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Linkara: Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. Subsequently, welcome, my friends, to "PSA Hell"!
("PSA Hell" title is shown)
Linkara: "PSA Hell" is where we look at the worst educational comics ever produced, be they anti-cigarette comics with nonsensical villains or comics that encourage you to go to college by belittling the people who choose not to. (smiles)
(Cut to a montage of shots of Spider-Man comics from Canada)
Linkara (v/o): Today's PSA comes from our friends from the north: Canadia! (low voice) Well, okay, if you live in Canada, I guess it isn't from the north, or if you live in Europe or Australia or Asia or... Man, this bit really went downhill fast. (normal again) It was distributed for free by Canadian police officers in elementary schools, and our favorite web-slinger even goes to Canada in this happy little story.
Linkara: Which I've got to say, after a bajillion comics set in New York, comes as something of a relief.
(Cut to a montage of shots of comics by Dwayne McDuffie, including "Hardware" and "Static Shock")
Linkara (v/o): And like my continued sorrow that I have to review comics written by Fabian Nicieza, I find another good writer here with Dwayne McDuffie, not only creator of the Milestone Comics imprint, including "Static Shock", but also a writer on "Justice League Unlimited". I honestly don't want to come off as too harsh in these sort of deals, because these people are good writers; it's just, sadly, they haven't always done the most Eisner Award-winning material.
Linkara: But the fact that a good writer is here isn't going to stop me from tearing this thing a new one. So let's dig into (holds up comic to be reviewed) "The Amazing Spider-Man: Skating On Thin Ice #1".
(AT4W title sequence plays, followed by title card, which has "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)" by Dead or Alive playing in the background; cut to a closeup of the comic cover)
Linkara (v/o): After boring-ass covers week after week, we finally got ourselves something that actually took a little bit of thought. Sure, it still sucks, but hey, it's more inventive, more detailed, and it's drawn by Todd McFarlane. First, though, let's address this title. Why is this thing called "Skating On Thin Ice"? Furthermore, why is it in the actual title and not just a random cover blurb? Here's the thing: I kind of get what they're saying with the idea that drugs and alcohol are like skating on thin ice, but this is already a PSA comic set in Canada for Canadians! Isn't this gonna give the wrong impression that this thing is about safety when ice skating? Next, these kids look awful. Their heads are way too big in comparison to their bodies, and this one right here is a flippin' beanpole.
Linkara: If only for your own health, kid, eat a burger!
Linkara (v/o): Now let's ask ourselves about the more confusing aspects of this cover. Why is Spider-Man bringing these kids to an area full of drugs, including a friggin' hypodermic needle? Is Spidey actually a dealer? Or is he catching these kids in the act of staring with their mouths hanging open at the drugs? That can't be it, since Spidey's webs are all over the drugs. And why is there a test tube vial there? Is one of the drugs he's peddling hydrochloric acid?
Linkara: (as a drug fiend) I need the HCL, man! I can't get the buzz without the burn!
Linkara (v/o): We open to Spider-Man fighting Electro in a warehouse. They fight for a bit with some decent banter until our hero's Spider Sense warns him of a goon sneaking up behind him. With his back turn, Electro is able to blast him into some crates.
Goon: Now's our chance! Finish him!
Electro: No! I'm in charge here. Now let's go before the police show up.
Linkara: (as goon) B-B-But sir, I don't even hear any sirens. (as Electro) Obviously, the police have their silencers on. (as goon) H-He's just laying there! One focus blast to his heart would kill him! (as Electro) There's no time! (as goon) Your bolts are lightning! It moves at, like, the speed of light or something! (as Electro) Just enough time for the police to catch us. (as goon) In the time we've been talking, you could have hit him multiple times! I could have put a bullet in his brain! (as Electro) Silence! The Royal Pains is starting any second now. We must depart!
Linkara (v/o): The two flee, leaving Spider-Man to wake up sometime later. He's confused by what was in the crate he was knocked into.
Spider-Man: Ouch! What on Earth am I sitting on, anyway?
Linkara: (pretending to read something) Just as I suspected: petrified urinal cakes.
Spider-Man: (thinking) Hockey pucks? They're sure a lot lighter than I remembered...
Linkara: The truth about what really happens to uneaten Little Debbie snack foods.
Linkara (v/o): Finding a convenient packing slip, he sees that Electro was evidently shipping the crate to Winnipeg. One wonders how he knows this crate was the one belonging to Electro when there are dozens of other crates around him, unless they're all Electro's, which just seems like overkill on his part. He decides to travel to Winnipeg, but first he needs the airfare money. He calls J. Jonah Jameson to get the Daily Bugle to cover the trip.
