Kiss Comics - Atop the Fourth Wall

[@nezumi6554]

Linkara should've just said to Todd: "Shut up, I have a spaceship"

[@FreakDaMIghet]

Narrator: "The only way to defeat the Unholy is to attack its most vulnerable spot!" Me: "His....his crotch?!"

[@MythicSuns]

FreakDaMind "for it is written in the ancient texts: kick him in thy crotch and run toward yonder hills!"

[@FaceUnreality]

And now we got a Scooby Doo crossover with KISS. AND THEY HAVE SUPER POWERS.

[@haileyshannon7548]

+FaceUnreality In the late 70s, Hanna-Barabara made a live action movie, called "Phantom of the Park" or "Attack of the Phantoms" and they also had superpowers!

[@lunamalfoy7]

+FaceUnreality You know what's better than that? The Scooby-Doo crossover with wrestle mania. John Cena stops a giant boulder from crushing everyone while his theme music plays in the background.

[@jakebryant3445]

Why do I have a feeling Gene told Scooby to not do the "girl thing"

[@juliagoodwin3461]

Personally, I prefer the Supernatural crossover.

[@sananaryon4061]

The past you should have never crossed TheBeast excacts a heavy cost The number of the best is lost You will know it by it's hissing...

[@DuelingShade]

"Somebody wrote that. Somebody was paid to write that." Knowing Platinum, they probably weren't.

[@thewalrusclown]

IS anyone else pissed as all hell that the "K.I.S.S. saves santa" bit from family guy hasn't been turned into a real thing yet????

[@sheamcc2]

It is I had a friend who was into the band and he said it was the xmas special

[@coldgindrinker5587]

***** its actually made into a online comic where kiss fights vampires to save Christmas and there's another one where they fight Satan. The first is just Kiss without powers, but they use their special effects( fire breath, sparks coming out of a guitar, etc) to fight the vampires who hate rock n roll. The last one is a part of the 4K series.

[@coldgindrinker5587]

Brandon Roberts YOU DEMAND THE BEST, YOU'LL GET THE BEST!

[@cartoonosaurus]

nothing from family guy deserves to be real

[@gagecrawley6223]

thewalrusclown we're all pissed.

[@indumatipngtuber2790]

Not enough awesome rock themed superpowers and stopping interdimensional demons in KISS World. Instant zero stars.

[@keepaniout203]

He said that there human. My mind suddenly went, "Monsters? They look like monsters to you?"

[@paulieswalnut]

Ever since Opie and Anthony, I went from not giving a crap about Kiss to hating Kiss to, (thanks to Linkara) being sarcastically amused by Kiss. 😂

[@lps89br]

10:10 "Each of us has many faces, Adam Moon. What is it you seek, child? WHAT YOU WANNA DO WITH YOUR LIFE?" I WANNA ROCK!

[@BronyDanProductions]

The first episode of the Entity Story Arc.

[@AT4W]

tellymad649 TECHNICALLY that's the Backstreet Project #1, but I get what you mean. ^_~

[@capmar-vell9243]

Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Well, its because this episode features the first hint that 90's Kid is possesed by The Entity.

[@Lundmunchkins2000TV]

Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall The Entity is my favorite AT4W villain =)

[@megamage911]

Fml, I should stay away from the comment section... So I can avoid spoilers about later episodes >.

[@RustyKnight94]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall If you don't mind me asking, what is the name of that device you were holding in 14:10?

[@zyxaqc]

Of all the KISS comics I've read, my favorite run is the one from IDW. It ties in with the awesome movie "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" and doesn't take forever and a half for KISS to actually show up. It also explains what's going on a lot better than KISS 4K.

[@leannewho664]

The number of the beast is lost. So it has a... MISSING NUMBER? And you shall know it by its hissing? Could that hissing maybe sound like radio static?

[@leannewho664]

The path you should have never crossed? That seems to remind me of a normally inaccessible path in a certain video game...

[@BanditIncorporated]

Tod In The Shadows is right! Comics will NEVER catch on! NEVER!.................oh

[@haileyshannon7548]

+BanditIncorporated I'm not a fan of comics, but I love this show!

