-apocalyptic surface to murder Superman, and he met a guy named Sleeper Zom and a woman named Saphira. Zom taught him about dinosaurs and their war with humanity in the early '90s, while Saphira taught him that books are full of thinking. They're being chased by the chicken robots of Ben Boxer, who I guess hates the amount of thinking that books contain. After dealing with mutants and wannabe M. Bison, the characters have finally reached their target: a bearded idiot who is supposed to be Superman.
Linkara: So let's dig into (holds up today's comic) "Kamandi at Earth's End #5" and see if Bearded Idiot is as much of a hypocritical dumbass as he was at "Superman At Earth's End".
(AT4W title sequence plays, and the title card has "Wheel In the Sky" by Journey playing in the background. Cut to a closeup of the comic's cover)
Linkara (v/o): The cover is BLACCH: Kamandi and Bearded Idiot running on top of some kind of mechanical floor. Well, I say "running", but more likely, Bearded Idiot is hobbling. His legs are gigantic, each one almost as thick as his torso. Hell, one leg doesn't even resemble a leg. Looks like some kind of hideous growth from his hip. I also love how there's this yellow outline around his arm to differentiate it from his leg, since the thing is so overmuscled and thick that you wouldn't be able to tell where the arm starts and the leg begins without it. Although, maybe his legs aren't actually that big and he's just wearing really huge parachute pants. This was the mid-'90s; he could have just been a huge MC Hammer fan. It would also explain why there's unnecessary black rectangles and red lines on the pants. Hey, dumbass artists! Superman's classic costume is one of the most perfectly balanced superhero outfits ever created, with just the right amount of blue and red. Tweaking stuff like the Superman logo? Yeah, that tends to work out fairly well. But adding stupid flourishes like black rectangles to his pants? You're not innovative, you're just obsessed with random geometry!
Linkara: (looking thoughtful) Actually, having some kind of geometry fetish would explain a lot of the artwork of the '90s.
Linkara (v/o): We open where left off last time, with Mother Machine telling Kamandi to kill Superman. Unfortunately for them, Superman is still roited up like a pink rabbit, so he grabs Kamandi by the wrist and slams him into the ground.
Superman: Stronger than you, boy!
Linkara (v/o): Um, can he hear Mother Machine talking about how he's old and weak? Otherwise, there's no reason to say that. Sleeper Zom says they'll care of him... and I just noticed that Superman's belt has pouches on it.
Linkara: Really, artist? Really? You know, at least the likes of "Youngblood" carried guns and other weapons, so they had a reason for the pouches. What the hell good is a random pouch for Superman?!
Linkara (v/o): And don't tell me it's for carrying extra supplies or a place to put kryptonite shards or something. He wears the damn outfit under his clothes. Where the hell is he gonna hide that belt? (sarcastically) Oh, well, it's post-apocalyptic, so he'd use it to carry around supplies– NO!! STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR THE DUMBASS COMIC AND ITS DUMBASS ARTISTIC CHOICES! They put pouches on Superman's belt because that's what every other hero in the '90s did, even though it makes no sense! Anyway, Zom decides to open fire with his ridiculous gun that apparently just shoots all of its spent shell casings out in a perfectly diagonal line in big chunks. You know, at the speed they're going, and without any particular pattern, those things have got to be ricocheting off each other and hitting people in the eye. Maybe you need some safety glasses to operate your stupid ludicrous gun that you can hold one-handed. Oh, and I double-checked: he didn't have this gun at the end of the last issue.
(Cut to Phelous, who gives a double thumbs-up)
Phelous: Great continuity!
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Or perhaps he was just storing it up his enormous backside.
Ben Boxer: (narrating) Ben Boxer's Log, September 30, 2101, A.D...
Linkara: (as Ben) Steve forgot to refill the coffee machine again. (clenches fist) I'm already planning his demise.
Ben Boxer: (narrating) Machine Mother had sent Kamandi and his friends on a deadly mission... to find and kill a man...
Linkara: (as Ben) Well, at least I assume he's a man. I hope he can declare whether or not he is one while punching me in the stomach.
Linkara (v/o): Mother Machine congratulates Kamandi on a job well done – even though it was Sleeper who did it. Kamandi as always was useless. Saphira says that she had read about Superman, that he was supposed to be the strongest and bravest man in the world, though at this point, I'd imagine he's the strongest in being unhygienic. Hard to find clean sources of water to bathe in after the apocalypse when you're just living in ruins. It'd probably explain the Santa Claus beard, too.
Kamandi: I'll tell you who he was--he was the evil man who killed all the people in the world-- except us.
Linkara: And all the mutants, all the people in the bunkers, any other human survivors that we've seen just kind of trolling around the place. Man, Superman sure sucks at killing everybody.
