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One fan’s exploration of the early years of Image Comics

All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast


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    The All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is a must-listen for any fan of Image Comics, especially those who grew up in the 90s. Host Jon M. Wilson takes listeners on a journey through the early days of Image Comics, providing insightful commentary and analysis along the way. As someone who was born in 1999 and missed out on the pop culture of the decade, this podcast has been a fantastic way for me to learn about and appreciate the comics that defined the era.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Wilson's deep knowledge and passion for comics. He not only provides detailed synopses of each issue but also offers historical context and background information that enhances the listening experience. It's clear that he has done his research and is genuinely excited to share his love for these comics with his audience. Additionally, I appreciate that Wilson covers a wide range of titles from Image's early years, giving listeners a comprehensive overview of what the publisher had to offer during this time.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is Wilson's engaging storytelling style. His energetic voice draws you in and keeps you hooked throughout each episode. He has a talent for bringing humor and wit to his descriptions, making even the most obscure or ridiculous moments in these comics entertaining to hear about. I particularly enjoy his segments where he reviews issues of The Maxx with his daughter, providing a fresh perspective from a younger generation.

    While there aren't many negative aspects to this podcast, one thing that could be improved upon is the occasional lack of focus on certain titles or characters. Sometimes it feels like certain issues or storylines are skipped over or given less attention than others. However, considering the vast amount of material that Image produced during this time period, it's understandable that some things may be overlooked.

    In conclusion, The All the Pouches: An Image Comics Podcast is an excellent podcast for fans of Image Comics looking to relive the nostalgia of the 90s or learn more about the history of the publisher. Wilson's expertise and enthusiasm shine through in each episode, making it an enjoyable and informative listening experience. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to Image Comics, this podcast is definitely worth checking out.



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    43 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 33 and TMNT 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2026 87:10


    Clinton, Layne, and Jon check in briefly with the Mighty Mutanimals for their issue 2 before running into Katmandu in Tibet in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 33 from Archie Comics! Then they judge the three Turtles for all ganging up on Raph and watching him pay the consequences in the first part of “The River” in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 24 from Mirage Comics!

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    151 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 23, Hearts of Steel 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2026 59:42


    Layne and Jon have had a delightful visit to the ancient history of Optimus’s and Megatron’s bromance/frienemiship, but it’s time to wrap it up with IDW’s The Transformers 23 from 2011! Then it’s time to push the Decepticon train down the track in Transformers: Hearts of Steel 3 from 2006!

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    Supergirl 04 — Supergirl Visits the 21st Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 32:59


    Jon reads Action Comics 255 (1959) and talks about it!

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    150 Ninjas ‘n’ Bats — Batman/TMNT 5,6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2026 50:31


    For their sesquicentury episode, Layne and Jon come to the end of this delightful Batman crossover with Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5 and 6 from DC Comics from 2016! But it’s not yet the end of this little side quest, so listen for an announcement at the end of the episode!

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    Supergirl 03 — Supergirl’s Foster Parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 28:46


    Jon reads Action Comics 254 and an excerpt from Superman 130 (1959) and talks about them!

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    Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Feedback Special 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 105:50


    Blaine has finally had time to finish editing the feedback episode we recorded on March 1. Sorry about the delay! We’ll have more bonus content and more feedback out for you over the course of the summer.

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    42 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 32 and Tales 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2026 97:45


    Clinton, Layne, and Jon all go out for tattoos and sumo wrestling in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 32 from Archie Comics! Then it’s time traveling time back to the dinosaurs in the final issue 7 of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Mirage Comics! And since we are now in the guest era, we give brief discussion of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 22 and 23!

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    149 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 22, Hearts of Steel 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2026 78:38


    Layne and Jon learn about Megatron’s and Optimus’s pre-war relationship as they discuss Chaos Theory in IDW’s The Transformers 22 from 2011. Then John Henry and Bumblebee have a little meet-cute in Transformers: Hearts of Steel 2 from 2006!

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    Jon Reads Supergirl 02 — The Secret of the Super-Orphan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 30:31


    Jon reads “The Secret of the Super-Orphan” from Action Comics 253 (1959) and talks about it!

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    148 Ninjas ‘n’ Bats — Batman/TMNT 3,4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2026 57:44


    Layne and Jon watch the stakes rise as Batman and the Turtles team up to stop the Shredder and try to get the Turtles back home! It’s all in Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 and 4 from DC and IDW from 2016!

