NFL SuperPro #1
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February 17, 2009
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15:14
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He went from zero to hero to back to zero again in twelve issues.
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Linkara: (seated on his Futon) Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. I've already gone over how Marvel has been willing to slap their name on any toy merchandising license they can get their hands on, but did you know that they produced a comic in collaboration with the NFL?
(Cut to a shot of the comic in question: "NFL SuperPro")
Linkara (v/o): Yes, the Marvel machine was working overtime with this one. Reportedly, the writer, Fabian Nicieza, only did the book because he got free NFL tickets for it. He also still gets a lot of flack for doing it.
Linkara: However, dumb as this book is, I'm not gonna insult him or the people involved with this one. This book was doomed from the start, even if Alan Moore or Neil Gaiman had been writing it. So let's dig into (holds up comic) "NFL SuperPro #1".
(Cut to a shot of the cover of the comic)
Linkara (v/o): This comic is certainly better than the usual garbage, but not by much. Yeah, we get this action shot of SuperPro charging through criminals in Foot Clan gear, but why is he scowling like that? Is he constipated? Maybe he just realizes how dumb his costume looks. Oh, and hey, it's a collector's item!
Linkara: Oh, sure, collector's item, but (holds up a Mr. T trading card) no trading card featuring Mr. T! What a ripoff.
Linkara (v/o): Besides for the static blue background, Spider-Man is also featured here, since he'll be guest-starring to boost sales of the book... Uh, erm, I mean, to be in a "classic team-up with this great hero".
Linkara: Speaking of, some fans have pointed out to me that I make too many jokes about "One More Day" and Spider-Man's deal with the devil, and you know, maybe they're right. As such, I've reconfigured the continuity alarm so that any time I mention "One More Day", it'll give me an intense electric shock. (looks offscreen) Continuity alarm!
Offscreen voice: Working.
Linkara: Codeword: Kaji da!
Offscreen voice: Program ready.
Linkara: So now, any time I mention "One More Day"– (suddenly, he gets cut off by an electric shock; gasping for breath afterwards) That happens.
Linkara (v/o): (reading text on cover) "He went from SACKING QUARTERBACKS to TACKLING CRIME--". See, because he's a football player and he, you know, tackles people. (laughs sarcastically; the comic opens to the first page) We open to the crosshairs of an assassin's gun.
Narrator: Nighttime in Los Angeles.
Linkara (v/o): The hookers are a little less trampy.
Narrator: John Murtaugh is a financial wizard. He can consistently multiply two times two and come up with ten!
Linkara: (as narrator) His secretary keeps insisting that he get a calculator.
Narrator: Unfortunately, he's performing his arithmetic genius for an underworld gambling organization. And he's been CAUGHT. Now, to save his own skin, John's going to turn state's evidence against his employers.
Linkara (v/o): I think the bigger story here would be the fact that Ronald Reagan is apparently the doorman. So, as per tradition in a lot of comics, the top of the opening page is a brief paragraph describing the premise of the character. Of course, it's tiny and hard to read, almost as if it was an afterthought, but hey, kudos for trying to put it in at all. (reading) "Phil Grayfield's career as a pro football player ended soon after it began due to injuries."
Linkara: We all told him that elephant wasn't a mascot, but then he kept on mocking it and mocking it...
Linkara (v/o): "Now, as a result of a fantastic accident–" A fantastic accident, mind you, not a horrible one. "–he has a new career–as a super-powered hero who uses his amazing abilities to fight crime and defend the sport he loves from those forces that would seek to corrupt it–for Phil has become... NFL SUPERPRO!"
Linkara: Football is the most holy of activities and needs its own superhero to defend it.
Linkara (v/o): Anyway, despite several good shot opportunities, the assassin doesn't take any of them. SuperPro is then suddenly standing the line of fire. (a message "Crotch Shot" appears as a gun is aimed at SuperPro's privates) The would-be assassin screams SuperPro's name in horror. Frankly, I would be, too, considering how apparently, despite wearing heavy and colorful armor, he's as stealthy as a ninja!
SuperPro: It's nice to be recognized by your fans, isn't it? How about a personal autograph?
Linkara: (as SuperPro) Sorry, I'm illiterate, so this injury will have to do.
SuperPro: Now let's talk. Tim Pressman is an offensive tackle for the L.A. Raiders who's accused of having gambling ties to your boss, Sanzionare. John Murtaugh is the only one who can prove Pressman is innocent. As you can tell from my get-up, I have more than a passing interest in clearing Pressman's name.
