Better Than Fiction Episode 194! Blade Runner 2049!

Episode #194! On this episode DLNelson, Scott Sackett and Barry Burris welcome back their Classic Cinema Podcast co-host Ellis Goodson to the show. We have all seen the original Blade Runner numerous times. We all consider it a favorite movie with special effects that hold up to this day. Listen as we dive into Denis Villeneuve's sequel "Blade Runner 2049"! It goes without saying that there will be plenty of spoilers!

Blade Runner 2049 poster.

Atari!

The wonderful book "The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049".

Better Than Fiction Episode #193! Syd Mead, Hard Boiled, Tom Petty and The Strain!

Episode #193! On this jam-packed episode DLNelson, Scott Sackett and Barry Burris bring a lot of pop-culture goodness to the table. First up Barry has the wonderful Dark Horse Comics hardcover editions of "Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot" and "Hard Boiled" by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow. DL follows that with Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera's "The Goddamned vol.1 Before The Flood". Next up Scott has "The Living Mummy and other stories" by Jack Davis. To start off round two Barry has the great underground comics anthology "The Best of Comix Book". DL talks some TV with his wrap-up of the just completed "The Strain" television series. Scott then brings the fantastic book "The Movie Art of Syd Mead Visual Futurist" to the table. To close down this episode we all share Tom Petty memories. Give us a listen!

Cover of "Big Guy and Rusty The Boy Robot".

Interior image from "Big Guy and Rusty The Boy Robot".

Cover of "Hard Boiled".

Interior image from "Hard Boiled".

Cover of "The Goddamned vol.1 Before The Flood"

Interior image from "The Goddamned vol.1".

Cover of "The Living Mummy".

Interior image from "The Living Mummy".

Cover of "The Best Of Comix Book".

Interior page from "The Best Of Comix Book".

The Strain!

Cover of "The Movie Art Of Syd Mead Visual Futurist".

Interior image Syd Mead book. 

Interior image from Syd Mead book.

Interior Image from Syd Mead book.

R.I.P. Tom Petty (10/20/1950 - 10/2/2017)

Better Than Fiction Episode #192! New York Comic-Con '17!

Episode #192! This week Scott Sackett talks about his recent trip to NYC. Listen as Scott tells us all about his New York Comic-Con '17 experience! He bought a few things, went to a few panels, networked with a few publishers and oh yeah, met John Byrne (again). Get all the stories here!

The New York Comic-Con is held annually at the
Jacob Javits center in NYC.

The crowds are crazy big every year.

This photo shows part of the atrium inside the Javits center.

John Byrne and Walter Simonson
at the Jack Kirby 100th Birthday panel.

Better Than Fiction Episode #191! Close Encounters 40th Anniversary, the Blackwing 602 and Looney Tunes!

Episode #191! On this episode we talk about the recent theatrical engagement of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind 40th Anniversary edition. After that Scott talks about his birthday present from Barry (Blackwing 602 pencils). Next up Barry tells us about his recent Looney Tunes viewing. Then we finish up with two books you should check out. First is the Fables Encyclopedia brought to the table by DL. After that Scott closes down this episode with Mooncop. Check it out!

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind 40th Anniversary poster. 

The El Rey screening poster.

Roy Neary sees something unexplainable.

Roy has a vision.

We aren't alone.

Devils Tower summer '15.

Devils Tower summer '15.

Blackwing 602.

Looney Tunes (still not as good as Marvel-Two-In-One).

"We are Warner Brothers!
We'll never be as good as a Marvel property"! 

Cover of Fables Encyclopedia.

Image from "Fables Encyclopedia".

Cover of Fables 1001 Nights of Snowfall
 found in "Fables Encyclopedia".

Cover of "Mooncop".

Page from "Mooncop".

Page from "Mooncop".

Better Than Fiction Episode #190! Kafka, Basil Gogos, Len Wein and Preacher!

Episode #190! This week DLNelson and Barry Burris have another all-new episode. First up is "Kafka" by David Mairowitz and R. Crumb. We review this book on Kafka's life that is part prose and part illustrated comic. Next up is our Preacher season 2 wrap-up. This season the show got even darker in the "Big Easy". We follow up that with the long forgotten segment "What You Should Be Aware Of". Our topics include: A possible TV adaptation of the comic book "The Boys" and R.I.P. to legendary creators Basil Gogos and Len Wein. Give us a listen!

Cover of "R. Crumb's Kafka".

Interior spread from "Kafka".

Interior page from "Kafka".

Interior spread from "Kafka".

Interior panel from "Kafka".
Do you recognize the person on the right? 

Scene from "Preacher".

Herr Starr!

Adolf Hitler.

Cover of "The Boys" vol. 1.

Cover of "The Boys" vol. 9.

"Dracula" by Basil Gogos.

"The Phantom" by Basil Gogos.

Basil Gogos (3/12/29 - 9/13/17)

Cover of "The Incredible Hulk" #181!

Cover of "Tales of the Batman".

Cover of "Swamp Thing" vol. 1.

Len Wein (6/12/48 - 9/10/17)