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@haileyshannon7548 I agree. Before I watched AT4W, I didn't know the first thing about comics. But now I know about many comics

[@capmar-vell9243]

And so The Entity Saga begins.

[@Tareltonlives]

My reaction when I first heard of Todd's show? No joke: Neeeeeeeeeeerd!

[@lizzygoldburg5442]

Ah, the proto-Patreon episode.

[@rossenator101]

“They say if you gaze into the abyss long enough, the abyss gazes back at you” Oh hey look Texhnolyze summed up in one quote

[@kevingiven3463]

Kiss is the band that got me into Music! My next show is on the history of Kiss in Comics

[@KirbyCisntNT]

Wait... Is Adam's dad Superboy-Prime?

[@BobLogical]

My favorite part of the episode is realizing the person who drew the KISS 4K cover used the same model reference as Araki and DP.

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

Was the whole 'Glacomo' thing intended as a joke or did Linkara clearly misread that clear *i* as an *l*? Because he seems to know *Giacomo* Casanova... also, that joke was weak.

[@New3DSLuigi364]

@10:39-10:52 That's a Hint that This "90s kid" ISN'T Evelyn; It's International Pokedex number 000 aka MISSINGNO; Because not even the REAL 90s Kid would suggest something THAT creepy, and also the REAL Evelyn would know that Kurt Cobain was CREMATED, not Buried 6 feet underground with his body intact!!

[@choninja21]

New3DSLUIGI364 Spoilers jeez

[@patrickgowen324]

New3DSLUIGI364 Wait isn’t MISSINGNO now Victini ~Character from Marville

[@bellabesei]

Blood Bourne ink? Oh great no someone is going to stumble upon Runic Blood Magic by reading a comic. You know that would be a kickass origin story, if it wasn't my problem.

[@wellthatwaswierd4570]

"wicked Lester" is the name of the band a couple of members of kiss were in before they formed kiss

[@disneydork100]

ok so Linkara and i have similar tastebuds and we have similar ways of finding music we like. strange.

[@JanetStarChild]

Todd is apparently stuck in the '90s if he thinks reading/reviewing comic books is a niche interest for losers. I'm not saying comic books don't interest social outcasts and introverts, but given the fact that comic book movies has been so popular for years now, it has certainly made the hobby much more appealing to the common person. ...And yes, I know it's all just acting; I'm criticizing the character, not the person behind it.

[@noahmagana137]

10 years of KISS! PEOPLE!

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Which is also the length of every single one of Paul Stanley's screeching "raps" between songs in concerts. The guy is absolutely insufferable.

[@mmeers89]

Kiss vs. Ming the Merciless??? AWESOME!!

[@OrangeRangerVideos]

16:46 Watching through the for the first time, so I don't know if it made it into another errors video that the guy's name was clearly GIACOMO and not GLACOMO (only capped to show difference between I and L). These things happen, just saying.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

OrangeRangerVideos read the comments before making comments

[@jacobriggs9652]

Ok rewatching figuring out this Beast is missing number should have easy with this episode. The first thing read outs that book when it is introduced speaks of Cinibar Island, and the waters surrounding it. And the more you think on the clues given by the book it alludes to its true name. Missing Number or better known Missing No. Though we do know their is a multiverse in the show, even I a pretty big pokemon fan actually couldn't put it all together till it was revealed.

[@nueblackcrowfriend]

The name of the guy is not "Glacomo", it's "Giacomo", the Italian version of "James". If you look closely to the word, you'll notice it's a "i" and not an "L".

[@bardiel2cc52]

I used to work at a comic book shop and we had a copy of kiss 4k that was giant sized literally it was like 3 feet tall

[@Tareltonlives]

I wish they had made a comic adaptation of the Phantom of the Park movie

[@Tareltonlives]

Sooooo Mantra when?

[@Tareltonlives]

Okay so... Giacomo Casanova: 1725-1798 Shaka kaSenzangakhona: 1787-1828 Okay, they WERE contemporaries during Shaka's childhood and Casanova's last years. On the other hand: Flavius Valerius Constantinus: 272-337 And I don't get a name for the Samurai, but most famous Samurai existed from the 12th to 16th century, so still after Constantine and before Casanova Oof.

