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*

Batman: Death of the Family 11/18/2024

Batman: Death of the Family In the long-awaited return of the Joker, he unleashes his most terrifying, personal assault ever on the Dark Knight. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/33966072

Batman: Hush (Redux) 11/04/2024

Batman: Hush (Redux) *Edit: Bill Finger was the Batman creator I mention that created all the iconic Batman things in the comic, not Jerry Robinson, who is also a great batman artist. In this classic tale, Batman sets out to learn the identity of the mysterious villain known as Hush. But Batman ends up facing the most intense case of his life as secrets from his past flood into the present! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/33772532

Stray Dogs 10/21/2024

Stray Dogs Sophie the dog can't remember what happened. She doesn't know how she ended up in this house. She doesn't recognize any of these other dogs. She knows something terrible happened, but she just...can't...recall...Wait! Where's her lady? Now Sophie has to figure out where she is, what's happening, and how she's going to survive this. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/33544182

Universal Monsters: Dracula 10/06/2024

Universal Monsters: Dracula When Dr. John Seward admits a strange new patient named Renfield into his asylum, the madman tells stories of a demon who has taken residence next door. But as Dr. Seward attempts to apply logic to the impossible...his daughter falls under the spell of the twisted Count Dracula? Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/33347897

Bonus Episode: Creator Interview with author Hokunani Sorci 10/01/2024

Bonus Episode: Creator Interview with author Hokunani Sorci Guess what everyone! Hoku, my co-host of the Hell Talk podcast where she and I discuss John Constantine, has written a collection of short horror stories, and I did the audiobook narration!! In this bonus episode we discuss her writing process, how to create an audiobook, and how to self publish a book you wrote. The book is available everywhere where books are sold, in physical, digital, and audiobook formats. So if you're wanting something spooky to listen too or read for Halloween month check it out. Listen to the Audiobook on: /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/33277677

Bane: Conquest 09/23/2024

Bane: Conquest Bane and his henchmen uncover a criminal conspiracy that seems to span the entire globe and encompass every illegal activity under the sun. But if there really is a secret empire behind all of the world's crime, Bane should-nay, must-be the one running it. And no one is going to stand in his way! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/33166642

100 bullets- Volume 1: First Shot, Last Call 09/09/2024

100 bullets- Volume 1: First Shot, Last Call The mysterious Agent Graves approaches ordinary citizens and gives them an opportunity to exact revenge on a person who has wronged them. Offering his clients an attache case containing proof of the deed and a gun, he guarantees his 'clients' full immunity for all of their actions, including murder. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/32966472

The Crow 08/19/2024

The Crow A mysterious figure known as The Crow returns from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée’s murder at the hands of a street gang. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/32632777

The Men In Black 08/04/2024

The Men In Black A DEA agent is recruited into the MIB by Agent Kay, who is on assignment investigating a drug cult. After his initiation, the newly christened "Jay" joins agent Kay to protect the earth against aliens and demons. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/32428832

GrizzlyShark 07/21/2024

GrizzlyShark Something lurks in the woods. Something with a taste for human flesh. That something is the world's most feared animal: The Grizzlyshark! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/32234557

Carthago Vol. 1 07/07/2024

Carthago Vol. 1 The megalodon, the prehistoric ancestor of the great white shark was the most ferocious predator of the seas, an 80 foot killing machine extinct for millions of years... But when divers drilling in an underwater cave are attacked by this living fossil, oceanographer Kim Melville discovers that this creature may not only have survived, but thrived, and is reclaiming its place at the top of the food chain. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/32039227

Dick Fight Island 06/23/2024

Dick Fight Island CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSION OF EXPLICIT MATERIAL Eight islands represented by their best warriors must battle it out in a tournament to decide their king. To win this battle of endurance, it’s not the last one standing but the last one coming that matters! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/31857762

Heartstopper: Volume 1 06/03/2024

Heartstopper: Volume 1 Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. Find Matt's Grim Fantasy Webcomic Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/31571747

Star Wars: Vader- Dark Visions 05/22/2024

Star Wars: Vader- Dark Visions Who is Darth Vader? He has been many things: enforcer, commander, destroyer. He is, to many throughout the Galactic Empire, the ultimate symbol of power and fear. But there are those who have seen the Dark Lord in a different light. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/31412732

The Star Wars 05/05/2024

The Star Wars Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This collection is the official adaptation of George Lucas's rough-draft screenplay for what would become Star Wars, the film that changed motion pictures and the world. You'll see familiar characters and places--but not all is the same in this long-ago and faraway galaxy. Still, strap yourself in for high adventure and lazersword duels, Jedi Knights, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and a battle to defeat the evil Empire! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/31133203

Fatale Vol. 1: Death Chases Me 04/23/2024

Fatale Vol. 1: Death Chases Me In present day, a man meets a woman who he becomes instantly obsessed with, and in the 1950s, this same woman destroys the lives of all those who cross her path, on a quest for... what? Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks /episode/index/show/planestrainsandcomicbooks/id/30944843

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

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