Better Than Fiction

Better Than Fiction

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Better Than Fiction episodes

  • Episode 436: Episode #431! Moon Knight, DMZ and The Sopranos!

    Episode #431! Moon Knight, DMZ and The Sopranos! Another all-new episode. This week we focus on TV. First up we discuss the Disney+ series Moon Knight. We give our thoughts on the series and it's place alongside other Marvel shows. Scott fill us in on his re-watch of The Sopranos. We also talk Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli's comic DMZ. Plus more surprises. Give it a listen!    

    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode 435: Episode #430! Cool Stuff episode with Bubble Gum Crisis, Bone Tomahawk and industry news!

    Episode #430! Another Cool Stuff episode with your hosts DLNelson and Scott Sackett! This week we have some comic industry news and talk about the passing of comic book legend Neal Adams. Scott talks about visiting Sun Coast Video to buy anime and Bubble Gum Crisis. DL spotlights two Kurt Russell films this week. First up is Disney's The Strongest Man In The World. Then he focuses on the western/horror movie Bone Tomahawk. Check it out!

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 434: Episode #429! They Called Us Enemy, Until The Wheels Fall Off and My Friend Dahmer!

    Episode #429! DLNelson and Scott Sackett are back with more Cool Stuff! DL brings two biographical books to the table this week. First up is They Called Us Enemy which chronicles George Takei and his family's time spent in a WWII internment camp. After that is writer/artist Derf Backderf's My Friend Dahmer. Backderf mixes personal memories, friend's accounts and researched information to tell the story of high school student Jeffrey Dahmer. Scott brings another documentary to the table this week. Until The Wheels Fall Off features never-before-seen footage and interviews with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. Check it out!

    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 433: Episode #428! Flashpoint Unwrapped and My New York Diary!

    Episode #428!  This week's focus is Cool Stuff! First up, we talk about seeing Kurt Russell at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Mr. Russell was in town to be inducted into "The Cowboy Hall Of Fame" as a western performer. During the Q&A he talked a little about his start in acting and the western movies he's been involved with. After that, Scott talks about the comic Flashpoint Unwrapped by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert. DL brings Julie Doucet's autobiographical account of living in NYC to the podcast. My New York Diary tells her story as a young woman struggling to create art with a very challenging environment and circumstances. Check it out!    

    58 min
  • Episode 432: Episode #427! Iron Man Demon In A Bottle!
    Episode #427! All-new episode! This week Scott Sackett and DLNelson focus on a Marvel Bronze Age classic. Iron Man Demon In A Bottle was written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton with art by John Romita, Jr., Bob Layton, and Carmine Infantino. The story arc ran in Iron Man issues 120 through 128 in 1979. We talk in depth about the nine issue arc that pushed a hero into dark places and set the groundwork for future Tony Stark/Iron Man stories. Give it a listen! 
    1 hr 29 min
  • Episode 430: Classic Replay: Better Than Fiction Episode #292! Interview with writer Greg Wright!
    Episode #292! Road trip time! This week DL and Scott are on the road to Wizard World Tulsa! Listen as they interview comic book writer Greg Wright. Not only does Greg talk about some of his creations from Source Point Press including "Monstrous" and "Holliston", but he also talks about up-coming works including "Heaven's Rejects" with art by our own Scott Sackett! All that plus Greg tells us a story from his life on the con-circuit. Give it a listen!
    51 min
  • Episode 429: Classic Replay: Better Than Fiction Episode #169! Sara Frazetta and J. David Spurlock Interview!
    Episode #169. Welcome back to a very special episode of Better Than Fiction! On April 30th during Planet Comic Con in Kansas City, DLNelson and Scott Sackett had the pleasure of interviewing Sara Frazetta of the Frazetta Girls (granddaughter of legend Frank Frazetta) and award-winning author-historian J. David Spurlock of Vanguard Productions, official publisher of Frank Frazetta. Our interview covers a variety of subjects about not only Frank Frazetta's work but also the Frazetta Girls mission to keep his memory alive through his art. J. David Spurlock includes some classic Frank Frazetta stories and talks about his publishing relationship with the Frazetta family. We thank both Sara and David for taking time out of their very busy con schedule to make time for this interview.
    40 min
  • Episode 428: Episode #426! Killadelphia, Jan's Atomic Heart and No Maps For These Territories!
    Episode #426! This week we are back with more "Cool Stuff". First up is Killadelphia by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander. Set in modern day Philadelphia, some of our founding fathers are still lurking in this vampire series. Next is the William Gibson documentary, No Maps For These Territories. Lastly, we look at an early work from Simon Roy. Jan's Atomic Heart and other stories is a collection of black and white short stories from the Prophet artist. Check it out! 
    33 min
  • Episode 427: Episode #425! Moon Knight!
    Episode #425! Moon Knight! Disney+ now has episodes streaming of the first major character to debut on their pay service. This week we focus on the Doug Moench and Ron Perlin created comic book character. We talk comic origin then move to the new television series. Is he a hero, a mercenary, an avatar of Egyptian god Khonshu or just suffering from dissociative identity disorder? All the above. Check it out! 
    1 hr 2 min

About Better Than Fiction

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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.