Peter Parker: (on the phone) Hi, Mr. Jameson? Remember that science fair thing in Fredericton you asked me about covering before?
Linkara: He wanted to send a photographer to a school science fair in Canada. This must be the slowest news week ever.
Peter: I'll take if you agree to fly me to Winnipeg first.
J. Jonah Jameson: (on the phone) Winnipeg?! What do you take me for, Parker? A travel agent? You're not even a reporter! Why should I pay to send a measly photographer on a vacation to get a story he probably can't even write?!
Linkara: (as Jonah, pretending to talk on the phone) Also, your mother never loved you, and you're gonna die friendless and alone!
Peter: The same reason you asked me to do it in the first place-- I'm a graduate student with a strong background in science.
Linkara: (as Peter) Which makes me equally qualified to write a story in a newspaper. (beat) Wait...
Linkara (v/o): However, Peter is able to convince Jonah to pay for it since he could also do a profile on one of the science fair contestants that happens to be in Winnipeg. Plus, it'll be "cheaper to send a photographer, instead of a photographer and a reporter".
Linkara: Except, why doesn't Jonah just send a reporter and ask the kid's family for a picture of him?
Linkara (v/o): The next day, Peter is in Winnipeg and tracks down the kid he wants to profile at a community center.
Peter: (thinking) Wasn't too hard to figure who I should do a story on. This kid is really bright!
Linkara: (as Peter, examining a piece of paper) "Eric... Menendez..."
Linkara (v/o): Peter enters and talks to real-life former Canadian hockey player Herb Carnegie, because what would a PSA be without someone from the real world? To the comic's credit, he doesn't rub his professional credits in our face. You know, like Peter being really shocked to see him despite displaying no evidence in the past of being a hockey fan. Herb points out the girl he's supposed to do the profile on... who is subsequently falling on her ass.
Herb: Ah, she's not quite as good an athlete as she is a scientist, just yet.
Linkara: (as Herb) Why, you should see her science fair project: attaching flamethrowers to gerbils.
Herb: That's really what all this is about--learning how to work together. Learning respect for each other, and for ourselves.
(Cut briefly to a shot of the "More You Know" title from NBC, before resuming the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Peter also notices another boy named Alan, who seems to be doing pretty well on the ice, but Herb says he's worried about the kid, since his performance has been slacking off lately.
Linkara: Oh, I get it! It's called "Skating On Thin Ice" because this is all hockey-related. (laughs) That's a long way to go for a stupid title.
Linkara (v/o): Herb ends practice and talks to the kids.
Herb: Remember what we're here for. We all want to be future aces...
Linkara: (as Herb, pointing) Now, if I see any of you kids acting like a seven of clubs, then it's a hockey stick to the face for ya!
Herb: ...and that means being a good person with good feelings in our hearts. What does aces stand for?
Linkara: Huh. (looks up in thought)
(A montage of shots of characters known as Ace pop up: Ace Ventura, Ace from Doctor Who and Ace Rimmer from Red Dwarf; Linkara shrugs)
Kids: (in unison) Attitude, cooperation, example, and sportsmanship!
Linkara: (scoffs) My ideas were cooler.
Linkara (v/o): Furthermore, what the hell does "example" have to do with the others? That's just reaching for your acronym.
Peter: (thinking) Good group of kids. I wonder if they'd get a kick out of meeting Spider-Man? Only one way to find out...
Linkara: (as Peter) Sneak into their rooms at night and loudly proclaim, "HI, I'M SPIDER-MAN AND I'M IN YOUR ROOM!!"
Linkara (v/o): Hey, Petey, aren't you here to track down Electro? You want to get back to the whole fighting crime thing before you start catering to the teenage Canadian fanbase? We cut to Winnipeg Mall. Say, did we mention we're in Winnipeg? Because we're so in Winnipeg right now. See? Winnipeg Mall! We must be in Winnipeg! So our young hockey player comes upon a group of other, slightly older children. Get this: the hockey player already smoking a cigarette as the mullet kid says...
Mullet kid: The big star sounds a little wound down. You want a beer?
Hockey player: Sure, thanks.
Linkara: (as hockey player) I can't foresee any negative consequences resulting from this combination.
Linkara (v/o): Also, check out this other drug dealer here. Apparently, we've got a time-traveling Geordi LaForge dressing incognito. Up above, Spider-Man is watching the kids drink and smoke.
