Better Than Fiction

Episode #450! Another new episode! This week DLNelson and Scott Sackett check out a beautiful book from Abrams ComicArts. Of late, Alex Ross comic art has been limited to his stunning comic book cover images. Now we have a new book fully written and drawn by him. Fantastic Four Full Circle tells a tale that fits into the classic FF timeline. DL also brings Melody of Iron by the Godfather of Manga Osamu Tezuka to the table. Check it out!

Episode #449! We are back with another new episode. This week we start out with a book on making comics. In Pulp - The Process Edition writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips show the reader how the book Pulp was created from an idea to the finished story. Scott tells us about the now classic Marvel Comics epic Avengers Kree/Skrull War. DL brings writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson's Murder Falcon to the table. We also talk about Junji Ito's horror adult coloring books and Disney+ She Hulk. Check it out! 

Episode #448! All new episode with more "Cool Stuff"!  This week we talk a little about the movie The Matrix Resurrections. After that DL brings Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino's graphic novel The Passageway to the table. To finish up this episode, Scott brings William Goldman's Adventures In The Screen Trade to the show. All that and plus plenty more. Check it out!

Episode #447! This week Scott Sackett and DLNelson are back focusing on a streaming show and a book. Before talking about the first episode, they talk a little about She Hulk's publishing history and her propensity to break the fourth wall. After that DL talks about book 1 of the Fellspyre Chronicles - The Last God. In the vein of Lord Of The Rings, writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Riccardo Federici weave a story of two seperate quests together (30 years apart) to stop the Plague of Flowers. Check it out!

Episode #446! Scott Sackett and DLNelson bring their week of pop-culture to the podcast. First up, Scott tells us about his great find while visiting New Orleans. The Shadow Scrapbook has been on his radar a long time. He talks about it this episode. DL talks about the Junji Ito horror classic Tomie. Scott brings the wonderful book Escape From New York  - The Official Story Of The Film to the table. Plus we talk a little about Prey and new Marvel TV. Give it a listen!

Episode #445! This week we have another new "Cool Stuff" episode. Scott is recently back from a trip to New Orleans. While on the trip he read the book Pink Floyd - Pigs Might Fly by Mark Blake. He tells us a little about it here. DL talks about a fictional account of pre-WWII Germany in Berlin by Jason Lutes. Also on this episode Scott talks a little about the now defunct Cinefex magazine. All that and more this episode. Check it out!

Episode #444! We are back with plenty of Cool Stuff this week. First up, more shipping issues. And with that issue Mathieu Bablet's Greek myth tale Adrastea. We talk about the brand new live-action television show Paper Girls based on the Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang comic book series.  Scott brings The Rise and Fall of Harry Knowles and Ain't It Cool News from the Downlow.d podcast to the show. All that more. Check it out!

Episode #443! Attending comic book conventions is always a good time. You never know what you might find for sale. This year's New World Con was no acceptation. We found numerous comics, books and magazines that made it home with us. Listen as we talk a little about the con and some of our purchases. We also talk about an Eisner award winner. Check it out!  

Episode #442! All-New episode! This week Scott talks about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Last Ronin mini-series has been collected into a very nice looking hardcover. Scott brings that book to the table. DL has two graphic novels by writer/art Tillie Walden. First up, from The Walking Dead universe is Clementine vol.1. After that is the sci-fi love story On A Sunbeam. Plus Daredevil and Disney+. Give it a listen!

Episode #441! Your hosts DLNelson and Scott Sackett are back with another all-new episode. This week our discussion focuses on obtaining books, especially online. It's easy to purchase from the huge online seller when what you want isn't available locally. Scott talks about an issue of Hobby Japan from '98. DL has Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck Vol.2: Return To Plain Awful by Don Rosa. Check it out!