The New Teen Titans Anti-Drug Giveaway #2 - Atop the Fourth Wall
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. In the first Patreon Viewers' Choice episode, Linkara looks at the second New Teen Titans PSA comic!
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Originally released May 1st, 2017.
ORIGINAL INFO: Really what I get from this is that Wally West is bad at following up on stuff.
Drug Dealer: Ahhh Its Wonder Girl!
Donna: I'll tell you my backstory!
Drug Dealer: WE SURRENDER! WE DON'T WANT MIGRAINES FOR MONTHS!
Protector: Hey, Wally, do me a solid and make sure my cousin doesn't do any drugs.
*smash cute to Ted snorting crack off the bathroom floor*
Protector: YOU HAD ONE JOB!!!
And this is why Protector never rejoined the Titans. "Goddamn Wally almost got my cousin killed. Screw them."
*IASIP theme plays* Protector’s cousin does some drugs.
*Curb your Enthusiasm theme plays*
@@PosthumanHeresy Protector was canonically an addict who struggled to stay clean. He's not one to talk.
@@RabblesTheBinx Only on Prime Earth. New Earth Protector didn't do that. (At least according to the DC wiki)
New Teen Titans Drug PSA Giveaway #3 brought to you by Marlboro. "Kid don't smoke that reefer! Smoke a healthy marlboro instead!"
Cameron Goode Aren't those the same thing?
Hey man, that reefer is deadly stuff. My friend Becky snorted some marijuana at prom last year; all her arms and legs fell off and her bones exploded. On the other hand, my children and I have been smoking healthy, refreshing Marlboro cigarettes for years without any ill effects. Don't end up like Becky. *BUY MARLBORO TODAY*
Well, no, one of the two doesn't give you lung cancer.
Anything in life will kill you just live life and stop being afraid to die . Your gonna die some day anyway
@@requiem4ameme2 *COUGH* *COUGH* *COUGH* Oh man.
*911 is sent in because of the tuberculosis.*
"Who cares about triangles?"
Tell that to Hyrule and Ganondorf.
You mean HIGH-rule?
Because drug PSA?
I'd make a similar pun with Ganondorf, but Ganondorf already kind of sounds like drug slang.
Or Bill Cipher.
Ancient Egypt of cause!!! (insert imperial march here)
Ed Grimly
By saying, that nobody cares about triangles, this comix supports illuminaty conspiracy.
I feel like the comical disgust evoked by the bathroom floor snorting scene (...there's a phrase I never thought I'd use) was very much intentional; once functional human beings portrayed as reduced to desperate savagery as a result of drug abuse.
WHen you were talking about funny drig names, I had an idea:
"Hey, kid, I've got something for you; it's the drug from the future:
Sewing Machine!"
There's only one drug for me: TH-cam Poop!
😂😂😂😂😂😂 good one
1:46 Unfortunately, Burger Morpher was only available in Japan, and so it became an extremely rare drug in America.
but once you tried there's no stopping. a dealer of burger morphed in america could really make up to two hundred dollars per day if he found the right client, since there was zero competition due to it being such a powerful and rare drug.
Smol Dream Later a new variation of the drug call extra pickles no onions appears on street.
A drug called the Double Danger Chili Burger.
... what the hell? Burger Morpher? that makes no senses.
This was in the Super Sentai series that inspired Ninja Steel.
"Kid Cyborg: Half-Speedster, half-robot"
Don't give the CW Flash show any ideas. We have enough speedsters on that show.
Duke Spubber We need more musical episodes.
Duke Spubber okay we only have three flashes, kid flash, mystery man, and the three villains. WE NEED MORE
Hell yeah we do!
DeathGodRiku Plus Jesse Quick
Duke Spubber I said 3 flashes. barry, Jay, and Jessie.
SNOWFLAME HAS RETURNED!!!
Never been gone!
Snowflame never left!
Oh no, he left, and was always there... AT THE SAME TIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!!!
Shrodinger's SNowflame?
Brendan Eichler SNOWFLAME HAS NO CONCERN FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS!
Protector is named Jason? Maybe we can look at this as a possible reality where Jason Todd ended up being a well adjusted person.
They both prioritize keeping kids from getting hooked on drugs, too. That's one hell of a coincidence.
