Sally is joined by Bread Tarleton (Ponyshow, Horse) for a look at Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnies edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly (RAW Junior, 2000), a venture into stories for kids with comics by Dan Clowes, Chris Ware, David Mazzucchelli, Kaz, and many more. Find Bread on Instagram @bread_comix. Support Thick Lines and ge…

Sally is joined by Corinne Halbert (Acid Nun, Scorpio Venus Rising) for a look at My Pretty Vampire by Katie Skelly (Fantagraphics, 2017). Topics discussed include Herzog's Nosferatu, vampire lore, establishing mise-en-scène, and lots more. Find Corinne on Instagram @corinnehalbert. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinesp…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie is joined by Chloe Brailsford (DC Pride 2024, Sapphic Pulp, Viscere #1) to discuss the perils of being a lonely queer cartoonist with a long chat about My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata (Seven Seas, 2016). Plus some yapping about blockbuster graphic novels, telling vs. showing, and…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally is joined by cartoonist and illustrator Bread Tarleton (Horse, Ponyshow) for a look at Goodreads darling The Big Skinny: How I Changed My Fattitude by Carol Lay (Villard, 2008). Find Bread on Instagram at @bread_comix. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!…

Sally is joined by Dash Shaw (Bottomless Belly Button, BodyWorld, Cryptozoo) to discuss Social Fiction by Chantal Montellier (New York Review Comics, 2023). Topics discussed include how to read a comic, combining comics and poetry, Bubbles Con, Jacques Tardi, The Drifting Classroom, Dylan Dog, Dawn of the Dead, Chris Ware, C.F., Métal hurlant, Beck…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally goes to the first ever Nancy Fest at The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in Columbus, OH on May 24-25 and takes attendee and staff temperatures on the Nancy renaissance. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.co…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally is joined by Sam Szabo (Enlightened Transsexual Comix) for a mega episode looking at Tender by Beth Hetland (Fantagraphics, 2024). Catch Sam at Zine Not Dead in Chicago, IL on Saturday, June 15: zinenotdead.com Follow Sam on Instagram at @brainboogerindustries. Get bonus episodes and video content at…

Sally talks to fellow newly-minted Comics Journal co-editor Chris Mautner (Comic Books are Burning in Hell pod) about writing about comics, Bubbles Con, who isn’t from Pennsylvania, Garfield, working in journalism, being a newspaper man, and what’s next for TCJ. Check out Sally and Chris in action at The Comics Journal: tcj.com Listen to Chris on C…

Katie and Sally discuss Pink by Kyoko Okazaki (Vertical, 2013, orig. pub. 1989). Topics discussed include Graham Rawle, Quentin Blake, Jennifer's Body, Jean-Luc Godard, and Lana Del Rey's Phoebe Gloeckner moment. Thank you to our subscribers for making this episode possible!

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss Last Girl Standing, a prose memoir by the late Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics, 2017). Plus, some show news and a fresh round of the Bad Boyfriend Bracket. Thank you to our patrons for making this episode possible! Catch Sally at Bubbles Con on Saturday, May 4 in Richmond, VA: https://…

Katie and Sally discuss The House at Maakies Corner by Tony Millionaire (Fantagraphics, 2002), the second Fantagraphics collection of Maakies strips created from 2000 to 2002. Topics discussed include Johnny Gruelle, Sock Monkey: The Glass Doorknob, alt weeklies, Fred Basset, and lots more. Get bonus episodes and video content at patreon.com/thickl…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. It's our annual 4/20 special and this time cartoonist Caroline Cash (Girl in the World, Peepee Poopoo) joins the sesh to talk Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto (Kodansha, 1996). Catch Caroline at C2E2 with Silver Sprocket in Chicago, IL on Sunday, April 28: https://www.c2e2.com/en-us.html Fol…

Katie and Sally discuss Abandon the Old in Tokyo by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Drawn & Quarterly, 2006). Topics discussed include smoking, check fraud, Adrian Tomine, and lots more. Support the show and get bonus episodes and video content at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod. Catch Katie at The L.A. Times Festival of Books o…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally talks to cartoonists Corinne Halbert, Tia Roxae, and Chloe Brailsford about the inspirations behind their comics in the VISCERE #1: Body Horror anthology. Recorded live at Partners and Son in Philadelphia, PA on November 20, 2023. Topics discussed include Suspiria, Clamp, Jean Rollin, Robert Altman, …

Katie and Sally discuss Curses by Kevin Huizenga (Drawn and Quarterly, 2024). Topics discussed include John Mejias, K. Czap, Maybelline Skvortzoff, Desmond Reed, Maurice Vellekoop, Chip Kidd, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, primates, hell, golf, projecting assumptions onto books, and lots more. Support the show and get bonus episodes and video …

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally talks to indie comics stalwart Kevin Huizenga about his new book Curses (Drawn and Quarterly, 2024), recorded live at Partners & Son in Philadelphia, PA on March 14, 2024. Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.…

