Better Than Fiction

D.L.Nelson
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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. 

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode #575! From Shadow To Light, Hero At Large and Brain Damage!

    Episode #575! From Shadow To Light, Hero At Large and Brain Damage! Welcome back! This episode Scott brings a couple of comic book creator biographies to the table. N.C. Christopher Couch's Jerry Robinson Ambassador of Comics focuses on the art and career of The Joker and Robin co-creator. From Shadow To Light The Life and Art of Mort Meskin by Steven Brower takes a look at one of the masters from the golden age of comics. DL bring Shintaro Kago's horror manga Brain Damage to the table. Also this week Scott has the 1980 John Ritter movie Hero At Large. Plus Fantagraphics Donald Duck vol's 3 & 4 from Carl Barks. Check it out!

    1h 11m

  2. FEB 5

    Episode #574! Cryptology and The Fatal Bullet!

    Episode #574! Cryptology and The Fatal Bullet! This week we look at Cryptology magazine #1. This issue features articles on Bernie Wrightson, The Munsters, The Addams Family, pre-code horror comics and has classic horror movie reviews. Also this week we have Rick Geary's The Fatal Bullet which tells the story of the assassination of President James A. Garfield. And we talk about the first two seasons of Yellowjackets from Showtime and Pluribus from Apple TV. Check it out!

    1h 19m

  3. JAN 15

    Episode #573! Do A Powerbomb, Taschen Fantastic Four and Tulsa!

    Episode #573! Do A Powerbomb, Taschen Fantastic Four and Tulsa! This week Scott talks about the gigantic Taschen Fantastic Four book. At over 12 lbs and 700 pages, this monster of a book collects the first 19 issues and annual #1. DL brings Daniel Warren Johnson's Do A Powerbomb to the table. And we talk about another road trip to check out the comic shops in Tulsa. Give it a listen!

    1h 3m

  4. JAN 4

    Episode #572! The Fantastic Art of Roy Krenkel and The Giant!

    Episode #572! The Fantastic Art of Roy G. Krenkel and The Giant! This week we look at three book on two creators. First up Scott has The Giant Orson Wells, The Artist & The Shadow. Written and draw by Youssef Daoudi, The Giant gives readers a nice looking fictionalized biography of Orson Wells. After that, DL brings two incredible art  books to the podcast. First is Craig Yoe's The Fantastic Art of Roy G, Krenkel which focuses on Roy's Amra zine illustrations. And also at the table this week is the oversized tomb Roy G. Krenkel Father of Heroic Fantasy A Centennial Celebration. At over 300 pages, it's packed with hundreds of images including pencil drawings, inked work, roughs, colored illustrations and paintings. Check it out!

    52 min

  5. 12/28/2025

    Episode #571! The Shadow and The Wicker Man!

    Episode #571! The Shadow and The Wicker Man! This week Scott has The Shadow vol. 5 which features the stories The Black Falcon and The Salamanders. DL has vol.2 Frozen Gold from The Complete Carl Barks Donald Duck Library. Also on this episode Scott has the books Will Eisner's Shop Talk and The Art of The Real Tom Sawyer. DL brings Death In Trieste the newest book from Norwegian cartoonist Jason and the Frank Frazetta Gallery Series book Terror from the Frazetta Museum. And this episode, Scott performs a dramatic reading from Les Daniel's Comix! Check it out!

    1h 3m

  6. 12/11/2025

    Episode #570! THB, Daredevil and Drome!

    Episode #570! THB, Daredevil and Drome! This week DL brings two NYCC purchases to the podcast. Finally after 10 years or more in the making, Total THB vol.1 is out. Originally produced as single issues, large format comics and con exclusives, those long out of print issues are finally collected into a standard size trade paperback, available now. Drome, by Jesse Lonergan, is visual treat that shows the  birth and early struggles of humanity with demigods and elder beings inserting themselves into the their lives. Scott has his new copy of Marvel Premier Collection Daredevil Born Again at the table. Also this episode DL talks about the 80's movie Eating Raoul. Check it out!

    1 hr

  7. 11/02/2025

    Episode #569! NYCC '25, The Frazetta Art Museum and New York!

    Episode #569! NYCC '25, The Frazetta Art Museum and New York! This week we are back talking about our trips to the east coast. While in Pennsylvania, DL (and wife) had the absolute pleasure of a guided tour of the Frazetta Art Museum from grandson Frankie Frazetta. After that he talks about his NYCC '25 experiences. Scott also had a trip to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and NYC the same week. He gives us the details of his trip which intersected with DL's. Check it out!

    2h 14m

  8. 10/24/2025

    Episode #568! Works by Carl Barks, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko!

    Episode #568! Works by Carl Barks, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko! This episode we look at a number of books featuring the work of comic's top creators. Scott starts by bringing two very nice Vanguard sketchbooks to the table featuring John Romita and John Buscema.  DL has Ditko's Shorts from Craig Yoe. We also look at Fantagraphics' Complete Walt Disney's Donald Duck vol. #1, Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold. Scott has two Jack Kirby collections from Pure Imagination. Plus plenty of extras!

    1h 22m
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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. 

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  • Creator
    D.L.Nelson
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    116
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 D.L.Nelson
  • Show Website
    Better Than Fiction