Linkara: (as SuperPro) If this wasn't about a football player, though, I'd be more than happy to let you shoot him.
Linkara (v/o): A shot rings out, catching SuperPro's attention. Looking down, he sees that Murtaugh has been shot!
Linkara: (as SuperPro, holding up his fist) If only I hadn't spent five minutes giving exposition to that assassin instead of actually defending the guy!
SuperPro: The valet?!
Linkara (v/o): I guess Murtaugh gave lousy tips. He knocks away the assassin and leaps off the building to try to catch the valet, grabbing hold of... uh, you know, I have no idea what he grabs onto. It looks like he took the inking lines of the panel and just pulled them down. Anyway, he tries to leap onto the valet's car.
SuperPro: Of course, if he hits the brakes, I'm in trouble...
Linkara: (as SuperPro) Brakes! My only weakness!
Linkara (v/o): Of course, maintaining balance on the car is another matter.
SuperPro: Whoa--how do Daredevil and Spider-Man do this kind of thing every day?
Linkara (v/o): Well, for one thing, they're not wearing huge-ass shoulder pads and a bulky football uniform!
Valet: Who the $#@% are you? Get the $#@% offa the car!
Linkara (v/o): Wow, are we sure this isn't New York?
SuperPro: What a mouth on this guy! I'm going to have to wash it out with a fist!
Linkara (v/o): Okay, I admit, that was actually kind of funny. But then the valet pulls a gun out and shoots at SuperPro through the windshield.
Linkara: No, you idiot! The insurance won't cover that!
Linkara (v/o): Somehow, SuperPro teleports around behind the car, now letting it speed away. Nearby, Spider-Man is taking pictures of SuperPro trying to catch up to the car like an idiot.
Spider-Man: Not bad. This SuperPro is as good as the newspapers have said.
Linkara (v/o): Good?! The guy he was protecting got killed, and the killer got away!
Spider-Man: Unfortunately, I don't think he can run fast enough to catch that car. Maybe I should lend a hand. After all, they call me the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, no matter which neighborhood I'm in...
Linkara: (as Spider-Man, looking up) I talk to myself a lot.
Spider-Man: One web-line swing-- ought to get me close enough-- to launch a patented spider-tracer-- which means I can track the car down no matter where it ends up!
Linkara: (as Spider-Man) I mean, I'm entirely alone right now, and I've been doing this for years, but now all of a sudden, I'm talking about this stuff. Geez, if only I had a wife I could talk to about this– (suddenly, he gets zapped from offscreen by the continuity alarm) Gah!
Linkara (v/o): SuperPro scolds himself for screwing up and calls a guy named Ken to pick him up. And what is SuperPro's method of escape from the scene? A green van that he just hops into with several people watching. Yeah, this isn't conspicuous or anything. Of course, Spider-Man gets pictures of it, meaning that any idiot with a camera could've gotten the license number for the van, or pictures of the guy driving it! Spider-Man thinks to himself about how it's good that SuperPro has a partner.
Spider-Man: (thinking) Reminds me of how tough things were before I had my wife, Mary Jane, to confide in.
Linkara: (as Spider-Man) And it's a good thing I have a wife I can tell this to, because it'd certainly suck if the Devil were to undo it all and continuity would be all fu– (suddenly, he gets zapped by again by the continuity alarm) GAH!! IT SLIPPED, I'M SORRY!
Linkara (v/o): Ken tries to cheer up Phil. Of course, really, the scene is just more plot dumping out for anyone who didn't read the introductory text. So, more or less, Phil knew the guy who was accused of gambling, thinks he's a straight arrow, and that he's only been seen near the gangster Marco Sanzionare. There's also apparently a tape that clears the player's name that Murtaugh was in possession of. Phil calls his girlfriend named Jane Dixon, who was parading around in her lingerie while carrying milk and cookies. Yyyeah... He asks Jane for help since he's found nothing to prove his innocence so far.
Linkara: Ah, nothing like objective reporting, folks.
Linkara (v/o): And now, we get a page explaining SuperPro's full backstory. After his injuries got him out of the game, he became a sports reporter and interviewed a reclusive sports collector, who had developed an experimental football uniform.
Linkara: Yeah, I mean, how many other football uniforms allow you to be stealthy on the field?
