Fist of the North Star, Ch. 1
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March 27, 2017
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Linkara: Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. Patreon-sponsored review time, and hopefully by the time this video goes up, my YouTube channel will be restored, so people will actually be able to watch this. In the meantime, though, we're going to skip straight to the theme song so I can scream for a full minute.
(Linkara takes in a deep breath and lets out a scream. Suddenly, he is cut off as the AT4W title sequence plays. The title card has "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler playing in the background. Cut back to Linkara still screaming. He finally stops and speaks calmly)
Linkara: So anyway, "Fist of the North Star", AKA "Hokudo no Ken", began life as a serialized manga in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 1983.
(Shots of "Fist of the North Star" are shown)
Linkara (v/o): Created by Tetsuo Hara and written by Yoshiyuki Okamura, the idea was a post-apocalyptic story about a martial artist who could destroy his opponents through pressure points. The initial manga lasted 245 chapters, not including side stories, a prequel, OVAs, a TV series, video games, and a live-action movie.
Linkara: The last time I covered a massive foreign franchise that I was unfamiliar with, it was "Biggles and the Menace from Space". Yet somehow, I don't see Biggles punching people (holds up index finger and thumb close together) in just the right way to make them explode.
Linkara (v/o): Like I said, I'm mostly unfamiliar with "Fist of the North Star", outside of Internet memes and the hashtag "#cellgames", so this is completely new territory for me, with no expectations other than commenters saying "Holy crap, you're reviewing this?! That's awesome!" However, I will take this opportunity to complain. I actually ordered a physical copy of the book at the beginning of March, and it still has not arrived, with Amazon tracking just saying it's expected... a few days ago.
Linkara: Given that I'm using scanlations for this, you can see how quickly it has arrived. In any event, let's dig into the first chapter of "Fist of the North Star" and see why someone paid to have me review this.
Linkara (v/o): Because I had to take these from scans, there's no cover analysis here – no cover at all, really – and just go straight into the action. We open with... an atomic explosion.
Linkara: And that, my friends, is why I preferred cold, refrigerated pizza to reheated pizza in the microwave.
Narrator: In the year 2010 the world was covered with atomic fires.
Linkara: Man, in another universe, Kickassia ended in a much darker way.
Narrator: All forms of life seem to have disappeared off the face of the Earth.
Linkara: (as narrator) Except for the Furbies, which rise to become the new dominant lifeform.
Narrator: The seas have dried, the Earth has cracked...
Linkara: The world needs Chapstick.
Narrator: The human race didn't disappear.
Linkara: (as narrator) Human beings are not a form of life.
Linkara (v/o): We get some Road Warrior cosplayers gathered up and attacking a group in a car, many of whom have a Z branded or tattooed on their heads.
Linkara: Ah, the true origins of Lord Zedd's Putties.
Linkara (v/o): The car is destroyed and the occupants killed, with the group scavenging the remains for anything they can find.
Warrior 1: And food! There's enough here for a feast!!
Linkara: (as warrior) Wait, wait, never mind. It's all Hardee's. (looks disgusted)
Linkara (v/o): They even find a briefcase full of money, which one guy just laughs off and discards.
Warrior 2: You're kidding!! It's completely useless!!
Linkara: And already these guys are a smarter post-apocalyptic gang than the ones in "Bimbos B.C.".
Narrator: In this world, a new era of violence has begun...
Linkara: (as narrator) Violent money-tossing.
Linkara (v/o): However, it seems things did not continue to go well for these bikers, as we later see one guy on a motorcycle riding in to meet with the rest of the posse.
Warrior 3: ZAAAD!
Warrior 1 [Zad]: Yeah?
(Cut to a clip of Resident Evil)
Enrico: Yeah?
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Motorcycle guy reports that a reconnaissance patrol has been attacked and killed. We soon see the results of that attack, and (sees one dead guy) yeesh! This dude's got a hole where his face should be. (looks at another body) And this guy's got a hole where his torso should be. I mean, look at the ribs. They're coming out! Either they were punched through from the other side, or someone posed him like that.
Linkara: (as warrior, stroking chin in thought) Hmm, I want to eat my soup, but I don't have any bowls around here. (looks down) Hmm, waste not, want not. (bends down)
Linkara (v/o): The leader, Zad, is not happy.
Zad: No one messes with the Z Gang and gets away with it!
Linkara: (as gang member) Wait, (points to head) there's are Zs on our heads? I thought we were the Two Gang!
Linkara (v/o): Examining the bodies, they realize that they don't have any external injuries. It's like they exploded from the inside out.
Linkara: Oh, yeah, I've seen what Taco Bell can do to people.
Linkara (v/o): There is one survivor, at least for a little bit, who manages to say "Hokuto" before his head friggin' explodes out the back.