Spider-Man: (thinking) As much as I'd like to swing in and make a big anti-drinking speech, I know that these are the kinds of choices kids need to make for themselves.
Linkara: Wait, you're letting the kids have independent thought? What the hell kind of PSA is this?
Linkara (v/o): He does think he should make his presence known, though, but before he can, the teenager speaks up.
Teenager: Forget the beer, guys. That's kid stuff.
Linkara: (slurring like he's drunk) I'll have you know that I'm just as responsible as any adult. (looks around) Now where's my damn martini?
Linkara (v/o): But what does the teenager have for them?
(In the comic, the teenager opens up a hockey puck, revealing... several kinds of (candy-looking) drugs! A dramatic sting is heard)
Linkara: (horrified) OH, MY GOD! HE HAS SWEET TARTS!!
Linkara (v/o): Yes, it turns out that the hollowed-out hockey pucks are in fact the way the drugs are being smuggled and peddled. This is actually an incredibly dumb way to do it, since anyone with half a brain will notice that a regular hockey puck doesn't sound like a Tic-Tac container. The teens offer the drugs to the others, but they all refuse the offer.
Teenager: I wasn't really talking to the kids.
Linkara: (confused) Then why did you hold it out to them and look at them when you asked?
Teenager: Howsabout you, Alan? Or are you still too straight to be one of the guys?
Alan: No, I...
Linkara: (as Alan) Look, there are still a whole bunch of things about my orientation I'm trying to figure out, but...
Linkara (v/o): With all the pushing and peer pressure, Spidey decides that it is indeed time for him to get involved. A minute or two later, the kid, Alan, is walking alone when suddenly, Spidey drops down in front of him. One would think the kid's first reaction in a spider costume falling down like that would be to whack him across the head with a hockey stick, but hey, maybe that's just me.
Spider-Man: I know you've been thinking about using drugs. That's a decision only you can make.
Linkara: Well, that and for the arresting officer.
Spider-Man: But I want to help you make an informed decision. Interested?
Linkara: Oh, boy, he better not start singing.
Linkara (v/o): Alan accepts, and the two swing off into the wily world of Winnipeg.
Alan: Hey, Spidey? How do you know all about me?
Linkara: (as Spider-Man) Please, I've consorted with Satan. I know stuff about you that'd destroy your already fragile psyche.
Linkara (v/o): Let's take a look at some of the places where drug users gather.
Alan: But this is a bar.
Linkara: A bar! Truly, a hotbed of sin and debauchery! Nightly coke orgies fuel the drug-crazed masses!
Spider-Man: Alcohol is a drug, too. And, among kids your age, it's the most commonly abused substance.
Linkara: I never quite understood the language behind this sort of thing. Why do they call it abusing drugs and alcohol? Aren't they abusing their bodies? The drug itself is just a means by which their body is harmed. Calling it drug and alcohol abuse implies something different in my mind. (holds up a wrapped bottle of alcohol by its neck and speaks angrily to it) You're short, your neck is too long, and you are an accident!
Linkara (v/o): Spidey shows Alan what his other drug-dealing "friends" are up to.
Spider-Man: Look more carefully. There's buying and selling going on-- but this isn't about beer.
Linkara (v/o): Yes, it's about... uh, micro SD cards? How the hell should I know? We can't see what they're passing between them. The two follow the drug-dealing teen.
Spider-Man: Here's an opportunity to learn about some other kindS of substance abuse.
Linkara: (as a drunk, slurring inaudibly) No, coke-head, I'm leaving you! Booze has been there for me when you never were! This relationship has suffocated me! (beat) Well, that, and the huge amounts of cocaine, but the point is...
Narrator: And as Alan and Spidey follow at a discreet distance, they watch Ben making his rounds, picking up and delivering illegal drugs all over town...
Linkara: Wait, this kid's walking all over town? Man, you really got to be in shape to be a drug dealer.
Linkara (v/o): And it says he's been walking for hours, too! Damn, this kid goes the extra mile for his drug-dealing. Realizing that a warehouse that he stops at may be the source of the drugs, Spidey has Alan stay outside while he ventures in. He discovers more of the drug-filled hockey pucks, subsequently running into Electro.
Electro: Can't you leave well enough alone? I moved to Canada to avoid super heroes...
Linkara: Man, Alpha Flight just got dissed.
This guide is not complete. Please finish.
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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 · Youngblood: Strikefile 5
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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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