Episodes
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49 Turtle Power Hour — Mutanimals 6 and TMNT 29,30
Clinton, Layne, and Jon muddle their way through the second part of the TMNT/Mutanimals crossover in Mighty Mutanimals 6 (once Jon gets the issue right on the show) from Archie Comics! Then it’s time for vampires and mad highway speedsters in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 29 and 30 from Mirage!
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163 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF Last Stand of the Wreckers HC
Yes, Layne and Jon are doing a THIRD episode on IDW’s The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers, this time looking at the new story content included in the hardcover collection published in 2012! This includes the scenes cut from “Bullets”, collectively known as “Out of Bullets”, and the prose...
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16 Supergirl — Supergirl’s Darkest Day
Jon reads Action Comics 263 (1960) and talks about it!
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003 Star Trek Reading Hour — Spock Must Die!
Spock is duplicated in a transporter accident, and one insists the other must die. There are no indications of a puppy doing cosplay, though. After that original novel, Jon and Blaine look at the next three collections of episodes adapted into short stories by James Blish.
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3.19 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Grey 17 Is Missing
Grey 17 is missing, but our coverage of the episode is not. Join Jon and Blaine as we look at a somewhat notorious episode of Babylon 5.
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162 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 60
Layne and Jon pursue some foxy ladies with the second half of Fox Hunt in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 60 from 2016!
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15 Supergirl — Superboy Meets Supergirl
Jon reads Superboy 80 and an excerpt from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen 44 (1960) and talks about them!
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3.18 Bablyon 5: Thirty Years Later — Walkabout
Jon and Blaine decide to go walking until we find ourselves, but we talk about Babylon 5 along the way.
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48 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 38 and TMNT 28
Clinton, Layne, and Jon dive into the TMNT/Mutanimals crossover “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”! Find out what happens as we discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 38 from Archie Comics! Then we visit a poignant encounter between April and some river dwellers in Teenage Mutant Ninja...
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161 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 31, Death of Optimus Prime
Layne and Jon discuss the perplexing final issue of The Transformers by Mike Costa in issue 31, the epilogue to Chaos and basically to the entire IDW franchise to this point. Then they dive into the final issue of 2011 with The Transformers: Death of Optimus Prime!
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14 Supergirl — Supergirl’s Greatest Victory
Jon reads Action Comics 262 (1960) and talks about it!
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Feedback Special 12 — Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later
Jon and Blaine get caught up on feedback! At least, before we got more in September.
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160 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 59
Layne and Jon have made it home and found shocking events waiting for them! So now it’s time to find out what all transpired while they were out in the first chapter of Fox Hunt in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 59 from 2016!
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13 Supergirl — Supergirl’s Super Pet
Jon reads Action Comics 261 (1959) and talks about it!
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47 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 37 and Shell Shock
Clinton, Layne, and Jon go out for some intergalactic wrestling and fancy dresses as they discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 37 from Archie Comics! Then it’s short story collection time as they look at all the non-reprint stories from the massive collection Shell Shock from Mirage!
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159 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 29 and 30
Layne and Jon cover the final proper chapters of Police Action and Chaos, but where do they leave us, and what promise does tomorrow hold? We find out in IDW’s The Transformers 29 and 30 from 2011!
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12 Supergirl — Mighty Maid / The Girl Superbaby
Jon reads Action Comics 260 (1959) and talks about it!
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Novel 6 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Betrayals
Jon and Blaine take a look at Betrayals by S.M. Stirling from June 1996!
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Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — 3rd Anniversary Special
Layne and Jon celebrate three years of Ninjas and three years of Bots by looking at three movies! Okay, only two. But one of them has a three in it! We begin by discussing the film contemporary with our current comics coverage, and that is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows from…
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Star Trek Reading Hour 002 — Vendetta
Jon and Blaine look at an episode that connects the TOS adventure “The Doomsday Machine” to the Borg of TNG using the TNG era crew. Also available, episode 000 with introductions to the hosts and podcast premise and episode 001 where we discuss Mission to Horatius and the first three James Blish...
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Star Trek Reading Hour 001 — Mission to Horatius
Jon and Blaine discuss four different books in this episode. First up, it’s Mission to Horatius, the first original Star Trek story to appear in print, aimed at readers who have recently learned how to print. Then we cover the first three collections of episode adaptations by James Blish, simply...
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Star Trek Reading Hour 000 — Introductions
Jon and Blaine embark on a new adventure, a trek through the stars, aiming to read every Star Trek book. They may die before completing this goal, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth attempting. In this introductory episode, Jon and Blaine discuss their histories with the franchise and their…
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Star Trek Reading Hour — Podcast Promo
Blaine and Jon begin their new journey on September 8!
