Street Fighter #1 (Malibu)
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September 26, 2011
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19:07
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Anyone who opposes Bison shall be destroyed! Quick, everybody oppose him so we don't have to read this junk.
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Linkara: Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. When I get a massive amount of requests to do a comic, I'm usually able to give the people what they want.
(A montage of comics that Linkara reviewed is shown)
Linkara (v/o): The biggest one I used to get were Sonic comics, but I fulfilled that a year ago. There was also "Ultimatum"; did that a few months ago. The "Doom" comic was irritating because I couldn't get a physical copy of the thing, but hey, the things available for free online anyway, so I was willing to compromise there.
(Now cut to a shot of a comic yet to be looked at: "Street Fighter #1" from Malibu)
Linkara (v/o): The Malibu Comics' "Street Fighter" series, however, is one that's lasted as long as this show. Tons of people have wanted me to look at these things, and I just needed to call out to people during my live show at MagFest to get people to send me copies. And they responded in droves, sending me email after email of offers to get rid of these things.
Linkara: Well, I'm happy to report that your efforts have paid off and I am now the (makes "finger quotes") "proud" owner of the first three issues of the Malibu Comics' "Street Fighter" series, not only in individual issues, but also a trade collecting them.
(The title for the game Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is shown, along with a profile of one of the characters, Ryu)
Linkara (v/o): I admit, however, that I have no real connection to Street Fighter II. As I've stated before, I grew up with the Sega Genesis, and while there was a Genesis version of Street Fighter II, I was more into Mortal Kombat...
(A clip of the game is shown, displaying Ryu battling Zangief)
Linkara (v/o): ...much to the chagrin of my mother, who refused to let us have the game in the house because of the blood and violence. Instead, I got to play such games as...
(Cut to a shot of the title for said game...)
Linkara (v/o): ...Wolverine: Adamantium Rage.
(Cut to a clip of Linkara's review of that game)
Linkara: (audio from video; into a soda can) ADAMANTIUM RAGE! (hits himself with it) Ow!
(Cut back to the present-day Linkara)
Linkara: Yeah, that worked out well for me. Still, the question is, with the reputation this comic has, is it truly as bad as I've been told? Well, let's dig into (holds up today's comic) "Street Fighter #1" and find out.
(AT4W title sequence plays; title card has the Street Fighter II title music playing in the background; cut to a closeup of the comic's cover)
Linkara (v/o): The cover is... Wow, this is awful. I think the only thing I can say is a positive to the covers is that all the characters that we see here are in fact in the comic. Where do I even go from there? The poses are just... odd. Ryu (pronounces it "RIGH-yu") is hunched over as he runs, like he's some kind of big ape or something. Ken is feeling himself up and Sagat is getting a good chuckle over that.
(Editor's note: "Sorry if I mispronounced his name – again, not a big Street Fighter fan here.")
Linkara (v/o): On the other side of the cover, Chun Li is the only one actually looking decent as she strikes a pose, though I admit I'm kinda bothered by the sheer size of her spiked bracelets. Yeah, I know she wears those in the games, but the spikes seem like they're ridiculously huge here. You'll take your eye out with those things! I could also comment on how generic and lackluster the cover is, what with it just being a bunch of people posing and no real background to speak of. However, I think I'll instead focus my ire toward the artwork. What the hell is up with the artwork?! I mean, dear Lord, look at M. Bison. It's like his face is melting! Similarly, Ryu now has beady little eyes and sunken-in cheeks. Oh, and let's not even get started on the coloring. Am I the only one who thinks Chun Li is looking a little yellow on the face? Classy!
(The comic opens to the first page)
Linkara (v/o): We open with – what else? – a fight in progress. Ryu is fighting Sagat, who is promptly getting his ass handed to him by Ryu's fireball hand as he yells out...
Ry: Dragon punch!
Linkara: You know, forgive me for nitpicking, but does someone want to explain why, if the entire point of Street Fighter is that it's a tournament, mystical energy balls, like Hadoukens and Sonic Booms are legal maneuvers?
(The cover is shown again)
Linkara (v/o): This also made me stop and think for a second about Street Fighter's story; namely, what the hell is Street Fighter's story, anyway? I admit, I can be pretty lazy with my research, but I couldn't find just a straight-up plot synopsis for individual games on Wikipedia or even on a Street Fighter wiki that I found. Oh, sure, there was backstory on the characters in the game, their relations to one another, their motivations, and etc. It seems like it'd be really simple to just say what the plot is and what the Street Fighter tournament actually is. Who's officiating these?
