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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161 Arrugas/Wrinkles by Paco Roca with His Name Was Dusk PART ONE
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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 Burns, unseen Spanish comics, Dungeons & Dragons, dementia, and so much more. Thank you to our subscribers over at our , you can enjoy 50+ additional episodes at our $5/month level, thank you for listening. His Name Was Dusk provides music for some of your favorite podcasts!
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159- Make Me a Woman with Siobhán Gallagher
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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 sitcoms and more on this slumber party of an episode. Please enjoy Siobhán's terrific book, - a must-read for anyone who is, knows, or would like to know anyone who has ever used a DELIA*S catalog as bedtime reading. Thank you to our subscribers over at our , you can enjoy 50+ additional episodes at our $5/month level, thank you for listening.
info_outlineFull episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. What says "Happy 420, Two Days Late" like host and guest favorites, Akbar and Jeff? Sally and Sam Szabo find out what it means to be gay in Regan's America with Akbar and Jeff's Guide to Life by Matt Groening (Pantheon, 1989). This strip continued beyond the book's publication date for another TWENTY THREE YEARS so there's lots more of our favorite couple beyond this episode.
Topics include: where the elite meet, American Psycho, Working Girl, learning about color cartoons, fezzes and more.
Sally was minutes away from finding out she had covid while recording AND editing this episode, thank you for bearing with us regarding the sound quality.
Thank you kindly to our Elite Cathies, Starscruch and Drawn & Quarterly for supporting this show at the $20/month level- you can access 50+ additional episodes for $5/month over at our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thicklinespod
You can read many many MANY comics by Sam over at her patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brainbooger
Akbar and Jeff's Guide to Life: https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780679726807