Katie and Sally are joined by comics writer Tina Horn (Sfsx, Deprog) to discuss Lost Girls (Top Shelf, 2006) written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Melinda Gebbie. Topics discussed include Arthur Magazine, video stores in LA, Hellblazer, Batman: The Killing Joke, pornography vs. erotica, and lots more. Find Tina at tinahorn.net and on Instagram @…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally reconvene to discuss recent reads, the live Philly show, and visual preferences in cartooning. Topics include: Chester Brown, secrets, Harley and Ivy, Slave Labor Graphics, Mad Digest, Guido Crepax, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Lewis Trondheim, Emma Jon-Michael Frank, Junko Mizuno, Tony Millionair…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss romance comics live at Partners and Son on February 16 in Philadelphia, PA, with a look at Young Romance, Heart Throbs, Young Love, My Love, Archie's Joke Book, Hollywood Superstars, and lots more. Plus a chat with artist Cait McCormack, whose work is featured in Partners and Son's …

Katie and Sally discuss Love that Bunch by Aline Kominsky-Crumb (Fantagraphics, 1990 / Drawn & Quarterly, 2018). Topics discussed include Amy and Jordan, Heather McAdams, B. Kliban, George Harrison, Lynda Barry, Diane Noomin, Raina Telgemeier, Samantha Irby, Debbie Drechsler, and lots more. Join Katie and Sally for a live show at Partners and Son i…

Katie and Sally are joined by artist Jenna Cha and writer Lonnie Nadler (The Sickness, Black Stars Above) to discuss From Hell (Alan Moore, writer; Eddie Campbell, artist; Top Shelf Productions 1989-1998). Topics discussed include Night of the Hunter, Hitchcock, Cat Eyed Boy, and much more. Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jangling.jack Follow Lonnie on…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss Milky Way by Miguel Vila (Fantagraphics, 2023). Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Katie and Sally discuss Ayako by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical, 1972-73/2010). Topics discussed include The Curious Case Of Natalia Grace, The Book of Human Insects, eel pits, and how 2024 became the Year of the Tunnel. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally accosts comics makers and readers all over Philadelphia to ask: what's the best and worst book you've read this year? Guests include Molly Dwyer, Nicole Rodriguez, Charles Burns, Tia Roxae, Nate Garcia, Jacq Cohen, Partners & Son and a hundred million others. Follow Thick Lines on Instagram @thicklin…

Katie and Sally run down their top comics of 2023. Books discussed include: The Shriekers by Molly Colleen O'Connell River's Edge by Kyoko Okazaki I Never Found You by Emma Jon-Michael Frank Social Fiction by Chantal Montellier Pirate Band by Juliette Collet Beauty by Hubert and Kerascoët Blood of the Virgin by Sammy Harkham W.W.R.E.C. by Max Burli…

Sally is out sick with COVID but Gutter Boys Cam del Rosario and JB Roe have her covered with a look at "One Operation Joker," (DC Comics, 2023) written by Satoshi Miyagawa and with art by Keisuke Gotou, plus a general chat about comics podcasting. Follow Gutter Boys podcast on Insta at @gutterboyspod, and find Cam and JB at @camdelrosario and @mor…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss "I Wish I Was Stupid" by Ebisu Yoshikazu (Breakdown Press, 2023), translated by Ryan Holmberg. Topics discussed include Johnny Ryan, Discovery Zone, things we would put in a glass cannon, Takeshi Kitano, Chip Kidd, natto, and lots more. Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making t…

Katie and Sally discuss "Stories From Zoo" by Anand (Bubbles Zine Production, 2023), a collection of short stories by one of India's best young cartoonists. But first Katie discusses "The Zone of Interest" and the benefits of working very, very slowly. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Patrons at the Cathies tier…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss Beauty by Kerascoët and Hubert (NBM, 2014/2023), but first take a glance at the Fantagraphics upcoming 2024 titles. Sally also runs down her trip to the Scholastic Book Fair. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Catch Katie at Permanent Damage on Su…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally catch up on readings, comics etiquette questions, and recent films. Topics discussed include Chantal Montellier, Chris Ware, Priscilla, May/December, being a Wikipedia outlaw, and lots more. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Catch Sally live in Philly at…

Katie and Sally discuss Minami's Lover by Shungiku Uchida (Fantagraphics, 2023). Topics discussed include Uchida's career, Insufficient Direction, Takashi Miike, and being the busiest woman live, plus Sally recaps her RICE event and discusses the upcoming VISCERE signing on 11/25 at Partners and Son. Catch Sally Madden and VISCERE #1 artists Corinn…

Katie and Sally discuss Spa by Erik Svetoft (Fantagraphics, 2023), translated by Melissa Bowers. Topics discussed include Olivier Schrauwen, Nick Drnaso, David Hockney, The Menu, Triangle of Sadness, Dongery, Russian spa etiquette and lots more. Catch Katie at Heavy Manners Library in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, November 8: https://heavymannersli…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie is joined by Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets, Blubber, Psychodrama Illustrated) for a rundown of his must-watch Halloween horror (aka monster) movies. Topics discussed include Georges Franju, Stan Brakhage, Jonathan Glazer, Yorgos Lanthimos, “prestige” horror, Mario Bava, Andrzej Zulawski, Twilig…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss Monica by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics, 2023). Topics discussed include Tarzan, magical thinking, noblesse oblige, The Westing Game, Heinz Edelmann, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Blood of the Virgin, Alex Katz, Last House on the Left, The Yellow Deli, and lots more. Thank y…

