Planes, Trains and Comic Books

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*

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Mar 22, 2020 · 1 hr 10 min
Wolverine
He's the best there is at what he does, and what he does is fall in love with Japanese women? This week we discuss the Chris Claremont and Frank Miller mini series Wolverine. Logan goes to Japan for the love of his life. It's ninjas, claws, and blood as only Logan can deliver!
Mar 19, 2020 · 17 min
Matt's Minis- Swamp Thing #2 (The Man Who Wanted Forever)
This week Matt reads Swamp Thing issue 2 where the Un-Men capture Swamp Thing and take him to their creator, Dr. Anton Arcane, who wants to become a Swamp Thing himself.
Mar 15, 2020 · 49 min
Fantastic Four: 1234
Marvels first family is having serious personal issues, will they survive the emotional turmoil? Join us as we Discuss Fantastic Four: 1234. After receiving their amazing powers, the Fantastic Four finds its members divided. Each chapter focuses on one member of the cosmic quartet as the team's greatest foes band together in an all-out assault on the FF!
Mar 12, 2020 · 15 min
Matt's Minis- Swamp Thing #1 (Dark Genisis)
While working on a restorative formula that can make forests out of deserts in the Louisiana swamps, scientist Alec Holland is killed by an unknown evil. Shortly thereafter, a humanoid plant being rises from the swamp, the Swamp Thing!
Mar 8, 2020 · 49 min
The Green River Killer
This week we discuss the true crime graphic novel, The Green River Killer by Jeff Jensen. The Green River Killer, the man responsible for the murders of dozens of women. With the body count numbering at least forty-eight, the case was put in the hands of a single detective, Tom Jensen.
Mar 5, 2020 · 14 min
Matt's Minis- House of Secrets #92
For the debut episode of Matt's Minis, Matt begins his weekly issue by issue breakdown of the classic 70's run of Swamp Thing, starting with Swampy's origin from the 1971 DC comic, House of Secrets #92.
Mar 1, 2020 · 52 min
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
He's the World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator. Join us as we discuss Hellboy: Seed of Distruction. From his apocalyptic origin in World War II England to the modern-day case of the sole survivor of a doomed Arctic expedition, Hellboy must battle vampire frog creatures,19th century sorcerers, Nazis and worse...
Feb 23, 2020 · 58 min
Genius
We started Black History month with a revolution and were gonna end with a revolution. This week we discuss Genius by Marc Bernardin. What if the greatest military mind of our generation, who's known nothing but violence since birth, was a teenage girl from South Central, L.A. And what if she decides to secede three blocks of the 'Hood from the Union? Who is going to take it back from her and her army of gang bangers?
Feb 16, 2020 · 1 hr 10 min
Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool
We continue our celebration of Black History month as we take our first dive into the Milestone universe, with Dwayne McDuffies' Static Shock. Virgil Hawkins' life changed dramatically when a mutagenic gas accidentally gave him super human abilities, Virgil was reborn as Static, the electrically powered teen super-hero.
Feb 14, 2020 · 1 hr 20 min
Weird Love Vol. 1
Love is in the air, weird air... Join us as we discuss the hilariously terrible social expectations of romance, from bygone comic book eras, in Weird Love Vol. 1.
Feb 9, 2020 · 1 hr 11 min
Batman: Blink
We celebrate the second week of Black History month with the Dwayne McDuffie story, Batman: Blink. A serial killer is loose in Gotham. He has no pattern, and he leaves no clues for the police or Batman to follow. The only certainty is that he will strike again!
Feb 2, 2020 · 54 min
Nat Turner
In celebration of Black History month we discuss, The true story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellion. He is a hero, a symbol of Black resistance and a precursor to the civil rights movement. 'Nuff said.
Jan 26, 2020 · 38 min
Conan: God in the Bowl
Matt and John discuss the subtle arts of drinking, thieving, and killing from the master himself in this weeks episode, Conan: God in the Bowl. A locked-room murder mystery explodes in horror and death, as Conan comes face-to-face with the inhuman machinations of the dread sorcerer Thoth-amon.
Jan 19, 2020 · 48 min
Motor Girl
Join Matt and John as they discuss the wonderfully powerful series, Motor Girl. War veteran Samantha's quiet life in the Nevada desert is turned upside down when a UFO crashes into her junkyard. Now with the assistance of her gorilla companion Mike, Sam tries to protect the little visitors from a military contractor.
Jan 12, 2020 · 39 min
Superman: Red Son
What if Superman's ship landed 30 minutes late? Join Matt and John as they discuss the dystopian world where superman is a card carrying communist and Lex Luthor is Americas' only hope to defeat the pinko bastard, in Superman: Red Son.
Jan 5, 2020 · 39 min
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Matt and John travel back into the dystopian future of 2013, where Sentinels stalk the Earth, and the X-Men are humanity's only hope...until they die!... and a whole lot of set up issues for Kitty Pryde.
Dec 29, 2019 · 29 min
We3
"If terminator and Homeward Bound had a baby," is Matt's pitch for this comic. This week Matt and John are thrilled by the nonstop action, and get "All the Feels" while reading We3. Three house pets weaponized for lethal combat by the government, escape their research lab and search for "home," all while attempting to ward off the shadowy agency that created them.
Dec 22, 2019 · 49 min
Christmas One Shots Special
In celebration of the holidays, Matt and John visit three comic one shots of Christmas pasts. In these One Shots, Ash protects S-mart from some Deadites in, Army Of Darkness: Ash's Christmas Horror, Frank Castle hands out lumps of lead to those on his Naughty list in, Punisher: X-Mas Special, and Hellboy brings some holiday beatings to an old evil in, Hellboy: A Christmas Underground.
Dec 15, 2019 · 44 min
Hellblazer: Original Sins
Matt and John go back in time and across the pond to learn some 80's British slang, fight demon yuppies, and understand what true friendship means, when they read about John Constantine in Hellblazer: Original Sins. An apathetic, somewhat amoral occultist, John Constantine always manages to come out on top through a combo of luck, trickery and genuine magical skill. In this seminal Vertigo series, uncover a horror story wrapped in a mystery starring a hero who's at his best and worst, all at the same time...
Dec 1, 2019 · 28 min
A Treasury of Victorian Murder: The Beast of Chicago
H.H. Holmes is building a murder house in the graphic novel, "A Treasury of Victorian Murder: The Beast of Chicago." Matt and John try to hide their fear, as they break down the life and times of one of the most F'ed up serial killers in American history.