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 532: Episode #525! Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Oppenheimer!
Episode #525! This week we talk movies. Continuing with our goal to watch all the Planet of the Apes movies, we watch and discuss Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. After that Scott tells us about the t…
00:58:53 |
Sun 09 Jun 2024
Episode 531: Episode #524! Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Human Centipede!
Episode #524! Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Human Centipede! We continue our trek through the Planet of the Apes franchise. In Rise of the Planet of the Apes we witness the events that lead …
01:05:49 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
Episode 530: Episode #523! The Fog!
Episode #523! In the 70's and 80's John Carpenter made many of our favorite movies. He wrote, directed and scored several thrillers that are still talked about to this day. This week we focus on one …
00:37:45 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Episode 529: Episode #522! Peanuts By The Decade, Ferrari and Dracula!
Episode #522! Peanuts By The Decade, Ferrari and Dracula! This week we bounce back after last weeks downer of an episode. Scott brings a movie and a box set to this episode. First up Scott talks abou…
00:45:34 |
Sun 19 May 2024
Episode 528: Episode #521! RIP Ed Piskor.
Episode #521! RIP Ed Piskor. Ed Piskor was a talented comic book creator and host of the popular YouTube channel Cartoonist Kayfabe. This week we talk about his untimely death (murder by the hands of…
01:11:05 |
Mon 06 May 2024
Episode 527: Episode #520! Night Train to Munich, Lore & Legends and a Batman Treasury!
Episode #520! Night Train to Munich, Lore & Legends and a Batman Treasury! This week Scott tells us about the thriller Night Train to Munich. A Nazi spy and a British agent both try to capture a Czec…
01:18:57 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Episode 526: Episode #519! Works by Corben, Comics Scene and Hot Tips!
Episode #519! Works by Corben, Comics Scene and Hot Tips! This week we are back with even more Cool Stuff! Up first is The Incredible Hulk vol.1. This HC features stories written by Bruce Jones and B…
01:00:09 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Episode 525: Episode #518! Planet Comic Con '24!
Episode #518! Planet Comic Con '24! Kansas City's Planet Comic Con has come and gone this year. This week DLNelson talks about his experience at the con. Highlights include panels attended and celebr…
00:37:15 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Episode 524: Episode #517! Meow Wolf Santa Fe!
Episode #517! Meow Wolf Santa Fe! This week Scott tells us about his recent trip to Santa Fe. Among the highlights is entering into the "Twilight Zone" reality of Meow Wolf. Listen as his dives deep …
01:23:39 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
Episode 523: Episode #516! California '24!
Episode #516! California '24! This week DL talks about his recent family trip to Cali. Highlights of the trip include Disneyland with Rise of the Resistance in Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and Radiator Sp…
01:02:02 |
Sat 30 Mar 2024
Episode 522: Episode #515! The Iron Claw, Frankenstein and X-Men!
Episode #515! The Iron Claw, Frankenstein and X-Men! We are finally back with new episodes. This week Scott continues his trek through X-Men Epic vol. 5 with issue #103. In his Frankenstein, Junji It…
00:57:56 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Episode 521: Episode #514! Our Best of '23!
Episode #514! Our Best of '23! Better late than never! After compiling all our data we are finally ready to talk about our favorite things from '23. Listen as we talk about five things we read, watch…
01:00:54 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Episode 520: Episode #513! Planet Of The Apes 2001!
Episode #513! Planet Of The Apes 2001! This week we jump back into the world of the post apocalyptic Apes. This time the film is the one-off Tim Burton Planet of the Apes. In the year 2029 Captain Le…
01:03:02 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Episode 519: Episode #512! The History of Science Fiction and Lost in Space!
Episode #512! This week we focus on Sci-Fi entertainment with a book and a TV series. First up DL has The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel Adventure. Writer Xavier Dollo along with artist …
00:45:21 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Episode 518: Episode #511! The Art of Michael Whelan and Loki!
Episode #511! Science Fiction and Fantasy paintings have been featured on book covers for decades from artist Michael Whelan. This week Scott brings three of Whelan's art books to the table to show o…
00:50:33 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Episode 517: Episode #510! The Twilight Man and My Effin' Life!
Episode #510! This week we feature two biographies. First up is The Twilight Man - Rod Serling and the Birth of Television. Written and drawn by Koren Shadmi, The Twilight Man is a heavily researched…
01:18:19 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Episode 516: Episode #509! Where The Body Was!
Episode #509! This week DL brings Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips newest book to the table. Where The Body Was focuses on the lives of nine people on Pelican Road in the summer of '84. Scott tells us a…
01:29:32 |
Mon 15 Jan 2024
Episode 515: Episode #508! Mimi's Tales of Terror, X-Men and Godzilla!
Episode #508! This week DL brings the latest book from Manga creator Junji Ito to the podcast. Mimi's Tales of Terror contains eight horror stories written by Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama all…
01:05:12 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
Episode 514: Episode #507! Mad Dreams and Monsters and X-Men!
Episode #507! This week Scott bring a new hardcover edition of The Lord of the Rings to the table. This all-in-one volume also includes art by author J.R.R. Tolkien. Next up, DL has an absolutely hug…
01:09:43 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
Episode 513: Episode #506! Murder For Christmas and Monica!
Episode #506! Welcome back. This week DL has a pair of Clint Eastwood movies to talk about. First up Clint portrays injured Union soldier John McBurney in The Beguiled then he is an out-of-his-elemen…
00:53:36 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
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