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158 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 58
Layne and Jon have seen Leatherhead’s true colors, and he’s not just green! They find out what happens next in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 2016!
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11 Supergirl — Lois Lane’s Secret Romance
Jon reads Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 14 (1959) and talks about it!
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Feedback Special 11 — Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later
Jon and Blaine continue to work through our past feedback, catching up to feedback received up to and including Feedback Special #8. The John Oliver segment about sponsored content in news programs that Blaine mentions can be seen on YouTube here.
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46 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 36 and TMNT 27
Layne and Jon check in with the Mutanimals in issue 4 and are reunited with the Shredder and meet a new threat for the future in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 36 from Archie Comics! Then they learn a new side of Complete Carnage and Radical in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 27 from Mirage!
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157 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 27 and 28
Layne and Jon continue to barrel toward the end of Phase One of IDW’s The Transformers! In issue 27, Prowl, Streetwise, Ultra Magnus, and Bumblebee interrogate various captured parties; in issue 28, the Primes head down toward Vector Sigma to stop Galvatron from doing the unthinkable as Megatron...
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10 Supergirl — The Super-Outlaw from Krypton
Jon reads Superman 134 (1959) and talks about it!
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156 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 57
Layne and Jon investigate the mystery of who is killing the newly revived Utroms in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 57 from 2016!
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09 Supergirl — The Cave-Girl of Steel
Jon reads Action Comics 259 (1959) and talks about it!
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Special Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — She-Ra: Princess of Power
Layne from “Ninjas and Bots” joins Jon and Blaine to discuss He-Man’s twin sister.
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45 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 35 and TMNT 27
Clinton, Layne, and Jon check in with Mighty Mutanimals 3 and then learn about the Black Stone of Mecca, and also why Cryin’ Hound is so obsessed with his name, in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 35 from Archie Comics! Then they go back in time for a final confrontation with the…
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155 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 25 and 26 (with Jon and Maggie!)
Layne and Jon welcome Maggie and Jon back to the show to begin our look at the beginning of the end of Phase One! In IDW’s The Transformers 25, Police Action gets underway as Prowl begins investigating Spike Witwicky and the death of Scrapper. Then in The Transformers 26, the fit hits the shan as...
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08 Supergirl — Supergirl’s Farewell to Earth
Jon reads Action Comics 258 (1959) and talks about it!
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154 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 56
Layne and Jon are back in the main Turtles comics and it’s time to finally meet Leatherhead in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 56 from 2016!
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07 Supergirl — The Three Magic Wishes
Jon reads Action Comics 257 (1959) and talks about it!
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Feedback Special 10 — Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later
Jon and Blaine respond to more feedback, but certainly not all of it. (We finish with feedback to 3.08: Messages From Earth.)
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44 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 34 and TMNT 25
Layne, Clinton, and Jon search for the Charlie Llama in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 34 from Archie Comics! Then they visit Booder Falls to stop the Bloodsucker and save Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 25 from Mirage!
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153 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 24, Hearts of Steel 4
Layne and Jon head for a Cybertron they’ve not seen before in the first chapter of Chaos in IDW’s The Transformers 24 from 2011 before wrapping up the somewhat lackluster ending to Transformers: Hearts of Steel with issue 4 from 2006!
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06 Supergirl — The Great Supergirl Mirage
Jon reads Action Comics 256 (1959) and talks about it!
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152 Ninjas ‘n’ Bats — Batman/TMNT commentary (with Clinton!)
Clinton once again deigns to join Jon and Layne to talk Turtle movies! This time we are giving a full in-film commentary for the animated film Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 2019! We’ve talked the comics! Now let’s talk the movie! So cue up your DVD or streaming device, and come…
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05 Supergirl — Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl’s Pal
Jon reads Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen 40 from 1959 and talks about it!
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Novel 5 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — The Touch of Your Shadow, the Whisper of Your Name
Jon and Blaine discuss the novel, which is so far (and hopefully forever) the weakest piece of writing branded with the Babylon 5 name.
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43 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 33 and TMNT 24
Clinton, Layne, and Jon check in briefly with the Mighty Mutanimals for their issue 2 before running into Katmandu in Tibet in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 33 from Archie Comics! Then they judge the three Turtles for all ganging up on Raph and watching him pay the consequences in the...
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151 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 23, Hearts of Steel 3
Layne and Jon have had a delightful visit to the ancient history of Optimus’s and Megatron’s bromance/frienemiship, but it’s time to wrap it up with IDW’s The Transformers 23 from 2011! Then it’s time to push the Decepticon train down the track in Transformers: Hearts of Steel 3 from 2006!
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Supergirl 04 — Supergirl Visits the 21st Century
Jon reads Action Comics 255 (1959) and talks about it!
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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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