Katie and Sally discuss Wendy and Wendy's Revenge by Walter Scott (Drawn & Quarterly, 2021), plus introduce a theory about Wendy's origins. Topics discussed include Dog Biscuits, The Sculptor, being an artiste, the emotional trials of reading Harvey Comics, and lots more. Plus some chat about Katie's Viscere #1 project. Catch Sally at Philly Comix …

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally diligently campaigns the carpet of SPX to ask: what's the best and worst book you've read this year? Guests include L. Nichols, Caroline Cash, Whit Taylor, Dennis Kitchen, Nicole Georges, and many more! Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible. Catch Sally at the Philly C…

Katie and Sally are joined by Top Cow aficionados Claire Napier and Tegan O'Neil from the Udder Madness podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on Witchblade, namely Witchblade #7 (written by David Wohl and Christina Z., art by Michael Turner). Topics discussed include Zenescope, Savage Dragon, King Conan, Jane Austen, Spawn, The Darkness, and the im…

Katie and Sally are joined by Joe McCulloch (The Comics Journal, Comic Books are Burning in Hell) to discuss Cat-Eyed Boy: The Perfect Edition by Kazuo Umezz (Viz, 2023). Plus a quick SPX rundown by Sally, and an appreciation of our newest favorite Umezz character: the little thirsty guy. Read Joe on TCJ.com and listen to Comic Books are Burning in…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally catch up on Permanent Damage: Portland, Sally's west coast zine crawl, and the pitfalls of "indie corporate" shows. Topics discussed include Maria Sputnik, Lale Westvind, T. Edward Bak, Pat Auslisio, Pat Rooks, Greg & Fake, MoCCA, SPX and corpse flowers, and lots more. Thank you to our Patr…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally talks to Eric Kostiuk Williams about his new book 2AM Eternal: A Decade of Nightlife Posters + Comics (Secret Acres, 2023), live at Partners and Son in Philadelphia, PA on August 10, 2023. Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!…

Katie and Sally celebrate 100 episodes of Thick Lines with a look at Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins (DC, 1986), plus show trivia, listener voicemails, and lots more. Thank you to everyone who has supported the show in any capacity since its inception in 2021! We wouldn't be here without you. Catch Sally at Permanent Damage in…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. By listener request, Katie and Sally discuss Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly, 2007), plus special movie correspondent Sally reports on the 2023 film adaptation in theaters now. Topics discussed include Optic Nerve, Summer Blonde, David Boring, Michael Haneke, and lots more. Thank you to ou…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie is joined by Jacq Cohen, Executive Director of Communications and Publicity at Fantagraphics to discuss her career journey, the present and future of comics publicity, and advice for cartoonists who are getting their careers started. Topics discussed include Top Shelf, Diana Schutz, Jason, Love & Roc…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally and Katie play catch up with recent projects and reads. Topics discussed include Barbie, Polly Pocket, Gilbert Hernandez, Paul McCarthy, Wally Wood, Alex Toth, and more. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!

Katie and Sally discuss the highly anticipated English translation of River's Edge by Kyoko Okazaki (Kodansha, 1994/2023). Topics discussed include Robert Longo, our favorite translators, Helter Skelter, Pink, and lots more. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.…

Sally finally gets her way this episode with some alone time with Zak Sally (Sammy the Mouse, Enemymine, Low, The Hand) to discuss "Cherry" by Inés Estrada and "7 Miles a Second" by David Wojnarowicz, James Romberger, and Marguerite Van Cook. Topics discussed include: terminal illness, beautiful dick drawings, the AIDS epidemic, The Mütter Museum, …

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Summer reading returns! By listener request, Katie and Sally discuss Cats of the Louvre by Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz, 2019). Topics discussed include Marcel Dzama, paintings we want to be absorbed into, conservationist hell, The Stendhal Syndrome, Roald Dahl, Calvin & Hobbes, Wes Anderson, and lots more. Thank …

Katie and Sally are joined by Sam Szabo (Enlightened Transsexual Comix) to discuss "One! Hundred! Demons!" by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly, 2015). Topics discussed include The Artist's Way, scents, the Nordstrom ladies lounge, and lots more. Find Sam on Instagram at @brainboogerindustries. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/th…

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss "Zero Girl" by Sam Kieth (Homage Comics, 2001), an at times bizarre vision that only Kieth could breathe to life. Topics discussed include Neil Gaiman, Suicide Girls, Tampa by Alissa Nutting, and lots more. Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow u…

We’re back with a double header episode! Katie and Sally discuss “Pinky and Pepper Forever” by Eddy Atoms (Silver Sprocket, 2018) and “Rock Collector” by Becca Tobin (Silver Sprocket, 2022). Topics discussed include: aliens, "Wendy" by Walter Scott, art school, and lots more. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Fol…