(Back to the first page again)
Linkara (v/o): Why do the tournaments always occur in crowded areas instead of a controlled environment? Who determines who's fighting who, and at what times? What is the ultimate goal of the tournament? I did manage to find a Street Fighter plot guide that indicated the plot of Street Fighter II basically amounts to M. Bison organizing the tournament to try to rid the world of anyone who could stop his plan to – take over the world – take over the world.
(Cut to the inevitable clip of the Street Fighter movie, showing M. Bison saying that classic line...)
M. Bison (Raul Julia): Of course!
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Heh, that one was just obvious. Anyway, it occurs to me that putting a bullet in their heads would be a lot easier than putting together a martial arts tournament. And even then, I'm sure people might object to it being a battle to the death, and it has to be. Otherwise, how would just a simple tournament stop people from foiling your plans?
Linkara: Now, I know what many of you are thinking: it's a fighting game; the plot doesn't matter! The point is to have fun seeing unique-looking characters square off and beat the crap out of each other. And I nod my head and say that yes, for a fighting game, the plot is not that important. However, I am reading a comic based on that fighting game, (becomes angry) SO I EXPECT TO FIND SOME STORY IN THE COMIC!
Linkara (v/o): Also, this is another nitpicky point, but calling it "Dragon Punch" just sounds wrong as opposed to calling it a Shoryuken. Yes, I know Dragon Punch is legitimately canon, but Shoryuken sounds more unique than "insert animal in front of fighting move here".
Linkara: (putting comic down) Now, if you'll excuse me, I must go practice my Dung Beetle Flying Kick. (gets up and leaves)
Linkara (v/o): Anyway, the Dragon Punch burns a scar into Sagat's chest.
Sagat: You... burned me!
Linkara: (as Ryu) That's right, Sagat! I just burned you, man!
Ryu: A lesson, Sagat! To remind you of your defeat... by Ryu!
Linkara (v/o): What's with him talking in the third person right there?
Linkara: (as Ryu) Now I'm going to go eat a sandwich made... by Ryu!
Linkara (v/o): Sagat tries to attack again, but gets kicked repeatedly for his trouble. Turns out this is a recording, and we cut to Sagat in somebody's living room... and he smashes the TV with his own fireball move.
Sagat: Stop it... NOW!
Linkara: (as Sagat) Stupid reality TV! Why won't it stop?!
Linkara (v/o): Balrog is also with him and tells him not to take that tone with the boss or else he'll have to trim him down to size.
Sagat: How dare you, Balrog! (punches him) For ten years, I reigned supreme in the World Arena!
Linkara (v/o): And that's all he has to say, just that he reigned supreme in the world arena. Also, what's going on with his mouth there? Is he doing a Stallone thing?
(Cut to a clip of Judge Dredd)
Judge Dredd (Sylvester Stallone): I NEVER BROKE THE LAW! I AM THE LAW!
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Okay, that's it. From now on, I'm doing Sagat with a Stallone voice. Balrog is a boxer, so he manages to fight back and... uh, clone his fist three times to repeatedly hit him.
Sagat: (in Stallone's voice) That did it!! Your American boxing is nothing against Muy Thai!
Linkara: (uncomfortably) Oh, so maybe the Stallone voice doesn't work when he's putting down boxing. (beat) Aw, screw it, I'm sticking with this thing.
Linkara (v/o): They fight some more – and get used to me saying that a lot in this review – but M. Bison arrives and tells them to knock it off. Also, if this is supposed to be Bison's place, he's got some weird interior decorators working for him, given what they did to the floor.
M. Bison: You are an embarrassment to my organization with your constant squabbling! You are supposed to be street fighters, not children!!
Linkara: (as M. Bison) That's it, I'm taking your names off the character selection screen! (points offscreen) Now go to your rooms!
Linkara (v/o): By the by, anyone else ever notice that M. Bison has the same color scheme as Magneto? (as M. Bison) I am M. Bison, master of magnet!
(Cut to a clip of the Street Fighter movie, showing M. Bison)
M. Bison: (confronting Guile) This is merely superconductor electromagnetism. Surely you've heard of it. It levitates bullet trains from Tokyo to Osaka. And it levitates... me.
(He activates the electromagnetism, lifting himself airborne. Then cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Huh. Anyway, M. Bison, whose face continues to melt away, tells Sagat that he must earn his respect.
M. Bison: You must defeat Ryu and regain the Street Fighter championship. You must destroy him!
Linkara: Uh... why?
Linkara (v/o): No, seriously, why? What the hell does a tournament have to do with anything here? And wouldn't he be kind of disqualified from this tournament if he should happen to "destroy him"? Sagat says he's tried to challenge him, but Ryu has refused another match.
