“YOU FOOL! A GUN CAN’T STOP ONE FACE!” One of my new favorite lines from this show.

We may make fun of Batman not being impresed about the ship, but, c'mon. This is the DC universe and he is a member of the Justice League. He sees one every other Tuesday.

12:26 The "Batman unfazed by a bunch of bats flying out of a cave" is a good gag and I'm surprised Linkara didn't point it out more. o.O

9:07 Darn it, Linkara, now you've got me shipping Batman and Samus Aran. (They can bond over their dead parents! Space pirates count as criminals, right?)

You know what's even crazier than Batman vs alien xenomorph, ARCHIE VS THE PREDATOR! I'm not kidding, THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS PEOPLE!!!!

Speaking of Gardner, wouldn’t a green lantern alien crossover make more sense?

I have this comic signed by the late artist, Bernie Wrightson. He was a lovely talented man. I do miss him :(

Batman vs Xenomorphs? It’s gonna be game over man, game over! ... for the Xenomorphs.

1:46: "Lets see how the Dark Knight contends with the perfect life form." I thought we were fighting Xenomorphs not ultra edgy Hedgehogs

"I've got nothing" that's a first

Just ask yourself, do you REALLY need a reason to have Batman fight zenomorphs?

Honestly this was one of my favorite comics growing up. It has some silly parts but is actually really good and has some really good artwork especially with the Aliens

That “I’m the government” clip hurts now....

Glad to hear that Batman/Aliens 1 is a decent crossover story. First crossover when Disney bought Marvel? "I know what we're gonna do today, Ferb!!"

Bat dibs... Behold, a new meme! Also yeah I can totally believe Batman looking for a orange spaceship and coming across another one

That's an amazing title card. Also, woot woot, Phineas And Ferb next week! I wonder, does anyone think Linkara watched at least one 'regular' episode to prepare? The show might be kind of confusing without context.

Aliens are notorious fans of Rock music.

Laughs at linkara wathcing avp and yu-gi-oh in succession as a teenager Realising that Linkara was a teenager when avp was released Feeling Old

I remember one of the issues of this series was actually one of my first comics. My parents found a box of assorted comics for what I have to assume was a pretty good price, and apparently didn't scan the contents too vigorously, as I'm fairly confident that if they'd known this was in there, it either would've been no deal or they would have taken it out before they gave me the comics. There was also a Flash comic in there where Zoom threatens to tear out a woman's brain. The '90s were an interesting time to get into comics as a child.

@Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall The Xenomorph gestation period usually differs from film to film and really it can take from a day to hours. Personally my take is it depends on the persons metabolism and Embryo "sensing" what type of environment its in. If it feel it's on it's own it will take it's time and pop when it feels it can escape. If it's in a hive environment it might pop early because adults are present. Alien Theory's KZfaq channel likely has a better answer.

I HIGHLY recommend Batman vs Predator, surprisingly well done comic series!

Me: Wait a second, he already explained his thoughts on the Alien franchise…????? Turns out, I watched this review already. I truly do forget the fact my first time watching your channel was trying to watch every bit of Batfam related material so my Batman fan side could be satisfied. Anyway, TO THE REVIEWWWWW! I remember feeling pretty strongly about the jokes the first time. They were HILARIOUS to me, and I actually spilled my coffee while watching (that was a sad day considering I'm the one who does the laundry). The jokes still hit just as hard. Hoping I will not spill my coffee this time though, if you keep up being so funny I'm suing you for the damaged clothes /j /j /j

Linkara's Batman voice always cracks me up!!

Dead Man's Hand is a GREAT schlocky action group name!!

Great episode! One of the funniest. Love the Batman parody you've built up over the years. It almost feels like its own character, like an alternate universe version, where he is the exact opposite of Brave and the Bold Batman.