[@jessaminehaak8253]

The title card for this episode is so awesome!

[@thewalrusclown]

hey, wait a minute, "types in K.I.S.S. Wicked Lester into google" yep, just as I remembered, Wicked Lester is the name the band went by before changing it to K.I.S.S

[@vsilverisisv]

I think maybe the backlash could be in part because you said this episode was a request as part of a fundraiser, which to me at least makes Todd seem like more of a jackass. I mean, the donor sounds like they are making a reasonable request.

[@Doctor4077]

Damn it, I was really looking forward to a Linkara and Todd crossover. They are my two favorite reviewers

[@akhannar9368]

Doctor4077 In this case you should hope for a review of something that connects their fields in a real sense. Todd is all about what comic books actually lack - music (as in SOUND). I guess that the only way for them to have an actual crossover is to team up with somebody who reviews movies (like NC, FilmBrain, NChick or whoever), and review some kind of movie that somehow had a great emphasis on music, and was based on a comic book in a way. Don't ask me for examples though...

[@Doctor4077]

Michael Blaze well Todd also reviews movies if thy star a famous popsinger. Maybe there's some obscure superhero movie out there that fits the mold?

[@akhannar9368]

I'm thinking about Hancock with Will Smith, but I have no idea whether there was ever a comic book about him, or not.

[@KingOfTheRabidDucks]

I had the video game, it was actually pretty fun for what it was.

[@davidspring4003]

Derisive laughter about reading comics from a guy who does VIDEO REVIEWS of POP MUSIC and never shows his face...yeah...I think Todd might be the bigger nerd here (though I still like his stuff)

[@autobotstarscream765]

David Spring As written in the Description of this video, Todd was acting out a skit written by Linkara. I wonder if Todd played his role by imitating Mister Metokur?

[@jeremyusreevu237]

@@autobotstarscream765 And they referenced this in Todd's review of From Justin To Kelly. Before Todd got with Nostalgia Critic, he called a bunch of other people to ask for a crossover, one of which was Linkara who said "Oh, so NOW you wanna do a crossover, huh? Are you sure you don't wanna just laugh for 90 minutes about how I'm a nerd? Go bite me."

[@LizardOfOz69]

wow. I can't wait to read Kiss in 4K 60fps.

[@tavila]

So...em I the only one that thinks that nirvana reunion would be amazing?!

[@Davethe3rd]

If you don't mind me asking, which of Todd's episodes do you get your comeuppance for this on? I remember that after this, one of Todd's later episodes have you going something like "You laughed in my face before, but NOW you need my help?" or something...

[@RunyaEithelNar]

Davethe3rd Check his movie reviews, but other than Madonna's [I don't remember].

[@696190]

+Davethe3rd It was a crossover review with Lindsay, From Justin to Kelly, which starred the finalists of the very first American Idol. The movie was bad, and the episode wasnt really that good either, for either of them

[@Rgoid]

6:26 A reference to Paul Stanley as the Phantom of the Opera?

[@gabrielp9646]

I don´t know if you know, but these comics are a continuated story, that starts in the comics of 1977, that´s why you don´t understand things...Also, it wouldn´t hurt to know the four members of kiss xDxD (the demon, the starchild, the spaceman and the cat) Its like watching a review of the Fantastic Four and listening "there was a dude who streched his arms, and a rock dude, I was confused as f..."

[@SpeedyEric1]

2:53- Yeah, I've seen one of the KISS coffins in a Season 9 episode of The Drew Carey Show.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

SpeedyEric1 the kiss coffin is not only an actual coffin you could be buried in, but also serves as an electric cooler while you’re alive. It’s a coffin and a beer fridge. Rock and roll!

[@tracyh5751]

12:10 I'm pretty sure this is a visual metaphor for a broken home.

[@strubberyg7451]

heavenly intestinal beetle!

[@iamaunicorn1232]

Just about as crazy as the Scooby Doo and KISS movie. And the movie got to have the music. The newer movie where KISS is in the whole movie. Why do I need to make that distinction?

