Atop the Fourth Wall

- Season 11

(2018)

Linkara begins the new year by looking back on the previous year. Many highs, a ton of lows, and some pretty-okays. As such, he has prepared a list of his favorite 15 episodes from 2017.

It's 2018 and so begins a year of following up on old reviews. Linkara takes a look at the Legion of Superheroes with The Great Darkness Saga storyline.

Have you ever wanted to know the story of James Bond's nephew? Well too bad, because Linkara is following up on an old review with the first issue of James Bond Jr.

With all the fighting between Marvel and DC, it can be easy to forget both companies love superheroes. Linkara sees just how positive that can be with the inter-company crossover, JLA/Avengers.

He did warn us about stairs. Linkara decides to review Act 2 of the popular webcomic Homestuck and the continuing adventures of Zoosmell Pooplord. .

Do androids dream of electric sheep? Maybe not, but they apparently dream of superheroes, as Linkara sees with his review of Isaac Asimov's I-Bots.

It's time for another text review to get turned into a video. Linkara picks up the hammer as he reviews a comic featuring Eric Masterson in Thunderstrike #1.

Having a time tough seeing? Youngblood's Disease must be taking your sight as Linkara returns to the series with issue 10 and a very questionable storyline featuring the character Chapel.

This comic really rocks....not really. Linkara reviews a comic book featuring one of Youngblood's members with Badrock #1A.

Event Comics Month 2: Crisis of the Wars begins as Linkara explores the next chapter of DC's Crisis trilogy, the Infinite Crisis.

As the movie of the same name draws closer, Linkara sees how you can top a comic like The Infinity Gauntlet by reviewing its direct sequel: The Infinity War.

Many things come and go, but rage is eternal. Linkara looks at the storyline where the Hulk exacts his revenge on those who wronged him in the event comic World War Hulk.

To finish Secret Origins Month 2, Linkara fulfills a promise he made years ago. The time has come to review what the hated Countdown was leading into: Final Crisis.

Why have one team of spandex wearing heroes when you can have two? Linkara advertises Power Morphicon while also reviewing a comic featuring Power Rangers Turbo and Beetleborgs Metallix.

Is that a Jojo reference? Oh no, it's way more than a reference as Linkara takes a look at Diesel #1, a comic that doesn't even try to hide the fact that it rips off Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.

Teen Titans, go. For this Patreon review, Linkara is asked to look at three episodes from the fondly remembered Teen Titans cartoon that adapt The Judas Contract storyline from the comics.

Patreon sponsored review time again as Linkara is asked to look at one of the Marvel Knights comics. He doesn't feel blessed though, as it's the much maligned The Punisher: Purgatory.

So what quick little comic book cash-grabs does Linkara have in store for us today? A loud advertisement for Super Sirens, Superman saving some space picnickers from an ion storm, and the infamous, long-awaited Bat-Baby.

Linkara has horror hosts "Diamanda Hagan" as special guest.

For the first time in a while, it's Miller Time...kind of. Linkara looks at the next chapter in The Dark Knight Returns and hopes for the best with Dark Knight III: The Master Race.

A few years back, Linkara looked at how Stan Lee would handle several DC characters. He decides to follow up on that with a comic exploring Stan Lee's interpretation of the Green Lantern.

After AIDs spreading monsters and cocaine powered bad guys, what do you do next? Linkara revisits some old friends with the third issue of The New Guardians to find out.

After two years away from the truck stop, Linkara puts the hammer down for issue 7 of U.S.-1. This time our story is told directly from the point of view of the series' true hero: the truck.

Still trying to figure out what the deal with Nova Girls Kissing Canvas was? You're going to be even more confused as Linkara looks at another Nova Girls comic with Space 34-24-34.

Move over Odysseus, this comic features a real adventure. Linkara returns to the Neal Adams penned Batman: Odyssey for the second issue and hopefully a better understanding of what's going on.

Now in 3-D. Linkara returns to a comic he reviewed years ago with the second issue of Star Wars 3-D. A pair of 3-D glasses will not be included.