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    Jon Reads Supergirl 01 — “The Supergirl from Krypton”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 28:26


    Jon reads “The Supergirl from Krypton” from Action Comics 252 (1959) and talks about it!

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    41 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 31 and TMNT 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2026 85:28


    Layne, Clinton, Jon start turning Japanese as they discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 31 from Archie Comics! Then it’s the final chapter of Return to New York, the final chapter of Eastman’s and Laird’s joint work on the Turtles, and the final chapter for the Shredder in Mirage’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 21!

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    147 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 21, Hearts of Steel 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2026 62:49


    Layne and Jon put a wrap on Space Opera and get a glimpse of the upcoming Police Action with IDW’s The Transformers 21 from 2011. Then they roll back the clock to the 19th century and pick up 2006’s Transformers: Hearts of Steel 1.

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    146 Ninjas ‘n’ Bats — Batman/TMNT 1,2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2026 61:05


    Layne and Jon are excited to embark at long last upon the first two issues of DC’s and IDW’s Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, from 2015 and 2016!

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    40 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 30 and TMNT 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2026 72:01


    Clinton, Layne, and Jon complete their mission to Japan and meet some kaiju and gods along the way in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 30 from Archie Comics! Then it’s time to team up with a Triceraton and fight, punch, kick, and kill their way through the Foot Clan’s fortress on hunt for the Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 20 from Mirage!

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    145 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF Dark of the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2026 57:17


    Clinton is back with Layne and Jon to have a look at the third live-action film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon from 2011!

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    144 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 55

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2026 55:10


    Layne and Jon come to another end of an arc as Michelangelo returns forlornly to his family’s old home and tries to pick up the pieces of a former life. It’s IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 55 from 2016!

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    39 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 29 and TMNT 19

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2026 83:20


    Clinton, Layne, and Jon are attacked by Ninjara and go after the Warrior Dragon in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 29 from Archie Comics! Then it’s time to Return to New York in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 19 from Mirage!

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    143 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 20, Heart of Darkness 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2026 48:01


    It’s a week of endings as Layne and Jon join Rodimus and Wheelie for the last chapter of Space Opera in The Transformers 20. Then they breathe a deep sigh of wtf at Transformers: Heart of Darkness 4, bringing that series to a close. All from IDW from 2011!

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    3.17 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — War Without End, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 60:09


    Jon and Blaine discuss the game-changing end of The War Without End, because, you know, it ends.

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    142 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 54

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2026 22:50


    Layne and Jon go after Mikey with the Mutanimals and say good-bye to a friend in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 54 from IDW from 2015!

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    3.16 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — War Without End, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 59:31


    Jon and Blaine start the second two part story, which has a surprising guest star. Note: Blaine says that Babylon 5 was filming on a six day schedule. At this point in production, it was on a seven day schedule, and would remain that way until the end of season four.

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    38 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 28 and Short Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2026 73:00


    Clinton, Layne, and Jon set out for Japan in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 28 from Archie Comics! Then they look at four short stories, mostly published by Mirage: “The Crossing” from Usagi Yojimbo 10, “Choices” from Puma Blues 20, “Complete Carnage an’ Radical” from the second printing of TMNT 3, and “Not One Word” from the fifth printing of TMNT 1.

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    141 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 19 and Heart of Darkness 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2026 35:33


    Layne and Jon go into deep space to catch up with Rodimus in The Transformers 19 and then watch Galvatron form an army to attack D-Void in Heart of Darkness 3, both from IDW from 2011!

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    3.15 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Interludes and Examinations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 58:39


    Jon and Blaine look at one of those episodes that definitely marks a “before” and “after” for most of the characters involved.

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    140 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 53

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2026 42:09


    Layne and Jon have been seeing all these attempts to pull order from chaos, and they just have one question: How’s Mikey doing? And they find out in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 53 from 2015!

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    3.14 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Ship of Tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 42:02


    Bester returns, and G’Kar learns some very troubling truths about the past.

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    37 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 27 and TMNT 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2026 71:18


    Layne, Clinton, and Jon find themselves in the dark of a bizarre zombie-ish story in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 27 from Archie Comics! Then they look at a story from Kevin Eastman, Mark Bodé, Bruce Lee, and Chuck Norris in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 18 from Mirage! 

