Thick Lines

A comics podcast by cartoonists Katie Skelly and Sally Madden. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod.

*TEASER* 166 - Yon & Mu & Everyone We Know 10/31/2025

*TEASER* 166 - Yon & Mu & Everyone We Know 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! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/38868455

165 - Girl, Interrupted (by a Spiral) 10/29/2025

165 - Girl, Interrupted (by a Spiral) 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 . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/38834580

164 - Amelia Bedelia: Citizen Consumer 10/09/2025

164 - Amelia Bedelia: Citizen Consumer 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 . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/38530705

163 - *TEASER* Beautiful Lil Monsters 10/09/2025

163 - *TEASER* Beautiful Lil Monsters 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! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/38530570

162 - Runnin' with the Devil 09/04/2025

162 - Runnin' with the Devil 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 . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/38090765

161 Arrugas/Wrinkles by Paco Roca with His Name Was Dusk PART ONE 08/27/2025

161 Arrugas/Wrinkles by Paco Roca with His Name Was Dusk PART ONE 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! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/37974935

159- Make Me a Woman with Siobhán Gallagher 07/23/2025

159- Make Me a Woman with Siobhán Gallagher 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. /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/37522355

158 The Far Side by Gary Larson with Mattie Lubchansky 07/15/2025

158 The Far Side by Gary Larson with Mattie Lubchansky 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 business pleasure that is : former associate editor of The Nib, author of and has had work appearing in Mad Magazine, The Hairpin, The Toast, Eater, New York Magazine, as well as every other publication you've ever enjoyed. Today we have a short interview with Mattie and a special guest, then we read Mattie's pick: The Far Side by Gary Larson! Your favorite! Topics include: cows, cat eye glasses, Joey Alison Sayers, The Vegan Agenda, parents allowing questionable reading material, and desert islands. See Mattie on tour! July 29th at or July 31st at August 2nd you can find them at She has many more tour dates along the east coast /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/37417760

*TEASER* 159- Dilbert with Mattie Lubchansky 07/15/2025

*TEASER* 159- Dilbert with Mattie Lubchansky 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 Joining Sally today is the business pleasure that is : former associate editor of The Nib, author of and has had work appearing in Mad Magazine, The Hairpin, The Toast, Eater, New York Magazine, as well as every other publication you've ever enjoyed. Today we read Mattie's pick: Dilbert, a comic strip you may be familiar with by being alive? Topics include: webcomics, going insane, Jewess hairdo representation, the sexier side of Dilbert, and most important of all: See Mattie on tour! July 29th at or July 31st at August 2nd you can find them at She has many more tour dates along the east coast /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/37416560

*TEASER* 157- Akbar and Jeff with Sam Szabo 04/22/2025

*TEASER* 157- Akbar and Jeff with Sam Szabo Full 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: You can read many many MANY comics by Sam over at her patreon: Akbar and Jeff's Guide to Life: /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/36271005

156- Poor Helpless Comics! with Sam Szabo 04/22/2025

156- Poor Helpless Comics! with Sam Szabo Happy Earth Day! Listener favorite Sam Szabo (Comics Will Break Your Balls, The Enlightened Transsexual, The Onion) is back to look at the PG-13 porno comics of Poor Helpless Comics! by Ed Subitzky (NYRC, 2023). Topics include, Heather McAdams' Cartoon Girl, going to the movies, National Lampoon, David Letterman, and so very much 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: You can read many many MANY comics by Sam over at her patreon: Poor Helpless Comics!: Heather McAdams info: /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/36270735

154- Best of 2024 with Jog PART ONE 04/04/2025

154- Best of 2024 with Jog PART ONE What's our favorite books from 2024? Sally describes them all in no particular order to beloved listener favorite Joe McCulloch! Part one is here for you to enjoy, for Part Two, we will see you over at our patreon: Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod and email us to join our Discord at thicklinespod@gmail.com - John Mejias (zine) (audiobook)- Ana Woulfe - Dash Shaw - Em Frank - Charles Burns - Molly Colleen O’Connell - Leomi Sadler by Louka Butzbach - Anand - J. Webster Sharp by Eileen Wolf Echikson by Stan Mack by Edward Steed by Sugiura Shigeru by Beth Hetland by Mia Oberländer by Joe Steinhardt and Marissa Paternoster by Eleanor Davis by Julia Gfrorer edited by Angela Fanche and Katie Lane /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/36010195

153- *RE-RELEASE* A Very Gorey Episode 03/05/2025

153- *RE-RELEASE* A Very Gorey Episode Last week marked the centennial of Edward Gorey's birth, so let's wish a happy birthday to our shared goth uncle with a listen back to episiode 23. Enjoy! Katie Skelly and Sally Madden discuss Edward Gorey's "Amphigorey: Fifteen Books" (1980). Topics discussed include Max Ernst, Edward Lear, Agatha Christie, Charles Addams, Tomie dePaola, Roald Dahl, holding newborns, ballet, New England, and more. Next time: "Magician A" by Natsuko Ishitsuyo. Find 50+ additional episodes at our patreon: Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod and email us to join our Discord at thicklinespod@gmail.com /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/35544955