There was almost a star trek alien crossover comic but it got cancelled. Such a shame.

batman vs aliens... I wonder if bats got a facehugger what would a Batxenomorph be like. Would it stand stoically on rooftops or posing dramatically while internally monologuing to itself?

How Batman still has money: he owns Wayne Enterprises. Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon and the Washington Post, makes ~$275 million/ day. If Bruce makes even 1% of that, that's still nearly 3 million dollars every single day. It'd be impossible to spend that much money.

Loved your super fast opinion/review of the Alien Franchise thus far. Here is to hoping with Fox holding the brand and now being with Disney progress is made and directed to good writers.

"Holy face-hugging-fracas, Batman! It's game over, Batman! Game over!"

Phineas and Ferb Mission Marvel next week baby YEAH!!!!

That thumbnail art, though. Rock & Roll? Lol

HOLY CRAP; Linkara reviewed something that I've actually read! In the sequel series Batman fights Aliens in Gotham; it's pretty good; despite the ridiculous ending. There's also a Batman and Superman Versus Alien and Predator series and it SUCKS! The entire story is about explaining how Superman's stupid new portable Fortress of Solitude works and the Preds and Xenos barely contribute to the plot.

The new logo/theme visuals are glorious and amazing!

I haven't yet read Batman/Aliens, but I have however read Batman/Aliens 2, Superman vs. Aliens, Batman vs. Predator 1 & 2, and Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator. Oh, and I've also seen the fan film "Batman: Dead End," which features the Aliens and the Predators. Out of all the negatives people would give about Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, you have to admit that the Predalien is the best part. 4:56- Batman should have brought his Crocodile Repellent Bat-Spray. 6:19- It's funny that you've used the "I'm the government" clip from MST3K for 2 episodes in a row. 7:44- Speaking of witch, the Green Lanterns would later fight the Aliens in a different crossover comic. 14:29- Cut to Dutch in Predator shouting "KILL ME! I'M HERE! KILL ME!!"

It's so refreshing to see a Batman that's actually concerned with the well-being of others on your show! If Frank Miller had written this one, he'd probably call that wounded soldier a f****t for getting hurt in the fight and then pour some bat salt on his freshly acid-melted arm.

Screw Age of Ultron, THIS is the most ambitious crossover!

Given that teaser at the end, I'm assuming you're going to be discussing the Marvel/Phineas & Ferb crossover. If there was another animated crossover that came out before that after the buyout, I'm unfamiliar with it. And I REALLY hope you've seen more Phneas & Ferb before seeing that, since the show was usually very creative and witty with writing that could appeal to both adults and children equally, with the occasional reference that would fly way over the heads of children, but add an extra laugh for more educated parents (references to Burning Man and the Shroud of Turin spring immediately to mind). The special in question though... definitely in the bottom half of episodes, in terms of quality.

I hope we can see more from this franchise on this show. also, Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel huh? okay I admit, I am curious

Batman/Aliens is one of the many weird but awesome ideas for a crossover in a comic. It's just cool seeing them face off, plus got to love the cover.

"By 1997 the comic industry had taken most of the 90's out of their system" I don't think so. Take a look at the suicide squad

It took some doing, but I finally caught back up. I've trailed behind AT4W for the past year and half. Not sure why. All I know is that it felt great coming back into the fold. Linkara's optimism about the world and humanity is the kind of thing I need in my life.

I remember seeing this at Barns and Noble at one point.

1:40: I don’t know. I’ve always had the belief that when we’d finally learn the Xenomorphs’ backstory, we’d find out they were living weapons, considering their bio-mechanical nature and all. In fact, I thought that Prometheus was building towards this idea that the Engineers made them to get rid of humanity.

To my knowledge why this was made was because of a long string of cross overs. Dark horse wanted these kind of cross overs but had trouble getting the rights so they used alien and predator since they had them and do to the success of that they got the green light for batman vs predator. And since batman fought the predator and the predator fought the alien might as well have batman fight the alien. To the best of my knowledge that's what happened, if I'm wrong about some of it my apologies.