@@jsb6975.ah.crapbasketshe still sold drugs, just not to kids
it's scary how will is SO good at playing snowflame.
magnamon2099 Will? Who's Will? All I see is Snowflame!
All there is is SNOWFLAME!
plus wally west kind of sucks at keeping an eye on his teammates family members
Technically, you can get addicted to anything. That doesn't mean the substance in and of itself is addictive in a physical way, with the cravings and the withdrawal that that suggests. Marijuana is addictive in the same way things like video games can be addictive. It doesn't cause a physical chemical dependency, but the feelings when doing it are pleasurable to some people, so they want to keep doing it to get that same feeling again.
I dunno why its called PSA Hell. Whenever I watch an episode I feel like I'm in heaven.
chocobros1 I'm in heaven every monday
PSA hell is pretty much it got the massage wrong or something watch other PSA hell's from linkara
PSA Purgatory, maybe?
vinniy32 no in purgatory you either fight to survive or sacrifice your best friend to escape with a vampire
It's hell for linkara
The Protector is really just a overzealous drug counselor.
@@SodaPopBarbecue nope, he turned out to be an addict and was killed off in Heroes in Crisis.
@@RabblesTheBinx ignore heroes In crisis, I'm pretty sure tom king used him because he was out of ideas on who to ruin
Why would the American soft drink industry sponsor an anti-drug comic when they themselves are pushing the most insidious of all... pop!
And yes, I know it actually said PCP in the first Titans Anti-Drug Giveaway and that Linkara eventually acknowledged the mistake, I just thought it was funny.
Is it just me, or does Coral seem to be rapidly aging throughout this comic? A deliberate connection, perhaps?
To be fair certain drugs do cause effects to ones appearance if overused
I'm not sure I wanna know what Snowflame is doing frying an unopened bag of corn chips.
Duke Spubber he's SNOWFLAME, don't question it
Daluna13 But I want to question SNOWFLAME'Z actions.
It's an experiment which should require at least seven different species of domesticated bird.
Starfire: 'We would never hurt our children!'
There's an episode of Teen Titans where she winds up cocooned in a den of a giant spider. I think your planet is plenty screwed up Star...
Dude she wasn't even on her planet. I don't see the connection.
How about the arranged marriage
You joke about morphers being peddled as drugs, but that's basically the plot of Kamen Rider Fourze.
Snowflame is clearly the other chessplayer.
No wonder Linkara can't figure out his next move. His opponent don't even know what state he is in, let alone any tactic.
I want the Protector to show up in one episode of the new season Young Justice about drugs, maybe with a more enlightened view . Maybe Robin and he discuss their favourite brands' cookie catalog.
10:20
"All drugs can kill you if you overdose!"
Not to defend drugs, they're bad, m'kay, but...
*Anything can kill you if you overdose*. Its hardly limited to illegal drugs.
Especially weasels, celery, carpets, and silence.
Irony, Hourman got his powers from taking drugs
Roger Morris And Underdog
And Captain America
They actually changed that in the Stargirl show. Instead, it's the hourglass around his neck. No explanation how exactly that works. I'm guessing radiation, because that's obviously safer than drugs.
Coincidentally, Stargirl is also set in Blue Valley
Honestly, I thought the bit with them crawling around the floor, scrambling for the cocain in desperation, was a pretty strong scene. It showed well just how pathetic things can get.
Unrelated, but was the Protector ever in anything else? I kinda liked his outfit and he looks like the kind of guy that might get mentioned here and there on occasion.
Yep he’s in that wonderful book Heroes in Crisis. Did you know he’s been a drug addict all long? Aaaannd now he’s dead
Re: your first point... While I get that, what shifts it into comedic disgust is it being a high school men's room. Y'know, the kind of place where it feels like people make a game of missing the bowl.
In-universe, I have to wonder why Linkara lets Snowflame hijack his recording equipment to make these PSAs. Is it one of those cases where it's more trouble than it's worth to prevent him from doing it so Linkara's like "eh, let him have his fun"?
Probably.
I want to see like one of Snowflames PSAs just go horribly wrong and it just turns into a lengthy in-universe scene of Linkara just shitting on him and venting out all his problems and in-character issues as Snowflame just sits there blankly like "So I should record more stuff, right?"