[@brandysmanlarry]

If you knew anything about kiss u would know that the shattered mirror is in reference to Aces instrumental FRACTURED MIRROR

[@andreworders7305]

Their albums had video game tie-ins?

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Hottest band in the land, Todd

[@kitandco]

Well, I understand, thay I want too much, but it seems like a good idea - to doo actual crossover review with Todd In The Shadow, not this cameo as a sad gag. I understand motives behind, but... why to give Todd this look on things, if he don't actually thinks comics are silly? yeah, I understand, that all show is theatrical, but fragments of reality is what make it look so real.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Кит и Ко every single cameo until this point had supported comics. It was time to give the other 95% of the world a voice. It was due. Overdue.

[@zekecasperanddeadpoolzgroovyst]

Yo Link Todd speaking of Alice Cooper could you review his comics please?

[@stevenstice6683]

Would you review any issues of Heavy Metal?

[@andreworders7305]

Yay, West Virginia gets mentioned by something for once!

[@Reverant17]

am I the only one who thinks a Nirvana reunion (with a kurt Cobain impersonator) would be pretty friggin' sick!

[@ripleyjlawman.3162]

William Tecumseh Sherman That sounds like a tasteless idea.

[@andreworders7305]

1:35 I think they covered that song, but didn’t write it. Their version is better then the original though.

[@haileyshannon7548]

The creator of Kiss4k has a website called kiss4k.com with an FAQ and some sample pages

[@Cdr2002]

I’m guessing Todd wasn’t available for a proper crossover? Or you guys decided the bit was funnier

[@Dannypuck]

Is that Fortune Teller Svengoolie?

[@TOSkwar22]

I don't think your previous errors have bothered me as much as "Giacomo". I, not L. Oddly distracting.

[@348joey]

21:17 Attack the weak point for massive damage.

[@jessewilley531]

Even early Image had Groo in 94... but then Image tried to screw over Sergio Aragones.

[@БогданГоранов-п9х]

Jeez, Todd... I know it's staged, but come on.

[@adinocc2042]

Did you ever see the movie "Futureworld"? It's actually pretty good! Try it and enjoy!

[@zakfett92]

I mainly just follow songs instead of bands too.

[@Stormkrow280]

14:40 yeah that is the EXACT face I would make if that happened to me

[@andreworders7305]

1:10 Exactly how I work!

[@Dariushellstrome]

I hate to be an ass but the cracked panel shown in the first comic was I believe to show how hard the dad hit his son. I'm a little surprised that didn't come through. I find 99%of that review humorous and good but the ending child abuse.....

[@disneyfan85]

Is it just me, or does Madam Raven, as voiced by Linkara, sound like Gru (from "Despicable Me")?

[@magpie2541]

Cobain was cremated

[@ngrey651]

One, it's slightly confusing because by the late 2000's, superhero movies were getting more and more popular, and two, it's kind of hypocritical for people like Todd or the other TGWTG reviewers to say Linkara is uncool for what he reviews when they're obsessing over Justin Bieber songs, Care Bear films, Z-Grade schlock fests and the like. The pot is calling the kettle black.

[@Acucido]

It´s a joke

[@capt.eagleva7114]

Because the kettle wrote the script, and the pot was reading off the script.

[@alexhorbacz1547]

Please to god tell me what magical device plays Sega Genesis games portably, I only deal in portable gaming and that would be very useful to me.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Alex Horbacz maybe watch the WHOLE episode next time.

[@ludovicomakkinen3579]

How to Pronounce Giacomo (an Italian Name): DSCHAKOMO

[@Reverant17]

the weirder part is KISS isn't metal (I mean the older kind yeah, but I don't think we can hold them to the same badass standard of Maiden, Megadeth,Motörhead, or even Metallica, all of whom should by comparison get a comic series) and the the style with which they are depicted doesn't match KISS at all, I mean none were monstrously huge built guys (Like manowar was) and none of them are that ridiculously badass (Lemmy, Ozzy, all of maiden, etc.) I mean it's not even going for an eighties tactic vibe that would make it fun and understandable.

[@Azhiru]

Sad thing is I prefer someone really interested in comics compared to obsessive over the history of a has-been band.