Now this is a shock. Linkara grabs his Pokeballs to review the second issue of The Electric Tale of Pikachu and way too much suggestive artwork for a kid's manga.

Welcome back to PSA Hell. We watched Captain America face the dreaded Asthma Monster years ago but never knew his backstory. Well now Linkara is reviewing the first issue to answer that question.

There's room for more than one inter-company crossover. Linkara follows up on an old review by looking at another comic where Superman and Spider-Man team up to face their united foes.

Will this comic have some meat to it? Linkara reviews another Chick-Fill-A promotional comic by reviewing the story of another cow hero with The Icy Adventures of Cold Cults.

Linkara decides to look back on 2099 month by following up on an issue of Ravage. Will this character finally break out and establish himself as a cool character? Is sewing machine ever going to catch on?

Oh yeah. Linkara returns to his roots again to cover more comics about the Kool-Aid Man. This time with more encounters with the Thirsties and time travel. Wait, what?

Back to the world of computer promotion and infinite summer time loops. Linkara reviews yet another Tandy Computer Whiz Kids comic as they aim to Safeguard the Environment.

I pity the fool who is going to miss out on this one. Linkara returns to Mr. T and the T-Force with the fourth issue and the continuing adventures of the good Mr. T. Don't be a sucker.

To boldly go where no one has gone before. Star Trek Month begins as Linkara looks at the second issue of DC's comic run of Star Trek.

Reboots: one thing comics and movies always have in common. Linkara takes a look at the comic book adaptation of J.J Abram's 2009 Star Trek reboot and all the things that the Kelvin time-line brought.

Comics. The final frontier. Linkara returns to the weirdly drawn weirdly written world of Star Trek: The Next Generation comics with the fourth issue. Maybe this time it'll be anything like the show.

Star Trek month comes to an end as Linkara prepares to review one final Star Trek comic. He returns to the cast of the original Trek with an issue of the Gold Key Star Trek comics.

October is upon us once more. Konami might not care, but Linkara prepares to head back to Silent Hill one more time for a review of the motion comic Silent Hill: Hunger.

Hopefully this time The Thing will stay away from New Zealand. Linkara heads north to review a tie-in comic to the prequel movie of The Thing with The Northman Nightmare.

Halloween draws ever closer and Linkara still has unfinished business with Fred. And others. Linkara reviews the comic book sequel to Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash with The Nightmare Warriors.

It's the tenth anniversary of Atop the Fourth Wall. After so long, it's finally time to go back to where it all began as Linkara re-reviews his first ever comic with the Clone Saga storyline Smoke and Mirrors.

Time to raise some Hell. Trapped by his mirror counterpart, Linkara gives a primer for what will be the horror franchise for the next three years with a review of the comic adaptation of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.

In part 1 of a marvelous Secret Origins Month, Linkara and the Fantastic Four head to the land of Wakanda for the origin of T'Challa, the Black Panther.

Secret Origins Month continues to heat up as Linkara goes back to Marvel's roots to cover the origin of John Hammond, the first Human Torch.

Secret Origins Month continues as Linkara sinks his claws into the origin of the man who is the best there is at what he does: Wolverine.

Another Secret Origins Month concludes as Linkara hesitantly heads into The New Mutants from the 90s to cover the origin of the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool.

You've seen the movie, now witness Linkara reviewing the comic book adaptation, with plenty of missing scenes and pivotal moments misinterpreted to go around.

Linkara reviews another heartwarming Punisher Christmas comic, in which Frank meets his match in a hunter named Suspiria.

May the force be with you. Linkara heads back a long long time ago to a galaxy far far away with a review of the comic adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Here's hoping for a Sweet Christmas. Linkara takes a look at Luke Cage: Hero for Hire #7 as the title character finds himself caught up in some Christmas shenanigans.

Ten years is a long time to look back on, especially on all the things you could have done differently. Linkara looks back on the tenth year anniversary and fifteen more missed opportunities.