"Yes I'm counting it." I didn't know until this video that Prometheus was part of the Alien franchise.

I know it's a stretch, but it could connected to Batman: Dead End, a KZfaq fan film in which Batman goes up against The Joker, a xenomorph and a Predator.

On this day this will be the first episode i watched from you!

Okay, I'm late on this one but can we appreciate how slick the new intro is? Like, I loved the one for the 10th anniversary, with all the clips from each year, but the new graphics with lightning and choices of clips are so perfect this time around, blending old gags and new footage perfectly.

I waited for that review *checks calendar* 2 years men. TWO YEARS. Finally. Thank you Linkara :)

Nice new intro, I love the new animations with the logo.

Dark Horse and DC Comics actually have a pretty long history of crossovers. They also did Superman vs. Alien, Batman vs. Predator, and most recently Wonder Woman and Conan the Barbarian.

Honestly predator vs batman feels more right

"Where are these kids' parents?" Batman of ALL people should know better than to ask that.

Awesome video, as usual.

Things I never thought I would hear -- that the Batman/Aliens crossover book is actually pretty good. I had no idea how they would ever make this concept work, but -- hey, as you point out, they pull it off decently enough. Sure, how and why Batman goes down there is pretty contrived, and I can smell the betrayal coming off Hyatt from a mile away (I mean, I really HOPE I'm wrong, but that little speech about how she's willing to do anything to become a woman with power. . .yeaaaah), but it's a good little horror short, and I look forward to whenever you get to issue 2!

hay linkara, loving the new intro by the way, do prefer the last one but the the new one is still one of the best on the show.

Looking forward to whenever you get around to issue 2!

Oh new opening credits, was waiting for this.

I've just realized something about the logo for the 2019 season of AT4W...it looks like it's going (or has gone) Super Saiyajin 2.

"Thank God you're here, Green Lantern!" *Skinny Guy Gardner appears.* Me: "Wow, he wasn't kidding..."

I was so hoping the screams of the marine chasing the monkey would be a fake out scare with the monkey attacking him.

Man, last time I was this early, Jaeris was still stuck on linkara’s universe.

I can't wait for next week!

The Black Goo is similar to the substance that the Engineer in the opening drank, but that was golden and we saw what it did to him as it created life from his death. The Black Goo is it's darker more sinister counterpart as it makes seemingly only Xenomorphs as seen by two organisms who bath in it's liquid form. The Engineers made it most likely as a weapon given the dispersion manner of the ship as seen in Alien Covenant and generally the Xenomorph hives function as there is no way any ecosystem can friendly coexist or adapt well with their presence. It's a dark corruption and only could make things to destroy not to propagate life. The consequences of using such a horrible weapon was the outbreak on the world in Prometheus in which only one survivor was left. So yeah David only made his version of Xenomorph through many years of experimentation and solitude, but the overall species is by the hands of the Engineers via the black goo for any organism it comes in contact with whether in liquid or in gaseous forms develops specific traits and functions like those in the Xenomorph cycle; the acid blood, parasitic nature, physical appearances and most of all that primal unreasonable and uncontrollable rage. The Hammerpedes, Finfield, and the contaminated lifeforms on the planet in Alien Covenant shows how it affects each organism differently, but ultimately they all share the most common of features and DNA of the Xenomorphs. Thus the black goo and the Xenomorphs are very connected making them a danger to all life throughout the galaxy.

since you mentioned it around 4:00 I think I’ll say this. Something I always found kinda Shocking is that Killing Joke and Death in the Family happened the Same Year, Death in the Family happenings only a few months after Killing Joke. So considering that the Canon Ending to Killing Joke is that Batman Doesn’t Kill the Joker and just puts him back in Arkham, that means that Batman is indirectly responsible, bordering on Directly Responsible for Jason Todd’s Death. and based on how Violent, Vengeful and Morose he became afterwords (even by Batman Standards), it stands to reason that’s how he saw it too. Even after the horrible things he did in Killing joke, Batman still let Joker Live... A Decision that one could argue Lead To the Killing joke. Just thought I’d put this out there, even if Linkara himself never reads it.

