Hosted by Katie Skelly & Sally Madden · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 180 episodes
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A comics podcast by cartoonists Katie Skelly and Sally Madden. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod.
Katie Skelly & Sally Madden hosts Thick Lines, a arts show with 180 episodes published.
Katie and Sally are back to discuss Sunday by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics, 2024). Catch Sally at FLOP in Minneapolis, MN on May 23 & 24! She'll be moderating "The Saddest Comic in the World" panel on Saturday at 1:0
Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Sally quizzes Katie using only content sourced from Goodreads. Plus: a trip to Stuart Ng Books, why you should see Stars on Ice, and much more. Catch Sally at FLOP in Minneapol
Katie and Sally return to discuss I Ate the Whole World to Find You by Rachel Ang (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025). Featuring: Goodreads mania, Camus, and Sue/Emily. Enjoy the show! Read "Thalassophobia" by Rachel Ang: https://
Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Katie and Sally talk MoCCA, Marc by Sofia , and "Kookie" issues 1 and 2 by John Stanley and Bill Williams (Dell, 1962). Read Kookie: https://lastofthespinnerrackjunkies2.blogsp
Katie and Sally are joined by Brian Baynes ( Bubbles Fanzine , Bubbles Con, Brian's Books) to discuss Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead by Bill Griffith (Abrams, 2019). Follow Brian on Instagram:
Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Katie and Sally catch up on recent comings and goings, including going to AZCAF, interviewing Bill Griffith, preparing for MoCCA panels, and more. Catch "HEAVY S#!T" at Face Gu
Katie and Sally return for a look at the collected Trots and Bonnie by Shary Flenniken (NYRC, 2020). Rough chuckles advisory warning. Catch Katie at The Arizona Comicbook Arts Festival on Saturday, 2/28: azcomicartfest.c
Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Miller Time continues with a look at The Dark Knight Returns (DC, 1986) written by Frank Miller, illustrated by Miller and Klaus Janson, and colored by Lynn Varley. Plus an app
Katie and Sally are back with a look at Elektra: Assassin (Marvel, 1986-87) written by Frank Miller and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz. Plus: Katie took a trip to Japan, and Sally has a very specific voice in mind for F
Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Katie and Sally reconvene to keep talking Junko Mizuno - this time looking at her fairy tale adaptations Cinderalla (2002, Viz), Hansel & Gretel (Viz, 2003) and Princess Mermai
Katie and Sally are back to talk about the Most Important Book in the universe: Pure Trance by Junko Mizuno (Last Gasp, 2005 - originally published in Japan by East Press, 1998). Can a message belie its adorable appearan
Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Katie and Sally are back with Junji Ito for a look at his late aughts "cat diary," Yon & Mu (Kodansha, 2009). Happy Halloween!
Katie and Sally finally turn their sights to the one and only Junji Ito and the cult phenomenon manga Uzumaki (Viz, 2002). Come for the cosmic horror, stay for the exceptionally great hair design. And look out for our Pa
Katie and Sally set their sights on Miss Ruki by Fumiko Takano (New York Review Comics, 2025): how does our environment change the way we experience friendship? What are we gonna do with all this life? Can I sleep over??
Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Katie and Sally take a look at the early '80s adult comics of Suehiro Maruo in Beautiful Monster (Bubbles, 2025) and wonder... just who are these adults? Thanks to our Patreon
Katie and Sally discuss two big 2025 releases: The Devil's Grin by Alex Graham (Fantagraphics) and Face Meat by Bonten Taro (Living the Line). But first: the Cloweses in Eddington , Aya Takano in Los Angeles, and Kirby a
Remember me? Sally is joined by her friend, translator and dungeon master, His Name Was Dusk to read Arrugas (Wrinkles in English) by Paco Roca, in both Spanish and English. Topics include, Bubbles Con, spying on Charles
Sally has too much to say to girl's girl Siobhán Gallagher about her pick and our bible, Vanessa Davis' Make Me a Woman (Drawn & Quarterly, 2010). Topics include 90's fashion, Hello Kitty, eating disorders on family sitc
This episode was recorded prior to Scott Adams' announcement of his cancer diagnosis. As always, Thick Lines wishes good mental, spiritual, and physical health to all creators and createes. Joining Sally today is the bus
This episode was recorded prior to Scott Adams' announcement of his cancer diagnosis. As always, Thick Lines wishes good mental, spiritual, and physical health to all creators and createes. Enjoy the full episode at patr
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Thick Lines is hosted by Katie Skelly & Sally Madden. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 180 episodes.
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