Silent Hill: Among the Damned
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October 10, 2011
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23:31
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(Linkara's room is full of fog)
Linkara: Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. Well, if last week's Silent Hill comic was the absolute worst we've seen of Scott Ciencin's Silent Hill stories, this is probably the best. Oh, don't get me wrong, it's still awful, but I hate it the least.
(Cut to a closeup of the cover of the comic in question: "Silent Hill: Among the Damned")
Linkara (v/o): I think what helped save this comic is that this is the first of all these stories that gives us a likeable protagonist.
(Cut to shots of characters from "Silent Hill: Dying Inside" and "Dead/Alive")
Linkara (v/o): Troy Abernathy comes close, but then, when he became a servant of the town, he showed no regret or sorrow for what he had become. Lauryn, as we've covered, sacrificed other people so she could have zombie minions. Kenneth Carter was just boring and barely did anything, and even then, he decided to shack up with some random-cocaine snorting woman instead of the girl he actually loved because... because.
(Cut to "Paint It Black")
Linkara (v/o): And then there was "Paint It Black", which we looked at last week, featuring a full cast of unlikeable pricks.
Linkara: So what is it about this week's hero that actually works? Well, let's dig into (holds up today's comic) "Silent Hill: Among the Damned" and find out.
(AT4W intro plays; title card has "The Terminal Show" from Silent Hill: Homecoming playing in the background; cut to a closeup of the comic's cover)
Linkara (v/o): So, you still want the covers, eh? Well, here it is: a tentacle emerging from some woman's stomach. I hope that properly grounded you for the story.
(The comic opens to the first page)
Linkara (v/o): We open on a guy in sunglasses [Jason], standing on a mountain and watching the sunrise.
Jason: (narrating) This is what I dream about. This perfect time. This perfect place.
Linkara: (as Jason) Could've brought a warmer jacket, though. Perfection is chilly.
Jason: (narrating) The last thing I'll ever see. The dream never stays this way for long.
Linkara: (as Jason) It quickly turns into that dream where you go to school in your underwear.
Linkara (v/o): No, actually, he dreams about being in a military unit and being attacked by the monsters of Silent Hill, though they appear to be in a desert, so who knows what the heck is going on? Our main character, Jason, save his best friend [Aaron]'s life from one of the monsters. However, the dream ends when he's attacked from behind by this weird butcher kind of monster that's wearing solar panels as an apron. Well, the monsters from Silent Hill may be horrific abominations against God and nature, but at least they're green. Jason wakes up from the dream.
Jason: (narrating) Good one. And there's Dahlia watching* this (beep).
- NOTE: Jason actually says "catching", not "watching".
Linkara (v/o): Dahlia?
(Cut to a clip of a Silent Hill game)
Man: Dahlia Gillespie.
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): This is the second comic in a row where we see names of people from the games for no reason! And here's where things get a little confusing. He wakes up, talking about how Dahlia saw him... I don't know, wake up with a start. Don't quite know why that's a problem. But now he's in a barracks that has writing in blood all over.
Bloody text: Look. Then tell them all.
Linkara: (holding up hand dramatically) Tell them about the low, low prices they can get for car insurance.
Linkara (v/o): He looks at the door, then BAM! We cut to a motel, where he's checking in. Great, and I thought the time transitions in "Paint It Black" were bad. At least it was always moving forward. Is this in the past? The future? Was that just another dream? Well, he says in the panel before that it isn't a dream, so what the hell?
Jason: (narrating) Funny, I was dreaming about killing myself even before I saw the enemy left for us.
Linkara: (holding up index finger) Aaand I've gotta stop right there. As I said, this is the first of these comics where we actually have a likeable protagonist. Jason is a soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and survivor's guilt, and that is something we can get behind as the person we're rooting for.
(Shots of previous Silent Hill "protagonists" are shown: Troy, Lauryn, Ike, and Ken)
Linkara (v/o): Let's face it: previously, our heroes have been a womanizer, a sociopath, a lazy sociopath, and Ken Carter, who's only the best out of the rest of them for being so damn bland.