M. Bison: Ryu is human.
Linkara: (deadpan) Gee, Bison, what would we ever do without your keen observational skills?
Linkara (v/o): Anyway, he says they can get to Ryu through his friends, like Chun-Li and Ken, who are fighters themselves, so... maybe you ought to rethink this strategy and consider, you know, GUNS! We cut to Ryu as he stalks Chun-Li, then attempts to strangle her from behind. Our hero, everybody! However, Chun-Li easily tosses him aside.
Ryu: So, woman... you reject... my affections?
Linkara: (as Ryu) I attempt to strangle you because I love you!
Linkara (v/o): Ryu unleashes a fireball at her, but Chun-Li is not impressed, taking it out with her own fireball. You know, for a series called Street Fighter, they use a lot of magical powers and have had intense training to utilize their skills. Usually, when I think of fighting on the streets, it's by guys with pocket knives, pistols and some basic brawler stuff, and even then, nothing particularly disciplined. Just a thought, and I know I keep getting off track, but a huge amount of this comic is fighting, and as I've said before, fight scenes are difficult to review, other than just straight-up summary.
Chun-Li: You dare call yourself a champion? You are weak, Ryu...
Ryu: "Weak?!" I take no insults from a mere woman!
Linkara: Our hero is sexist, too. I look forward to Sagat giving him a beatdown.
Linkara (v/o): For the moment, though, I'll settle for Chun-Li, who kicks him in the face!
Chun-Li: I am the strongest woman in the world! And mistress of the lightning kick!!
Linkara (v/o): Said lightning kick is made of... uh, green ectoplasm. That makes sense, I guess. The fight continues with Ryu getting smashed through a Buddha statue, once again trying to use "the awesome energy of the Chi", as he says, to defeat her. But she just keeps whaling on him until finally she just... uh, stops.
Chun-Li: Am I not the strongest woman in the world?
Ryu: Oooh... I guess so.
Chun-Li: And the most beautiful?
Linkara (v/o): Ooookay, where the hell did this come from? Also, apparently, she can just throw off those hair bun things and bam! She's in a L'Oreal commercial. She then makes out with him, but he tells her to stop.
Ryu: We agreed that we are together to train! You are more beautiful than ever, Chun-Li... but you have changed in the past few months.
Chun-Li: Changed? What do you mean?
Linkara: (as Ryu) Now you can kick my ass, and that's kind of a turn-off for an asshole like me.
Ryu: Once you were like this stream...laughing, flowing around life...
Linkara: Streams don't laugh.
Ryu: Now you are like this tree...
Linkara: (as Ryu) Infested with wood ticks.
Ryu: ...strong, flexible... but yet rooted in your obsession!
Linkara: So, trees keep their roots in the ground because they're upset...? I'm learning a lot today! Trees have OCD, streams like to giggle...
Ryu: Your quest against M. Bison has made you a different person.
Chun-Li: What?? Are you saying I'm unjustified? He murdered my father! I will have justice!
Linkara: (as Chun-Li) And together, we can be justice!
Ryu: You don't know that! You don't have evidence!
Linkara: Yeah! I mean, M. Bison sounds like such a trustworthy guy!
(Another clip of the Street Fighter movie is shown, showing M. Bison confronting Chun-Li (Ming-Na Wen))
M. Bison: For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me... it was Tuesday.
(Back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): Chun-Li says she's working on obtaining evidence by joining the Hong Kong police and that she works with Interpol now.
Ryu: What are you saying? You've abandoned the way of the warrior...for common police work?
Linkara: Once again, our hero: a strangling, sexist elitist who thinks police work is too (makes a "finger quote") "common".
Linkara (v/o): Chun-Li points out what a colossal dick Ryu is and walks off, leaving Ryu alone with his thoughts.
Ryu: (thinking) Chun-Li has grown strong, but has lost much of the joy I used to see in her.
Linkara: The hell are you talking about? She seemed pretty happy up until you said, "No making out."
Linkara (v/o): He thinks that Ken has changed most of all, losing interest in the tournament and becoming a celebrity.
Ken: (being interviewed) I'm getting ready to launch my own clothing line, and I'm shooting a movie this summer!
Linkara: (as Ken) We've already lined up Raul Julia and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Trust me, this is going to go down in history as the greatest movie ever.
Ryu: Goodbye, Ken!
Chun-Li: I think he has other things on his mind, Ryu!
Linkara: (as Ken, thinking while making driving motions) Hot damn, my hair looks great! I just hope this purple outfit doesn't make me look stupid.