[@icaruspunk]

However slightly funny it is comparing Casanova's first name to an eye disease... It's pronounced "JYA-como" not "GLA-como." Sorry, I had to say something for the sake of my own sanity.

[@Sevenigma777]

Anybody else catch him pronouncing Giacomo as Glacomo lol My grandfather had same name he's prob rolling in his grave.

[@joholloway8818]

I have never seen any of todd's video's(not counting his cameo's on other series like this) and now I have NO PLANS to watch his stuff. while I hope it was just him being in character this was just mean spirited and cruel.

[@asimplewizard]

He's actually into comics. Linkara wrote this as a joke, since its a run on joke for channel awesome that nobody takes linkara seriously. Todd is actually a really good reviewer. And don't forget linkara himself wrote that script

[@joholloway8818]

thank's cross, that make's far more sense.

[@erniegonzalez2322]

Definitely won’t learn

[@Tareltonlives]

It's kind of a hard sell to call Constantine and Shaka heroes. Capable warriors, and leaders, sure, but heroes?

[@SgtTwilight]

I don't really think you can call Shaka a great leader. He was killed by his own family after he enacted a kingdom-wide famine law because of his own mourning,

[@Tareltonlives]

He turned his tribe from a minor group into the main power in the region. Like Ivan Grozny and Qin Shi Huang Di, he went totally insane later, but that doesn't undo his accomplishments

[@Tareltonlives]

Hell, Alexander was a paranoid drunk who casually murdered his friends and burned cities. Doesn't stop him from being a genius.

[@discoursemonger888]

What song on 1:35 ?

[@RoninS636]

God Gave Rock and Roll

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Ronin Rider who’d he give it to?

[@Rgoid]

@@Trevin_Taylor Everyone.

[@jaydee4697]

I know its scripted, but Todd reviews crap pop music. He is in NO position to make fun of comic-fandom when he makes his living reviewing Pop Charts that have had no relevancy (in my opinion) since the mid 2000s. But I joke- I do enjoy both reviewers and the media that they choose to review. So don't pay much attention to me ranting.

[@UndeadHavoc1]

Psycho Circus seems like a nice place, hm hm. Would be an interesting place if if were real... Just don't invite Batman. I'm not sure what Todd's all scoffin' about. He had to review "Float On". I would've taken this - or any comic, rather - over that song any day. Ugh >.

[@dragonsword8129]

Wait. Does that thing you fake advertise actually play SEGA genesis games while being portable? Because I can actually see that being a thing these days.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Dragon Sword yes. There are many versions of that product. But asking the same question to google would have given you the answer. The comments section is not a search engine for the lazy. Also, maybe you should watch the WHOLE episode.

[@jonmorgan6812]

@@Trevin_Taylor do fuck off, prick.

[@mOnK27640]

....tods a dick

[@ghouljoex8744]

Giacomo i not l

[@josephayvar9553]

I'm just kidding

[@SnowyDragoon]

Wasted opportunity.

[@kelvingoce7587]

#todoftheshadoseisajerk

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Linkara, I know you wrote the script, and all, but I wanted to punch Todd in the face and remind him that his whole schtick is hiding away from the world and never showing his face, like some half-rate Phantom of the Opera wannabe, reviewing bad pop songs that no one cared about, once their initial release faded away; after that nerd comment. Also, he's seriously unfunny. Just saying. He's got no jokes.

[@prideguy3233]

Nah Todd is great.

[@Gammera2000]

I think that's his schticl, he's suposed do be an overly self righteous music critic, who never show's his face. (Not the best joke, but it's decent for angry man humor)

[@prideguy3233]

Also Todd had a legitimate reason for hiding his face. He didn't want his co-workers or his boss finding out he was making these videos. It soon became his gimmick. Also comedy is subjective but I find Todd is legitimately funny. He does have jokes. I feel like you're judging based off this one joke written by Linkara.

[@Gammera2000]

Pride Guy Ah, I've only seen one video, so I can't judge, but I'll have to go back to him.

[@prideguy3233]

***** I recommend it. He uses a good amount of self deprecation humor.

[@channel99productions21]

I enjoyed Kiss Psycho Circus. Pretty terrible review.