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150 Ninjas ‘n’ Bats — Batman/TMNT 5,6
For their sesquicentury episode, Layne and Jon come to the end of this delightful Batman crossover with Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5 and 6 from DC Comics from 2016! But it’s not yet the end of this little side quest, so listen for an announcement at the end of the episode!
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Supergirl 03 — Supergirl’s Foster Parents
Jon reads Action Comics 254 and an excerpt from Superman 130 (1959) and talks about them!
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Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Feedback Special 9
Blaine has finally had time to finish editing the feedback episode we recorded on March 1. Sorry about the delay! We’ll have more bonus content and more feedback out for you over the course of the summer.
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42 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 32 and Tales 7
Clinton, Layne, and Jon all go out for tattoos and sumo wrestling in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 32 from Archie Comics! Then it’s time traveling time back to the dinosaurs in the final issue 7 of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Mirage Comics! And since we are now in the guest era, we give brief discussion of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 22 and 23!
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149 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 22, Hearts of Steel 2
Layne and Jon learn about Megatron’s and Optimus’s pre-war relationship as they discuss Chaos Theory in IDW’s The Transformers 22 from 2011. Then John Henry and Bumblebee have a little meet-cute in Transformers: Hearts of Steel 2 from 2006!
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Jon Reads Supergirl 02 — The Secret of the Super-Orphan
Jon reads “The Secret of the Super-Orphan” from Action Comics 253 (1959) and talks about it!
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Jon Reads Supergirl 01 — “The Supergirl from Krypton”
Jon reads “The Supergirl from Krypton” from Action Comics 252 (1959) and talks about it!
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41 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 31 and TMNT 21
Layne, Clinton, Jon start turning Japanese as they discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 31 from Archie Comics! Then it’s the final chapter of Return to New York, the final chapter of Eastman’s and Laird’s joint work on the Turtles, and the final chapter for the Shredder in Mirage’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 21!
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146 Ninjas ‘n’ Bats — Batman/TMNT 1,2
Layne and Jon are excited to embark at long last upon the first two issues of DC’s and IDW’s Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, from 2015 and 2016!
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40 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 30 and TMNT 20
Clinton, Layne, and Jon complete their mission to Japan and meet some kaiju and gods along the way in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 30 from Archie Comics! Then it’s time to team up with a Triceraton and fight, punch, kick, and kill their way through the Foot Clan’s fortress on hunt for the Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 20 from Mirage!
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145 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF Dark of the Moon
Clinton is back with Layne and Jon to have a look at the third live-action film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon from 2011!
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39 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 29 and TMNT 19
Clinton, Layne, and Jon are attacked by Ninjara and go after the Warrior Dragon in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 29 from Archie Comics! Then it’s time to Return to New York in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 19 from Mirage!
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3.17 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — War Without End, Part 2
Jon and Blaine discuss the game-changing end of The War Without End, because, you know, it ends.
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142 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 54
Layne and Jon go after Mikey with the Mutanimals and say good-bye to a friend in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 54 from IDW from 2015!
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3.16 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — War Without End, Part 1
Jon and Blaine start the second two part story, which has a surprising guest star. Note: Blaine says that Babylon 5 was filming on a six day schedule. At this point in production, it was on a seven day schedule, and would remain that way until the end of season four.
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38 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 28 and Short Stories
Clinton, Layne, and Jon set out for Japan in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 28 from Archie Comics! Then they look at four short stories, mostly published by Mirage: “The Crossing” from Usagi Yojimbo 10, “Choices” from Puma Blues 20, “Complete Carnage an’ Radical” from the second printing of TMNT 3, and “Not One Word” from the fifth printing of TMNT 1.
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141 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 19 and Heart of Darkness 3
Layne and Jon go into deep space to catch up with Rodimus in The Transformers 19 and then watch Galvatron form an army to attack D-Void in Heart of Darkness 3, both from IDW from 2011!
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3.07 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Exogenesis
Jon and Blaine look at a new kind of alien presence on the station.
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3.06 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Dust to Dust
Jon and Blaine discuss G’Kar’s drug use and Bester’s involvement.
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3.05 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Voices of Authority
Jon and Blaine look at what happens when President Clark sends someone to the station to ensure all things conform to the messages sent from home.
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Novel 3 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Blood Oath
Jon and Blaine take a look at John Vornholt’s second Babylon 5 tie-in novel, which feels like a direct sequel to season one’s “Parliament of Dreams”.
