Lady Gaga 1
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Released
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April 11, 2011
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20:09
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Tagline
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Let's play a love game instead of reading this. ...Please?
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(Linkara is on his green futon, addressing a shocked and appalled look to the camera. He pulls up today's comic and glances at it with the same expression. He doesn't say his usual catchphrase out of sheer shock at the comic's contents.)
Linkara: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?! NO, REALLY! WHAT THE HOLY HELL IS THIS THING?! (cooling off) Look, let's get something out of the way here. I'm a Lady Gaga fan.
(cut to clips from Poker Face music video)
Linkara (v/o): That's not to say that I love every single song she shoves out there, but I like "Poker Face", I like "Bad Romance", and I have them on my MP3 player. Her music is catchy, the videos stylistic and cool, and I've got no complaints as far as I know.
Linkara: When I first heard about a Lady Gaga comic, I expected, "Oh yeah, it's gonna be another stupid and boring biography comic." Of all the things I anticipated from this thing,... well, what we got was nowhere close to my expectations.
Linkara (v/o): And no, I sure as hell didn't buy this thing when it first came out. Just because I'm a fan doesn't mean I'm an idiot. Like I said, I figured it would either be a boring biography comic or just some moronic attempt to transform her into a superhero. At best, goofy stupidity that you could laugh along with, that's the kind of effort you expect out of this company, Bluewater Productions. This is the same company that publishes those ridiculously dull political biography comics. This company produced a comic about President Obama's dog. They made a comic about Stephanie Meyer for crying out loud.
Linkara: I probably wouldn't have even bothered with this thing, but then I actually read somebody else's review of it and... (can't put words to express his reaction to the whole thing) Ugh. Let's just dig in to Lady Gaga Number 1. Well, okay, technically FAME Number 1, but trust me. It's Lady Gaga and... WOW!
(Opening titles)
(Title card; Music plays: LoveGame by... well... Lady Gaga)
Linkara (v/o): You might be confused because I didn't give Lady Gaga's biography in the introduction. Well, that's because Lady Gaga is not actually in the comic until the very last page. Yes, in fact, the story is not about HER, but a FAN of hers, a creepy, creepy fan of hers.
Linkara: That's even dumber than giving her a comic where she gets superpowers or something. If I am paying money for something that has LADY GAGA right there on the side, I expect LADY GAGA!
Linkara (v/o): There are a number of alternate covers to this, but today we're focusing on Cover A, or Cover Purple. It appears to be an image of Lady Gaga that's been Lightboxed and repainted, truly work worthy of Rob Granito. You don't know who that is? Do a quick Google Search and you'll probably also find him under, "jackass who traces other people's work and then sells it as his own." Anyway, cover sucks and lies to us about Lady Gaga being in this thing. We open to some people I don't recognize singing on TV. Since I'm not hip with what the kids are listening to, I have no idea who these people are. We then see the guy who's watching this.
Bill: They call this music? Where's the pizzazz? Where's the glam?
Linkara: Todd in the Shadows: Forty Years Later...
Linkara (v/o): So yeah, we're just seeing this asshole sitting in a green chair and making snarky comments.
Linkara: Why would anyone find this entertaining? Just watching an overweight jerk in a hat sitting in a green sofa and making rude comments about other people's work and I think I'll shut up now.
Linkara (v/o): But yeah, this is our main character, Bill. We're introduced to him as he sits in his chair groaning about the state of music and wearing a shirt featuring a silhouette of... What is that, Frank Zappa? Freddie Mercury? The Master?
(clip from an episode of MST3K: Manos: Hands of Fate)
Tom Servo: Ohh, I get it.
Crow: Ohh.
Linkara (v/o): His wife comes in and asks him to take out the garbage since he can just change the channel when Nickelback comes on.
Bill: No, Babe. The batteries are dead.
Linkara: And it would just be impossible for you to take the tape off and replace the batteries. Seriously, are there any other main characters available that we can have? This one's defective.
Bill: These bands today, they don't have any of the style that our bands had.
Linkara: Or, to put it in another way, (whiny voice) "Everything was better on MY Earth."
Bill: Bowie, Freddie and Queen... Even friggin' Blondie could outplay any of them.
Linkara: Are you dissing Blondie? Because I'll tell you, buddy. I'd sure as hell would prefer listening to Heart of Glass right now than read this.
Linkara (v/o): By the way, comic, you don't get to talk about good music when your little "Fame" line also contains a book about the musical talent behind (Showing cover to Fame: Justin Bieber comic) "Eenie Meenie Miney Moe Lover." Anyway, while Bill's wife keeps telling him to take out the garbage, he then suddenly hears Poker Face on the TV.