Half your face scarred from a Xenomorph attack that Batman couldn't save you from... that's an *awesome* backstory for Twoface!

...damn now I gotta read this series, it sounds awesome the way you describe it...

Which ironic is that was a movie back in the 70s that starred both Adam West and William Shatner.

I actually did the same thing in seeing Yugioh the Movie and Alien VS Predator back to back.

Superheroes and horror make a surprisingly good genre crossover. The additional confidence and power presented by superheroes gives you more room to really play with the extent of the villain's threat. When you have a man who can actually tackle a xenomorph, you get the opportunity to show off just how much more than brute strength xenos have! Gives the ordeal a greater sense of rising action, and of chaos once the shit hits the fan.

The Alien franchise did crossovers with EVERYTHING and I do mean EVERYTHING. There were multiple official crossovers with DC, including Superman and Green Lantern, Wildstorm had them wipe out one of their super teams, Storm Watch, they crossed over with Judge Dredd (And incidentally so did Batman), there was an Aliens Vs Predator Vs Tarzan comic, pretty much anything that was vaguely popular in the late 90's and early 2000's did a crossover with Alien.

Really hope he gets around to Secret Wars 2 soon. I'm actually curious what it's like.

I like the new intro, Linkara. It looks good!!

The perfect life-form? Pah! They'd stand no chance against the ULTIMATE LIFE-FORM! (Joe! Where's Shadow?! ... Union leave? Well how the hell are we going to get the Bio-Lizard here? He left for Hollywood to be a VA for the Jurassic Park franchise!)

I needed this for my lunchbreak. :D

"The spaceship I'm looking for is orange." The best part about this is that, because of the Silver Age, I have no way of knowing if this is just you being silly, or if it's referencing something.

Crossover Time! Also Do some Alien Comics!

Can't wait for the sequel to this episode I actually really like the concept

cant wait for pt2

I really am glad to see you being positive about Alien:Resurrection. It's different from the rest, but it's B-Movie ambiance and the overall grotesque aesthetic of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who's one of my favourite directors of all time, really sell it to me ^^

I use to own the superman/aliens crossover comics so this hit me close to the nostalgia

Funny thing about the artist Bernie wrightson. He's more of an illustrator than a comic artist, having done work for the Steven King novel cycle of the werewolf, but his comic work including this book. Range from the creepshow comic from 82, a regular on Warren publishing books like creepy and famous monsters, and even some of the illustrations on the great illustrated classics books series.

Nice one linkara night of the blood beast is my favorite mst3k episode.

you fool a gun can't stop one face new favorite line from Atop the fourth wall

What a fun comic, and a sun episode as always

Please do The whole comic it’s really cool

*FIRST!!!!* *BATMAN V. ALIENS: DAWN OF REQUIEM OF JUSTICE!*

12:38 his name was Abel Barrett. His name was Abel Barrett

_Elves._

Didn't Batman also throw an alligator over his shoulder in the Animated Series episode "The Underdwellers"? Mr. T, eat your heart out

Woooo! I love this show!

Yay! Batman fights aliens! Also I agree with your list for the movies.

I really like this comic, too. It's not perfect, but it's good, and I honestly can't think of a better way Batman could've been introduced to the Xenomorphs.

OMIGOD OMIGOD OMIGOD HE'S GONNA DO PNF MISSION MARVEL!!

Woo, first new review of the new year (Godzilla doesn't count).

I just read this story the other day

Now I want a Green Lantern vs Aliens comic. Why haven't they done that yet?

"how batman contends with a perfect lifeform" I didn't know you were in this comic, Linkara!

This is actually pretty cool