US-1 #5
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September 14, 2015
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18:16
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Reminding you that every single person who participates in a race cheats in some capacity.
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Linkara: (wearing a cowboy hat and speaking in a cowboy drawl) Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. I reckon it's time for truckin' again. I'm just sorry I'm not wearing my trucker headband.
(Cut to black)
Linkara (v/o): Previously on "US-1"...
(A montage of clips of the fourth issue of "US-1" is shown)
Linkara (v/o): Ulysses Solomon Archer, AKA U.S. 1, was challenged by Baron Von Blimp, an agent of the demonic Highwayman, to a race. Naturally, with a name like Von Blimp, you shouldn't be surprised that his vehicle was... a biplane. Nah, I'm kidding. He had his own dirigible, which he used to try to kill U.S., but we got to see U.S. actually intelligent and plan ahead, creating new technology to prepare himself for the battle, making his already ludicrous rig into a full-fledged battle wagon, with surface-to-air missiles, radar tracking technology, and even use his CB skull to hack into radio transmissions. Also, chickens were involved somewhere in there.
Linkara: So let's dig into (holds up today's comic) "US-1 #5" and see what sort of ridiculousness we have in store for us this time.
(AT4W title sequence plays, and title card has "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars playing in the background. Cut to a closeup of the comic's cover)
Linkara (v/o): Nothing like seeing a comic from the '80s to make you really appreciate classic cover design that actually informs you of what's going on in a comic. Don't get me wrong, this cover is not the most spectacular thing ever, but it tells you exactly what to expect in this: a giant maze that U.S. 1 will have to traverse that features glaciers, tornadoes and volcanoes. It's not just the characters' posing or something; it actually tells you what to expect in this comic.
Text: FACING THE MAZE!
Linkara (v/o): Yyyyeah, and speaking of facing the maze, is the truck falling into the maze? Because it's at a weird angle and I'm pretty sure his rig can't fly.
Linkara: Yet, anyway. I know, it's coming up eventually. We haven't reached peak insanity for this series yet.
Linkara (v/o): We open on Baron Von Blimp's dirigible floating over the North Atlantic shortly after the last issue... and apparently flying higher than a passenger jet. I would critique this fact, since blimps, while capable of rising up to 10,000 feet, normally would not do so, since it would mean releasing so much fuel that the return trip down would be a lot bumpier, so it's usually more than 2,000 to 3,000 feet. But, this is comic book science, in a book where a guy can control a truck with a silver dollar, so really, this is the least of its problems.
Baron: Ulysses Solomon Archer vill pay for subjectink my beautiful zeppelin to za ravages uf nature--
Linkara: Dude, that water damage was (points to camera) your fault. This is what happens when you don't clean out your gutters.
Baron: --und from za ravages uf zose escaped chickens...
Linkara: Not a good sign for your recurring villain when he's easily bested by poultry.
Linkara (v/o): Back over to U.S., he and Retread are trying to do what I suggested last time: pick up the signal of the homing device planted on the Baron, but either it's been knocked off or it's out of range. And since they can't find the Baron, they might as well finish the job they had started with their little contest and drop off the cargo of chickens, who are probably all very spooked by now thanks to all the bombs dropping.
Linkara: Oh, yeah, and of course, there are all those chickens who were left out to die in the desert. Good work with that.
Narrator: The hours pass and the miles rumble by, the time chewed up by the conversation, the distance gulped down by the hungry wheels...
Linkara: Oh, right, so the wheels ate the chickens. That works, too.
Linkara (v/o): And so they roll in and meet up with the checkered-coat-wearing Foghorn Leghorn guy [the Great Chicken Colonel]. He reassures U.S. that the contest was indeed legit, but U.S. is confused as to why the reporters aren't here for the publicity stunt then. Foghorn says the reporters were here, but they left after they got their story.
U.S.: Got what story?
Great Chicken Colonel: The story, I say story, of the person who won the race-- a person who wasn't even supposed to be in it.
Linkara: My God, Retread has been playing us all for fools this whole time, and he won the race!
Linkara (v/o): No, as it turns out, it was Taryn O'Connell, that other love interest for U.S. that might be Midnight. And yes, I could just look ahead and find out, but I want to be surprised at the same time as all of you... except for those of you who have read ahead already and told me. Whoops. Anywho, she explains that when they announced the race, she asked the Colonel if she could participate, too, and just nobody told U.S. or the Baron she was in it, although I'm confused how the hell nobody would notice her driving up behind them.
