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Jon M. Wilson

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  • September 26 · 55 min

    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 point. Then they dive into the final issue of 2011 with The Transformers: Death of Optimus Prime!

  • September 19 · 49 min

    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 Fox Hunt in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 59 from 2016!

  • September 13 · 1 hr 13 min

    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 story collection time as they look at all the non-reprint stories from the massive collection Shell Shock from Mirage!

  • September 12 · 1 hr 4 min

    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 Transformers 29 and 30 from 2011!

  • September 9 · 1 hr 15 min

    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 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 turtles in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III from 1993!

  • September 8 · 1 hr 45 min

    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 introductions to the hosts and podcast premise and episode 001 where we discuss Mission to Horatius and the first three James Blish adaptation collections.

  • September 8 · 2 hr 9 min

    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 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 same day. As an odd numbered episode of the podcast, we are looking at books in publication order.

  • September 8 · 56 min

    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 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 book Mission to Horatius by Mack Reynolds (as well as the first three James Blish adaptation collections) and ST:TNG Vendetta by Peter David!

  • September 5 · 35 min

    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!

  • September 2 · 1 hr 44 min

    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 sponsored content in news programs that Blaine mentions can be seen on YouTube here.

  • August 30 · 1 hr 31 min

    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 36 from Archie Comics! Then they learn a new side of Complete Carnage and Radical in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 27 from Mirage!

  • August 29 · 1 hr 5 min

    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 captured parties; in issue 28, the Primes head down toward Vector Sigma to stop Galvatron from doing the unthinkable as Megatron powers up to confront D-Void the Deceptigod! (Yes, that name is utterly ridiculous, and we should laugh at it, but everything else is pretty cool!

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