I ask this with a lot of online reviewers. Especially Doug’s stuff.
Gotta love how all the teenagers are drawn like they're pushing thirty
Honestly the fact a soda company funded this PSA despite... ya know caffeine because a drug makes me wonder if someday over the rainbow when Marijuana is legalized in more places if companies selling that will be the ones making drug PSAs. Like its kinda obvious that lack of self awareness is definitely present.
People don't think much of it, but caffeine is the most widely used recreational drug in the world. We allow children to consume it without concern, and it's common practice in many working environments for one's employer to freely distribute caffeine to its employees. Many schools sell caffeine to their students too. But it's an addictive psychoactive stimulant that can even kill a person if one overdoses. Sure, you probably won't die from a single cup of coffee everyday, but it's still good to remember that people DO use it to extremes and people DO die from it. Not saying it should be illegal, but we should be mindful of the way we all think about these drugs.
Can't say I was expecting the return of Snowflame but I'm happy he's back. I missed his brand of crazy.
I think I know why Snowflame "returned" (spoilers)....
Linkara punched reality in The Infinity Gaunlet
Protector is Fixer's sidekick, I bet XD
I can see why he quit
We need Snowflame vs Dr. Rockzo, the fight for the cocaine
Did Linkara make a Jem and the Hologram joke?
No, he made two Jem and the Holograms jokes.
It was outrageous. Truly truly outrageous.
Hey, Sleepaway Camp was clearly the best reference!
Oh my God! Someone remembered that movie and made a joke about it!
Robot Chicken. ;)
12:00 stimulants do calm you down if you have certain mental conditions, for example dextroamphetamine (a drug he just mentioned as dexies) is what I use to calm myself due to my ADHD.
Yeah, but it's not what they're known for.
The Protector was fired a few years later for being way too hard on drugs, and for only showing up when drugs were involved. After beating several teenagers into submission for drinking he was finally arrested.
"The titans need a rallying cry!"
Hmmm. How about "Don't be a squealer. Kick the drug dealer"?
9:53 Ahhh the birth of a Mary Sue/Gary Stu in every fan fiction story
Happy workers day, Linkara! Instead of having a day off, you are reviewing crap for us!
We love you!
No such holiday in the good 'ol USA.
Jackson Mccreery yes holidays are for commies
@@xzenitramx666 better red then dead
On the cover, Cyborg's outstretched leg looks unusually long. Maybe he has a spring in his leg that stretches out when he jumps, like Inspector Gadget. Oh! You should review an Inspector Gadget comic.
Honestly, I read "Drug-Induced Haze" as "Drug-Induced MAZE". That made me smile for some reason.
Omfg so did I XD
The Riddlers upping his game
For some reason, auto correct tried to change Riddler to Tiddler.
"Who was the Protector", you ask? No one knows... but he often talked about one day moving to South Park to teach kids that drugs're bad. He also said "m'kay" alot.
Sweet, Linkara's going to be reviewing Crisis on Infinite Earths! That's going to be awesome to see!
11:15
Well considering the turkey was almost the official bird of America it can't be THAT insulting. :P
Now call me old fashion but I still prefer Porcelain Bunny.
Also “Wouldn’t you want to see giant versions of your heads floating behind you”
* looks to the Junji Ito manga about that very thing *
No.
Why did Pepsi sponsor this comic?Because it told kids that Coke was bad, of course.
"Wouldn't you want to see giant versions of your own head looming behind you?"
I don't know, we should take Eileen to that one room in Silent Hill 4 and ask her.
that standardized testing joke killed me. I really needed this after work, thanks so much for your work Linkara.
Wouldn't Protector, being a recovering addict, himself, be a better guardian for his cousin than Wally, who had _no experience with drugs?_
Also, are we sure Heroes in Crisis was an accident? Seems like Wally had a good reason to hold a grudge, especially after the big reveal regarding Protector's hypocrisy.
As far as I'm concerned, Protector's death was intentional.
Linkara-Atop-TheFourthWall read that adam and coral's relation ship is "not based on caring but on how high they get together." Reminds me of Aunt May's relationships in Trouble
Great, now I'm going to expect Cyborg as a guest character in the upcoming Switch game Arms...
