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 512: Episode #505! Christmas on Bear Mountain, Ax-Wielder Jon and Star Trek Concordance!
Episode #505! After a long break, we are back with more Cool Stuff! This week Scott has a holiday themed story to share. From the "good Duck artist" Scott brings Carl Barks' Christmas on Bear Mounta…
01:10:30 |
Mon 18 Dec 2023
Episode 511: Episode #504! Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli, Disciples and X-Men #100!
Episode #504! More great Cool Stuff this week! First up Scott has "Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli". In his book Mark Seal combines information from interviews and other sources to document the creat…
01:20:48 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Episode 510: Episode #503! Sketchbook trifecta and X-Men: The Audio Drama!
Episode #503! Welcome back listeners. This week DLNelson shows off three sketchbooks he picked up at NYCC. Loaded with pencil drawings of Marvel and DC characters, first up is the Alex Ross 2019 Sket…
01:05:22 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Episode 509: Episode #502! New York Comic Con '23!
Episode #502! New York Comic Con '23! DLNelson is back from his trip to NYC. This week DL not only talks about his time at New York Comic Con, but also a few experiences that were had during his time…
01:24:59 |
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Episode 508: Episode #501! Superman For All Seasons, Eight Billion Genies and X-Men!
Episode #501! Superman For All Seasons, Eight Billion Genies and X-Men 98! Welcome back! Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's Superman For All Seasons is finally available in absolute form. This week DL spotligh…
01:33:40 |
Thu 09 Nov 2023
Episode 507: Episode #500! Bernie Wrightson - The FPG Years, Haunthology and classic X-Men!
Episode #500! Bernie Wrightson - The FPG Years, Haunthology and classic X-Men! First up, DL brings the large hardcover book Bernie Wrightson The FPG Years to the table. Produced over a two-year perio…
01:00:47 |
Sat 28 Oct 2023
Episode 506: Episode #499! Dark Side of the Ring, Ahsoka and Gideon Falls!
Episode #499! This week we talk about two TV series' and a completed comic book series. First up we talk a little bit about Ahsoka and Disney's continuing adventures in the Star Wars galaxy. For a lo…
00:53:53 |
Tue 10 Oct 2023
Episode 505: Episode #498! Creepy and X-Men comics!
Episode #498! We have a short episode this week where our focus is on two incredible comic book runs. First up, DL brings a copy of Dark Horse Comics new Creepy vol. 1 softcover. Originally published…
00:28:09 |
Mon 02 Oct 2023
Episode 504: Episode #497! OAF Con '23!
Episode #497! OAF Con '23! We recently attended OAF Con. On this episode we talk about this year's con and the importance of OAF Con to us and our collecting. Scott tells us about his Shadow book col…
01:01:26 |
Tue 26 Sep 2023
Episode 503: Episode #496! Battle For The Planet Of The Apes!
Episode #496! Battle For The Planet Of The Apes! Prior to recording this episode, Scott Sackett and DLNelson took some time to watch the the final entry of the original Apes saga. Set hundreds of yea…
00:45:31 |
Mon 18 Sep 2023
Episode 502: Episode #495! Gran Turismo and Alien doc!
Episode #495! This week we focus on film versus books. First up Scott tells us about a documentary. However it's a documentary that DL would actually consider watching. Memory: The Origins Of Alien s…
01:04:30 |
Tue 12 Sep 2023
Episode 501: Episode #494! Time Out Of Joint and Night Fever!
Episode #494! This week we focus on two books. First up, Scott has a book by Hugo Award winning author Philip K. Dick. Time Out of Joint tells the story of Ragle Gumm and the strange things that happ…
01:06:27 |
Mon 04 Sep 2023
Episode 500: Episode #493! Conquest of the Planet of the Apes!
Episode #493! Conquest of the Planet of the Apes! Prior to recording this episode, DLNelson and Scott Sackett watched the fourth movie of the classic Apes series. After their viewing, they sit down f…
01:02:15 |
Tue 29 Aug 2023
Episode 499: Episode #492! Sword of the Atom and works by Geof Darrow and Masamune Shirow!
Episode #492! Welcome back listeners. First up, DL brings the complete Sword of the Atom trade to the podcast. Written by Jan Strnad and drawn by Gil Kane this tale places Ray Palmer in the Amazon Ra…
01:01:11 |
Mon 21 Aug 2023
Episode 498: Episode #491 The Best of Simon and Kirby, Brubaker's Daredevil and The X-Men!
Episode #491 This week we are back with two high-profile runs from Marvel Comics and a great "Best Of" book. First up, Scott brings the really nice The Best of Simon and Kirby from Titan Books. Insid…
00:57:17 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Episode 497: Episode #490! Escape From The Planet Of The Apes!
Episode #490! Escape From The Planet Of The Apes! Prior to recording this episode, Scott Sackett and DLNelson watched the 1971 follow-up to Beneath The Planet Of The Apes. After their viewing, they s…
00:38:44 |
Mon 07 Aug 2023
Episode 496: Episode #489! X-Men Epic and Wonder Woman Historia!
Episode #489! This week we have comics, a documentary and car talk(?). To begin this episode, Scott lets us know about a documentary we should definitely check out. Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection …
01:07:40 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
Episode 495: Episode #488! X-Men, Indy and Asteroid City!
Episode #488! This week Scott is back with an important issue from the history of the X-Men comics. Available from the Marvel X-Men Epic Collection: Second Genesis, listen as he talks about the issue…
01:06:02 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Episode 494: Episode #487! Otomo The Complete Works, Will Eisner's The Plot and The Spirit Artisan Edition!
Episode #487! This week we are back with works by two absolute legends. First up Scott surprises DL with Otomo The Complete Works vol.s 21 & 22. These volumes collect the complete storyboards of Otom…
00:53:59 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
Episode 493: Flashback episode - Two works by Jack "King" Kirby!
Flashback of episode #325! This week your hosts are busy with other commitments. Because of that, we are reposting our episode focusing on two works by the great Jack Kirby. First up is his fantastic…
01:15:56 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
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