Planes, Trains and Comic Books

In "Planes, Trains, and Comic Books" comic enthusiasts Matt Hansen and John Johnson read, discuss, and review comic book story arcs. Matt and John take a deep dive into the comic book medium, not only re-reading beloved and critically acclaimed story arcs, but also exploring the less heard of, and more unknown works. *INCLUDES SPOILERS*

Catwoman: When In Rome 04/07/2024

Catwoman: When In Rome When In Rome chronicles Catwoman's mysterious trip to Italy and her dealings with the deadly Falcone crime family. It's an incredible tale of Gotham's sexiest cat burglar! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/30710613

Claymore Vol. 1: Silver-eyed Slayer 03/18/2024

Claymore Vol. 1: Silver-eyed Slayer A village is gripped by fear and paranoia when a Yoma claims six lives. The Claymore who is sent to slay the creature isn't what the villagers expect at all. In fact, she seems more monster than human. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/30413508

Swamp Thing #171 (Trial By Fire, Part 6: The End) 03/04/2024

Swamp Thing #171 (Trial By Fire, Part 6: The End) Now embodied with the complete powers of the earth, Swamp Thing learns of a new parliament and his true place in the universe. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/30208708

Appleseed Book 1: The Promethean Challenge 03/04/2024

Appleseed Book 1: The Promethean Challenge Nomad soldier Duenan Knute and her cyborg partner Briareos struggle to survive in the abandoned cities of the post-war wasteland. When they are found and brought to Olympus, they join the Olympus police, but Olympus's peaceful facade hides a violent struggle between human and cyborg. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/30213838

Swamp Thing #170 (Trial By Fire, Part 5: Apocalypse Now) 02/26/2024

Swamp Thing #170 (Trial By Fire, Part 5: Apocalypse Now) Swamp Thing's final trial awaits him far from Earth, courtesy of the Parliament of Flames. But first, stripped of his elemental abilities, he must survive the murderous attack of The Word. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/30096758

Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog Vol 1: The Fire Next Time 02/19/2024

Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog Vol 1: The Fire Next Time Paranormal investigator Nita Hawes has set out on a quest to root out the evil from her city. Guided by the ghost of her dead brother, she must come to terms with her own past, lest she become a victim herself! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/30008698

Swamp Thing #169 (Trial By Fire, Part 4: The Judas Tree) 02/18/2024

Swamp Thing #169 (Trial By Fire, Part 4: The Judas Tree) The only man who can stop the Swamp Thing's deadly plans is a determined John Constantine-who must relive the horrors of his past while preparing for his final confrontation with the Earth Elemental. But Abby faces an even tougher task when her daughter, Tefé, returns. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/30001393

Swamp Thing #168 (Trial By Fire, Part 3: The Last Temptation Of Anton) 02/12/2024

Swamp Thing #168 (Trial By Fire, Part 3: The Last Temptation Of Anton) As Swamp Thing plots to destroy all life on Earth, the Phantom Stranger's agents oppose him on two fronts: The Word cuts a bloody swath through the elemental community, and a strangely changed Anton Arcane confronts Swamp Thing directly-for the final time. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29902598

Swamp Thing #167 (Trial By Fire, Part 2: The Word Of God) 02/06/2024

Swamp Thing #167 (Trial By Fire, Part 2: The Word Of God) As Jason Woodrue seeks help in stopping Swamp Thing's plans to destroy humankind, Timothy Raven prepares to invoke the spirit of Anton Arcane. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29815843

Killadelphia- Volume 1: Sins Of the Father 02/05/2024

Killadelphia- Volume 1: Sins Of the Father When small-town beat cop Jimmy Sangster returns to his Philadelphia roots to bury his murdered father, he stumbles into a mystery that will lead him down a path of horrors and shake his beliefs to their core. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29796063

Swamp Thing #166 (Trial By Fire, Part 1: Golden Days Before The End) 01/29/2024

Swamp Thing #166 (Trial By Fire, Part 1: Golden Days Before The End) A year has passed since the Swamp Thing was last seen, and the U.S. government sends Jason Woodrue, the man who discovered Swamp Thing's true nature, to navigate the now-unearthly landscape of the Louisiana bayou in search of the Earth Elemental. But Swamp Thing may be as altered as his environment…and John Constantine and the Phantom Stranger have their own plans for dealing with what he's become. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29681953

Ghost In The Shell 01/24/2024

Ghost In The Shell Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including “ghost hackers” who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interface and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers’ criminal ends. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29626428

Swamp Thing #165 (Chester Williams: American Cop) 01/22/2024

Swamp Thing #165 (Chester Williams: American Cop) When lovable hippie Chester Williams forsakes his left-wing past for the ultraconservative life of a New York City cop, the powers that be decide he's just the man to talk the Swamp Thing out of his environmentally conscious plans for humankind. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29578953