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Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Feedback Special #7
Jon and Blaine respond to feedback! There’s a lot of it this time around, so it will be split into multiple feedback episodes.
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3.04 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Passing Through Gethsemane
Jon and Blaine look at a mystery focused on Brother Edward, who is being tortured by persons unknown. On the one hand, this could be completely random targeting, but on the other hand, he’s played by Brad Dourif.
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3.03 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — A Day in the Strife
Jon and Blaine have a challenge for our readers: develop a proof for the Riemann Hypothesis. If you succeed, we will share untold secrets. You don’t want to fail.
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3.02 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Convictions
Jon and Blaine look at a mad bomber and a life-or-death situation for Londo and G’Kar.
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3.01 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Matters of Honor
Jon and Blaine are back for the third season of Babylon 5, looking at the introduction of Marcus Cole and the mysterious new ships that have been seen.
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2.22 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — The Fall of Night
Jon and Blaine look at the season two finale.
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2.21 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Comes the Inquisitor
Jon and Blaine discuss Delenn’s encounter with an unexpected Vorlon agent. Please note: due to unforeseen circumstances and technical difficulties, Blaine’s audio occasionally drops out. His comments are still comprehensible, but the audio quality is not where we like it to be.
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2.20 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — The Long, Twilight Struggle
Jon and Blaine look at the end of the Narn/Centauri War.
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2.19 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Divided Loyalties
Jon and Blaine examine the possibility of a Psi Corps mole on the station.
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Comics 9-11 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later
Jon and Blaine take a look at the final issues of the official tie-in comic.
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Novel 2 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Accusations
Ivanova is accused of murder in the second Babylon 5 novel. Jon and Blaine accuse author Lois Tilton of being very good at her job.
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Comics 5-8 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later
Jon and Blaine discuss the next arc of the comic series, and have some positive things to say about Warren Keffer.
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967
Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Feedback Special!
Jon and Blaine share all feedback received on or before June 8, 2025. (Sorry Douglas; your email will come in the next feedback special!)
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2.18 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Confessions and Lamentations
Jon and Blaine take a detailed look at the Markab for the first and last time.
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2.17 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Knives
Jon and Blaine take a look at Larry DiTillio’s final episode of the series.
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2.16 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — In the Shadow of Z’ha’dum
John Sheridan and Jon Wilson learn that Mr. Morden was on the Icarus for the mission that left Anna Sheridan presumed dead, and now he’s on the station.
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2.15 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — And Now a Word
Jon and Blaine have great seats to watch as ISN does a report on the station.
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2.14 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — There All the Honor Lies
Jon and Blaine look into the time John Sheridan was framed for murder by a lying Minbari.
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Novel 1 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Voices
Jon and Blaine discuss the first novel published as an official tie-in to Babylon 5.
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960
Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Feedback Special!
Jon and Blaine return with your feedback!
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Comics 1-4 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later
Blaine and Jon look at tie-in media for the first time, but far from the last time. This time, it’s the first four issues of the DC Comics series.
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2.13 Hunter, Prey — Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later
Jon and Blaine discuss House (1985), Due South, amateur electrical work, and a little show called Babylon 5. President Clark’s doctor is on the loose, and different people want him for different reasons.
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2.12 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Acts of Sacrifice
Jon and Blaine look at various acts of sacrifice with an undercurrent of eugenics.
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2.11 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — All Alone in the Night
Jon and Blaine discuss Babylon 5’s take on alien abduction.
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2.10 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — GROPOS
Jon and Blaine discuss a sudden influx of “ground pounders”, en route to a suicide mission led by Dr. Franklin’s father.
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2.09 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — The Coming of Shadows
John Siuntres of Word Balloon joins us to discuss the episode which is the namesake of the second season.
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2.08 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — A Race Through Dark Places
Jon, Blaine, and a couple of birds get together to discuss the return of Alfred Bester.
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Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Feedback Special 4
Jon and Blaine respond to all feedback received by the end of 2024. Stay tuned past our sign off for additional information and corrections, as well as a surprise guest. Blaine would like to apologize for the small reduction in audio quality. We have a 150 MB limit on our podcast host, and the original file was 192 MB, so he had to tinker with quality settings to make it work.
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2.07 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Soul Mates
Jon and Blaine take a look at Babylon 5 marriages: current, former, unhappy, and…. no, they’re all unhappy.
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