Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #2
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January 12th, 2015
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17:59
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Godzilla is really more of the Archduke of Monsters than the King.
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Linkara: Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. Last year, I reviewed the first issue of "Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters", since I had heard from people that the series was bad... just that there's some debate about where it gets bad. So, (claps hands together) let's see if we can figure that out for ourselves, shall we?
(Cut to black)
Linkara (v/o): (dramatically) Last time on "Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters"...
(A montage of clips of the first issue is shown as Linkara gives a recap of it)
Linkara (v/o): Godzilla attacked Japan. Someone must have been friggin' kidding everyone. Godzilla got nuked by Japan, even though they can't have nukes, but all that did was turn on his radiator or something. Yyyyeah... Not a lot happened.
Linkara: So let's dig into (holds up today's comic) "Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #2" and see if this is where the series starts getting bad. (beat) Or if anything of significance will happen this time.
(AT4W title sequence plays, and the title card has "Godzilla March" playing in the background. Cut to a closeup of the comic's cover)
Linkara (v/o): I'm reading from a trade, and while I've relaxed my thing about reviewing covers in trade collections, this issue has quite a few alternate covers, so I'm not sure which one to look at, not that any of them are really all that interesting. The best is this pseudo-painted one featuring a kick-ass Godzilla, Rodan and Anguirus all attacking at once, although the perspective makes it look like Godzilla is stuck waist-deep in the ground.
(The comic opens to the first page)
Linkara (v/o): We open... several hours ago, where the guy from the last issue is trying to locate his missing children, the ones that ended up becoming sandwiches.
Linkara: (exaggeratedly) Get it?! Because they were in the sand and... Shut up!
Linkara (v/o): He's ordered to evacuate, being told that his kids are probably on another transport. Later, during the attack on the mainland, he runs in front of a reporter.
Man: Please help me! I'm a fisherman from Niijima! My children are missing! Their names are Isamu and Kameko!
Linkara: (as fisherman) They haven't done their chores and I have to ground them, or else their mother will kill me! Please help!
Linkara (v/o): And now we're at... now, with Godzilla still in the middle of the attack. Fisherman Dad is watching as Godzilla uses his thermonuclear breath on a building, because like any kid with a new toy, he wants to keep using it until he gets bored with it.
Fisherman: (narrating) I ask myself why such a thing would be here.
Linkara: (as fisherman) Then I remember that the Christmas rush gets earlier every year.
Fisherman: (narrating) Why would such a thing be allowed to exist?
Linkara: Clearly, we must impose sanctions on Godzilla.
Fisherman: (narrating) Why would it be allowed to take my children from me?
Linkara: (as fisherman) You have twenty seconds to answer.
Linkara (v/o): Going through the ruined streets, the guy quickly locates an abandoned military jeep full of explosives and rockets. But enough about the death and destruction and loss of this guy's kids. Let's cut over to Moscow: specifically, the Vernadsky State Geological Museum. A class is looking at an exhibit for the Tunguska event. On the off-chance you've never heard of it, the Tunguska event was an explosion in a remote forest area in Russia in 1908, believed to have been caused by an asteroid exploding in the air before impact. It was pretty damn powerful, too, on par with a small nuclear detonation, though obviously without the fun times of radiation. Science fiction loves the Tunguska event, since we don't know for absolute certain what caused it; it's just the asteroid theory makes the most sense. Some of the wilder theories about it include a black hole tunneling through the Earth, an asteroid composed of antimatter, or a side effect of Nikola Tesla working on his death ray.
Linkara: Which, honestly, I was that was the case. A death ray would be perfect against Godzilla right about now.
Linkara (v/o): One kid, Mikhail, examines a piece of the debris from the asteroid, but an earthquake suddenly hits the area. The glass case for the stone falls over and frees the chunk of rock. Mikhail grabs it and puts it in his bag as everyone flees outside of the museum, only to be greeted by dozens of crows or ravens or whatever falling dead from the sky.