Linkara (v/o): A rather loud robot with multiple appendages suddenly sneaks up on them – and there's a contradiction for you, since we can see the sound effect words, and it seems like this is the kind of thing that'd be hard to miss – and manages to grab the three, although it may not actually be a robot, but some kind of giant probe sent down from Ben Boxer's battle plate... which is also stealthy as all hell, despite being, well, that huge and obvious.
Kamandi: Huh? Them again?
Sleeper Zom: The freakin' sky squirrels!
Linkara: More like sky chickens, frankly.
Boxer: (narrating) We had followed Kamandi and his pals clear across the country, from New York to Arizona. They had proved what it takes to hunt and kill an old man.
Linkara: Clearly the most herculean of tasks.
Boxer: (narrating) Now it was time for them to answer to a higher power.
Linkara: You're a power, all right, but I think the (makes a "finger quote") "higher" part is debatable. (beat) Unless you're just high.
Boxer: Why did Machine Mother send you to kill this harmless old man?
Kamandi: He deserved to die!
Linkara: (as Kamandi) I mean, did you even see Man of Steel? (as Boxer) Yes, I've actually rather enjoyed it myself. (as Kamandi) You are the real monsters!
Linkara (v/o): Ben Boxer recognizes Superman, having helped the "master scientists" in constructing the orbital laboratory where they came from.
Boxer: (narrating) Like him, I was more than 100 years old... Unlike him, I don't age... I don't die... I am endlessly repaired*, thanks to biomech technology.
- NOTE: Boxer actually says, "endlessly repairable".
(Cut to a clip of an IBM commercial, with the phrase: "Simply the world's most powerful software", before being replaced by a new phrase, "E business software", and the IBM logo)
Announcer (Avery Brooks): It's a different kind of world. You need a different kind of software.
(Back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): And six pages in, we finally get a title page: "TO A CITY IN THE SKY!"
Linkara: But does this city in the sky keep on turning?
Boxer: (narrating) Sky City. The Master Scientist Guild built it after they became politically independent in the late 20th century.
Linkara: Oh, yeah, I remember that. People claimed their independence was a fabricated distraction from the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Boxer: (narrating) Here they created many marvels, including the Biomech Androids.
Linkara: Ah, yes, the Roombas.
Linkara (v/o): A robotic guard – at least, I assume it's robotic, since it seems to have a coffee can for a head; maybe it's torn from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians – says that the humans aren't allowed to enter the city, but Ben Boxer explains that they're prisoners.
Boxer: We have accomplished many things on our tour of Earth's cities.
Linkara: (as Boxer) We've played to sold-out crowds across the world!
(Cut to Lewis holding up a Pokeball to a Bulbasaur doll)
Lewis: Get in the ball.
Bulbasaur: Bulba!
Lewis: Get in the ball!
Bulbasaur: Bulba!
Lewis: GET IN THE BALL!
Bulbasaur: Bulbasaur!
Lewis: (looking up to see he's on camera) We'll be right back. (back to Bulbasaur) GET IN THE BALL!
Bulbasaur: Bulbasaur!
(The AT4W logo appears in the corner)
Lewis: Get in the ball!
(We go to a commercial break. Upon return, Lewis stumbles around, holding out the Pokeball, which seems to be struggling)
Lewis: STAY IN THE BALL! STAY... IN... THE BALL! (looks up) We're back now! STAY IN THE BALL!
(Lewis stumbles offscreen as the AT4W logo appears in the corner. Cut back to the comic again as the review resumes)
Linkara (v/o): He [Ben Boxer] says the humans will help him finish off Machine Mother, and they're allowed in, held in place while standing up, thanks to... an easily-escapable restraint that they can probably just slide out of if they just tried, you know, sitting down. The restraints look like smooth metal. Seriously, all they have to do is suck in their guts and get out. Well, okay, maybe not Saphira, but the other two could probably do it. (The next panel shows a purple... creature guarding the captives) Also, what in the hell Michigan is that supposed to be?! It's got really thin, short legs; it's purple; has a big metal cylinder for a neck and collar; and a tiny little head with wires and two yellow eyes. Oh, and it's muscle-bound like crazy! Can't forget that. Sleeper expresses his regret about going on this journey and leaving New York.
Sleeper Zom: I could be havin' fun instead of this crap!
Linkara: (sarcastically) Oh, yeah, you totally would have had fun living in the remains of your little fortress with the "keep out" sign. You know, the one that was blown up and stuff, with nobody there to talk to or anything? Or perhaps your favorite activity is sleeping. (shrugs) Would explain your name.
Kamandi: Hey, no sweat, Sleeper! I thought you liked adventure! Besides, Mother never forgets... Mother will help us!
