Jon Reads Comics

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!

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 story “Zero Point”, as well as the short comics “Escap...

Jon reads Action Comics 263 (1960) and talks about it!

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.

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.

Layne and Jon pursue some foxy ladies with the second half of Fox Hunt in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 60 from 2016!

Jon reads Superboy 80 and an excerpt from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen 44 (1960) and talks about them!

Jon and Blaine decide to go walking until we find ourselves, but we talk about Babylon 5 along the way.

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 Turtles 28 from Mirage!

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!

Jon reads Action Comics 262 (1960) and talks about it!

Jon and Blaine get caught up on feedback! At least, before we got more in September.

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!

Jon reads Action Comics 261 (1959) and talks about it!

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!

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!

Jon reads Action Comics 260 (1959) and talks about it!

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 2016! Then we bring on Clinton (who has been here the whole time) to take a look back at time-traveling tu...

Jon and Blaine take a look at Betrayals by S.M. Stirling from June 1996!

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 adaptation collections.

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 titled Star Trek 1-3. Watch for our introductory episode and our coverage of Vendetta on this sam...

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 goals for the podcast. Also available, episodes 1 and 2, covering the first every Star Trek bo...

Blaine and Jon begin their new journey on September 8!

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!

Jon reads Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane 14 (1959) and talks about it!