
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.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 118 | Founded | 13 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Visual ArtsArts | |||

Episode #584! Heroes Con 2026! After much contemplation, I decided to skip NYCC to attended Heroes Con this year. This episode, I tell Scott about some of my con experiences while in Charlotte. Creators I talked to, panels I attended and some of my p... more
Episode #583! The Invaders, FCBD and Donald Duck Vol. 8 Trail of the Unicorn! This week we are back talking about FCBD '26. After that, Scott talks about his newest omnibus purchase...The Invaders! DL brings a Kansas City find to the table. Agony and... more
Episode #582! X-Men Mutant Empire, Smudge Manga and Usagi Yojimbo! This week we start off with some pre-FCBD talk. Scott has the Christopher Golden written novel X-Men Mutant Empire. DL brings the latest Smudge manga tankobon to the podcast. Hide and... more
Episode #581! Uri Tupka and the Gods, Neuromancer and Donald Duck! This week Scott talks about the William Gibson award-winning novel, Neuromancer. DL brings the newest book written and drawn by Mike Mignola to the table. Uri Tupka and the Gods (vol.... more
Episode #580! Game of Thrones Exhibit, Bizarro Year None and Metal Hurlant! This week DL talks about seeing the Game of Thrones traveling exhibit while in Arlington, TX. Bizarro Year None #1 is out. Scott talks about this first issue by Kevin Smith a... more
Episode #579! Anthem: Rush in the '70's, Junji Ito Exhibition book and Shogun! This week Scott brings Martin Popoff's book Anthem: Rush in the '70's to the podcast. Scott also talks about Force Works featuring the art of Thomas Tenney. After a year a... more
Episode #578! Batman, Ra's al Ghul, The Shadow and The Avengers! Scott has been telling us about the Sanctum Books reprints of The Shadow. This week he has news about his quest to obtain all the volumes. Batman: Tales of the Demon features the earlie... more
Episode #577! DC Finest Suicide Squad, Library Book Bingo and Dark! This week DL brings the first collected volume of the Suicide Squad under the DC Finest imprint to the table. Trial By Fire collects the earliest issues and crossovers of the 80's ve... more
Better Than Fiction is a weekly pop-culture podcast with a focus on comic books. Each episode your hosts DLNelson and Scott Sackett bring a pop-cultured themed hit to the table and talk at length about their featured topic. Besides their "Cool Stuff", they do creator interviews, talk pop-culture related news, art process and comic book conventions. Give us a listen!
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