Better Than Fiction Episode 579

Episode #579! Anthem: Rush in the '70's, Junji Ito Exhibition book and Shogun! This week Scott brings Martin Popoff's book Anthem: Rush in the '70's to the podcast. Scott also talks about Force Works featuring the art of Thomas Tenney. After a year and a half, DL finally acquired the Junji Ito Exhibition - Enchanted Illustrations art book. It makes it's way to the table this episode. Scott also talks a little about the book Shogun. Check it out!  

The extremely beat-up but repaired copy.
 

The tipped-in ashcan. Likely the cause of the damage.  

This episode can be heard here:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/betterthanfictionpodcast/episodes/2026-04-19T14_08_15-07_00

Better Than Fiction Episode #578! Batman, Ra's al Ghul, The Shadow and The Avengers!

 Episode #578! Batman, Ra's al Ghul, The Shadow and The Avengers! Scott has been telling us about the Sanctum Books reprints of The Shadow. This week he has news about his quest to obtain all the volumes. Batman: Tales of the Demon features the earliest meetings of Batman and Ra's al Ghul. Batman: The Demon Trilogy combines three early Batman graphic novels into one volume. DL brings both to this episode. Also this week, DL brings the overly wordy Busiek and Perez Avengers omnibus vol.1 to the table. Check it out!

The Bronze Tiger!

This episode can be heard here:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/betterthanfictionpodcast/episodes/2026-04-13T15_44_03-07_00

Better Than Fiction Episode #577! DC Finest Suicide Squad, Library Book Bingo and Dark!

 Episode #577! DC Finest Suicide Squad, Library Book Bingo and Dark! This week DL brings the first collected volume of the Suicide Squad under the DC Finest imprint to the table. Trial By Fire collects the earliest issues and crossovers of the 80's version of the Suicide Squad. Meanwhile, Scott tells us about his progress on his Metropolitan Library Winter Reading Book Bingo card. We also talk about a couple of TV shows. DL has The Girl Who Raised The Dead from Living The Line's Smudge imprint. Check it out!  

This episode can be found here:

https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/betterthanfictionpodcast/episodes/2026-03-14T13_55_51-07_00