Thick Lines

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

178 - Jestermaxxing at Club Tee Hee 07/06/2026

178 - Jestermaxxing at Club Tee Hee 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. is out from Fantagraphics on 7/7! Catch Katie at: in Seattle, WA on July 11 in Portland, OR on July 12 in Los Angeles, CA on July 17 on July 23 & 24 in Philadelphia, PA on August 29 Back Bad Girl Tarot II on Kickstarter: /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/41985660

177 - Sunday Sunday Sunday 05/22/2026

177 - Sunday Sunday Sunday 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 1:00pm. Details: instagram.com/oddmartmn Support the show and get bonus episodes at . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/41387100

*TEASER* 176 - The Goodreads Quiz 05/04/2026

*TEASER* 176 - The Goodreads Quiz Full episode at . 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 Minneapolis, MN on May 23 & 24: Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/41148410

175 - DNF 04/16/2026

175 - DNF 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: Support the pod and get bonus episodes at /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/40900000

*TEASER* 174 - That Kookie Expresso 04/03/2026

*TEASER* 174 - That Kookie Expresso Full episode at . Katie and Sally talk MoCCA, Marc by Sofia, and "Kookie" issues 1 and 2 by John Stanley and Bill Williams (Dell, 1962). Read Kookie: Read Sally's Comics Journal at 50 recap comic: Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/40726180

173 - Step Right Up with Brian Baynes 03/27/2026

173 - Step Right Up with Brian Baynes 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: For Bubbles Fanzine: Attend Bubbles Con in Richmond, VA on Saturday, May 30: Catch Sally at MoCCA Arts Fest in New York, NY on Sunday, March 29 on the "The Comics Journal at 50" and "Modern Horror" panels: Read Sally's interview with Bill Griffith on The Comics Journal: Support the show and get bonus episodes at . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/40638160

*TEASER* 172 - Ketchup 03/17/2026

*TEASER* 172 - Ketchup Full episode at . 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 Guts gallery in Los Angeles, CA through March 21: Catch Sally at MoCCA Arts Fest on March 29 on the "The Comics Journal at 50" and "Modern Horror" panels: Read Sally's interview with Bill Griffith on The Comics Journal: Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/40518575

171 - Hot to Trot 02/24/2026

171 - Hot to Trot 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 /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/40222080

*TEASER* 170 - All This and Brains Too 02/02/2026

*TEASER* 170 - All This and Brains Too 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: /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/39972200

169 - My Favorite Time of Day is Night 12/30/2025

169 - My Favorite Time of Day is Night 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 . /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/39561140

*TEASER* 168 - Fairy Tales for the Overgrown Child 12/08/2025

*TEASER* 168 - Fairy Tales for the Overgrown Child 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! /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/39329645

167 - Intensive Cute Unit 12/08/2025

167 - Intensive Cute Unit 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? /episode/index/show/thicklines/id/39329465

*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

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