14 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Amazing Spider-Man 12 (1964)
Mar 26, 2025
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Episodes
Comics 1-4 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later
Blaine and Jon look at tie-in media for the first time, but far from the last time. This time, it’s the first four issues of the DC Comics series.
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 10 min
82 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT X-Files Conspiracy, 33
Layne and Jon take one last Northampton detour with IDW’s The X-Files Conspiracy: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles before moving into Monsters, Mutants, and Mayhem with issue 33 from 2014!
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 12 min
13 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Amazing Spider-Man 11 and Strange Tales 119 (1964)
Mar 19, 2025•16 min
15 Turtle Power Hour — THE REAL LIFE NINJA TURTLE MOVIE SHOW!
Clinton, Layne, and Jon talk about the 1990 movie in comics form with the official adaptation Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and the official parody Green-Grey Sponge-Suit Sushi Turtles!
Mar 16, 2025•1 hr 41 min
81 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF AHM 10, Dinobots 5
Layne and Jon move into the final act of IDW’s The Transformers: All Hail Megatron with issue 10 and say farewell to Furman with Maximum Dinobots 5 from 2009!
Mar 15, 2025•59 min
12 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Amazing Spider-Man 10 (1963)
Mar 12, 2025•24 min
80 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT Annual 2014
Layne and Jon meet Renet but otherwise don’t have the best time talking about IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2014…
Mar 08, 2025•28 min
11 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Amazing Spider-Man 8 and 9 and The Avengers 3 (1963)
Mar 05, 2025•17 min
14 Turtle Power Hour — Sons of Silence and Short Stories
Layne, Clinton, and Jon talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 11 and three short stories from Mirage: “Don’t Judge a Book…”, “D’ants Fever”, and “New York Ninja”.
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 17 min
2.13 Hunter, Prey — Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later
Jon and Blaine discuss House (1985), Due South, amateur electrical work, and a little show called Babylon 5. President Clark’s doctor is on the loose, and different people want him for different reasons.
Mar 01, 2025•1 hr 4 min
79 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF Dinobots 4, Drift
Layne and Jon check in with happenings on Earth in IDW’s The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots 4 and get to know our new character in Spotlight: Drift, both from 2009!
Mar 01, 2025•1 hr 10 min
10 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Amazing Spider-Man 7 and 8 (1963)
Feb 26, 2025•21 min
2.12 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Acts of Sacrifice
Jon and Blaine look at various acts of sacrifice with an undercurrent of eugenics.
Feb 22, 2025•57 min
78 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 32, Utrom 3
Layne and Jon wrap two storylines with the final chapter of Northampton in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 32 and Utrom Empire 3, both from 2014!
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 5 min
9 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Strange Tales Annual 2, 1963
Feb 19, 2025•16 min
13 Turtle Power Hour — Flatworms and Preteens
Layne, Clinton, and Jon talk about mutated gross critters in Archie’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 10 and then take a peek into our heroes’ preteenage years in Mirage’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 9!
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 16 min
77 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF AHM 9, Jazz
Layne and Jon are happy to see the return of a hero (heroes, even!) in IDW’s The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 9 and then they learn more about the Autobot’s Autobot in Spotlight: Jazz, both from 2009!
Feb 15, 2025•1 hr 2 min
2.11 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — All Alone in the Night
Jon and Blaine discuss Babylon 5’s take on alien abduction.
Feb 15, 2025•53 min
8 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Amazing Spider-Man 6, 1963
Feb 12, 2025•19 min
2.10 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — GROPOS
Jon and Blaine discuss a sudden influx of “ground pounders”, en route to a suicide mission led by Dr. Franklin’s father.
Feb 08, 2025•50 min
76 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT Utrom 2, 31
Layne and Jon look at the developing war in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Utrom Empire 2 and friendships and healing fostered in issue 31 from IDW in 2014!
Feb 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min
7 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Amazing Spider-Man 5, 1963
Feb 05, 2025•19 min
12 Turtle Power Hour — Chameleon and Kirby
Clinton, Layne, and Jon meet the Chameleon in Archie’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 9 and then go on a Jack Kirby adventure with Donatello in that turtle’s Micro-Series issue from Mirage!
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 12 min
2.09 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — The Coming of Shadows
John Siuntres of Word Balloon joins us to discuss the episode which is the namesake of the second season.
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 3 min
75 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF AHM 8
Layne and Jon finally discover who betrayed the Autobots in The Transformers: All Hail Megatron 8 from IDW in 2009!
Feb 01, 2025•48 min
6 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Amazing Spider-Man 4, 1963
Jan 29, 2025•19 min
2.08 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — A Race Through Dark Places
Jon, Blaine, and a couple of birds get together to discuss the return of Alfred Bester.
Jan 25, 2025•45 min
74 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT Utrom Empire 1, 30 (with Dave!)
Layne and Jon take a sci-fi jaunt to discover more of Krang’s history in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Utrom Empire 1 and then Dave joins us for some emotional anchoring in Northampton with issue 30 of the main series, both from 2014!
Jan 25, 2025•1 hr 27 min
5 The Spider Diaries
Peter Parker’s diary, adapting material from Amazing Spider-Man 3, 1963
Jan 22, 2025•15 min
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