Better Than Fiction 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. Also at the table this week he has The Comics Journal #'s 64 and 112. And we talk about another road trip to check out the comic shops in Tulsa. Give it a listen!

This episode can be heard here:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/betterthanfictionpodcast/episodes/2026-01-15T12_54_39-08_00

Better Than Fiction 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! 

This episode can be heard here:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/betterthanfictionpodcast/episodes/2026-01-04T09_01_40-08_00 

Better Than Fiction 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!  

 

This episode can be heard here:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/betterthanfictionpodcast/episodes/2025-12-28T06_58_31-08_00

Better Than Fiction 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!  

This episode can be heard here:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/betterthanfictionpodcast/episodes/2025-12-11T14_23_38-08_00