Linkara: Why did that happen? Well, remember the old (makes "air quote") "this is your brain on drugs" PSA?
Linkara (v/o): After they stand around speculating, we cut to our main hero of the series, Fisty McNorthstar, AKA Kenshiro. He's wandering through the desert in a poncho before he finally ends up in the ruins of a city. He's captured by a group of people living in the city, who throw him in a jail cell until their leader, The Patriarch, returns. Inside the cell is a young boy who, well, frankly looks like he belongs more in a Leiji Matsumoto anime, like Captain Harlock or something. There's something about the big poofy hair covering one eye. A young girl named Lin tends to the prisoners, offering water to Kenshiro. However, when she brings her hands inside the cell to give Kenshiro the water, the other prisoner leaps out and grabs her, spilling the water and telling Kenshiro to grab the jail cell keys.
Prisoner: What the hell are you doing! You also came to this town to steal!! If you don't flee, they will kill you!!
Linkara: This is a weird remake of The Shawshank Redemption.
Linkara (v/o): Kenshiro instead grabs the thief, giving him a death glare as pain rapidly shifts up their arm.
Kenshiro: Can I still have some water?
Linkara: He's not thirsty or anything, he's just been dying all day to do something with his hair.
Linkara (v/o): The thief asks why the hell he did that.
Kenshiro: If you run away, who will take care of her?
Linkara: Presumably her family or whoever is taking care of her now? Do these two even know each other?
Linkara (v/o): As Lin gets the water, the thief explains that Kenshiro's attitude is bullcrap. It's survival of the fittest out in this world. And the fittest in this case is whoever is strong enough to take anything. Might makes right. The people living in the ruins formed a militia to protect themselves, but any well-organized force could take them out, which is why the thief feels they need to escape as soon as possible. Kenshiro is not interested, only really caring about the food and water brought by Lin. He asks her if she'll get in trouble for bringing all this to him, but she doesn't answer, only making the sound effect "GLUP". An editor's note helpfully explains...
Text: Glup is unique to the girl because she's mute.
Thief: Heh! She's blushing. What a brat!!
Linkara: Oh, glup you, kid.
Linkara (v/o): The thief then tells him she's mute and apparently knows her backstory. Her family was killed by thieves, which traumatized her to the point where she can't speak.
Thief: In this world, kids are useless. Ffff! Really, she would be better off dead!!
Linkara: Just a wild guess here, dude, but in this world, thieving little dickheads are pretty useless, too, so where does that leave you?
Linkara (v/o): Kenshiro, however, knows how to handle this and touches some pressure points on her head.
Thief: What was that?
Kenshiro: A technique to give her back her ability to speak. Now it all depends on her. The cry of the heart will give her the power to speak.
Linkara: (as Kenshiro) It was a total eclipse of the heart that stopped her from speaking.
Linkara (v/o): Also, the artwork has weirdly been fading the jail cell bars around her, so we can see her full body, but honestly, it just ends up making her look like she's a ghost. The Patriarch, some old bearded guy, finally arrives and takes a look at Kenshiro. He and the guards wonder if he's part of the Z Gang, stripping him down a bit to look for the Z tattoo. Instead, they find some kind of weird scarring or bullet holes in his torso in the shape of the constellation Ursa Major, AKA the Big Dipper. The Patriarch recognizes this as...
Patriarch: Hokuto... the Great Bear... When the Great Bear appears, violence will follow!!
Linkara: (holding up a teddy bear) Bears: well-known for their pressure point attacks.
Linkara (v/o): Besides, bears aren't that terrible. Just have Hercules throw him into space.
(Cut to a clip of the 1983 version of Hercules, showing Hercules (played by Lou Ferrigno) letting out a yell before throwing a bear he was fighting into space. Then cut back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): The Z Gang then attacks, forcing the Patriarch and the guards to go confront them. The guards tell Lin to join them, so she tosses the jail cell keys to Kenshiro before she runs off. The thief says it must be because she knows she's going to get killed.
Kenshiro: Get killed?!
Thief: Yeah!
(Cut again to Resident Evil)
Enrico: Yeah?
(Cut back to the comic)
Thief: It's Z and his gang! Women, children. They slaughter everyone without distinction!
Linkara: Harsh, but he is at least the only stable source of employment after the apocalypse.
Linkara (v/o): Kenshiro has no time for this bullcrap, though, so he just grabs the prison bars... and rips them apart! This is indeed impressive... except the sound effect they use for this is "SHLUOONG".
Linkara: "Shlong of the North Star".