*TEASER* 162- Interview with Em Frank and Frances Cordelia Beaver part 1: Live from PCX! 03/05/2025

*TEASER* 162- Interview with Em Frank and Frances Cordelia Beaver part 1: Live from PCX! This is a subscriber-only episode, for the full audio please visit Thank you to Partners and Son for hosting us! Sally interviews Em Frank (Heavenly Days, I Never Found You, Dark Garbage) and Frances Cordelia Beaver (On a Cute One, Spirits Hungover At Work, Give My Best To Your Kind!) live from Partners and Son at PCX. Topics include: why comic books are the easiest art form to get done, taking elementary schoolers to Wong Kar-wai movies, not taking responsibility for torturing your own characters, and much more. This is part 1! Partners and Son: Em Frank: Frances Cordelia Beaver: /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/35544610

151- The Pervert with Frances Cordelia Beaver 03/03/2025

151- The Pervert with Frances Cordelia Beaver Frances Cordelia Beaver (On A Cute One, 2021) joins Sally Madden to read The Pervert by Michelle Perez and Remy Boydell (Image Comics, 2018) Topics include: a picnic at the graveyard, Milk White Steed by Michael D. Kennedy (Drawn and Quarterly, 2025), Peephhole #1 (despite what Sally says at the top of the episode, the table of contents is CLEARLY labeled with each artist's attributed page numbers, despite the pages not being numbered), Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh (Gallery Books, 2020) X-rated amazon packaging, Paris is Burning, Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton (Soho Press, 2021), disgust, and much more. Support the show and get bonus content at Follow us on Instagram You can find Frances's artwork , her music is Partners and Son has new and first-reprint-in-a-decade+ vintage zines from Sally Madden here: AND you can find Sally (and Katie Skelly) next weekend at ! Smell ya later! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/35520805

150- Surfing The Crimson Wave with Molly Colleen O'Connell 02/23/2025

150- Surfing The Crimson Wave with Molly Colleen O'Connell I was always here, where were you? Thick Lines is back! Sally Madden talks with with Molly Colleen O’Connell about The Green Hand and Other Stories by Nicole Claveloux (NYRC, 2017) topics include gardening, nudity, getting our periods for the first time, and lots more. Thank you for listening! Katie Skelly and Sally Madden are part of the programming at MoCCA next month, please come say hello! Support the show and get bonus content at Follow us on Instagram You can find Molly Colleen O’Connell’s comics and wares here: You can find Katie Skelly’s comics and wares here: Partners and Son has newborn and vintage zines from Sally Madden here: /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/35395370

149 - Katie & Sally Apology Tour '24 11/28/2024

149 - Katie & Sally Apology Tour '24 Oops! We're back! Katie and Sally catch up on recent reads including Unwholesome Love (Fictopicto/Partners and Son, 2024) and Final Cut (Pantheon, 2024) by Charles Burns, Blurry by Dash Shaw (New York Review Books, 2024), Sunday by Olivier Schrauwen (Fantagraphics, 2024), My Time Machine by Carol Lay (Fantagraphics, 2024), John Willie: A Bizarre Life by Jane Garrett (Schiffer, 2024), plus a look at the film The Substance (2024). Catch Katie at Comic Arts LA on December 14 & 15: Back VISCERE #2: Folk Horror on Kickstarter through December 20: Support the show and get bonus content at Follow us on Instagram . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/34188405

*TEASER* 148 - Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod 10/29/2024

*TEASER* 148 - Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod Full episode at . Katie and Sally are back with a bone-chilling countdown of their top three scariest comics. Artists discussed include Josh Simmons, Al Columbia, Kazuo Umezz, Jacques Loustal and Villard, Stephen Gammell, Julia Gfrorer, Conor Stechschulte, Art Spiegelman, Jaime Hernandez, Richard McGuire, and many others. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible. Happy Halloween! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/33674927

147 - The Charming Bad Man Industrial Complex with Anya Davidson 10/18/2024

147 - The Charming Bad Man Industrial Complex with Anya Davidson Katie is joined by cartoonist Anya Davidson (Night and Dana, School Spirits, Band for Life, Lovers in the Garden) to discuss Pascin by Joann Sfar (Uncivilized Books, 2016), translated by Edward Gauvin and Uncivilized Books. Find more Anya at and on Instagram . Support the show and get bonus episodes and more at . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/33517217

*TEASER* 146 - Boots on the Ground: SPX 2024 09/30/2024

*TEASER* 146 - Boots on the Ground: SPX 2024 Full episode at . 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 . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/33267942

*TEASER* 145 - Ware Pilled 09/27/2024

*TEASER* 145 - Ware Pilled Full episode available at . Katie and Sally tackle Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware (Pantheon, 2000). Topics include Little Nemo in Slumberland, Dan Clowes, The New Yorker, intergenerational trauma, and Flip Wilson. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/33235462

