Jon Reads Comics

Splinter has a sai to the throat of Casey Jones and Layne and Jon can only watch in horror and suspense in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 14 from 2012!

As Optimus Prime dies (again) at the hands of Megatron (again), Kup is going insane and dealing with zombots as Layne and Jon talk about IDW’s The Transformers: Escalation 5 and Spotlight: Kup from 2007!

As we begin a new year of Turtles, Casey Jones falls on his new friends for help as Layne and Jon discuss IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13 from 2012!

Blaine and Jon explore the hole in Sinclair’s mind as he is kidnapped by the Minbari in the latest episode of Babylon 5! Send feedback by commenting below or writing to babylon5thirtyyearslater at gmail dot com! The show goes on hiatus after this episode, and our first feedback special will be released soon, so send your thoughts in now!

Layne and Jon are ready to see Optimus Prime and Megatron fight! Will they? Find out as they discuss IDW’s The Transformers: Escalation 4 and Spotlight: Shockwave from 2007!

Blaine and Jon discuss the wonder years of two Centauri in love as Danica McKellar stars on Babylon 5! Send feedback by commenting below or writing to babylon5thirtyyearslater at gmail dot com!

The first year of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes to an end and Layne and Jon are here to see the showdown between Shredder and the Turtles in issue 12 and Micro-Series: Casey Jones from 2012!

Blaine and Jon CHECK OFF another episode as Walter Koenig comes to Babylon 5! Send feedback by commenting below or writing to babylon5thirtyyearslater at gmail dot com!

Layne and Jon take a trip to the planet Nebulos with Ultra Magnus to see what Scorponok is up to in IDW’s The Transformers Spotlight: Ultra Magnus and Escalation 3 from 2007!

Billy Batson catches a rocket trip to Venus and meets Queen Beautia, who is now determined to become empress of America, and the Earth! Can Captain Marvel stop her? From Whiz Comics 3 (1940)!

Shadows of the past continue to loom as Layne and Jon look at IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11 from 2012!

Can Blaine and Jon come together with all their different cultural backgrounds and celebrate the differences of their planetary races? Find out as we discuss episode 1.05 “Parliament of Dreams”!

Layne and Jon mourn the loss of Hunter and Sunstreaker in IDW’s The Transformers: Escalation 2 and Spotlight: Sixshot from 2006!

Blaine and Jon discuss “Infection”, aired Feb 16, 1994!

Layne and Jon finally face off with the Shredder in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10 and Micro-Series: Splinter (2012)!

Blaine and Jon discuss “Born to the Purple”, aired Feb 9, 1994!

Sivana tries to become emperor of the United States, and only Captain Marvel can stop him, in Whiz Comics 2 (1940)!

Layne and Jon meet the future holder of the Matrix in The Transformers Spotlight: Hot Rod and then return to Earth in Escalation 1 from IDW in 2006!

Blaine and Jon discuss “Soul Hunter”, aired Feb 2, 1994!

Layne and Jon begin to discover shadows of the past in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 9 (2012)!

Blaine and Jon launch their discussion of the first season of Babylon 5, aired on Jan 26, 1994!

Layne and Jon discuss IDW’s The Transformers: Stormbringer 4 and Spotlight: Nightbeat from 2006!

With special guest Paul Spataro! In one of the few exceptions to our “Thirty Years Later” schedule, Blaine and Jon discuss the TV film that introduced Babylon 5. It aired a year before the first season began, but we’ll be back with our first season coverage next week!

Wanna get to know the hosts of the podcast before we dive into our discussions? Here’s a special Zero Episode where Blaine and Jon discuss their histories with the franchise.