(Cut back to "Among the Damned")
Linkara (v/o): Having a character with a troubled past like this actually makes for an interesting story and can also create some interesting visuals for the town to take advantage of, kind of like what Homecoming was supposed to be like, instead of just a rehashed Silent Hill 2. That doesn't really happen here, but hey, it's a good idea. Anyway, on with the plot: Jason meets this Dahlia woman at the motel.
Dahlia: Now aren't you something? Good-looking stranger like yourself comes to town, seems like someone ought to do something to make you feel welcome.
Linkara: (as Dahlia, pretending to hold something in his hand) Here, have an Applebee's coupon.
Jason: Well, sweetheart, I'm just getting enough food to keep my strength up so I can make it to the mountains one last time before I put a bullet in my goddamn head.
Linkara: (as Dahlia) So you don't want the coupon?
Linkara (v/o): She leaves, now apparently wearing a see-through bikini... The hell? ...and Jason returns to his car. Dahlia walks along, and apparently, she's a famous singer, and she listens to her own music ["Reason to Love"] on the radio.
Radio announcer: I've had a lot of people ask if I think there's some deeper meaning in that song other than, "Yeah, duh, of course I'm depressed. Haven't you been listening?"
Linkara: (as radio announcer) Well, personally, I think that if you slow it down and play it backwards, you can hear, "Paul is a dead man. Miss him, miss him."
Linkara (v/o): And apparently, the cover to her album features her in pink lingerie, and another recurring motif in these one-shots: WOMEN IN PINK!
(Cut to a clip of the game Red vs. Blue)
Private Donut: It's not pink, it's lightish red!
(Back to the comic again)
Radio announcer: Didn't Dahlia take her own life?
(Cut to a clip of the MST3K gang watching Cheating, showing a huge question mark on the screen)
Crow: (imitating the Riddler) Riddle me this, Batman! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo!
(Cut back to the comic)
Radio announcer: Or is she out there somewhere... looking for someone who'll give her that reason to live?
Linkara: (pointing to camera) Don't give up! You've got a reason to live! Can't forget! You only get what you give!
Linkara (v/o): And once again, it's time for a fractured timescale. From what I can tell, Jason apparently crashes his car, not that we see the car crash or anything.
Jason: (narrating) Huh. Could have had my head taken clean off. Fate wants me to make it to the mountains, I suppose.
Linkara: And there's no suspense for that character motivation because the comic OPENED with him getting to the mountains!
Linkara (v/o): It would be one thing if he initiated the flashback after reaching the mountains, where he thinks back to the wacky misadventures he had in order to reach it, but again, time is just all over the place, and the writer apparently feels narrative captions are unnecessary in this story. Jason says he thinks he saw someone darting out in front of the car, but he doesn't see anything now.
(Cut to footage of the opening of the first Silent Hill game)
Linkara (v/o): Wait a minute! This sounds an awful lot like how Silent Hill 1 opened! Great, not only is Scott Ciencin lifting names from the games, he's now lifting plot points!
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): And yeah, he walks into Silent Hill and heads for the police department, considering how he's going to explain himself to the police, when it suddenly dawns on him that there are no people around. However, he does notice the patient demons standing over the bodies of some cops. Hey, I guess we found that state trooper Ike was talking about in "Paint It Black".
Jason: (narrating) I know what I was planning to do but... not like this.
Linkara (v/o): Not like this!
Linkara: (as Jason) I mean, how sad would it be if it was a patient demon that took me out? It's the first enemy, for crying out loud!
Linkara (v/o): He doesn't think they're real since he saw them in his dreams. When he realizes they're going to attack, he weighs his options, especially since he can just sense that there are more of them everywhere, and darts for the cops' rifles. He grabs one and some shells, bashing one of the patient demons and quickly loading the gun. He starts shooting just when Dahlia shows up.
(Cut to a clip of The Golden Child)
Chandler Jarrell (Eddie Murphy): (to Numspaa, terrified) I can see you're busy right now. I'll come back some other time.
(Back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): He has some triggers to his time in the army, but quickly recovers. However, Dahlia teleports again, and he wanders around the streets, looking for her. He makes his way to the amusement park, as Dahlia keeps appearing just out of his reach, finally getting to her as she's confronted by a number of monsters.
Dahlia: I think they're pretty.
Linkara: (exaggerating) A pop star who's vapid and stupid? Who's surprised?! Hiyo!