144 - Iris in the Morning with Chloe Brailsford 09/23/2024

144 - Iris in the Morning with Chloe Brailsford Katie is joined by cartoonist Chloe Brailsford (DC Pride 2024, Sapphic Pulp, Viscere #1) for a look at Iris: A Novel For Viewers, written by Lo Hartog van Banda, drawn by Thé Tjong-Khing (Fantagraphics, 2024). Topics discussed include Barbarella, Auranella, Kris Kool, Guido Crepax, Guy Peellaert, and lots more. Find Chloe on and at @chloe.in.pink. Support the show and get bonus episodes at . Follow us on Instagram . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/33141072

143 - Thee Medical Arts with Shannon Spence 09/18/2024

143 - Thee Medical Arts with Shannon Spence Sally is joined by Shannon Spence (P*NK LAB GRL! Burn it Down!, Kid Internet Connect) for a chat about their shared backgrounds and interest in medical illustration. Topics discussed include The Andromeda Strain, Frank Bender, Frank Netter, Gray's Anatomy, and lots more. Follow Shannon at on Instagram. Support the show and get bonus episodes at . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/33114482

*UNLOCKED* 82 - There's a Billboard Over Glendale Blvd. with Hellen Jo 09/13/2024

*UNLOCKED* 82 - There's a Billboard Over Glendale Blvd. with Hellen Jo We'll be back with all new episodes starting next week! Katie and Sally are joined by Hellen Jo (Jin & Jam, ) to discuss the billboard with her artwork gracing Glendale Blvd., 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 . Find her billboard on SW Glendale Blvd (between Edenhurst Ave and Glenfeliz Blvd) through June 2023. Find more of Jo's work at and on Instagram at @helllllenjjjjjo. Thank you to our patrons for making this episode possible! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/33047912

*TEASER* 142 - Lookie Loos 08/31/2024

*TEASER* 142 - Lookie Loos Full episode at . Katie and Sally reconvene to catch up on our Fall to-read piles and take a look at the Fantagraphics Winter '25 catalog. Comics touched on: Round World Thinking by Ana Woulfe, Pony Show by Bread Tarleton, Distant Ruptures by C.F., Blurry by Dash Shaw, Processing: 100 Comics That Got Me Through It by Tara Booth, A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll, Oba Electroplating Factory by Yoshiharu Tsuge, Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke by Sugiura Shigeru, Heavenly Days by Em Frank, Chad in Amsterdam by Chad Bilyeu, Kommix by Charles Burns, Iris: A Novel for Viewers by Thé Tjong-Khing and Lo Hartog Van Banda, and The Return of Mister X by Dean Motter and Los Bros. Thank you to our patrons for making this episode possible! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/32811822

*UNLOCKED* 92 - Squaring the Circle 08/30/2024

*UNLOCKED* 92 - Squaring the Circle Originally published June 15, 2023. Support the show and never miss a bonus episode at . 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 Suicide Girls, Tampa by Alissa Nutting, and lots more. Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/32811322

*TEASER* 141 - Peepshow #15 07/31/2024

*TEASER* 141 - Peepshow #15 Full episode at . Katie and Sally discuss Peepshow #15 by Joe Matt (Fantagraphics, 2024). Topics discussed include being cheap, Seth, Weezer, tv people, writing letters, and lots more. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Catch Katie reading with Beth Hetland at in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday, August 4. Catch Sally at the in Boise, ID on August 24 & 25. Follow us on Instagram . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/32368877

*TEASER* 140 - Bernadette with Katie Lane and Angela Fanche Live at Partners and Son 07/26/2024

*TEASER* 140 - Bernadette with Katie Lane and Angela Fanche Live at Partners and Son Full episode at . Sally gets the scoop on the new Bernadette magazine with its editors Katie Lane (Single Camera Sitcom) and Angela Fanche (Humility Machine), recorded live at Partners and Son in Philadelphia, PA on Friday, July 12, 2024. Bernadette features work from 27+ artists including Lala Albert, Gabrielle Bell, Clair Gunther, Charlotte Pelissier + Juliette Collet, Sam Szabo, Molly Dwyer, Ana Woulfe, and many more. Pick up Bernadette from or wherever fine comics are sold! Follow Katie and Angela on Instagram at and . Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/32307862

139 - Little Lit with Bread Tarleton 07/13/2024

139 - Little Lit with Bread Tarleton Sally is joined by Bread Tarleton (Ponyshow, Horse) for a look at Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnies edited by Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly (RAW Junior, 2000), a venture into stories for kids with comics by Dan Clowes, Chris Ware, David Mazzucchelli, Kaz, and many more. Find Bread on Instagram . Support Thick Lines and get bonus content at . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/32119002

138 - My Pretty Vampire with Corinne Halbert 07/03/2024

138 - My Pretty Vampire with Corinne Halbert Sally is joined by Corinne Halbert (Acid Nun, Scorpio Venus Rising) for a look at My Pretty Vampire by Katie Skelly (Fantagraphics, 2017). Topics discussed include Herzog's Nosferatu, vampire lore, establishing mise-en-scène, and lots more. Find Corinne on Instagram . Support the show and get bonus episodes at /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/31986042

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