Ninjas ‘n’ Bots – Jon Reads Comics

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!

David returns to the show to help Layne and Jon dive into the Oroku clan history in Teenage Mutant Ninjas Turtles: The Secret History of the Foot Clan 1 and 2 from 2013!

It’s Sixshot vs the Autobots! And Blaster investigates his own murder. Layne and Jon are talking IDW’s The Transformers: Devastation 4 and Spotlight: Blaster from 2008!

Layne and Jon find that horrible fathers can sometimes create horrible villains as they discuss IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series: Villains issues for Krang and Baxter from 2013!

Layne and Jon look at Ramjet’s master plan to take over the Decepticons and then catch up with the Decepticons’ plan to devastate the Autobots! It’s all in IDW’s The Transformers: Spotlight Ramjet and Devastation 3 from 2007!

Layne and Jon talk about the finale of Krang War in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 20 from 2013!

Layne and Jon talk about issue 2 of IDW’s The Transformers: Devastation as well as finally getting to the end of Megatron Origin from 2007!

Layne and Jon talk about the NRF raid on Krang’s stronghold in the penultimate chapter of Krang War from IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 19 from 2013!

Beginnings and endings! We have the first issue of IDW’s The Transformers: Devastation and the final issue of the Marvel/IDW crossover New Avengers/Transformers, both from 2007!

Layne and Jon are talking more of the Krang War in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 18 from 2013!

It’s the penultimate chapter of the IDW/Marvel crossover in New Avengers/Transformers 3 from 2007!

Covering IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 17 (2012)!

Covering IDW’s Transformers Spotlight: Optimus Prime and Megatron Origin 3 (2007)!

Layne and Jon close their Blood Brothers discussion with IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 16 and find out all Chet Allen’s secrets in Micro-Series: Fugitoid from 2012!

Layne and Jon discuss the second issues of IDW’s The Transformers: Megatron Origin and New Avengers/Transformers from 2007!

Layne and Jon take a look at a new Turtley threat in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series: April and issue 15 from 2012!

Furman’s next miniseries is delayed, so it’s summer crossover time! Layne and Jon take a look at the first issue of IDW’s New Avengers/Transformers and Transformers Spotlight: Galvatron from 2007!

Layne and Jon talk some more with Clinton but this time it’s about the live-action film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 1990!

Layne and Jon invite Clinton onto the show to talk about the live-action film Transformers from 2007!

Layne and Jon romp through 60 pages of Eastman urban Turtle adventures in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2012!

Layne and Jon close one chapter of IDW’s The Transformers with the final installment of Escalation 6 and also open a new chapter with the first issue of Megatron Origin from 2007!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

Layne and Jon invite David on the show to talk about IDW’s The Transformers: Stormbringer 3 and Spotlight: Shockwave from 2006!

Layne and Jon finally meet Krang in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7 from 2012!

Layne and Jon are taking a space trip to Nebulos in IDW’s The Transformers: Stormbringer 2 from 2006!

Layne and Jon struggle through a crossover tie-in because they are completists and so that you don’t have to! It’s time for IDW’s Infestation 2: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issues 1 and 2 from 2012!

Layne and Jon are off to space to worry about the return of an old threat in IDW’s The Transformers: Stormbringer 1 from 2006!

Layne and Jon are dreading a MOUSER attack in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6 and then it’s off to make friends at a techie convention in Micro-Series 3 from 2012!

Layne and Jon are here for the final Decepticon showdown between Starscream and Megatron as we discuss IDW’s Transformers: Infiltration 6 from 2006!

Layne and Jon are accosted by Mephisto’s shenanigans, resulting in a crossover with Maggie and Jon from Married with Comics, where we take a look at DC’s Batman 237 from 1971! For the first chapter of the crossover, head over to Married with Comics. For the next chapter, cast your pods over to Unpacking the Power of Power Pack!

Layne and Jon talk about the first two issues of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series from the end of 2011!

Layne and Jon fall in a hole in Nebraska while talking about IDW’s Transformers: Infiltration 5 from 2006!

Layne and Jon go back in time to Japan in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5 from 2011!

Layne and Jon talk about Transformers: Infiltration 4 from 2006!

Layne and Jon discuss IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 from 2011 and a story from the 30th Anniversary Special from 2014!

Layne and Jon reach the halfway point of Transformers: Infiltration from 2006!

Layne and Jon talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 from 2011!

Layne and Jon talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 from 2011!!

Layne and Jon talk about Transformers: Infiltration 1 from 2006!

Jon and Layne jump into the new IDW world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with issue 1 from 2011!

Jon and Layne begin their journey through IDW’s Transformers series with issue 0 from 2005!

Jon and Layne introduce themselves and this new podcast about IDW’s comic series Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!