Jon Reads Comics

48 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 28 and TMNT 38

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 Adven

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 po

14 Supergirl — Supergirl’s Greatest Victory

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

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 F

13 Supergirl — Supergirl’s Super Pet

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

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 stor

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 Transf

12 Supergirl — Mighty Maid / The Girl Superbaby

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

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 discussin

Novel 6 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Betrayals

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

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 intr

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 w

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 i

Star Trek Reading Hour — Podcast Promo

Blaine and Jon begin their new journey on September 8!

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!

11 Supergirl — Lois Lane’s Secret Romance

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

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 spons

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 3

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 ca

10 Supergirl — The Super-Outlaw from Krypton

Jon reads Superman 134 (1959) and talks about it!