Bill: What is this?
Linkara: MTV playing music videos? When the hell did they start doing that?
Wife: That's some new one. Lady... something.
Bill: Lady...
Linkara (v/o): Bill is now hypnotized by the strange music video by some woman he's never heard of before... or possibly he's wondering how his chin got replaced by a golf ball. And the wife decides she'll take out the trash herself instead of yelling at her husband to get off his fat ass. The next day, Bill is at a music store where he inquires about Lady Gaga.
Clerk: Yeah. Only like every other record store in the country. She's selling like hotcakes. Doesn't seem like your kind of music though, bud.
Bill: Yeah. Well, It's not for me. It's for my niece. She likes that bubblegummy crap.
Linkara: Again, maybe it's because I'm not hip on what the kids these days like, but, to me, Aqua is bubblegummy. (points up to the ceiling. The song playing is "Happy Boys and Girls") Lady Gaga, on the other hand... (points to ceiling again. "Love Game" plays) Am I missing something?
Linkara (v/o): Nearby, there are two teenage girls talking.
Girl 1: Did you see Pink's new video? I don't get it. At all.
Girl 2: Yeah, she's so weird.
Linkara: Is this all taking place in some weird parallel universe? What's there not to get Pink or her videos?
Linkara (v/o): Especially considering that this comic was released around May or June of 2010 – it's honestly hard to tell; there's no copyright date on this thing and my web searches have been unfruitful – meaning that the music video they're referring to is either "Glitter in the Air," which isn't a music video, but a live performance, or "I Don't Believe You," a black and white music video about a broken wedding.
Linkara: And yes, I know I'm harping on this, but in a comic that's all about musicians and singers, they should know what the hell they're talking about.
Bill: (thought bubble) What do these kids know about music? They weren't even alive when Ziggy Stardust came out.
Linkara: So, in other words... (curmudgeonly old man voice; shaking his fist) Damn kids! Get off my lawn!!
Boy: Lady Gaga?
Girl 2: Get your groove on, guy.
Bill: (thought bubble) Little brats. Probably go home and listen to Menudo.
Linkara (v/o): Our hero, ladies and gentlemen! An elitist snob! And for some reason, this thought just makes him start sweating profusely. Umm, why? Does he get hot and bothered when he thinks of Menudo? Or wait, is he sniffing the CD case? What is up with this comic? So our hero is walking home and talking to his wife on his cellphone about how he's late for dinner. However, he's distracted by a woman walking down the street wearing a Lady Gaga shirt and then turning and running into another woman wearing one.
Linkara: Okay, he's only listened to one song and already he's (quivering in fear) seeing her everywhere.
Linkara (v/o): At home, he's watching Lady Gaga music videos on YouTube, making me wonder why he wasn't just doing this to learn more about her instead of buying a CD when he had only heard one song before.
Bill: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta... Lady Gaga is much better.
Linkara (v/o): Oh, dear god, I don't want to be this close to this guy's face, especially since the way he's smiling and looking at her just makes him look like he's drooling at her. And why is he wearing sunglasses while he watches a YouTube video? And it's not like it's a prescription thing for the monitor being too bright or anything. Later, we see him looking at a computer screen without them. They exist solely for this creepy shot where we see Lady Gaga reflected in the lenses. Aaaaaaand it's right here where this officially loses any hope of making this guy likable or this comic realistic. Now you see right here that I'm only zoomed in on him dreaming of something and him drooling. That'd be unattractive enough, but now let's take a gander at what he's dreaming about, shall we?
(the comic pans from left to right as the dream sequence occurs above Bill's head starting with the first panel)*
- NOTE: Bill's dream is a parody of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" music video, Linkara seems to not notice this.
Linkara (v/o): First up, he appears to be making out with Lady Gaga. Okay, fair enough. Dreaming about making out with an attractive celebrity. It's not all that attractive considering what we've seen of this guy, but nothing tooooo-- (second panel) What the hellllll?! Is he pushing her over the ledge?! What the hell are we supposed to take from this-- (third panel) WHAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!