Linkara (v/o): The thief follows after him, wanting them to make a run for it, but Kenshiro decides to confront the Z Gang, and apparently Zad is huge! Look at this! He's holding Lin up in one hand! He's friggin' King Kong here! Zad commands them to surrender or she'll die, the guards ready to sacrifice Lin to protect their supplies and food. However, help arrives in the form of Kenshiro. Lin finally speaks, warning him not to get any closer. However, after the initial shock of her speaking, he just keeps advancing, cracking his knuckles as he steps up to some of the Z Gang members. And thus, he uses his Six Million Dollar Man kick to hit them across the face, proceeding then to just twirl around in a whirlwind over the three he kicked... whose heads all explode.
Linkara: Now, are we certain that he did that? I'm just saying, it is after the apocalypse. It's just as likely that their brains suddenly mutated from all the radiation and exploded all at once.
Linkara (v/o): The Patriarch recognizes his technique as "Hokuto Shin-Ken", or, as the editor's note translates, "The Divine Fist of the North Star".
Linkara: Well, he's already been talking in English, so why not just have him say (makes "air quotes") "The Divine Fist of the North Star" instead of putting it in the editor's note?
Kenshiro: Let the girl go!
Linkara: (as Kenshiro) You are under arrest!
Linkara (v/o): After Zad recognizes Kenshiro as the one who killed his men, Ken suddenly goes Super Saiyan or something and begins his attack.
Kenshiro: AH TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA!!
Linkara (v/o): Uh, Ken, based on the next page, all you did was make him bigger. Speaking of said page, the Patriarch remembers Hokuto Shin-Ken, a kung-fu technique that was about hitting the vital points and destroying the body from the inside rather than from the outside.
Zad: Ha ha ha! I am gonna kill you!!
Kenshiro: You're already dead...
Linkara: (as Zad, shrugging in confusion) Um, no, I'm not. (as Kenshiro, pointing) Yes, you are. (as Zad) I'm standing right here! (as Kenshiro) Could be a lookalike or a clone or something. (as Zad) Oh, for the love of... I'M ALIVE! (as Kenshiro, looking up in thought) Prove it. (as Zad, stammering) But, uh... I... (looks over himself; as Kenshiro) Yeah, that's what I thought. You're already dead.
Linkara (v/o): Nah, to be more accurate, he explodes! And not just in one place, either. The sound effect is "BLUORF", and I think that describes this perfectly. I guess the Z Gang surrendered... and really, wouldn't you after seeing your boss explode in half? ...and Kenshiro is heading out again. The thief decides to come with him, figuring that wherever he goes, there'll be plenty of food. We finally get a name for him, too: Bat.
Linkara: (as Batman, wearing his mask and scoffing with his arms crossed) It's been done.
Linkara (v/o): Lin also wants to follow, but the Patriarch explains why he's leaving to discourage her.
Patriarch: Wherever the Great Bear appears, violence will follow!
Linkara: Hey, look, we didn't make that bear come into our campsite and ruin our picnic, dammit!
Linkara (v/o): And so, our chapter ends with Kenshiro walking away with Bat right behind him... floating or jumping really weirdly.
Linkara: You can just tell Kenshiro is waiting for the chance to blow Bat up by (reaches finger out) poking him in the forehead. (throws arms out) This manga is great! (points to camera) But you already knew that.
Linkara (v/o): The first chapter of "Fist of the North Star" contains plenty of general exposition, but it's all very simple. It gets us engaged in the kind of world these characters live in, what kind of a man Kenshiro is, how dangerous he can be, and yet he's perfectly kind and helpful. He asks only for the simple things he needs to survive and won't stand to see the innocent suffer. And as a result, it's deeply satisfying to see him so thoroughly destroy the Z Gang. We'd already seen how cruel and terrible they were, so it's great to see some comeuppance. We don't know anything about his backstory, how he knows this stuff, why there's a constellation on his chest, but we don't need to know. The job of the first chapter is to dive us into this world and introduce our main characters. Stuff about the past of Kenshiro and Bat can be handled later. It's just a great, basic story, and of course, I highly recommend it.
Linkara: Next time, with the recent release of Kong: Skull Island and the promise of a new showdown between him and the King of the Monsters, it's only appropriate that we return to "Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters".
(End credits roll)
"Help us fight off this murderous biker gang, ten year-old girl!"
Mad Max: Fury Road would have gone very differently if we had had Kenshiro dealing with Immortan Joe.
(Stinger: Linkara is seen again, acting all excited)
Linkara: Oh, boy! I can't wait to review "Fist of the North Star" this week!
(Cut to a clip of the Fist of the North Star, with Kenshiro being replaced by a shot of the YouTube logo)
Kenshiro: Hey, Linkara, you're already dead.
(Cut to a screen of Linkara's disabled YouTube account, accompanied by the losing sound from The Price Is Right)
(end)
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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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