Thick Lines

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/5eefd5bj

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 Cronenberg, Resident Evil, Chantal Goya, Guido Crepax, and lots more. Follow the artists on Instagram: @corinnehalbert, @dreamygutss, @chloe.in.pink Thank you to our patrons and Partners and Son for making this episode possible!

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 on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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: previewsworld.com/Catalog/Series/150384-DEPROG Pre-order Why Are People Into That?: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tina-horn/why-are-people-into-that/9780306832567/ Catch Sally moderating the "Gender Trips" panel with Corinne Halbert, Beth Hetland, and Maybelline Skvortzoff at MoCCA Festival in NYC on Saturday, March 16: https://www.moccafest.org/24programming Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 subscribers for making this episode possible! Support the show and get bonus episodes and video content at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow Thick Lines on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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. Enormous thanks to Partners and Son for having us, and to Cait McCormack for the interview! Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible. Follow us on Instagram at @thicklinespod.

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: partnersandson.com Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 Sickness from Uncivilized Books: uncivilizedbooks.com/the-sickness Support the show and get bonus episodes and video content at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 edited by Austin English and Kristy Valenti The Sickness by Jenna Cha and Lonnie Nadler Proof That the Devil Loves You by Gilbert Hernandez Baby by Patrick Kyle I Wish I Was Stupid by Ebisu Yoshikazu Cagelessness #2 by Daria Tessler You're the Center of Attention by Gina Wynbrandt Work-Life Balance by Aisha Franz Last Night at the Lusty by Janelle Hessig Sunday 5-6-7-X by Olivier Schrauwen Babsy and Maude by Molly Dwyer Escape from the Great American Novel by Drew Lerman Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow Thick Lines on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 get your podcasts. Support Thick Lines and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod.

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 @thicklinespod.

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 podcasts! Purchase the Thick Lines Gift Guide (or free to Patreon subscribers at any tier): https://www.patreon.com/thicklinespod/shop Catch Katie at Permanent Damage on Sunday, December 10 in Los Angeles, CA: https://www.instagram.com/permanent_damage_comix_show/ Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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://www.instagram.com/permanent_damage_comix_show/ Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 tonight at 6:00pm ET: partnersandson.com/

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 Saturday, 11/25 for a signing and talk at Partners and Son in Philadelphia, PA: https://partnersandson.com/ Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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-katie-skelly Catch Sally at RICE in Richmond, VA on Sunday, November 12: https://richmondindiecomic.wixsite.com/rice Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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, and lots more! Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible. Happy Halloween!

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 making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram at @thicklinespod.

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 Comics Expo on Saturday, October 14: https://www.instagram.com/phillycomicsexpo/ Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 importance of sustaining the vibe. Check out the Udder Madness podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/UdderMadness And YouTube: youtube.com/@Udder_Madness More Claire: clairenapier.com More Tegan: tcj.com/author/tegan-oneil/ Find Sally at the Philly Comix Expo on Saturday, October 14: instagram.com/phillycomicsexpo Support the show and get bonus episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 Hell. Catch Sally at the Philly Comix Expo on Saturday, October 14: https://www.instagram.com/phillycomicsexpo/ Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod. Thick Lines dad hat: https://katieskelly.bigcartel.com/product/thick-lines-x-greg-petre-dad-hat

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 Portland, OR on Saturday, August 26: @permanent_damage_comix_show New Thick Lines dad hat out now: https://katieskelly.bigcartel.com/product/thick-lines-x-greg-petre-dad-hat Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Catch Sally at Partners & Son in conversation with Eric Kostiuk Williams on Thursday, August 10 in Philly: https://partnersandson.com Catch Katie at Heavy Manners Library in conversation with Miranda Tacchia, Kat Ball, and Natalie Norris on Tuesday, August 15 in LA: https://heavymannerslibrary.com/events/katie-skelly-miranda-tacchia-and-natalie-norris-in-conversation Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 & Rockets, Kristy Valenti, Emil Ferris, Tia Roxae, Nate Garcia, and lots more. Follow us on Instagram at @thicklinespod. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!

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, Vertigo Comics, and much more. (Closing music is Zak's band The Hand performing 'Ghost Hand'!) Follow Zak on Instagram at @zak_sally. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 you to our listeners who recommended this book and thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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 us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Katie and Sally are joined by Sammy Harkham (Crickets, Kramers Ergot) to discuss his new book Blood of the Virgin (Pantheon, 2023). Topics discussed include showing vs. telling, filmmaking, cooking in comics, Milton Caniff, Käthe Kollwitz, and lots more. Follow Sammy at @samharkham on Instagram. Back VISCERE #1: Body Horror on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katieskelly/viscere-1-a-body-horror-comics-anthology Catch Katie at Permanent Damage Comics Show on Sunday, May 21: https://www.instagram.com/permanent_damage_comix_show/ Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod, and follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally is joined by Benji Nate (Catboy, Hell Phone, Lorna) to discuss her latest book Girl Juice (Drawn and Quarterly, 2023) and lots more. Thanks to our subscribers for making this episode possible! Find more Benji Nate on Instagram at @benjinate. Catch Katie at the Permanent Damage Comics Show on Sunday, May 21 in Los Angeles: https://www.instagram.com/permanent_damage_comix_show/ Follow us on Instagram at @thicklinespod.

