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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 powers up to confront D-Void the Deceptigod! (Yes, that name is utterly ridiculous, and we should laugh at it, but everything else is pretty cool!
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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 Bloodsucker and the Old Man of the River in the last part of “The River” in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 26 from Mirage!
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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 the Autobots deal with Galvatron’s attack on Cybertron!
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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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990
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 give a listen!
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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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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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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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960
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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955
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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