That comic seems to have had a rather confused message. Assuming that it was somewhat representative of the mainstream thought of the time, it is not too much of a surprise that the public became to apathetic to drugs.
The problem with drugs is not the collateral effects. It is the main effects and the fact that they are external agents beyond any self-calibration from the body's systems. Yet the way Protector and others talk in that comic, you would think that all would be fine in the world if only they could make drugs with less collateral effects...
It’s kind of sad now, thinking about The Protector. His general origin is that he became a superhero to help stop people like his cousin from doing drugs, but then in the recent maxi-series Heroes In Crisis writer Tom King decided “wouldn’t it be ironic if he was an addict himself?” And so Protector was revealed to be a pain killer addict...and then killed off by Wally West at the end of the first issue.
Nice to know Tom King definitely read this comic.
snowflame return and a review of my favorite team awesome late birthday gift!!
THE PROTECTOR WAS REALLY A DRUG ADDICT IN THESE ISSUES! THANKS HEROES IN CRISIS!
Yes! I am so stoked that he's reviewing "Crisis on Infinite Earths" next week! That's the trade that first got me into comics! I thought about even asking him to review it as a Patreon sponsor. Now, I can save that up for reviewing Doctor Who! lol
The snorting on the ground shows what happens when your addicted you get weird like that
I'm pretty sure the local dealer at the high school isn't responsible for massive shipments into town.
No, you don't understand. Drugs are bad, therefore people must be put in prison.
Mmm ... Drugs are bad. You shouldn't do drugs. Mmkay.
It was so great to see Snowflame return! After this I'm now wondering what else he was doing during the storylines.
Rixec2 Well any continuity errors that you see are caused by him for starters. Let's face it, "Snowflame did it" is a way better excuse than "A wizard did it"... although both would be applicable here.
Teen Titans comics: Don't do drugs
Teen Titans Go show: DO ALL THE DRUGS KIDS! YOUR OLDER SIBLINGS ARE JUST BABBIES FOR NOT LIKING US! DO ALL THE DRUGS!!
ok so they haven't said that ... yet.
Wouldn't Teen Titans Go also work as an anti-drug psa? Do drugs and you risk turning into Teen Titans Go.
good one. lol
I would not be surprised if TTG stooped that low. God I hate that show.
very sad. Especially since the 1st 5 or so episodes were tolerateable. But then ...
Don't forget: complex and serious plot lines are for people who have sticks up their asses.
Seriously though, it's stuff like the TTG/YJ situation that has allowed Netflix to usurp Cartoon Network.
"Once on drugs, you can't function as a person! Reality becomes a drug induced haze!"
Meanwhile, over at DC, Grant Morrison pitches The Invisibles
and Hellblazer #1
Lol, you mentioned strange named drugs, and the first thing I think of is China Cat, and then less then ten seconds later...
Oh my God, yes! I love Snowflame so much! Plus, watching him bite the electrical cord was just adorable.
Will's Snowflame is one of my favorite things in this show
Another great installment of PSA Hell. Great job, Linkara!
The thing I hate the most about these kinds of PSAs is that they never go into WHY people take drugs, always assuming that it's literally only just peer pressure. People get into drugs for various reasons, from feeling depressed and wanting to self-medicate to simple curiosity. But you'll never hear that in a comic like this.
I love that Snowflame somehow manages to both scream and whisper his name at the same time.
Snowflame! :D Good to see he's been keeping busy avoiding the plot. XD Nice little review, though sheesh, Wally, could you fail any harder? Ah well, at least we got bathroom snorting scene out of it.
I might've commented this back when this video originally released, but that scene of them trying to snort cocaine off the restroom floor ISN'T really that far from reality. Having been an addict for several years myself, I can unfortunately say it isn't that unbelievable an idea if you're in withdrawal from something. Never do drugs, kids.
How long did it take for you to recover from your addiction?
Good to have you back SNOW FLAME. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say we were all somewhat concerned about your presence.
CORAL! TWD FTW!
Your snark is glorious! Seriously, kick ass!
Ted relapsing is somewhat realistic. That does happen often. If it was handled better, that could be gripping.