Taryn: (Irish accent) They don't call me "Taryn Down the Highway" for nothing, U.S.!
Linkara: I thought they called you that because they were really bad at nicknames.
U.S.: But I still don't see how you can beat me in a race I didn't even know were in! You probably want the contract for chicken shipments that was the prize for winning this contest-- but you could have at least tried to win fair and square.
Linkara: Technically, she did. She's the only person in this race who wasn't trying to cheat with deadly weapons.
Taryn: What?! Are you accusing me of cheating?!
Linkara: (as Taryn, shaking his finger) Just because I took advantage of a cheat that turned on "no clipping", doesn't mean that I was cheating!
Linkara (v/o): Before any fists can start flying, Mohawk McChicken suggests another race to settle this: to deliver chicken parts to their distributor.
Great Chicken Colonel: The winner, Ah say winner, will get that lucrative chicken packin' contract and we get that much more free publicity. What, Ah say, what do you say?
Linkara: I say the publicity stunt was a truck versus a blimp. I don't think trucks racing other trucks is really gonna be that much more a pull.
Linkara (v/o): I mean, how do you even advertise that kind of a thing?
(Cut to the Angry Video Game Nerd doing a mock commercial for the game Big Rigs)
AVGN: And we got trucks! Yeah, trucks.
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): So the chicken parts are loaded up and the race is ready.
U.S.: Okay, Taryn, this is it. Good luck! But don't think I'm gonna take it easy on you just because you're a girl.
Linkara: Wow. Dick. Not him saying he wouldn't go easy, but just that he felt the need to bring that up at all. What the hell, man?
Linkara (v/o): I mean, why exactly did he need to go out of his way to point that out, especially when we established in the second issue that she's kind of got a thing going on about gender equality in the trucking industry? And yeah, she does not take that remark well at all.
Taryn: I'm gonna beat that bozo six ways to Thursday! He's gonna be eating so much dust he'll think he's a vacuum cleaner!
Linkara: See, now, "vacuum cleaner vs. truck" would have made for a better promotional stunt.
Linkara (v/o): Unfortunately, her truck won't turn over. She looks at her engine and discovers that somebody disconnected the distributor wires.
Taryn: And I guess I know who that somebody was.
(Cut to a clip of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 gang watching Riding With Death)
Tom Servo: They don't call me Karl for nothin'!
(Back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): Yeah, she suspects that U.S. did it, but it's easily fixed and she's on the road, already planning to make up for lost time with a shortcut she knows about. Meanwhile, over to U.S. and Retread...
U.S.: That's funny, Retread, I was sure we'd have seen Taryn barreling down on us by now, trying to get in the lead.
Retread: Well--ah-- maybe she was delayed.
Linkara: My God, it was Retread who did it! (clenches fist) That diabolical mastermind!
Linkara (v/o): Retread wonders why they're even bothering with this race when they should be looking for The Highwayman. U.S. explains that since they don't know where to start looking, they'll have to wait to be attacked.
U.S.: Besides, since this whole crazy business with The Highwayman started, I've hardly hauled any freight.
Linkara: (as U.S.) I need some cash to pay for the lawsuits against for all those caltrops I've left behind on the road.
U.S.: I was beginning to forget what being a trucker was all about...
(Cut to another clip of the AVGN's review of Big Rigs)
AVGN: Drivin' around in fuckin' trucks!
(Cut back to the comic)
U.S.: ...life on the open road, and a kind of freedom most men only dream about.
(Patriotic music starts playing in the background)
U.S.: It's helping to haul the goods of a great nation--keeping it moving and growing. It's hard work, sure, but if it's the right work for you, it's the greatest job in the whole world. I've always loved this life, Retread, I guess I always will.
Linkara: (pointing at camera) Take that, Denny's! America doesn't taste like pancakes, it tastes like trucker! (beat, then becomes confused) Wait...
Linkara (v/o): There's a sign for a detour, which confuses U.S., since they didn't spot that when they first came in.
U.S.: Man, this is the worst stretch of roadbed I've driven in a long time.
(Yet another clip of the AVGN's review of Big Rigs is shown)
AVGN: Off-road traction! More power for nonstop driving action!
