Countdown Prologue

Countdown Prologue
Released	June 29, 2009
Running time	17:00
Previous review	Superman vs Terminator 1
Next review	Countdown Part 1
Tagline	The Countdown begins! Don't know what this is? Better watch this video to find out!
Link	http://atopthefourthwall.com/countdown-prologue/

(Linkara sits on his futon with his hands buried in his face. Clearly, he is being forced to look at a certain kind of comic against his will)

Linkara: I don't wanna do it. I don't wanna talk about it. I don't want to review it! (looks up, clearly agitated) But noooooo! You people insisted! You just had to keep asking and requesting and DEMANDING that I review this series! Well, fine! You want a review, I'll give you your friggin' review! Ladies and gentlemen and others, welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall and the sheer, raw FAIL that is... "COUNTDOWN"!! (scowls)

(Title sequence plays, followed by this episode's title card, set to "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright)

Linkara: Now, many of you may be asking what the hell this is, and rightfully so. And like "Amazons Attack", a lot of "Countdown"'s stupidity lies in its continuity. And because it features a lot of concepts and characters that non-comic readers are unfamiliar with, let this episode serve as a guide to this abomination.

(Cut to a shot of the cover for "Superman: 1 Year Later")

Linkara (v/o): As I mentioned before, after the DC event, "Infinite Crisis", it was decided that every title in the line would jump ahead one year later provide mystery to intrigue people to keep reading, as well as to get people to recover from the events of "Infinite Crisis" as quickly as possible.

Linkara: (dripping sarcasm) I mean, why would we want to see character development when they can just say it happened!

(Cut to shots of covers of the comic series "52")

Linkara (v/o): At the same time, though, it was decided that a weekly comic would fill in the gap of the missing year, told in real time, with one week occurring in the comic for every week it was published. However, while the original purpose of this comic was to fill in the missing gap, it did so by being told from the perspective of a group of secondary characters from across the DC Universe. As such, it became more about those secondary characters than filling in the missing year. This was "52", and it was awesome! "52" had a lot of things going for it. For one, it was written by four different but talented writers who brought unique sensibilities to the table. The mysteries presented in the story were highly compelling, and they ended up caring about all the characters. But wait! What about filling in the missing gap?

Linkara: Yeah! Screw Booster Gold saving all of reality, or Ralph Dibny's quest to bring his wife back to life, or Black Adam building a family, only to lose it; I wanna know why Robin's in a different costume! (nods)

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