171 - Hot to Trot
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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: Check out "Heavy S#!t" at Face Guts gallery through Saturday, 3/21: Support the show and get bonus episodes at
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*TEASER* 170 - All This and Brains Too
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Full episode at . 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 appreciation for Bernie Krigstein's short story "Master Race" (EC, 1955). Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Catch Katie at The Arizona Comic Book Arts Festival on Saturday, 2/28 in Phoenix, AZ:
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169 - My Favorite Time of Day is Night
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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 Frank Miller. Happy New Year! Support the show and get bonus episodes at .
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*TEASER* 168 - Fairy Tales for the Overgrown Child
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Full episode at . 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 Mermaid (Viz, 2003). Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!
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167 - Intensive Cute Unit
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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 appearance? Can you really direct a hospital wearing that? Are you ready to be trance-pilled?
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*TEASER* 166 - Yon & Mu & Everyone We Know
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Full episode at . Katie and Sally are back with Junji Ito for a look at his late aughts "cat diary," Yon & Mu (Kodansha, 2009). Happy Halloween!
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165 - Girl, Interrupted (by a Spiral)
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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 Patreon exclusive episode on Ito's Yon & Mu coming soon! Support the show and get bonus episodes at .
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164 - Amelia Bedelia: Citizen Consumer
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Katie and Sally set their sights on 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?? These existential questions and more: handled. (Spoiler - we loved this book.) Support the show and get bonus episodes at .
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163 - *TEASER* Beautiful Lil Monsters
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Full episode at . Katie and Sally take a look at the early '80s adult comics of Suehiro Maruo in (Bubbles, 2025) and wonder... just who are these adults? Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!
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162 - Runnin' with the Devil
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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 at the Skirball. Ciao summer! We're so back. Find Sally at SPX in Bethesda, MD on 9/13 & 9/14: Pick up Viscere volumes 1 & 2 at . Follow us on Instagram . Support the show and get bonus content at .
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Sally and daughter hit the aisles of The Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD on September 14 & 15 to ask creators, publishers, and retailers which formative reading experiences pushed them further into comics. Guests include:
Avi Ehrlich (Silver Sprocket)
B. Erin Cole
Dash Shaw
Drew Weing
Ellen Marcus
Em Jon-Michael Frank
Ina Parsons
Jason Leivian (Floating World Comics)
Joe Sikoryak
Jonathan Baylis
Mattie Lubchansky
Natalie Andrewson
Peggy Burns (Drawn and Quarterly)
Ryan Holmberg
Tigrspoon
Ursakursa
Walter Scott
Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.