Linkara (v/o): Some thugs broke into his place and made off with the collector's other merchandise, but apparently left the pristine football uniform there, also setting fire to the place. What happened to the collector? Who knows and who cares, because a unique, "once-in-a-lifetime, chemical combination gave Phil enhanced strength and endurance," so he just took the SuperPro uniform and decided to become a superhero.
Phil: (thinking) If I was going to be a "hero" -- I'd have to do more than "fight crime"...
Linkara (v/o): (as Phil) I'd have to perform at halftime shows.
Phil: (thinking) I'd try to help people before they got into trouble.
Linkara (v/o): Yeah, like your pal who's "in trouble" already for the gambling accusations! Smooth work there, SuperPro. And you know, when exactly did you get permission from the NFL to use their logo on your costume?
Linkara: (announcer voice) Today, the hero known as SuperPro was fined $20 million for copyright infringement.
Linkara (v/o): We cut away to Sanzionare's mansion, where the foul-mouthed assassin reports success in retrieving the tape.
Valet: In his %$#@ right breast pocket, just like you said.
Linkara (v/o): For crying out loud, are you the Angry Video Game Nerd or something? You don't have to swear in every other sentence!
Sanzionare: The tape was the only thing keeping Murtaugh alive. I knew he wouldn't allow it to leave his person.
Linkara (v/o): (as Sanzionare) And now I'll just hang on to it instead of destroying it like anyone with half a brain would do.
Valet: Guy in a *%$# costume. One of those kind-- thinks he calls himself SuperPro.
Linkara (v/o): One of those kind of what? Corporate tie-ins that no one really cares about?
Valet: He took out the secondary shooter--almost nailed me.
Linkara: If by "almost", you mean, he came nowhere close to stopping you.
Linkara (v/o): Sanzionare seems deeply disturbed by this revelation. (as Sanzionare) My God. All my operations are being threatened by sports superheroes! Next, it'll be giant Charles Barkley they send after me! (normal again) He sends off the cursing assassin to kill the player accused of gambling.
Sanzionare: Kent--please go to the library... find out everything you can about this so-called SuperPro...
Linkara: (as Sanzionare) Yes, my evil criminal library will have lots of information about obscure football-playing superheroes who only just appeared.
Linkara (v/o): We cut to the next day, where the football player, Pressman... Geez, how many people's names do we really have to learn for this comic? ...is being led out of the courthouse. In true ironic fashion, Peter Parker and Phil cross paths and give each other looks.
Linkara: (deadpan) Oh, it's funny because they're both superheroes. (leans forward sharply) GET IT?!
Linkara (v/o): Pressman gives a statement denying the allegations made against him, although personally, I would make a statement denouncing the barber who gave him that haircut. (his hair is cut in a ring around the sides and back) I mean, what the hell is the deal with that? Peter's Spider-Sense starts tingling, and he quickly changes in an alleyway. And damn, I mean quick! He changes in between two panels! Does his Spider-Sense usually give him that much warning? He spots the profanity-spewing assassin holding a rifle and aiming it at the crowd. You know, what is it about snipers in this comic that they don't just take the shot and be done with it? Pressman is standing still, making a statement, meaning you've got perfect shots ready! Maybe if you actually used your weapons, superheroes wouldn't keep interrupting you! Spidey somehow recognizes him as the guy who SuperPro is chasing, despite not seeing who was inside the car, and webs up the gun.
Spider-Man: Hey now--you have it all wrong--this is Los Angeles--you're only supposed to be shooting people on the freeways!
Linkara: (laughs) Oh, there's that classic Spidey wit, making light of people murdered on freeways! Jackass.
Linkara (v/o): The assassin, of course, swears again, prompting Spider-Man to quip...
Spider-Man: What a mouth you have! I think I'm going to wash it out with web.
Linkara (v/o): Oh, come on, SuperPro already did that line! Get your own material! The assassin tries to leap over to the next rooftop, and despite Spider-Man having dealt with criminals the world over for YEARS, his web line misses the guy who was only fifteen feet away. So, the assassin falls off the roof to his death. Phil recognizes the assassin who fell.
Phil: Now, more than ever, Pressman is going to be linked to Sanzionare!
Linkara (v/o): Um, why?
Phil: Now, more than ever, Sanzionare is going to try to have Pressman killed!
Linkara: OH, MY GOD, HE'S RIGHT! BECAUSE... Uh... Wait, why does he want to kill Pressman?