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally is back from Canada with a recap of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival and Katie recounts her own special trip. Topics discussed include the Chester Brown and Nina Bunjevac panel, Sally's zine round-up, and Katie's upcoming foray into publishing. Thank you to our patrons for making this episode possible! Katie in conversation with Tina Horn on Wednesday, May 3 at Skylight Books: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-katie-skelly-presents-agency-w-tina-horn Benji Nate in conversation with Sally on Wednesday, May 3 at Partners and Son: https://partnersandson.com/ Catch Katie at Vancouver Comic Con on Sunday, May 20: http://vancouvercomicon.blogspot.com Follow us on Instagram at @thicklinespod.

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss "Dog Biscuits" by Alex Graham (Fantagraphics, 2022). Topics discussed include the pandemic, Rodney Greenblat, funny animal comics, painting, Peter Bagge's "Hate," and lots more. Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Katie in conversation with Tina Horn on Wednesday, May 3 at Skylight Books: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-katie-skelly-presents-agency-w-tina-horn Benji Nate in conversation with Sally on Wednesday, May 3 at Partners and Son: https://partnersandson.com/ Catch Sally at TCAF April 29 & 30: https://www.torontocomics.com/ Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

A special 4/20 episode where we talk bizarre comics PSAs and the most astounding found comic of all time. But first: Sally gives a rundown on Fluke 2023, plus her special trip to see the Guido Crepax exhibition at Philippe Labaune Gallery. Smoke 'em if you got 'em! Comics with Problems: https://www.ep.tc/problems/ Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod.

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss Orochi: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 4 by Kazuo Umezz (Viz, 2023). While we're sad to reach the final Orochi volume, we can't wait for the Cat Eyed Boy Perfect Editions coming later this year! Topics discussed include amateur heart transplants, siblings, crosswalks, Marmaduke, and lots more. Find Katie at Heavy Manners Comics Fair on Saturday, April 22: https://heavymannerslibrary.com/events/heavy-manners-comics-fair-spring-2023 Pick up new zines from Sally at: https://dearsallymadden.bigcartel.com/ Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

We're celebrating one year of Thick Lines on Patreon by releasing our very first Patreon exclusive episode from 2022. To support the show and get bonus episodes like this one, go to patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally are joined by Corinne Halbert (Acid Nun) to discuss Charles Burns's Last Look (Patheon, 2016). Topics discussed include shadow work, denial, loving Mass, William S. Burroughs, David Lynch, body horror, Naked Lunch, Tintin, Birdo, addiction, Silent Hill 2, A Serious Man, and of course, Acid Nun. Find more Corinne at corinnehalbert.com. La Luz de Jesus Gallery: https://laluzdejesus.com/tits-clits-1972-1987-book-signing-and-artwork-exhibition/ Heavy Manners Comics Fair: https://heavymannerslibrary.com/events/heavy-manners-comics-fair-spring-2023 Sally's shop: https://dearsallymadden.bigcartel.com/ Follow Thick Lines on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally sits down with Bizarro-Wuxtry manager Devlin Thompson on the eve of the 20th annual FLUKE comics festival in Athens, GA for a mid-century comics chat. Topics discussed include foreign Archie, Little Lulu, Chick tracts, romance comics, Eightball, cat people vs. dog people in the Archieverse, Harvey comics, fan-fiction, Sally's Crumb encounter, and lots more. Thank you to our patrons for making this episode possible! Follow Devlin on Instagram @fatfink. Follow Thick Lines on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Katie and Sally take listener questions. Topics discussed include visiting Lambiek and the LA Vintage Paperback Show, the new Clowes book announcement, what to read on the plane, our favorite comics cats, copying, Philly comics, bagels, plus: Thick Lines investigates - is Acting Class real? Catch Sally at FLUKE in Athens, GA on Saturday, March 25: flukeisawesome.blogspot.com Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally are joined by Hellen Jo (Jin & Jam, Frontier #2) to discuss the billboard with her artwork gracing Glendale Blvd. in Los Angeles, plus a lengthy discussion of her comics journey, studio process, her life drawing classes, boba orders, girl gangs, Korean shamanism, and lots more. Hellen Jo is a Los Angeles based artist who has worked in comics, animation, illustration, and fine art. Her credits include writing and storyboards for Steven Universe, Regular Show, and Gothball; creator of comics Jin & Jam #1 (Sparkplug), Deep Cut, Paralysis, and A Bleeding Cut; and group exhibitions at Subliminal Projects. She also teaches life drawing seminars at Heavy Manners Library. Find her billboard on SW Glendale Blvd (between Edenhurst Ave and Glenfeliz Blvd) through June 2023. Find more of Jo's work at helllllen.org and on Instagram at @helllllenjjjjjo.

Katie is joined by Alejandra Gutiérrez (Safe Sex, Twisted Romance) to discuss The Complete Sabrina the Teenage Witch: 1962-1972 by George Gladir, Dan DeCarlo, et. al. (Archie Comics, 2014). Topics discussed include Archie, Teen Witch, The Craft, the God Warrior, and an inquiry into the dark-sided world of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Follow Gutiérrez on Instagram @hellewoods666. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Katie and Sally discuss "Friday Foster: The Sunday Strips" by Jim Lawrence and Jorge Longarón (2021, Ablaze, orig. pub. 1970-1974). Topics discussed include Tintin, Pam Grier, Hilda, fashion illustration, romance comics, and more. New Thick Lines x Greg Petre t-shirts: tinyurl.com/32ss9fa6 Find Sally at FLUKE Athens on March 25: flukeisawesome.blogspot.com Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.