11:25 "I'm Raven Palmer. Welcome to *PAIN*
Those are still one of my most favorite two comics ever. Considering my decade plus spent in addiction, i think these were important. hell i mentioned it earkier
I always wished they'd done more with The Protector, mostly in terms of having him interact with Robin/Nightwing. I think it would have been interesting to see them try to come up with a real backstory for him and try to fit him into the DC universe proper.
Too bad Heroes in Crisis ruined that. Thank you Dan Didio
I can't do Burger Morpher... not again...
Nice job watching over Ted, Wally...
Oh Snowflame, we have missed you, welcome back👍
I wanna see the Protector fight Snowflame. Think about it; it'd be an anti-drug superhero fighting a supervillain powered by drugs! And they're both DC characters!
Ah yes China Cat, now Burger Morpher, and hey the return of SNOWFLAME! YAY!
I like it when Will plays Snow Flame.
For a moment, I thought the next episode was "Sonic/Megaman: Worlds Collide."
Is it just me, or are Linkara's jokes much more fast-paced and punchy this episode? Great show buddy!
Must have spent some time with Snowflame on the bathroom floor.
You'd think that at one point Cyborg modified his robotic legs/feet to include jets or or something
The title art for this episode really makes me want to see Snowflame interact with the Teen Titans. Actually this is something that I've wanted to see since the New Guardians review. I know he was killed off, but with this new continuity in place, this something that should be able to happen now.
I spat out my drink at the "Jotin The Conversqtion" joke. Well done
countries that have legalized all drugs have brought down addiction rates insanely. And the people who passed these laws certainly aren't "weird" they've many lives
As goofy as the name is, Dexies is just a slang term for dexedrine, for those who don't know. I didn't know about the slang term, but I do know what Dexedrine is. It's a member of the amphetamine family of stimulants (the scientific name is actually dextroamphetamine) and it's commonly prescribed as a treatment for ADHD. I know because I was on it in steadily increasing doses from my initial diagnosis of ADHD (along with autism and an anxiety disorder) when I was Fiery Rainbow Dog, age 11 until age 17 when I felt like it wasn't doing anything for me and that I didn't really need it anymore anyway.
Overtime I look at Protecter's mask, I just feel uncomfortable. I mean, that just looks like the least enjoyable thing to ever wear as a superhero.
Oh Snowflame, I missed you!
Events month, i think even Linkara himself was looking forward to this!!!!
Eerie with that bathroom scene: A friend of mine told me about a trip out of town that involved spilling cocaine in a public toilet and still having it because he couldn't get anymore (being out of town with no connections). While that sounds disgusting to some people, it was funny to us because we knew who it happened to, and that he'd only bought it for one weekend away therefore he wasn't destroying his life or anything. He just didn't want to waste the money he spent.
Nonetheless it's always hilarious to me when they show a kid's life lost to his pot addiction. Considering we know that the war on drugs was started by Nixon as an excuse to arrest black people and anti-Vietnam protesters since they couldn't arrest them for being black or anti-Vietnam war.
"Who cares about triangles? You? Me? No one!" - wait'll you play I, Robot. That couldn't have been made without triangles.
That bathroom floor thing probably isn't all that inaccurate to the effects of addiction
Crisis next week, HELL YEAH!!!!!
I swear I saw a comic where The Protector was telling his therapist that he did drugs
Heroes in Crisis?
11:59-12:02 Unmentioned side effects may include: dilated pupils, chattering teeth and complete insanity.
Love that you have a copy of Awoken. XD "BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PUMPKIN BALL?!"
Ooh! Ooh! Awesome thought: a PSA from Pilo, and it’s just the pile of rocks in silence.
PSA Hell month is my favorite time of year!
"Brian and Ted finally kicked their cocaine habit, unfortunately while in the hospital they got addicted to painkillers."
Speaking as someone who does smoke weed, the addiction you can get to it is incredibly rare and it's based less on a dependancy to the drug and more becoming dependant on the feeling of level headedness and calm.
Nobody gonna comment on how protector the guy replacing the Dick Grayon robin is named Jason
Ohhh, event comics month! what a time to be alive!
What a treat. Also so nice to see more of Snowflame, best villain ever - cracks me up every time. If I ever have enough energy and occasion to go on a costume party that be my choice ;)