Better Than Fiction

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 Lovecraft and Richard Corben. First up is Gou Tanabe's adaptation of Lovecraft's At The Mountains Of Madness. After that archeological expedition gone bad, we have Corben's Frozen Beauty from Creepy #36. Check it out! 

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 magazine covers in his new book Kommix, Houses of the Unholy is Brubaker and Phillips' newest book with crime (of course) and Satanic Panic. Also brought to the table this week is the Uncanny X-Force omnibus written by Remender and illustrated by many of the top artists working today. Check it out!  

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! Check it out!  

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 us about Mike Mignola's Grim Death and Bill The Electrocuted Criminal. Posthumously published, our next book is the autobiographical Peep Show #15 from indy great Joe Matt. The final volume of the mystery series Friday from Ed Brubaker is our final book this week. We also talk Marvel cinema and Deadpool & Wolverine. Check it out!  

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. Written by Alf Wallace and drawn by Luis Bermejo the title character begins as The Missing Link but quickly morphs into Johnny Future. Also from Rebellion is The Definitive Edition of Nemesis The Warlock vol. 1. Divided into two parts, this Pat Mills penned series starts as a futuristic sci-fi tale drawn by Kevin O'Neill. The second half of the book drawn by Jesus Redondo leans into fantasy with hero Nemesis up against the oppressive Torquemada. Also this week Scott talks about a book that has eluded him for over 45 years. Check it out!      

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 limited effects, crude costumes and let's be honest weak stories. Most tended to not take themselves seriously anyway. As a super hero fan you took what you could get though. Now 25 years later, we look back at one of those movies, the super hero/comedy Mystery Men. Give it a listen! 

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 isn't the only master illustrator featured this week. DL also brings Creepy #113 (featuring the art of Bernie Wrightson) to the table. Scott tells us about the new X-Men #1 re-launch. Also this week Scott has the Southern Knights graphic novel. Plus much more. Check it out!

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 Cannot Kill David Arquette. Scott talks a little about Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. We also discuss The New York City Outlaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the new Richard Corben Hellboy Artists Collection. Check it out!

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 take to our bunker if need be. This week we each give our top five bunker books we could re-read if needed. Give it a listen!

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 he brings both volumes to the podcast. Also this week Scott dives into many books covering the history of comics including Crawford’s Encyclopedia of Comic Books, The Great Comic Book Heroes and Golden Age Treasury. Check it out!