Ninjas 'n' Bots

Layne and Jon look at the developing war in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Utrom Empire 2 and friendships and healing fostered in issue 31 from IDW in 2014!

Layne and Jon finally discover who betrayed the Autobots in The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 8 from IDW in 2009!

Layne and Jon take a sci-fi jaunt to discover more of Krang’s history in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Utrom Empire 1 and then Dave joins us for some emotional anchoring in Northampton with issue 30 of the main series, both from 2014!

Layne and Jon start to get their questions answered in The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 7 and Maximum Dinobots 3 from IDW in 2009!

Layne and Jon take one last look back at City Fall with what might have been, in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Deviations and then move forward into the first part of Northampton in issue 29, both from 2013!

Layne and Jon watch tensions build in IDW’s The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 6 from 2008 and join in a Dinobot throwdown in Maximum Dinobots 2 from 2009!

Layne and Jon reach the final chapters of City Fall in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 28 and Micro-Series Villains: Shredder, both from 2013!

Layne and Jon meet up with some old friends in IDW’s The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 5 and then launch into Simon Furman’s final act in Maximum Dinobots 1, both from 2008!

Layne and Jon (finally!) see the arrival of their favorite chaotic henchmutants on the scene in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains: Bebop and Rocksteady! And then it’s the penultimate chapter of City Fall in issue 28! Both from IDW in 2013!

Layne and Jon finally get to catch up with the Autobots in The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 4 and Spotlight: Blurr from IDW in 2008!

Layne and Jon see the bold new direction for one of our characters that leads him to join the Shredder in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series Villains: Hun and then it’s the antepenultimate chapter of City Fall in issue 26, both from 2013!

Layne and Jon look at an isolated and devastated New York in IDW’s The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 3 and then look at Simon Furman’s Expansion finale in Spotlight: Sideswipe (2008)!

Layne and Jon look at Karai’s rise to power in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Micro-Series Villains: Karai and then her frustration with working for Leonardo in issue 25, both from 2013!

Layne and Jon meet their first Witwicky as the Decepticon attack continues in IDW’s The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 2 and then start to see some final Furman fallout in Spotlight: Doubledealer (2013)!

As Layne and Jon continue their journey through City Fall, we look at Leonardo’s transition in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 24 and then David returns to the show as we get some insight into the enemy in Micro-Series: Alopex, both from 2013!

Here it is! Layne and Jon begin their journey into All Hail Megatron, the story event of 2008 from IDW’s The Transformers! Then we turn to the second Spotlight installment of Revelation!

Layne and Jon look at the fallout with Casey Jones and Leonardo in the second part of City Fall in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 23 from 2013!

Layne and Jon look at Wheelie stranded on a planet and the beginning of Revelation in IDW’s The Transformers Spotlight: Wheelie and Cyclonus from 2008!

Layne and Jon get into the first chapter of City Fall in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 22, then it’s time to see about an old mangy mutant menace in Micro-Series Villains: Old Hob, both from 2013!

Devastation is over and All Hail Megatron isn’t here yet, so Layne and Jon discuss parallel lives in IDW’s The Transformers Spotlight: Mirage and Furman’s Dynobot interlude in Grimlock, both from 2008!

Layne and Jon are back in the main series for IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the first time in a long time with issue 21 from 2013! It’s the prelude to the amazing City Fall arc, so you don’t want to miss this episode!

Layne and Jon wrap up the end of IDW’s The Transformers: Devastation and something of an end for Simon Furman’s turn at running the franchise!

Layne, Jon, and guest Mindi talk through the 1986 animated The Transformers: The Movie. It’s Layne’s and Mindi’s first time to watch, so come give a listen! If you need a legitimate (apparently) streaming source, it can be watched here!

David rejoins as we complete our look at IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secret History of the Foot Clan 3 and 4 from 2013!

Jonathan and Maggie come visit from the Married with Content podcast to talk about IDW’s The Transformers: Devastation 5 and Spotlight: Arcee from 2008!