Better Than Fiction Episode #159! Image Comics, The Omega Men and Stanley Kubrick!

Episode #159! Welcome back! On this episode DLNelson, Scott Sackett and Barry Burris are back with their week of pop-culture. First up, Scott focuses on some new series' from Image Comics with "Image Firsts vol. 1 & 2". After that DL talks DC Comics "The Omega Men - The End Is Here" by Tom King and Barnaby Bagenda. Next up, Barry has the new printing of "The Stanley Kubrick Archives" from Taschen. On our second round of discussion Scott has the new art book "Basic Human Anatomy" by Roberto Osti, DL has "Last of the Independents" from Matt Fraction and Kieron Dwyer and Barry has "Stonecutter" by Jon J. Muth. Enjoy!

Image Firsts vol.1 & 2. 

"The Omega Men."

Interior page from "The Omega Men".

The new version of "The Stanley Kubrick Archives".

The previous version of "The Stanley Kubrick Archives".

Interior page from The Stanley Kubick Archives.

Another interior page from The Stanley Kubrick Archives.

"Basic Human Anatomy" by Roberto  Osti.

"Last of the Independents" by Fraction and Dwyer.

Interior page from Last of the Independents.

Interior page from Last of the Independents.

LCD with Consumer Whore cover by Kieron Dwyer.

"Stonecutter" by Jon J. Muth.

Image from "Stonecutter".

Better Than Fiction Episode #158! Spidey Treasury Edition, Celtic Knights and Planet Earth!

Episode #158! This week on the show we have comic books, a documentary and more O.J. First up, Barry brings us "American Crime Story - The People v. O.J. Simpson". After that Scott has the new Marvel Treasury sized comic called "Spidey". Next up DL has the two trades "Tim and Lynne" and "Celtic Knights". To close out this episode Barry brings us the BBC documentary "Planet Earth 2". Give us a listen.

More O.J. for your viewing pleasure.

Spidey!

Comparison of Treasury size versus regular size comics.

"Tim and Lynne" with the Scott Cosby variant cover. 

The "Celtic Knights" vol.1. 

"Celtic Knights" variant cover by Scott Cosby.

Mike Kennedy art from "Celtic Knights".

Planet Earth 2 on Blu-ray.

Better Than Fiction Episode #157! Captain Marvel, Valerian and Batman!

Episode #157! This week on the show we talk movies, comics and books with another "Cool Stuff" episode. First up Scott brings us a book on Western movies called "John Ford and the American West". Next up Barry brings us classic Marvel Cosmic comics with "Captain Marvel - The Complete Collection" by Jim Starlin. After that DL revisits "The Dark Knight Returns - The Last Crusade" with the new deluxe edition hardcover. Then it's on to movies. Scott talks a little about a new trailer he saw for "Valerian" a film based on a French comic books series. Then we watch the new Wolverine III trailer. After that we give our opinions of what we saw and expect. To close out this episode Barry brings us the book "OMG Posters". Give us a listen.

"John Ford and the American West" by Peter Cowie.

"Captain Marvel -
The Complete Collection" by Jim Starlin.

Cover of Marvel Graphic Novel #1.

Heroes gather around Captain Marvel's death bed.

"The Dark Knight Returns -
The Last Crusade Deluxe Hardcover".

Interior page from The Last Crusade.

Valerian comic.

Valerian movie poster.

Wolverine advanced one sheet.

"OMG Posters" by Mitch Putnam.

Gig poster inspired by iconic photo of
  The Lizard King found in "OMG Posters".

Better Than Fiction Episode #156! Dark Night - A True Batman Story and Black Mirror!

Episode #156! This week Scott Sackett, Barry Burris and DLNelson are back with another new episode. First up we review Dark Night - A True Batman Story by Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso. This story is based on actual events from Paul Dini's life. Now some 20 years on, Dini has crafted a story about his past and how he worked through those events. Also this week Barry brings us the British Sci-Fi anthology series Black Mirror now available on Netflix. Give us a listen!

Dark Night - A True Batman Story by
Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso.

Interior page from "Dark Night".

Panel from "Dark Night".

Batman berating Dini after his beating by a couple of thugs.

Interior page from "Dark Night".

The Batcave from "Dark Night".

Black Mirror now on Netflix.

A hog from "Black Mrror".

A scene from an episode of "Black Mirror".