(Linkara is horrified and repeatedly looks at the comic, then looks up at the camera; he screams for a sustained period of time)
(Cut to a technical difficulties logo, showing a drunk Simpsons-looking man operating a TV camera)
(Back to Linkara calming down and taking a few deep breaths; he picks up the comic, reads it, and screams again)
(Cut to the same technical difficulties logo again)
Linkara (v/o): WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COMIC?!! WHY IN GOD'S NAME DID THEY THINK IT WAS A GOOD THING TO PUT IN THIS?! THIS MAN'S HEAD ON TOP OF LADY GAGA'S BODY?!! IT'S NOT EVEN LIKE HE SECRETLY LONGS TO BE A WOMAN OR THAT HE'S ACTUALLY A CROSSDRESSER OR SOMETHING! THIS IMAGE JUST COMES STRAIGHT THE HELL OUT OF NOWHERE!! GOOD GOD, HIS DREAMS FEATURE HIM MAKING OUT WITH LADY GAGA, KILLING HER, AND THEN REPLACING HER HEAD WITH HIS OWN!!
Linkara: THIS IS THE STUFF OF SERIAL KILLERS, PEOPLE!!
Bill: Did you know that I consider myself bisexual? There's something about a beautiful woman that really inspires me.
Linkara: (horrified and worried) TO EVERY GLBTQ INDIVIDUAL IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS COMIC!!
Linkara (v/o): And then, in his dream, he hits the ground and he wakes up.
Bill: Crap, just a dream. It's always a dream. And I wake up.
Linkara: Hey, Norman Bates called. He said you're really kind of a weirdo.
Linkara (v/o): Is this a frequent thing of his, dreaming about having his head on someone else's body? Does he fantasize about cutting off Miley Cyrus's head and putting on his own? Later, he checks the comments on his blog called "Jellyfish Rulez"... Great, on top of everything else, he believes poor literacy is cool. ...and he gets a spam comment. And now it's time for another right turn into "What is this?! I don't even...": he and Lady Gaga as little kids talking to each other. This is where the comic gets close to its biography roots, and I admit it's better than what we saw in the Mickey Mantle comic. This features a character actually talking about their backstory, as opposed to it just being narrated to us. However, since I know this is happening in this psychopath's head, it's not helping. Oh, and you know what else isn't helping? He's imagining himself in a schoolgirl's outfit!
Lady Gaga: I was never into sports. I wanted to play guitar for Led Zeppelin, not bounce some ball around all day.
Bill: Again, I felt the same way. Amazing.
(Cut to a clip of Doctor Who, showing the Eighth Doctor)
Eighth Doctor: I love humans. Always seeing patterns in things that aren't there.
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Now we see him waking up again, having apparently fallen asleep in front of his computer while watching the "Bad Romance" music video. His wife takes it remarkably well when she sees he's watching a video of a woman half his age dancing in her underwear. At work, we see he's a data entry drone – and I do mean "drone"; everybody is wearing the same dark blue shirt – and is singing "Bad Romance". He gets a call from his wife who invites him to have lunch with her at McDonald's. By the way, is it just me or did this artist actually draw his wife with the exact same face he uses for him, but with lipstick? That adds about ten layers of creepy to this whole thing. His wife teases him about him liking Lady Gaga, but says it's no big deal since everyone has their fantasies.
Linkara: Admirable, but most people don't fantasize about MURDERING CELEBRITIES!
Bill: I'm your fantasy, right?
Linkara: What, you're allowed to dream about younger women, but she's not allowed to dream of anyone but you?! Double standards, much?
Bill's wife: Oh, yeah. You or Rick Springfield, I can't decide which.
Bill: Oh, lord. Jessie's Girl?
Linkara: You don't like Springfield? (scoffs) You are a snob.
Linkara (v/o): Just to further the look into this weirdos psychosis. As his wife talks to him how she thinks it's great that he's finally liking a singer from the present, her head starts transforming into Lady Gaga's. At least I think it's supposed to be her. Frankly, it looks more like Gwen Stacy. Also, why is his hand so huge? And I'm pretty sure McDonald's does not serve any sandwiches large as your head. Back at work, he's singing again while he works and his co-worker asks him to quiet it down since it's hard to concentrate, leading him to start singing louder. Yeah, thanks comic. It's not enough that he's a serial killer in the making, but he's also an annoying douchebag. Thanks to this he's talking with his boss.
Mr. Simmons: Do you know how many of your co-workers hit the wrong keys, Bill? We're a data entry company. When people hit the wrong Keys it's like having the fire department putting out a fire with kerosene.
Linkara: Human lives depend on this data entry, Bill! You cat just hit the back button and type it in again!
Bill: I understand, Mr. Simmons. But I was holding that in my whole life, you know. I had to let it out.
Linkara: You were holding what in? The lyrics "I don't want to be friends"? You are deranged!!
Linkara (v/o): And then, completely out of the blue, he starts talking about Lady Gaga. I'm not kidding.