Linkara: Hey, check it out: a murder of crows. (a rimshot is heard)
Linkara (v/o): The Birds 3: Tippi Hedrin's Revenge! We then cut over to Sabinas, Mexico, where two ranchers are heading over to grab some cattle that were grazing near a stream. However, they're all dead, too.
(Cut to the Mystery Science Theater 3000 gang watching Giant Spider Invasion, in which cows have fallen over, dead)
Servo: Got milk?
(Cut back to the comic)
Rancher 1: Dios mío! What happened here?
Rancher 2: I dunno. But El Jefe is gonna be pissed.
Linkara: Welp, standard operating procedure: better send it to McDonald's.
Linkara (v/o): Their horses suddenly get spooked and toss them off. Aaand out of the ground springs Anguirus.
Linkara: (as Anguirus) Look, I know what this looks like, guys, but I swear to Godzilla, I killed these cows in self-defense!
Linkara (v/o): There's a quick cutover to Tokyo, where we see the father duct-taping sticks of dynamite together.
Linkara: (as fisherman) Well, if Godzilla doesn't find me handsome, at least he'll find me handy.
Linkara (v/o): We then cut back to Moscow as Mikhail runs home.
Mikhail: Hi, Mom! There was an earthquake on our field trip! Did you feel it? And there were dead birds everywhere! I squished a bunch of their heads!
Linkara: (as Mikhail, grinning) I'm turning into a real psychopath, Mother!
Mikhail's mother: Shhh! I'm trying to listen to the television!
Linkara: (as Mikhail's mother) They're playing an extended cut of the Super Megaforce finale! It's still really disappointing!
News reporter: Details are sketchy as word spreads of attacks on Japan, and the Internet is inundated with home videos of what some are calling a monster.
(Cut to a clip of an episode of The Simpsons)
Chief Wiggum: We think we're dealing with a supernatural being. Most likely a mummy.
(Back to the comic again)
News reporter: Although we cannot corroborate these outlandish claims, the destruction of the city is undeniable.
Linkara: (as reporter) We especially cannot corroborate this footage of the giant lizard that appears to come directly from our own camera. Let's face it, the news media is pretty biased.
Linkara (v/o): Seriously, though, the President was already told about this in the last issue with an actual news report. And the videos are pretty concrete evidence along with those news reports. The hell do you mean you can't corroborate this stuff?
Mihail's mother: Pfft! People will believe anything!
Linkara: (as Mikhail's mother) People really believe that Ghost In the Shell movie is gonna get made? Come on.
Linkara (v/o): The mother tells Mikhail to get his gear ready for hockey practice and he goes to his room. Inside, we see the kid has quite a collection of animals – in rather tiny cages for some of them. That poor snake up top practically fills the entire box. Also, giant grasshopper. He takes out the rock from the museum.
Mikhail: I bet there are diamonds inside you! I'll be rich!
Linkara: I'd make a joke about the Russian educational system, but I'm not exactly sold on America's educational system, so... we all suck together, I guess.
Linkara (v/o): The rock suddenly collapses, revealing an egg. Of course, the egg quickly hatches as well, revealing a tiny Rodan.
Linkara: (as Mikhail, stroking chin in thought) Hmm, it's not as shiny, but it does have perfect IVs in all its stats, so... yeah, I'll keep you.
Mikhail: ...Better than diamonds! I have my own dinosaur!
Rodan: Rawwwp!
Linkara: (deep Russian voice) I will make you and Russia proud, my human mother.
Linkara (v/o): Mikhail's mother calls him down to leave.
Mikhail: You stay here! I'll be back soon! And I'll bring you something good to eat! Like Mr. Egorov's stupid cat!
Linkara: So, the message I'm getting from this comic and the issue before it is that all little boys are sadistic assholes?
Linkara (v/o): He leaves Rodan behind in a shoebox and runs off before we then cut back to Mexico. Some kids are playing soccer with a beat-up ball... and suddenly, Anguirus is rolling down the street in his ball form. And from the looks of things, he actually has his tail in his mouth.
Linkara: (as Anguirus) Dear Lord, I taste delicious! You'd think traveling through dirt would make me filthy, but no, I think it actually enhances the flavor!
