Better Than Fiction
Your hosts DL Nelson and Scott Sackett will talk comic books, movies, TV, games and art. Whatever they find interesting or entertaining will be discussed.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Episode 552: Episode #545! Dungeons and Dragons and Hellboy!
Episode #545! Dungeons and Dragons and Hellboy! This week Scott starts off with a couple of movies. First up is 1932's The Most Dangerous Game then is Sinatra in Double Dynamite. After that he has th…
01:13:55 |
Mon 13 Jan 2025
Episode 551: Episode #544! Gil Kane The Art of the Comics, Discipline and The Goddess of Pigland!
Episode #544! Gil Kane The Art of the Comics, Discipline and The Goddess of Pigland! This week Scott brings the comic The Goddess of Pigland by his cousin Mario Zecca to the table. He also spotlights…
01:03:49 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
Episode 550: Episode #543! The Shadow, The Joker and Battlestar Galactica!
Episode #543! The Shadow, The Joker and Battlestar Galactica! This week at the table, Scott brings a Shadow pulp reprint which includes The Voodoo Master and The Red Blot. As if that wasn't enough Sh…
00:56:12 |
Sun 15 Dec 2024
Episode 549: Episode #542! New York Comic Con '24!
Episode #542! New York Comic Con '24! This week DL gives his take on NYCC '24. Besides what he bought, panels he attended and creators met, he also talks about his time at the Society of Illustrators…
01:40:26 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
Episode 548: Episode #541! The Wolfman, Starman and King of Kong!
Episode #541! The Wolfman, Starman and King of Kong! This week we revisit the documentary about two rival Donkey Kong video gamers with King of Kong. DL brings the Superman versus Wonder Woman treasu…
01:16:57 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Episode 547: Episode #540! The Cowboy Wally Show, Petrol Head and Wise Guy!
Episode #540! This week we have trades, a Sopranos documentary and a couple of movies to discuss. First up is the post-apocalyptic, car wars style, street racer chase story Petrol Head by Rob William…
01:15:34 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Episode 546: Episode #539! At The Mountains Of Madness and True Romance!
Episode #539! At The Mountains Of Madness and True Romance! Welcome back! This week Scott tells us about the Quentin Tarantino penned film True Romance. Meanwhile, DL has horror works from HP Lovecra…
01:00:59 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
Episode 545: Episode #538! Houses of the Unholy, Kommix and Uncanny X-Force!
Episode #538! Houses of the Unholy, Kommix and Uncanny X-Force! This week DL has comics by Charles Burns, Rick Remender, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phililps. First up, Charles Burns gives us plenty of fake…
00:48:53 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Episode 544: Episode #537! Scott's NYC travelogue!
Episode #537! Scott's NYC travelogue! Scott is back from his NYC trip. This week he tells us about his trip, things he bought and his special birthday lunch. Plus Back To The Future the musical! Chec…
01:27:03 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Episode 543: Episode #536! Joe Matt's Peep Show, Grim Death and Bill The Electrocuted Criminal and Friday book 3!
Episode #536! Joe Matt's Peep Show, Grim Death and Bill The Electrocuted Criminal and Friday book 3! This week we have works by Mike Mignola, Ed Brubaker and the late Joe Matt. First up, Scott tells …
01:10:21 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
Episode 542: Episode #535! Johnny Future, Golden Age Comics and Nemesis The Warlock!
Episode #535! Johnny Future, Golden Age Comics and Nemesis The Warlock! This week we dive into three collected editions. DL has two collections from Rebellion. First up is The Complete Johnny Future.…
01:01:11 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
Episode 541: Episode #534! Mystery Men!
Episode #534! Mystery Men! Before the Marvel Age of movies, super hero films with a few exceptions weren't the box office giants they are today. They hadn't grabbed the general public yet with their …
00:35:53 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Episode 540: Episode #533! Creepy, Spider-Man Artisan Edition and Southern Knights!
Episode #533! Creepy, Spider-Man Artisan Edition and Southern Knights! John Romita's The Amazing Spider-Man Artisan Edition vol.2 is out. We look over his incredible artwork this week. John Romita is…
01:16:53 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Episode 539: Episode #532! You Cannot Kill David Arquette, Sky Captain and Hellboy!
Episode #532! You Cannot Kill David Arquette, Sky Captain and Hellboy! This week your hosts talk Cool Stuff with movies and books. First up, DL tells Scott about the redemption documentary You Canno…
01:12:14 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
Episode 538: Episode #531! Comic reads for our bunker!
Episode #531! Comic reads for our bunker! Scenario time: It's the end of the world as we know it. Assuming our bunkers are already stocked with the essentials, we ask ourselves what comics would we t…
01:05:55 |
Sun 18 Aug 2024
Episode 537: Episode 530! My Favorite Thing Is Monsters!
Episode 530! This week we are back with more cool stuff. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters vol.2 finally dropped on the graphic novel buying public. DL has reread vol.1 and devoured vol.2 in a week. Now …
00:47:23 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Episode 536: Episode #529! Ice Cream Man and Mutant Empire!
Episode #529! This week we are back with more Cool Stuff! First up, DL spotlights the Image comics series Ice Cream Man. Items brought to the table include the Sundae Edition vol. 1, issue #32 with i…
01:02:14 |
Sun 21 Jul 2024
Episode 535: Episode #528! Movie episode!
Episode #528! Movie episode! This week we each talk about some recently watched films. First up Scott talks about Godzilla movies and action serials from the '30's and '40's. He also brings Doctor Wh…
01:04:33 |
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Episode 534: Episode #527! Hip Hop Family Tree and Soylent Green!
Episode #527! Scott spent his free time watching a few movies this week. He tells us about two non-ape Charlton Heston classics with Soylent Green and The Omega Man. He also talks about '68's Danger:…
00:56:05 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
Episode 533: Episode #526! War for the Planet of the Apes!
Episode #526! War for the Planet of the Apes! We continue our trek through the Planet of the Apes film franchise. Although this is movie number 9 overall, it is number 3 in the current cycle of movie…
00:50:45 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
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