Linkara (v/o): It doesn't go well for Dahlia, who gets stabbed, while Jason yells at her to get away from them. Enraged, Jason shoots the monsters and drags Dahlia away. Somehow, they manage to stay out of reach of the monsters while looking for a defensible position. Again, this is the first main character of these books that I can actually get behind. Sure, the writing is still as subtle as a hammer to the face, but he's clearly suffering trauma from his experiences, and he went in to rescue someone who's probably as good as dead anyway. He's thinking strategically, trying to find a safe place for himself that he can easily defend. He's not annoying, he's not lazy, and he's noble. They hole up in some spot and he promises her that he'll get her out of the town. He tries to look at the wound, but she doesn't want him to see it for some reason. More monsters start approaching, and we get an especially awesome panel of a closer monster from a low angle, stomping with a flash of lightning behind it. That is badass! Kudos! While Jason's back is turned, we learn that DAHLIA IS A MONSTER!! (dramatic sting plays)
Linkara: (exaggerating) A pop star who's actually a demonic creature? Who's surprised?! (normal) Kidding, kidding...
Linkara (v/o): Aaand here's where things start to go downhill again. I don't know what it is with Scott Ciencin, but in addition to his other quirks that keep appearing, he has some bizarre fetish for action and guns and assault weapons for fighting the monsters, which is what happens here. The bad art seems to depict a grenade getting thrown at some of the monsters, then this Mad Max reject shows up, and they start firing everywhere. He distracts the monsters and allows the two to make their escape. Jason says that it's Aaron, but of course, he doesn't question the fact that his dead friend is there, looking kind of zombified and all. And actually, the gun thing kind of works here, as Jason mentions that it's like a war zone. Mind you, this is still incredibly stupid for a Silent Hill story, but at least the gunplay actually has a purpose...
(Cut to shots of "Paint It Black" involving similar gunplay)
Linkara (v/o): ...as opposed to COMMANDO CHEERLEADERS or Ike inexplicably pretending he's Duke Nukem!
(Cut back to "Among the Damned")
Linkara (v/o): Anyway, the two run off and somehow get to a place with other people in it who lead them inside. He asks why they aren't trying to barricade the doors or anything, but then realizes that the monsters aren't coming in.
Man [Leo]: (to Dahlia) Holy (beep)– you're her.
Linkara: (as Dahlia) Yes, it's me. (as Leo) You're Avril Lavinge! (as Dahlia) Yes, I'm– Wait, who? (as Leo) Oh, man, I loved "Complicated"! Though, I admit, your newer stuff is leaving me cold.
Dahlia: Bow down. Worship.
Linkara: (as Dahlia) Yes, I am indeed a pop diva. You may now shower me with praise about my auto-tuned voice.
Linkara (v/o): Jason asks what's keeping the monsters out.
Leo: Mystical signs, etched in blood. So long as we can bleed, we're pretty much okay.
Linkara (v/o): And to be fair, there does seem to be a crudely-drawn version of the Halo of the Sun on the outside walls. The Halo of the Sun is the symbol of the Order, the cult from Silent Hill. As such, it's likely that it can also be used as a means of defense for the Order to keep them from being attacked by the monsters. Dahlia is a bit more pessimistic, though, suggesting that they could just be screwing with the humans, which is not consistent with their behavior at all, so... if that is the case, it just means the audience is getting jerked around. The leader of the sanctuary, Leo, says that the food isn't great, since they just have a ton of beef jerky and booze, suggesting that they're actually holing up where our old pal, Ike, was calling home, since, in "Paint It Black", the guy had a ton of beef jerky. Before Jason can ask any more questions, Dahlia collapses and they bring her to the infirmary. When they leave, she gets up and... uh... drowns herself? What the hell is this panel supposed to be?
Dahlia: Bow down, scum! Worship me! ...Worship me, worship me, worship me...
Linkara: You know, lady, you haven't done anything particularly godlike so far. All that's happened to you is, you've been stabbed. Maybe if you did a miracle, set some bushes on fire... You do have to work for these things, you know.
Linkara (v/o): She starts singing and mutating and... now she's in her underwear and... Yyyyeah, this comic got stupid in the second half. Jason, I think, goes to check on her, and Dahlia comes out, saying she's never had anyone rescue her before and doesn't know if she likes it.
