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Hosted by Katie Skelly & Sally Madden · arts · EN
A comics podcast by cartoonists Katie Skelly and Sally Madden. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThick Lines is hosted by Katie Skelly & Sally Madden. The show has published 182 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "178 - Jestermaxxing at Club Tee Hee" (6 July 2026, 68 minutes), "177 - Sunday Sunday Sunday" (22 May 2026, 113 minutes), and "*TEASER* 176 - The Goodreads Quiz" (4 May 2026, 2 minutes).
Thick Lines publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 182 episodes.
Booking probability for Thick Lines is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Thick Lines requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Thick Lines's contact route on record: verified email.
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Katie Skelly & Sally Madden hosts Thick Lines, an arts podcast with 182 episodes published.
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Episode #178
Katie and Sally return for a look at The Court Charade written by Flore Vesco and adapted by Kerascoët (Abrams, 2026). Plus: catching up on the latest Heaven news, trying to figure out clown omnipresence, and lots more...
Episode #177
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...
Episode #176
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...
Episode #175
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...
Episode #174
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...
Episode #173
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...
Episode #172
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...
Episode #171
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...
Episode #170
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...
Episode #169
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...
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...
Episode #167
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...
Episode #166
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!
Episode #165
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...
Episode #164
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...
Episode #163
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...
Episode #162
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...
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...
Episode #160
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...
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...
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