Linkara (v/o): Leaping out of the ball form, he then quickly smashes a nearby building, to the shock of the kids.
Linkara: (as Anguirus, singing) They see me rollin', they hatin'...
Linkara (v/o): Over to the Pentagon, President Obama* is being briefed on Godzilla's attack. Seems like the kind of thing that they'd be doing at the Situation Room, not over at the Pentagon, but what do I know? Thousands are dead, and the region's infrastructure has fallen apart. No power, no clean drinking water, and the surrounding areas can't handle the amount of refugees that are pouring into them. President Obama wants to send in more humanitarian aid, but the Pentagon guy says that they can't while the situation is ongoing. Um, why the hell not? In fact, why isn't the Japanese Ambassador here right now, coordinating with you guys? A massive attack on an allied nation by a monstrous creature, and you can't even spare some helicopters to fly refugees out of the area? Or even send in FEMA or the Red Cross to provide food, water and medical supplies? We don't wait for a disaster to be over before we provide support; people need help now! However, Pentagon dude says the situation is even more dire, revealing footage of Anguirus attacking Mexico.
- NOTE: The President's actual name is not actually Obama, it's Ogden, as will be revealed later.
Linkara: (holds up hand defensively) Whoa! Let's not be too hasty, guys. The footage of this attack hasn't been corroborated yet.
Linkara (v/o): Back over to Mikhail, he's returned home while holding the stolen cat. However, he apparently isn't paying very close attention, because despite all his aquariums being broken and on the floor, it takes him a minute to notice Rodan perching on his bedpost, having grown a bit larger and just finishing up devouring one of his lizards. And then, on the next page, Rodan is giant-sized and breaking out of the roof.
Linkara: (as Mikhail) Trumpy! You can do magic things!
Linkara (v/o): The next panels reveal that Rodan has clearly eaten the kid.
Linkara: And this, everyone, is why Gamera is friend to all children.
Linkara (v/o): At the White House, the President is speaking with the press about the attacks, assuring people they're doing everything they can for humanitarian aid – lies, if the previous scene was any indication – and they're putting together a team of scientists, engineers and military leaders to figure out what to do about the monsters and how to protect America should an attack come here.
Reporter: Sir, how do you respond to those who are questioning your assertiveness on this issue? I mean, these are giant monsters. If there ever was a time to go in with both guns blazing, isn't this it? Why aren't we bombing these things into oblivion?
Linkara: (as reporter) And sir, is there any way I can make this question any more leading or clear that it's (gestures toward himself) me questioning you and not some vague (makes a "finger quote") "other people"?
Ogden: Look, Japan employed nuclear weapons against one of these creatures, and it had no effect... Let me rephrase. It had a negative effect. I hesitate to turn to a military course of action just yet.
Linkara: Well, it took them, like, fifty-plus years, but they finally figured out that the military doesn't work on giant monsters. (beat) Unless they want to get started on Mechagodzilla.
Reporter: So you're willing to just sit back and watch as these creatures devastate Japan and Mexico?
Linkara (v/o): Asshole, did you come in late or something?! He says they're hardly doing nothing, but at this point, trying to attack it without all the facts would be insane.
Reporter 1: Sir, I understand the need to make informed decisions based on the best advice available, but... giant monsters!
Linkara: (as reporter) I know it's important to make informed decisions and not act rashly, but shouldn't we be acting rashly and not making informed decisions?
Reporter 1: People are dying. Shouldn't we be doing something – anything – while we devise a long-term plan?
Linkara: (as reporter) I'm just saying, let's pointlessly sacrifice the lives of our citizens when so far, nothing has proven to be effective, so we can feel better about doing something.
Ogden: Did I mention that one of them started breathing fire when they dropped a nuke on it?! And it's growing! It's already huge!
(Cut to a clip of Dragon Ball Z, showing Goku confronting Vegeta, who has become a giant ape, towering over Goku)
Goku: Now he's really getting huge!
(Cut back to the comic)
Ogden: What do you want me to do?! Drop another nuke?! It could start shooting lasers out of its eyes!
