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Planes, Trains and Comic Books
by Matthew Hansen and John Johnson
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*
Episodes
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Conan volume 1: Bound In Black Stone (2023)
Armed with only his wits and his weapon, Conan set out from his homeland of Cimmeria in search of glory and adventure. Now, years later, a mysterious scout warns him of an imminent threat on the march, once that could destroy Conan's birthplace and the rest of the world. Will the Cimmerian and…
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Ultimates 3: Who Killed Scarlet Witch?
A year later, who are the Ultimates? After going through the tumultuous events of the past two volumes, the Ultimates find themselves operating out of Tony Stark's mansion in New York where, no longer working for S.H.I.E.L.D., they have to make it on their own. But a terrible secret is about to...
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The Department Of Truth: The End Of The World
Cole Turner has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn't prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true Cole Turner has studied conspiracy theories all his life, but he isn't prepared for what happens when he discovers that all of them are true, from the JFK...
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Berserk: Volumes 11 - 14
The Band of the Hawks' rescue of their leader, Griffith, has brought them no ease. Griffith's dreams and ambitions have not gone unnoticed in the spirit realm, and though Griffith has nowhere to go as a man, he may yet have a future . . . a future borne on jet-black wings in the company of the...
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Berserk: Volumes 6 - 10
Back in the day, Guts the Black Swordsman was a top slayer for The Band of the Hawk, an elite mercenary unit led by Griffith, whose calm demeanor and callow beauty belied his fighting prowess and steel will. While in a king's employ, the attraction between the king's daughter and Griffith and the...
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Berserk: Volumes 1 - 5
His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures. His flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice.
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Strangers In Paradise: Book 1
Strangers in Paradise is the compelling love story of three unlikely friends who find themselves bound together by their pasts… Katchoo is a beautiful young woman living in the spare bedroom of her high school friend, Francine. Brash and outspoken, Katchoo makes no secret of her love for Francine...
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Dracula Book 1: The Impaler
The first of four planned volumes, The Impaler explores the legendary Count before his debut in the novel—from his first foray into the dark arts to his rise to lord of the undead! Wagner and Jones explore the veiled stories from Dracula, diving into the bloody, horrifying events between the…
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Batman: White Knight
Batman: White Knight follows the man now known as Jack Napier as he embarks on a quest to heal the city he once terrorized. After reconciling with his long-suffering partner, Harley Quinn, he sets in motion a carefully plotted campaign to discredit the one person whom he views as Gotham City's…
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Fantastic Four: Full Circle
When an intruder suddenly appears inside the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four find themselves surrounded by a swarm of invading parasites. These carrion creatures composed of Negative Energy come to Earth using a human host as a delivery system. But for what purpose? And who is behind this...
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The Anchor
One thousand years ago a hulking outcast sought refuge in the crumbling ruins of an ancient monastery and offered in return the one thing he had to give — his fists. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media:...
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Street Sharks (1996)
The four Bolton Brothers were happy playing sports and meeting babes. But when a run-in with a mad scientist turned them into giant sharks, they only got COOLER! But they'll need all the help they can get to stop their arch nemesis, Dr. Piranoid, from developing... THE PERFECT PREDATOR! Support…
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Alan Scott: Green Lantern
Alan Scott is the most powerful member of the Justice Society of America, but his personal life is a well-kept secret. Haunted by the memory of his first love, John Ladd, the Green Lantern must solve the mystery of multiple deaths of men who died just like John. Aided by the Spectre, the Flash…
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Stuck Rubber Baby
Toland Polk is a closeted gay man in 1960s American South trying to keep a low profile. He's aware of the racial injustice all around him. No longer content to stay on the sidelines, Toland joins his friends as they fight against bigotry. Support us at:...
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The Closet
Thom's family is moving cross-country. When his child, Jamie, sees monsters in the bedroom closet, Thom reassures him that the monsters will stay in the apartment after they move. But the monsters continue to find young Jamie. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks…
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It's Lonely At the Centre of the Earth
Zoe Thorogood records six months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt to put it back together again in the only way she knows how. It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth is an intimate and meta-narrative look into the life of a selfish artist who must create for her own...
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Heroes In Crisis
How does a superhero handle PTSD? Welcome to Sanctuary, an ultra-secret hospital for superheroes who've been traumatized by crime-fighting and cosmic combat. But something goes inexplicably wrong when many patients wind up dead, with two well-known operators as the prime suspects: Harley Quinn…
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Mark Millar's: The Unfunnies [Worst Comics Ever?]
A world resembling classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons is becoming increasingly messed up as characters discover sex, swearing and murder. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
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The Shadow 1941: Hitler's Astrologer
It's 1941, a young woman races for her life from Nazi's, who wish to use her astrology skills to help Hitler's regime. But the Shadow looms, a master of men with cold, hollow laughter and blazing .45 pistols to stop them and take down the Fuhrer! Support us at:...
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Dick Tracy Vol 1
In The City, a brutal murder draws the attention of rising star detective Dick Tracy, who soon discovers the bloodshed is just the beginning of a complicated web that threatens to ensnare everything he cares about. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on…
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Farmhand Vol 1: Reap What Was Sown
Jedidiah Jenkins is a simple farmer. But his cash crop isn't corn or soy. He grows fast-healing, highly-customizable human organs. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
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Valentine's Day 2025 Special: Spiderman's Tangled Web #11
It's Valentines Day, and two beautiful young women are breathlessly waiting at The Coffee Bean for their date to pick them up. The problem is, they both think they have a date with Peter Parker! The other problem is, the Vulture has just knocked Spider-Man silly and the web-slinger can't remember...
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Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods
He is a one-man reckoning that stands in defiance of his divine masters with a sword in hand and a thirst for godblood. His name: AKOGUN THE BRUTALIZER! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
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The Hunger and the Dusk
In a dying world, only humans and orcs remain-mortal enemies battling for territory and political advantage. But when a group of fearsome ancient humanoids known as the Vangol arrive, the two civilizations are forced into a fragile alliance to protect what they have built. Support us at:...
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The One Hand and The Six Fingers
Detective Nasser works a brutal murder bearing all the hallmarks of the "One Hand Killer"…which should be impossible since He already put him away not once but twice in years past. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media:...
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Batman Adventures Holiday Special
64-page one-shot special featuring five thrilling, funny, or touching yuletide stories by a slew of creators from "The Adventures of Batman & Robin," the hit cartoon from Warner Bros. Animation. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media:...
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Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special
What do you want for Christmas? Orange Lantern Larfleeze wants everything-including Santa Claus! And nothing, not even the heroes of the DCU, can stop Larfleeze from getting what he wants! Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media:...
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Legends of the Dark Knight #79 (Favorite Things)
As Christmas nears, Batman is on the hunt for a ruthless gang of thieves who specialize in hitting Gotham's wealthiest homes. Their latest success was Wayne Manor, and what they've stolen is something the Dark Knight desperately wants back. Support us at:...
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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
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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…
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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,...
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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:...
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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…
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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!...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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
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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…
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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:...
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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 Here Support us at:...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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:...
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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:...
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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
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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…
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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:...
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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...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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*
HOSTED BY
Matthew Hansen and John Johnson
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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...
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