Linkara (v/o): That night, Spider-Man traces the car from earlier to Sanzionare's mansion. He spots three thugs load up a car so they can finish off Pressman.
Spider-Man: (thinking) Seems the hired help are going somewhere. Not, I assume, for some frozen yogurt, eh?
Linkara: (laughing) See, because... they're assassins and... wouldn't be eating frozen yogurt, huh? (suddenly becomes angry as he aims his magic gun at camera) LAUGH, DAMMIT, IT'S FUNNY!!
Linkara (v/o): Spider-Man goes into the mansion – apparently, the sliding door was left unlocked – to see if he can find anything.
Spider-Man: Nothing. No sign of activity. Ah, what did you expect, Parker ol' boy? Sanzionare's too smart too leave evidence behind.
Linkara (v/o): Here's a thought, Spidey: why don't you search more than one room before you give up? Oh, and we immediately switch over to the thugs arriving at Pressman's place, meaning that the scene with Spider-Man was... what, kids?
(Entirely Pointless)
Linkara (v/o): That's right, entirely pointless! Okay, the thugs unload their weapons.
Thug #1: Ready.
Thug #2: Lock and load. Clear.
Thug #3: Fan out. Keep it tight-- keep it quiet.
Linkara: (alarmed) OH, MY GOD! IT'S A HORDE OF CLICHE BOTS!
Linkara (v/o): SuperPro is already waiting on the roof of the house, and he jumps down.
SuperPro: Sorry, boys, this time, the odds favor the house!
Linkara (v/o): Yeah, thanks, this book needed more puns.
SuperPro: (coming at a thug, twisting awkwardly) The name is SuperPro!
Linkara: (posing awkwardly) Thrill as I punch people in awkward poses!
Linkara (v/o): SuperPro lifts up one of the thugs and tosses him through the car's windshield, but he's not done yet. He picks up the same guy again – Must have internal bleeding by this point – gets ready to punch him some more. However, he sees that the other thugs have missile launchers! Seriously, missile launchers, and we don't even know why Sanzionare wants this guy dead. (announcer voice) Our stalwart hero then performs an amazing tackle at the thirty-yard line! Oh, but he breaks the lamp, casting everything in darkness! That's gonna cost him in the playoffs!
Thug: Lights out-- switch over to night-vision!
Linkara: (as thug) Good thing we were prepared in case somebody knocked over the only light source in the house!
Linkara (v/o): Pressman runs down the stairs, armed with a handgun. SuperPro then manages to push him out of the way of a shot. Something happens then... I'm really not sure what... The implication is that the thug had explosive shells in his gun, and SuperPro proceeds to lecture the guy about it.
SuperPro: Explosive shells are good for scaring and intimidating people-- but they're not the smartest things to use in close-quarters combat!
(Cut to a clip of the "More You Know" title from NBC)
Linkara: I love that bit.
Linkara (v/o): SuperPro then just knocks the crap out of the thug, who finally surrenders.
Thug: Okay--Okay--I give--
SuperPro: No... you received. A pounding, that is.
(A "wah-wah" trombone plays, while Linkara shrugs, while a message reads, "With apologies to the Nostalgia Critic.")
Linkara (v/o): And so, our comic ends with Spider-Man arriving on the scene to take pictures. He doesn't say hi to SuperPro! Let me get this straight: Spider-Man appears in this story, doesn't interact with the hero, and in fact contributes nothing of actual value to the events. Even he knew to stay as far away as he could from this bomb. SuperPro consoles Pressman by saying the assassination attempt should be enough to clear him from a grand jury indictment. Yes, take legal advice from the guy in a football-themed superhero costume. Our preview for next issue tells us of SuperPro's next supervillain encounter...
Text: QUICK KICK-- He's an assassin with a deadly competitive edge!
Linkara: (gasps) He kicks people in the crotch to death! Diabolical! (closes comic book and holds it up) This comic sucks! Even forgiving the absurdly stupid premise, there are plot holes you could drive a semi through, and Spider-Man's presence does nothing to lift him out of this. He should make a deal with Mephisto to make this thing never have happened!
(Suddenly, Linkara gets zapped again by the continuity alarm, yelling as he does so. Then he rolls up the comic book and holds it up like a football)
Linkara: (about to throw comic) 16, 37, 51! Hut, hut, hike! (throws comic like a football)
(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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