Thick Lines

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/thicklinespod.  Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod...

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 Follow Caroline on Instagram at  @cash_browns ....

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 on Saturday, April 20: https://tinyurl.com/5eefd5...

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, Hans Bellmer, Silent Hill, Centralia, David Cron...

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 content at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Follow us...

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 @tinahornsass . Pre-order Deprog #1 : previews...

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 Millionaire, and lots more. Thank you to our Patreon subs...

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 Love Will Tear Us Apart exhibition up now....

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 in Philadelphia, PA on Friday, February 16: partne...

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 Instagram: @lonnienadler   Pick up The Sickn...

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 @thicklinespod .

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 Burlingame & Angela Fanche The Comics Journal #309 edit...

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 @mortcrimpjr . Listen to Gutter Boys wherever you ge...

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 this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thi...

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 can now watch our Patreon-exclusive videos podca...

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 Sunday, December 10 in Los Angeles, CA: https://w...

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 Partners & Son with a VISCERE  #1  event tonigh...

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 Corinne Halbert, Tia Roxae, and Chloe Brailsford on Sat...

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://heavymannerslibrary.com/events/viscere-book-launch-event-with-...

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, Twilight , The Twilight Zone , The Naked Cosmos , a...

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 you to our Patreon subscribers for maki...

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 Expo on Saturday, October 14. Support the show...