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    139 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 18, Heart of Darkness 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2026 58:21


    Layne and Jon see Megatron’s final ploy in the Revenge of the Decepticons in The Transformers 18 before catching up with Galvatron’s investigation of the Dead Universe in Heart of Darkness 2, both from IDW from 2011!

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    3.13 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — A Late Delivery from Avalon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 57:22


    Jon and Blaine are joined by Jan Schroeder to discuss the arrival of… Arthur Pendragon?

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    138 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2026 41:22


    Layne and Jon are wondering what is up with Casey Jones in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 52 from 2015!

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    3.12 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Sic Transit Vir

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 42:33


    Jon and Blaine tune in for Vir’s arranged marriage. Will the apparent deaths of 2,000 Narns complicate the ceremony?

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    36 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 26 and TMNT 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 77:33


    Layne, Clinton, and Jon are captured by the Keeper in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 26 from Archie Comics before visiting feudal Japan for the delightful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 17 from Mirage!

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    137 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 17, Heart of Darkness 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 50:30


    Layne and Jon recoil from Jazz’s choices in The Transformers 17 and then catch up with good old Galvatron in Transformers: Heart of Darkness 1, both from IDW from 2011!

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    Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Feedback Special #8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2026 107:50


    Jon and Blaine address more listener feedback! Feedback special #9 has been recorded as well, and is in the editing process.

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    3.11 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Ceremonies of Light and Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 45:48


    Jon and Blaine look at the fallout of last week’s events, and that is not referring to our April Fool’s Day prank.

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    136 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2026 42:11


    Layne and Jon are back to the main series to find about how we get Order From Chaos in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 51 from IDW in 2015!

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    3.10 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Severed Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 67:05


    Bethany comes back, joining Jon and Blaine to discuss a landmark episode of the series.

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    3.10 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Rules of Engagement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 28:58


    Jon and Blaine are back! Worf is on trial for the deaths of several Klingon civilians.

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    35 Turtle Power Hour — Coming Out of Their Shells!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 52:04


    Layne, Clinton, and Jon go where few Turtles fans have gone before, the live tour from 1990-91, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Coming Out of Their Shells Tour!

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    135 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 16, Infestation 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2026 49:56


    Layne and Jon follow Megatron’s plan, and Autobots are about to fall, in The Transformers 16! And then they have to deal with Galvatron and zombies in Transformers: Infestation 2! Both from IDW from 2011!

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    Novel 4 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Clark’s Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 60:21


    Jon and Blaine take a look at Jim Mortimore’s 1995 novel Clark’s Law.

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    134 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT Casey & April 3 and 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2026 32:14


    Layne and Jon lose most of the humanity of the story as they get caught up in elder gods and lore drops in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April 3 and 4 (2015)!

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    34 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 25 and Tales 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2026 61:56


    Layne, Clinton, and Jon have another showdown with Krang, the Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady, and all the rest in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 25 from Archie Comics! Then it’s time to meet Leatherhead in Mirage’s Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 6, I garontee!

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    133 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 15, Infestation 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2026 49:03


    Layne and Jon get to know the new and improve (and HUGE) Megatron in the second part of “Revenge of the Decepticons” in The Transformers 15 and then help Galvatron fight some zombies in The Transformers: Infestation 1, both from IDW in 2011!

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    132 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT Casey & April 1 and 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2026 56:25


    Layne and Jon take a trip to the Southwest to work on their friendship while looking for some elder gods in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey & April 1 and 2 from IDW in 2015!

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    33 Turtle Power Hour — Adventures 24 and TMNT 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2026 87:38


    Layne, Clinton, and Jon run across a couple of very naked friends and take them to Earth in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures 24 from Archie Comics! Then it’s over to the Mirage side to meet some old retired comics heroes, together for one last adventure in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 15, with brief thoughts on a time-traveling little girl in issue 16!

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    131 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TF 14, Infestation Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2026 59:03


    Layne and Jon see the fallout to Bumblebee’s near assassination in The Transformers 14 and get hints of crossover things to come in the Transformers portion of Classified Secrets to Infestation, both from IDW in 2010!

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    3.09 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Point of No Return

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 60:42


    Trey Hooks returns to help Jon and Blaine discuss a non-military coup right on Babylon 5.

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    130 Ninjas ‘n’ Bots — TMNT 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2026 32:56


    Layne and Jon see the final shocking conclusion to Vengeance in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 50 from 2015!

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    3.08 Babylon 5: Thirty Years Later — Letters from Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 66:05


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