(Linkara stares sourly at the camera, not amused, then cut to a clip of an episode of Scrubs)
Dr. Cox: (to J.D.) Congratulations. Your DiMaggio-like streak for saying nothing even remotely interesting is (gives a double thumbs-up) still alive and well.
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Meanwhile, Ben Boxer is talking to a recovering Superman. They apparently put him under a sunlamp to help restore his body and mind. Also, there's this robot here named Dan T, who I can't help but feel I've seen before. He kind of looks like a robotic Kilowog from the Green Lantern books, but there's something about the overall head shape and jawline. I'm thinking like a Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Frankenstein, Junior, maybe? I don't know, something familiar I can't pin it down. Apparently, the Bearded Idiot has been weakened because he was living under the polluted atmosphere without any exposure to the sun ever since the Second Apocalypse... which was like a hundred years ago in this comic. How the hell is he so damn muscle-bound if he's been living in a post-apocalyptic environment without his powers?! At least Kamandi had the benefit of living underground and getting nutrition and exercise and crap with Mother Machine's guidance! How the hell does anybody who's scrounging for food and water in this environment managed to balloon up like characters do in this damn series?! Superman claims that the apocalypse is his fault, but Ben Boxer and Dan T fill in the details and show how, well, it isn't.
Dan T: Our information is that Apocalypse II...
Linkara: "Apocalypse II: Electric Boogaloo".
Dan T: ...was initiated by the systems-computer that was built to govern all Earth technology--the Coremind Mc7000.
Linkara: (incredulously) What dumbasses who have never seen a Terminator movie in their friggin' lives would ever think that was a smart idea?!
Superman: I was against creating such a powerful machine. I knew what could happen. But I was overruled by the politicians.
Linkara: (tosses comic in the air) Thanks, Obama!
Linkara (v/o): But yeah, the Coremind Mc7000 was Mother Machine. It quickly gained self-awareness that evolved into paranoia and unleashed a virus that wiped out most of the world's population and mutated others. They bring in our (clears throat) "heroes" to interrogate them on what they know about Mother Machine. Kamandi is pissed that Superman's still alive, still thinking he's the one who killed everybody. Superman tries to say it was Mommy Dearest, but Kamandi's having none of it. However, it seems that a book Saphira was carrying around contains the location of Mother Machine's brain core. If they destroy that, she's gone.
Linkara: It seems books are also full of plot convenience.
Linkara (v/o): They ask Kamandi about what sort of defenses she has, but naturally, he's not telling anything, and they're back to their... well, cell, I guess we can call it.
Linkara: Congratulations! That scene accomplished jack squat! I'm so glad it took us five issues to get to this point!
Linkara (v/o): On the way back, Sleeper says what they're saying makes sense and he doesn't trust Mother Machine. Kamandi is belligerent, but Saphira offers this bit of "wisdom".
Saphira: Even if this "Mother" thing did all the stuff they say she did, we're a team now. We should stick together. It's us against them.
Linkara: Yeah! Even if they're absolutely right and you've been manipulated and tricked this entire time, stay the course and continue to be manipulated and tricked because you're a team! (beat) Remind me again how the hell you guys are sill alive!
Linkara (v/o): Ben Boxer takes Superman on a tour of the ship's weapons, explaining that their goal is to cleanse the Earth, restore stability and rebuild human civilization. They want Superman to help with that.
Superman: It will take many years... centuries, even. You'll be here... You're an android. I won't be around to see it.
Linkara: Dude, you've already lasted well over a hundred years, and the only side effect is looking like Santa Claus. Don't count yourself out just yet.
Linkara (v/o): However, the two are interrupted by a sudden explosion in front of them. It seems they've arrived at the core's location, but Mother Machine has been busy over the last hundred years, building powerful long-range defensive lasers. They fire back, but their little floating city... Er, wait, they brought the whole city? Maybe you want to scout the place first before you send in everything?! ...is taking a pounding. Kamandi and company hear the sounds of the blasts, and they decide now is their chance. Sleeper somehow knocks off the head of the purple thing, but there's another blast closer to them that... um, eradicates Sleeper's legs. And it's considerably more gruesome than we've gotten so far. Yeesh! He tells Kamandi to take Saphira and to leave him.
Kamandi: You're crazy... We're taking you with us!
Sleeper: Don't be a jerk, K. My arteries are pumpin' like open sewers!
Linkara: With how high your blood pressure has to be with your physique, that does not surprise me. Also, eww!
Linkara (v/o): And so the two make a run for it. Yeah, don't bother to mourn him or be sad about his loss. I mean, it's not like you guys were a team or anything.
Linkara: But no, I'm not surprised by the lack of emotion. After all, Sleeper Zom would have to have some kind of character or something in order for us to be invested in him and thus care if he's living or dead.