Linkara: (as Ogden, stroking chin) Actually, come to think of it, let's do that. It'll be hella cool! (nods)
Reporter 2: There's no need to be argumentative, Mr. President.
Linkara (v/o): ...says the jackass asking stupid questions in an argumentative fashion. Anyway, we unfortunately cut away after someone asks a good question... namely, about the rumors of Rodan flying around Russia... and over to Texas: specifically, the Mexican border, where the governor is overseeing building a giant wall to keep out monsters. It's a very weak parody of immigration, but what's making me confused is if this is the same day or not. I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be, yet they managed to get so much of the wall up already. Oh, we also learn it's not President Obama in this comic, but President Ogden. I don't get it. Were they afraid the President would sue the Godzilla comic if they used his real name? But whatever. Blah, blah, blah, Texan governor, 'Murica is strong, freedom, no monster will get past this fence... and immediately, Anguirus shows up and stomps through it. What makes this parody even more idiotic is that Anguirus is still taller than the wall. He could've just stepped or jumped over it.
Linkara: That being said, how are we going to protect the jobs of American monsters?
Linkara (v/o): And finally, back over to Tokyo, Fisherman Dad has followed Godzilla to Yokohama.
Fisherman: (narrating) As I followed him, I had to wonder how many lives he had destroyed. How many loved ones had he torn apart?
Linkara: Well, see, my previous marriage didn't really work out because of Godzilla.
Linkara (v/o): The guy has strapped all the explosives he could find onto his body, wiring them together into a single button, which is kind of perplexing to me since I thought the guy was a fisherman. Or is wiring explosives a normal part of the fishing industry in Japan? Having arrived at the roof of a skyscraper, he leaps off the building at Godzilla.
Fisherman: You took my children from me! DIE!
Linkara: (as fisherman) DAMN YOU AND YOUR LEMONADE, GODZILLA!
Linkara (v/o): He detonates the explosives, which hit Godzilla right on the nose.
(Cut to a clip of Patton)
Patton: Come on, you bastards! Take a shot at me right in the nose!
(Back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): Aaand it did nothing. I love this panel, with Godzilla looking like he's facepalming at how pathetic that was. And so, our comic ends with Godzilla resuming his rampage as if nothing happened. Because, really, nothing did there.
Linkara: This comic should have been called (makes an "air quote") "Godzilla: Kingdom of Futility". Otherwise, though, (closes comic and holds it up) this comic is... still not very good.
Linkara (v/o): I think my problem with this story so far comes from both mood and pacing. The emotional range seems to be all over the place, with the creative team unwilling to settle on what sort of story they're trying to tell. The first issue was almost comedic in its situation, but here, we have something of a dour tone, with pointless deaths and misery. And yet, there also seems to be some childlike whimsy with all the kids being featured, plus a crap-ton of unnecessary political satire. It's like they had a lot of ideas for the comic and couldn't settle on what they wanted to do, so they just did everything. I don't even mind if this is supposed to have a dour tone, given some Godzilla movies have also had that same attitude, but it needs to pick a mood already. The pacing has been glacial. Godzilla has attacked Tokyo in the first issue and is still attacking now, with no sign of what the plot actually is. Now, other monsters are appearing. Okay, that's fine, but why couldn't these have both happened in the first issue? Why are the monsters attacking now and not before this? I'm also not certain who the main character is supposed to be, if there even is supposed to be one.
Linkara: Still, there are plenty more issues to go through, so the story could either end up being awesome... or as bad as people warned me about. (throws down comic, gets up and leaves)
(End credits roll)
Briefly considered having Mikhail and his mother speak in Russian accents, too, but considering they're not in the series anymore, figured it wasn't worth it.
Anguiras [sic] could have just joined the Braceros program if he wanted to stomp on buildings here LEGALLY!
(Stinger: A panel showing President Ogden's press conference is shown again)
Ogden: We are assembling an international team of renowned scientists, engineers, and military leaders to assess and respond to this serious threat.
Linkara: (as Ogden) Naturally, Earth's greatest warrior, Charles Barkley, is also on his way.
(end)
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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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