(Back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): Taryn contacts them over the radio and lets them know she set up the detour as revenge for her engine... Must be some really good shortcut if it gave her time to set that up. Or does she just keep detour signs in her truck? ...although U.S. is confused about what she's talking about. They soon suspect that The Highwayman has something to do with this, first from rocks falling down the side of the mountain, then a downed power line... and then an iceberg blocking their path. Plus, hail.
Retread: Hale [sic], U.S.! Now it's haling on us!
Linkara (v/o): (laughs) That's not how "hail" is spelled.
Because Poor Literacy is... Roger That, Good Buddy, 10-4.
Retread: It's The Highwayman, it must be! Remember when he disguised himself as an old man--told you he'd gained strange powers by selling his soul to the Devil. It must have been true!
Linkara: So the Devil is interested in truckers' souls and marriages? Comic books teach us so much more about Satan than any religious text does in this regard.
Linkara (v/o): Retread calls for help on the radio without success as the snow... Well, they say "hail", but as someone who actually does experience hail in the Midwest and all, it doesn't really pile up like snow. ...continues to fall and make it difficult to drive. They realize they're being herded somewhere. U.S. tries to use his CB skull to see if he can detect any signals.
U.S.: (thinking) Wait... I'm getting something. It's fuzzy, but it's there. A very definite signal. It's got a pattern to it, but it's not like anything I've heard on the airwaves before.
Linkara: (as U.S.) Uptown funk gonna give it to ya...
Linkara (v/o): After they're hit by an earthquake, U.S. accesses the satellite hookup to the truck to try to get a better picture of the area, discovering that they're actually inside of a huge maze, with natural disasters all along the path.
U.S.: At least now that I know we are being herded, I can do something to break us free of this pattern. First I'll use my built-in flame thrower to melt us a passage through this iceberg!
(Cut to a clip of The Thing)
George Bennings (Peter Maloney): Mac wants the flamethrower!
Childs (Keith David): Mac wants the what?!
Bennings: That's what he said. Now move!
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): He realizes that these disasters are a bit weird, since the flamethrower was far more effective than it should have been. Next up is a volcano, which he happily dispatches with a BIG-ASS CANNON ON THE FRONT OF HIS TRUCK!! Look at that thing! Where the hell is he keeping the engine if that's right there?!
Linkara: I would just like to remind you all that this series began as a toy tie-in to slot cars.
Linkara (v/o): As lightning bolts start striking near them, U.S. releases the smokescreen to hide them for a bit until they reach their next obstacle, which is... well... uh...
Linkara: You may have noticed that this issue, despite containing stuff like the maze and the weapons and all, is rather tame for what we've seen of this series. Well, here's where we go off the rails!
Linkara (v/o): My friends, U.S. 1 encounters an alien spaceship!
Narrator: This is not The Highwayman! For whatever else The Highwayman may be, he at least is of this Earth.
Linkara: I don't know. Is Hell technically part of Earth? I feel like there's a research paper in this.
Linkara (v/o): Apparently, Retread was knocked unconscious by everything that happened. U.S. thinks he should probably try to leave after this latest bit of insanity, but the truck won't start.
U.S.: (thinking) At least that thing out there hasn't done anything to us since we escaped the maze. And, come to think of it, nothing that happened to us in the maze really seemed aimed at harming us.
Linkara: Except for the rockslide, the hail, the volcano, the lightning bolts and the earthquake. (slaps his own head in frustration)
Linkara (v/o): U.S. gets out of the truck to say hi to the alien.
Linkara: That's funny, this isn't how I remember the UFO ending of Silent Hill: Origins going down.
U.S.: I'm U.S. Archer. Who you?
Linkara: (as alien) Who me? Me me.
U.S.: Do you speak English? Do you speak?
Linkara: (as alien) I do. Uh, say, I'm looking for these plants that I left behind that I heard some gangsters were using in crimes.
Linkara (v/o): No, no, no. The alien's dialogue is... well, enjoy.
Alien: Breaker, breaker, good buddy. That was one fine ride you just hauled. Really put yer put the pedal to the metal!
Linkara (v/o): Yes, the alien speaks in CB lingo.
Linkara: I eagerly await this guy's cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy 2.
