Jon Reads Comics

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123 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF Last Stand of the Wreckers TPB Jan 03, 2026

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Layne and Jon revisit The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers via the TPB collection from IDW, which includes a new prose story “Bullets” and the Mosaic comic “Dead Mean’s Boots” from 2010!

Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Feedback Special #7 Dec 30, 2025

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Jon and Blaine respond to feedback! There’s a lot of it this time around, so it will be split into multiple feedback episodes.

122 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 46, FCBD 2015 Dec 27, 2025

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Layne and Jon are still reeling from last issue’s Metalhead reveal, but to be fair so are the Turtles. So it’s time to see what this new life is like in two issues that more or less happen simultaneously: IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 46 and the TMNT Free Comic Book Day issue, both from 2015!

28 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 21, Tales 4 Dec 21, 2025

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Clinton, Layne, and Jon are confused by an odd threat who calls himself Vid Vicious in Archie’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 21. Then they are confronted a Monster who has a thing for rats in Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 from Mirage Comics!

121 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 10, Drift 1 Dec 20, 2025

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Layne and Jon watch a growing international incident in The Transformers 10 and then delve into the Decepticon backstory of an Autobot in The Transformers: Drift 1, both from IDW in 2010!

120 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 45 Dec 13, 2025

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Layne and Jon return to follow up on the death of Donatello with the first part of Vengeance in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 45 from IDW in 2015!

27 Turtle Power Hour — Mutanimals 2, TMNT 13 Dec 07, 2025

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Layne, Clinton, and Jon face an alien invasion in Mighty Mutanimals 2 from Archie Comics. Then it’s time to help an alien queen fight for her throne in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13 from Mirage!

119 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 9, Ironhide 4 Dec 06, 2025

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Layne and Jon have to respond to an international incident in The Transformers 9. Then they go to rescue an old friend in Transformers: Ironhide 4! Both from IDW in 2010!

118 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT Mutanimals 3,4 Nov 29, 2025

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Layne and Jon wrap their coverage of the momentous miniseries from IDW with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutanimals issues 3 and 4 from 2015!

3.04 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Passing Through Gethsemane Nov 27, 2025

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Jon and Blaine look at a mystery focused on Brother Edward, who is being tortured by persons unknown. On the one hand, this could be completely random targeting, but on the other hand, he’s played by Brad Dourif.

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