Linkara (v/o): Kamandi and Saphira reach the battle plate, identified by Ben Boxer as "The Skydeck", and start trying to get it to take off.
Boxer: Kamandi! Wait! We need that deck! We've got to evacuate the city! The old broad is hittin' us with tactical nukes!
Linkara: (massaging the bridge of his nose in frustration) Ugh! Okay, (holds up index finger) one, (makes a "finger quote") "old broad"? Really, Ben?! The hell kind of android are you? (holds up two fingers) Two, tactical nukes? Well, Kamandi and Saphira are dead – radiation! (holds up three fingers) Three, I didn't know nukes came in laser form!
Linkara (v/o): Bearded Idiot leaps over to the deck as it flies off, but that just makes it a prime target for Mother Machine, who opens fire on the thing and instantly makes it crash. Naturally, Saphira and Kamandi start falling to their deaths, but Ben Boxer narrates the flippin' obvious to us: that Superman has been unable to fly for so many years, but when presented with the possibility of both his death – yeah, right – and the deaths of the other two, he starts flying and saves them.
Linkara: (listlessly) Oh, goody, they're alive. Now the comic can continue.
Linkara (v/o): Bearded Idiot's memory starts to come together on what to do to stop Mother Machine, but his powers are beginning to fade under the weakened light. As such, with his remaining strength, he starts clawing away at the place in order to reach the core. Kamandi tries to hit him with a pipe, but it goes about as well as you'd expect.
Superman: Kid, it's time you faced some hard truths--!
(The Superman logo appears while the theme from the Superman movie by John Williams plays)
Linkara (v/o): (dramatically) Superman: dealer of harsh lessons!
Superman: Admit it-- You're emotionally plugged into a machine... a machine that killed off the entire human race.
Kamandi: Boxer's wrong. You're wrong. You don't know anything. You're just an old man.
(Cut to a clip of The Room)
Johnny (Tommy Wiseau): Everybody betrayed me! I'm fed up with this world!
(Back to the comic again)
Superman: Think about it, Kamandi...
Linkara: Ooh, telling Kamandi to think? That's asking a bit too much of him, dude.
Superman: ...you call a computer your mother? A computer that kills?
Linkara: (as Superman) I mean, if she was peaceful, it would be perfectly okay to call a computer your mother.
Linkara (v/o): Mother Machine pops up with a display and another superpowered laser that she shoots at Superman, knocking him away. She tells Kamandi he's done well and opens up a door for him to return underground.
Mother Machine: I need you, Kamandi. I need your help in the battle that I must now wage against my enemies!
Linkara: (as Mother Machine) You'll make a great meat shield, Kamandi!
Linkara (v/o): He asks if he can bring Saphira down, too, but she refuses.
Mother Machine: You have Carol to give you pleasure. This girl is not permitted.
Kamandi: But, Mother... Carol's only a simulation... I can't have children with Carol...
Linkara: Oh, dear Lord, just try to imagine Kamandi raising kids. (as Kamandi) Son, books may be full of thinking, but they won't make your muscles big. Daughter, why don't you have any holes cut out of your pants? What if your mother saw you?
Linkara (v/o): Kamandi tells Saphira to come in with him anyway.
Saphira: I'm... scared... She looks evil.
Linkara (v/o): Yeah, I can tell how frightened you look with that completely normal expression on your face. And so, our comic ends with the two entering while Mother Machine screams at him that he'll be punished for this.
Text: Next: The Soul of a Sinister Machine!
Linkara: And ("finger quotes") "The Soul of a Sinister Machine" is going to suck! (closes comic and holds it up) Just like this comic sucks!
Linkara (v/o): Ugh! What's there to say at this point? The problems with this series persist, but now they've killed off a main character, and it's completely shrugged off. Why did I want to review this series again?
Linkara: Oh, yeah, it's because I wanted to see where Bearded Idiot first came about. And now I've seen it. And it's just as crappy as I thought it'd be! (throws down comic, gets up and leaves)
(End credits roll)
'Seriously, why the hell WAS his name "Sleeper?"
And they're STILL indecisive about whether it's "Machine Mother" or "Mother Machine."
MAKE A CHOICE AND STICK WITH IT.
Oh, and Superman's belt? It was different in the previous issue. No one gave a rat's ass with this book at all, did they?
(Stinger: The final panel showing Mother Machine vowing to punish Kamandi for bringing in Saphira is shown)
Mother Machine: --Now I will have to punish you, Kamandi!
Linkara (v/o): (as Mother Machine) No weightlifting for three weeks! (as Kamandi) But Mooooom! (as Mother Machine) I MEAN IT! (as Kamand) You are evil!
(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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