Linkara (v/o): The alien explains that he was the one who jammed the communications and forced him through the maze.
(Cut to a clip of an episode of The Tommy Wiseau Show)
Wiseau: (to an alien) Alien, why you bring me here?
(Back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): His logic was that anyone who was smart enough to get through all that would be the type to ask some questions rather than attack him outright.
Linkara: I don't know, seems to me that if I was just put through a bunch of hellish natural disasters as a test, I'd be inclined to start shooting things right away.
Linkara (v/o): So, why's he here?
Alien: Well, truth to tell, son, my rig broke down just this side'a Alpha Centauri.
(Cut to another clip of the MST3K gang watching Riding With Death)
Mike: Damn you, Karl!
(Cut back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): It just so happens that U.S. is carrying the thing he needs to repair his intergalactic spaceship: chicken parts. Yeah, the ship actually uses organic integrated technology, so he needs some chicken parts to augment some of his systems.
Alien: Works a whole lot better than that stuff you folks use. Cheaper, too.
Linkara: You know, I never thought of using chickens as alternative energy, but there you go.
Linkara (v/o): And so, with the few bits of chicken, he repairs his ship and flies off. U.S. is a bit distraught, not even getting any answers to questions he has, plus being sad that Tamryn is gonna win the race, which you'd think would be the last thing on his mind after MEETING AN ALIEN!! U.S. returns to his truck, where Retread is finally coming around. He has a hard time believing U.S.'s story about an alien, but not for long. The alien transmits a message to him, saying how he realizes he was in the middle of a race and the whole maze thing kind of put a delay on that, so as thanks for the help, he uses a tractor beam to lift the truck up and carry them the rest of the way.
Narrator: The airborne semi soars over the countryside, soon losing altitude as it approaches the Finger-Lickin' Chicken headquarters.
(Cut once again to the AVGN's review of Big Rigs)
AVGN: Over-the-road racing, above the road, under the road, who knows?
(Back to the comic again)
Linkara (v/o): What's more, they even get there ahead of Tamryn [sic], who rolls her truck in and is shocked to see them get there first. U.S. asks her why she thought he had messed up her engine. She tells him how the distributor wires were pulled, and Retread admits that he was the one who did it!
Linkara: Wait, my joke was accurate?? Retread is a diabolical genius?!
Retread: I just thought you got a raw deal in that first race with Baron Von Blimp. You probably would have beat Taryn then, if the Baron hadn't attacked you.
Linkara (v/o): He apologizes, and rightly so! To be fair, everyone is a cheater here in one way or another, but this all started because of Retread doing such a dickish thing like that. And yeah, the contract was lost initially because of fighting the Baron, but fighting the Baron was more important than a contract with frickin' chicken!
(Cut to a clip of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines)
Offscreen voice: 'Cause that's some good f***in' chicken!
Linkara (v/o): And so, our comic ends with Tamryn still wanting an explanation how they got her first, and Retread says the alien did it, and of course, U.S. knows the explanation is silly, so he denies any knowledge of that.
Linkara: (holds up comic) This comic is so wonderfully stupid.
Linkara (v/o): I think we can count this as the official point where the creative team just decided to throw any semblance of rational plot points out the window and just go nuts: an alien that speaks in CB radio lingo forces a truck-driving superhero with a massive battle wagon to go through a maze full of natural disasters so he can supply him with uncooked chicken to repair his spaceship, and then levitates him the rest of the way on his journey. This is what makes for the stuff of legend, my friends. Why U.S. 1 does not have his own series now baffles me. And it's not like Marvel forgot the character existed or doesn't have the rights anymore, like ROM. He's come back several times renamed as U.S. Ace. Give us a new series!
Linkara: Next time, more aliens, as we return back to a galaxy far, far away... and a script draft revised many, many times, with the next issue of "The Star Wars". (puts down comic, gets up and leaves)
(End credits roll)
Only now, while I work on the end credits do I realize I could have made a Fury Road joke somewhere in this.
So the alien travelled [sic] billions of light years across space... but didn't bother to bring any spare organic material?
(Stinger: The panel showing Taryn's post-race confrontation with U.S. is shown again)
Taryn: U.S. Archer, how on Earth did you get here ahead of me?
(Cut to one last clip of the AVGN's review of Big Rigs)
AVGN: Never lose a race again. You're always winner!
(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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