Bill: Do you know Lady Gaga? Top pop star. She got her start performing at bars, after she was dropped from her first label without ever writing a record.
Linkara: (unconvinced) You are so fired and I have zero sympathy for you.
Linkara (v/o): Remembering that tidbit about Lady Gaga inspires our quote-unquote "protagonist." Bill walks into a crowded McDonald's with a blonde wig a stereo and a microphone and says the following:
Bill: Lady Gaga once said that she is obsessively opposed to the typical. I'd like to think that she and I have that in common.
Linkara: Hey, you know who else was opposed to the typical and whom you have a lot in common with? Ed Gein!!
Linkara (v/o): So, now Bill, fully embracing his insanity, imagines that Lady Gaga is with him in the McDonald's and the two are singing Poker Face to a bunch of stunned onlookers. His wife also walks in and, instead of being horrified by this, records her husband on her cell phone doing this. The Gaga illusion tells him that she'd be honored to have him in the "Haus of Gaga," which I don't think the writer even knows what that is. According to Wikipedia, it's her creative production team.
Bill: I always knew this day would come. It was only a matter of time before someone recognized my artistic soul.
Linkara: You are dancing in a wig to someone else's music! How is that artistic or creative?! Not to mention it wasn't your idea anyway!
Linkara (v/o): His wife recording it breaks the illusion for him, but now we have the final straw for the entire comic. See, it's finally time for Lady Gaga to actually appear in the comic as herself. You ready? (showing the final image of the comic) Here's what she looks like, according to this artist. I have no idea who the hell this person is supposed to be, but she sure as hell does not look like Lady Gaga, with pale brown skin, positively ginormous hands, hair that is in no way styled, and apparently very muscular abs and legs. And so our comic ends with someone offscreen showing her the video of Bill dancing around to her music that his wife posted up. What's better? She describes it thusly...
Assistant: "My sexy husband, the most creative soul in the universe."
Linkara: You live in a pretty tiny universe, lady.
Linkara (v/o): Lady Gaga says that it's weird enough.
Lady Gaga: Just weird enough. Let's find this guy./ There's always room for one more in the Haus of Gaga.
Linkara (v/o): You know, I'm pretty sure this where the comic officially gave up. Ignoring even the bad artwork itself, does Lady Gaga usually walk around with a microphone on her hand as if she's singing, dancing around and standing in front of a gradient background? I'd almost venture a guess that this was some still image the artist drew and he just gave up halfway through and they decided to use it anyway to try to give this thing a happy ending.
Linkara: This comic sucks and I don't even know how to properly describe what it is.
Linkara (v/o): The artwork is horrendous, ranging from passable to disturbing to just having an ugly color scheme to it. Because, you know, if there's one thing you get from (Cut to "Paparazzi" music video) Lady Gaga's music videos, it's a lack of bright colors. (Cut back to the comic) The story itself is bland, incomplete, and requires leaps in character development without any real rhyme or reason. The protagonist is a creepy psychopath who at the end is one step closer to murdering Lady Gaga. Oh, and, on top of all of that, he's a jerk and a music snob.
Linkara: I, on the other hand, will admit to liking a wide variety of music, even stuff that others may find unlikable. See, I can like Queen and Pink and Lady Gaga and David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen and all the same stuff as this guy and still like other stuff. Hell, I actually like Nickleback.
(Linkara then gives an irritated look at someone teasing him. We then see that the guy teasing him is Spoony)
Spoony: Hah! Loser. You like Nickelback. I am so much more cooler than you now!
Linkara: Yes, indeed. You know what else? (He takes out a remote and pushes a button)
Spoony: Hey, uh, If you're looking for more posers to add to your music collection, I'm pretty sure I can get you a deal on some Limp Bizkit CDs...
(The ground shakes as Spoony jumps from his chair)
Linkara: I HAVE A SPACESHIP!!!
(Puts the comic down and walks away)
(End credits)
Had this comic been ABOUT a guy coming to terms with himself as a crossdresser or as bisexual thanks to Lady Gaga's music, it actually would have been very clever, but I honestly don't think that's the angle they were going for with this.
Also, yes, I'm aware that the dream is referencing the music video to "Paparazzi." The fact that he puts himself in the roll [sic] of the one pushing her off and because he says he keeps having the dream is what makes it creepy to me.
Anyone ever stop to think that one of Poker Face's lines only works because of bad grammar? After all, no one says "Bluffing with my Muffing."
(Post credits, Linkara leans in from the side)
Linkara: That reminds me. I still need to name that thing, don't I? Next week.
(Linkara leans back up)
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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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