Ninjas ‘n’ Bots – Jon Reads Comics

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.

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!

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

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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

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!

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!

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!

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)!

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!

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!

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!

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

Layne and Jon see the final chapter of Drift’s origin story in Transformers: Drift 4 and then take a little ride into space with Rodimus in The Transformers 13, both from IDW in 2010!

Layne and Jon have doubled their episode count for the seventh time! But today, Karai has something to say to Splinter about the whole conflict between the Hamato and Oroku families. It’s time for IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 49 from 2015!

Layne and Jon go with Drift to meet Decepticons in Transformers: Drift 3 and then see the traumatic end to the International Incident in The Transformers 12, both from IDW in 2010!

Layne and Jon are attacked by Mouser drones and Flyborgs in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 48 from 2015!

Layne and Jon see a new side to Thundercracker in part 3 of International Incident in The Transformers 11 and then find out what the new Crystal City is all about in Transformers: Drift 2, both from IDW in 2010!

Layne and Jon bemoan Casey’s familial plight as Hun continues to make himself annoyingly known in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 47 from 2015!

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!

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 […]

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!

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!

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!

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

Layne and Jon are shocked and appalled at the deeds of Spike Witwicky in The Transformers 8! Then they meet an old and unexpected face in Transformers: Ironhide 3! Both from IDW in 2010!

Layne and Jon detour from the defeated Donnie to follow Hob and his Mutanimals into the machinations of Null in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutanimals issues 1 and 2 from IDW in 2015!

Layne and Jon catch up with the Decepticons in IDW’s The Transfomers 7 before finding out a little bit more about what’s going on with Ironhide in The Transformers: Ironhide 2, both from 2010!

Layne and Jon find tragedy at the end of Attack on Technodrome in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 44 from 2015!

Layne and Jon are reunited with the dearly departed in IDW’s The Transformers: Ironhide 1; and then it’s time for all the secrets to be laid bare in Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers 5, both from 2010!

Layne and Jon are up against Shredder's Football, Krang's stone soldiers and Baxter Stockman's imminent and inevitable betrayal as they discuss the third part of Attack on Technodrome in IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 43 from 2015!

Layne and Jon check in on a day in the life of their not-so-favorite botcop in Transformers Spotlight: Prowl and then finish their first arc of the new series in The Transformers 6, both from IDW in 2010!

Layne and Jon head to Burnow Island for the second part of Attack on Technodrome in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 42 from 2015!

Layne and Jon the second half of IDW’s 80s crossover extravaganza with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters issue 3 from 2014 and issue 4 from 2015!

Layne and Jon help Bumblebee befriend a young human in Transformers: Bumblebee 3 and then rejoice at Thundercracker’s return and see the current situation on Earth through his eyes in The Transformers 4, both from IDW from 2010!

Layne and Jon enjoy a couple of penultimate chapters, with IDW’s The Transformers 5 and Last Stand of the Wreckers from 2010!h

Layne and Jon dive into their 1980s childhoods with a crossover between the Turtles and another favorite franchise! It’s time for issues 1 and 2 of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Ghostbusters from 2014!

Layne and Jon begin the Attack on Technodrome arc with IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 41 from 2014!

Dave returns to the show to help Layne and Jon start off Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers, one of the most beloved stories of the entire IDW run! In this episode we cover issues 1 and 2 from 2010!

Layne and Jon wrap up New Mutant Order with a bit of a brawl in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40 from IDW in 2014!

Layne and Jon start 2010 by finding out what Ultra Magnus is up to in IDW's The Transformers 3 and watching Bumblebee struggle with human interference in Transformers: Bumblebee 2!

Layne and Jon see Bumblebee’s rise to leadership in The Transformers: Bumblebee 4 and split the part in Last Stand of the Wreckers 3, both from IDW from 2010!

Layne and Jon celebrate two years of Ninjas ‘n’ Bots with a look back at the 2014 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This was intended to be a commentary, but technical difficulties cause a re-recording as a conversation instead, but please enjoy!

Layne and Jon celebrate 100 (nearly) weekly episodes with IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 39 from 2014!

Layne and Jon are back after a hiatus to cover the second issue of IDW’s The Transformers (2010), and the first issue of the Bumblebee miniseries, spinning out of the events of the main book!

Layne and Jon dive back into New Mutant Order! Find out what Old Hob’s been up to in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 38 from 2014!