Swamp Thing #164 (The Parliament Of Vapors) 01/15/2024

Swamp Thing #164 (The Parliament Of Vapors) Swamp Thing must decide whether to aid Nightmaster in defending Earth from a mystical invasion. But doing so may cost the Elemental his humanity forever…at the hands of the mysterious Parliament of Vapors. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29490853

Swamp Thing #163 (Trees Of Knowledge) 01/10/2024

Swamp Thing #163 (Trees Of Knowledge) An increasingly alienated Swamp Thing gets some ominous hints about his future from an eerie group of half-alive Cajun tree-men. Meanwhile, Nightmaster faces what may be his last stand against the warlocks who have destroyed his home dimension. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29425033

Fear Agent Volume 1 01/08/2024

Fear Agent Volume 1 Heath Huston stumbles upon an extraterrestrial plot to commit genocide against the human species, he must put down the bottle and resume his role as a peacekeeper...the last Fear Agent! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29382178

Swamp Thing #162 (Telephone Calls From The Dead) 01/03/2024

Swamp Thing #162 (Telephone Calls From The Dead) Trapped within the monstrous form of a Wicker Man, Swamp Thing must use his new elemental abilities to escape and prevent the Druid from destroying his consciousness forever. Meanwhile, Abby Arcane faces a different kind of horror in the swamp. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29318553

Klaus 01/01/2024

Klaus Grant Morrison and Dan Mora revamp, reinvent, and re-imagine a classic superhero for the 21st century, drawing on Santa’s roots in Viking lore and Siberian shamanism. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29293868

Swamp Thing #161 (Many Happy Returns) 12/19/2023

Swamp Thing #161 (Many Happy Returns) As Swamp Thing and Abby experience an awkward reunion, a powerful force comes to Earth from Nightmaster's other-dimensional realm, determined to steal Swamp Thing's newly acquired elemental abilities. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29144913

Swamp Thing #160 (Ace Of Swords) 12/13/2023

Swamp Thing #160 (Ace Of Swords) A more powerful Swamp Thing faces a new enemy and an unexpected reunion. Plus, the return of Nightmaster. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/29054933

Swamp Thing #159 (Swamp Dog) 12/06/2023

Swamp Thing #159 (Swamp Dog) A young boy is kidnapped by a bizarre club whose members plan to make him the main course at their next dinner. But there are other dishes on the menu…including a generous portion of Swamp Thing. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28954108

Friday: The First Day Of Christmas 12/04/2023

Friday: The First Day Of Christmas When Friday comes home for the holidays, she finds that something very strange and dangerous is happening in their little New England town... Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28915028

Swamp Thing #158 (The Parliament Of Waves) 11/30/2023

Swamp Thing #158 (The Parliament Of Waves) Swamp Thing meets the Parliament of Waves and learns the true identity of Anna. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28860148

Swamp Thing #157 (Sink Or Swim) 11/21/2023

Swamp Thing #157 (Sink Or Swim) The story of Anna, who has led Swamp Thing into a dizzying journey through alternative worlds, is revealed in the penultimate chapter of “River Run.” Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28736603

Saga Vol 1 11/20/2023

Saga Vol 1 When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28717698

Swamp Thing #156 (River Run, Chapter 5: Darker Genisis) 11/15/2023

Swamp Thing #156 (River Run, Chapter 5: Darker Genisis) Swamp Thing visits a world where Alec Holland is merely a botanist working to create a bio-restorative formula-but death still haunts the swamp. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28650903

Swamp Thing #155 (River Run, Chapter 4: The Secret Of Slaughter Swamp) 11/08/2023

Swamp Thing #155 (River Run, Chapter 4: The Secret Of Slaughter Swamp) Swamp Thing's odyssey through parallel worlds leads him to a dark bayou where an aged, semiretired superhero must defeat Solomon Grundy and uncover a terrible secret. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28553015

Ms. Tree: One Mean Mother 11/06/2023

Ms. Tree: One Mean Mother When her private detective husband is murdered by the Muerta crime family, Ms. Tree takes over the business! Cold, calculating and tough as nails, no case is too small, no violence too extreme, so long as a mystery is solved. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28523048

Swamp Thing #154 (River Run, Chapter 3: The Bad Seed) 10/31/2023

Swamp Thing #154 (River Run, Chapter 3: The Bad Seed) Moving deeper into the worlds of Anna's book, Swamp Thing's loyalties are tested when he meets Abigail Arcane, an evil young woman who's come to live with her kindly Uncle Anton. Support us at: Follow us on social media: /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28472954

Swamp Thing #153 (River Run, Chapter 2: Twilight Of The Gods) 10/24/2023

Swamp Thing #153 (River Run, Chapter 2: Twilight Of The Gods) Swamp Thing arrives in an alternative America-one in which the Nazis won World War II, where he is offered the chance to avenge millions of murdered souls. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/28414955

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