Better Than Fiction Episode #15. John Byrne's Fantastic Four Artist's Edition!

All New Episode #15! Join your hosts DLNelson and Scott Sackett this week for their segments: "What You Should Be Aware Of" and "Cool Stuff". This week DL focuses on Wally Wood's military strip book "Cannon". Then Scott talks up the very cool (and large) John Byrne's Fantastic Four Artist's Edition. The guys finish up with some talk about DC Absolutes, a dream OMAC bound edition and an actress to portray Wonder Woman. Enjoy.





   

Mr. Motivator: Obviously he had it coming! (comic book courtesy of Mr. Motivator from his private collection)

Better Than Fiction Episode #14. Interview With Video Game Artist Ellis Goodson! (p.2)

#14! We're back with the second half of our interview with video game artist Ellis Goodson. Listen as Ellis continues his story about living and working in Southern California. As always Scott Sackett brings you his segment "Cool Stuff". This week he looks at another documentary, "The Parking Lot Movie". Also this week DLNelson has his segment "What You Should Be Aware Of". This weeks book is DC Comics "Solo - The Deluxe Edition". Enjoy.


Early photo of Mr. Motivator taken while he was still in good standing with NASA. (photo courtesy of Mr. Motivator from his private collection)



Better Than Fiction Episode #13. Interview With Video Game Artist Ellis Goodson! (p.1)

Lucky #13 is here! On this episode your hosts DLNelson and Scott Sackett start off with their "Cool Stuff" and "What You Should Be Aware Of" segments. This week Scott sheds some light on the music documentary "Studio City". Then DL talks comics with Marvel Comics digital trades and a review of Derreck Wayne Jackson's "Raven: A Matter Of Seconds". Finally our main feature. This week we are pleased to be joined by local artist Ellis Goodson. Ellis tells us about his early goal to work at Marvel Comics and how he met Archie Goodwin, Marie Severin, Alex Toth and Ed Brubaker along the way. Also included is his route to California through Dallas to be a video game artist. Enjoy.

Better Than Fiction Episode #12. Non Super Hero Comic Book Movie Talk!

We are back with another new episode. Listen as Scott Sackett starts us off with his "Cool Stuff" segment. This week he focuses on the Playaway audio book device. Next up is DLNelson with his "What You Should Be Aware Of". Todays topic is Jodorowsky and Gimenez's "The Metabarons Ultimate Collection". The guys finish this episode with the topic of Non Super Hero Comic Book Movies. We dive into some of our favorites including: "Sin City", "Ghost World" and "Akira". During which we compare the movie to the source material. Enjoy!

Better Than Fiction Episode #11. Super Hero Comic Book Movie Talk!

Episode #11! Join your hosts DLNelson and Scott Sackett as they talk about their "Cool Stuff" and "What You Should Be Aware Of". Scott starts us off with a sketch book. But this isn't any old sketch book, it's a whopping 500+ page oversized hard back from master artist Kim Jung Gi. Then DL dives into current comic book superstar artist Sean Phillips' art book. If you like "Criminal", "Fatale", "Sleeper" or "Marvel Zombies" this book is definitely for you. Lastly, the guys finish up with a discussion on super hero themed comic book movies. During which, the new Spider-man and Superman re-boots are examined. Enjoy!