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Planes, Trains and Comic Books

Matthew Hansen and John Johnson
453 episodes   Last Updated: Jul 07, 25
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

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 us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks  
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, and the entire JSA, he must uncover the truth behind the man masquerading as him, the Red Lantern. Support us at: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
Jun 09, 2025
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: https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
May 25, 2025
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 Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
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 survival.  Support us at:  https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
Apr 24, 2025
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 and Booster Gold! Support us at:  https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
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
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:  https://www.patreon.com/PlanesTrainsandComicBooks Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
Mar 02, 2025
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 social media: https://linktr.ee/planestrainsandcomicbooks
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