Dahlia: Even if I am turned on.
Linkara: (as Dahlia) Oh, yes, this stomach wound makes me feel so horny. (shrugs in confusion)
Jason: You're hurt.
Dahlia: Coat got most of it.
Linkara (v/o): Oh, yeah, clearly the coat got most of it, what with the knife sticking out the other end of you and all. She just keeps saying she wants him, and Jason doesn't see anything strange about the wounded lady he ran into in a demonic town suddenly wanting to screw him. But then again, stressful situation emotionally draining and all that. The next morning, the monsters appear to have gone, and Dahlia asks Jason about Aaron. He explains to her about how they were best friends and would go anywhere together and how he was killed. The two decide to leave, and Jason offers Dahlia a gun, once again showing why he's actually a pretty nice guy, but she refuses. Jason tells Leo they'll send help if they can make it out, and they depart. Jason speculates about what the monsters want, but Dahlia ominously says they...
Dahlia: ...want to open you up. They want to see.
Linkara: You'd think, with all the people the monsters have killed by now, that they'd have gotten a pretty good idea of what we look like on the inside.
Linkara (v/o): In the distance, Aaron and the rest of Jason's squad, in zombified form, arrive and tell him...
Aaron: It's time.
Linkara (v/o): Jason's having none of it and just shoots at them, running away with Dahlia in hand.
Dahlia: Your friend, Aaron. He saved you... before.
Jason: Yeah, for this. For now.
Linkara: And... how the hell do you know that?
Linkara (v/o): The two head into a nearby church.
Jason: I don't think we've got much time. There's so much I want to tell you. So much I want you to know.
Linkara: (as Jason) I want to tell you how Garfield is my favorite comic strip; I want to tell you about how I'm allergic to shellfish; I want to tell you about the time I worked at Arby's...
Linkara (v/o): The two embrace lovingly, and it's a pretty romantic image, if not for the fact that they just met each other LESS THAN A DAY AGO! Monsters swarm the church, and Jason does his best to fight them, but it's Dahlia, assuming her demonic form, that gets them to halt their attack.
Dahlia: Bow down. Worship me.
Linkara: (as Dahlia) I am Goofia, Queen of the Head Twigs.
Linkara (v/o): I'm just not sure what to make of this. We have a humanoid woman in a pink dress with tentacles coming out of her stomach, spiky things in her elbows, and the aforementioned head twigs. I guess it's kind of creepy-looking, but I think the pink dress kind of ruins the effect. Dahlia gives Jason something.
Dahlia: It'll keep you safe... from these things, anyway.
Linkara (v/o): She gives him... uh, a piece of wet toast? The hell is that? Anyway, she hurls him through a church window, and the zombie soldiers surround Jason.
Aaron: I told you, J... we have business.
Linkara: (as Aaron, holding a machine gun) Now, then, Jason, we want to tell you about Amway. (cocks gun)
Linkara (v/o): Cut back to Demon Dahlia, who's screaming...
Dahlia: You said I wouldn't feel anything! That was the deal!
Linkara (v/o): Wait a second, I just thought of something: Dahlia just admitted she was in love with Jason. If we're to interpret what she's saying here about not feeling anything, then it implies that she was transformed into this being, or possibly the demon into Dahlia, so she could hook up with Jason for some reason. This story about a guy falling for a demonic woman sounds kind of familiar, right?
(Cut to panels of "Dead/Alive", showing the storyline of Ken Carter's father falling in love with a demon woman)
Linkara (v/o): Well, that's because such a tale was part of the backstory for "Dead/Alive". Others of you can barely remember anything about that story and are just nodding as if you do remember that. Now, when I first read this, I got to thinking: could it be that that incredibly stupid backstory about Kenneth Carter's dad falling in love with a demon woman and then having Kenneth as a child is actually the subject of this story? Could there have actually been a true purpose behind that scene and that character? Could there really have been something to it other than bland, nonsensical exposition that comes completely out of left field?
Linkara: The real answer is, who cares? But if you are interested, that's a big no! It has nothing to do with this story.
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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 · Youngblood: Strikefile 5 · Marvel vs. DC
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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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