Linkara (v/o): He then thinks some more backstory about how Chun-Li started drifting from him after she got word of her father's death.
Ryu: (thinking) Now I am the greatest warrior in the world, but I've never been more alone!
(Linkara is seen pretending to play a violin, while real violin music plays in the background)
Linkara (v/o): We cut to Ken as he records a commercial for a drink.
Ken: Dragon Punch!
(As Linkara speaks below, a shot of a can of Street Fighter Dragon Punch appears in the corner)
Linkara: Enjoy Dragon Punch Energy Drink, people! Yes, this exists.
Ken: When I'm done fighting, I refresh with Quickfresh!
(Cut to a clip of the infamous commercial for Summer's Eve, where one girl asks another...)
Girl: Do you ever feel, you know, not so fresh?
(Cut back to the comic)
Girl in commercial: Haha!
Boys in commercial: Like Ken, if I could be!
Linkara (v/o): Um, I'm sure that makes sense in somebody's language, but in English that does not. Ken's shoot ends, and he decides he'll finish up tomorrow. He thinks to himself how doesn't really need the money, but he has fun doing it, and it means he's independent from family money.
Ken: (thinking) Getting married was great, and I love her [Eliza] a lot... but sometimes I need a break. Like, right now!
Linkara (v/o): And as such, he heads to a nightclub where beautiful women hang off of him.
Ken: (thinking) Maybe I should just go home and have a carrot juice!
(Cut to a clip of an episode of Doctor Who, showing Melanie Bush giving some carrot juice to the Sixth Doctor)
The Doctor: Carrot juice?
(Back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): He heads out to an alleyway.
Ken: What a relief! Am I glad to be out of there!
Linkara: (as Ken, loudly) I'M GOING TO LOUDLY ANNOUNCE HOW I FEEL FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON!
Linkara (v/o): Also, didn't he go to the nightclub specifically to take a break? Why the hell is he suddenly relieved to be away from it? Anyway, he runs into Balrog in the alley, who wants to fight him. Ken refuses, since he's retired. Balrog insists, but Ken hits him so hard on the chin that his face goes completely in the wrong direction and blood splatters out at the wrong angle. Well, this is based on a fighting game, so physics aren't exactly going to be accurate. Balrog keeps getting up to fight him, even when Ken launches a fireball out and engulfs him in flames. Yeah, flames and third-degree burns can just be shrugged off. After a few more blows are exchanged, Balrog contorts his body in a ludicrous manner and uppercuts Ken so hard that it breaks the panel restrictions. I've got to say I actually like that touch. And this leads to... more fighting; another fireball, more boot to the head, more punches, and then... uh, suddenly it becomes the Adam West Batman series.
(Cut to a clip of an episode of that series, showing Batman and Robin climbing up a wall)
Batman (Adam West): I have the curious feeling this is all some kind of literary plot.
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): Some of Balrog's cronies show up with guns and open fire on Ken, allowing Balrog a chance to escape. They don't, of course, try to use their guns to persuade him to come along or anything. (laughs) No, that'd just be silly! And I guess they just go away off-panel, because the next page shows Ken walking away and thinking that he's exhausted because he hasn't been training as hard. And so, our comic ends with Sagat suddenly appearing behind him and being, like, eight feet tall.
Ken: SAGAT? What the hell is going on?!
Linkara: That's my question! At 24 pages, I don't think the plot ever actually got started. (closes comic and holds it up) This comic sucks... but it teeters on the edge.
Linkara (v/o): It fails in the art department big time, and the story moves at a snail's pace, preferring a lot of fight scenes over what the overall story of the comic is. However, the dialogue isn't too different from stuff I've read from the 1980s, although this was made in 1993, so maybe it's just a wee bit too stilted for people. Also, Ryu is an asshole, and if he's supposed to be the main character, he's not exactly a likeable one. I think we were supposed to dislike Ken for becoming a celebrity, but he doesn't come off as that much of a jerk, just a little lazy with his training. Chun-Li was pretty good, though.
Linkara: Overall, I don't think it's as bad as its reputation suggests. But then again, this is only the first issue. We'll look at the others somewhere down the line. (throws down comic, gets up and leaves)
(End credits roll, but suddenly, the screen fills with static and distorts before going black. The words "Time's up" appear. We then cut back to Linkara, who is sitting and looking at the old book from earlier. He then becomes shocked as he sees the following text displayed in the book: "I SEE YOU LINKARA". He sits there, stunned, and the screen goes black. Suddenly, however, it cuts back to Linkara again, still stunned, then becoming furious)
Linkara: OH, IT IS ON NOW! (snaps book shut)
(end)
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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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