It's the start of Halloween season on Thick Lines! Katie and Sally welcome co-editor of The Comics Journal Joe McCulloch to the show to discuss "Orochi: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 2" (2022, Viz) by Kazuo Umezz. But first, we catch up about SPX and the Philly Comics Expo. Topics discussed include Sally's new zines, gekiga, The Twilight Zone, Junji Ito, and lots more. Next time: "Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron" by Daniel Clowes.

Follow Joe on Twitter @snubpollard and listen to his comics podcast Comic Books are Burning in Hell: comicsinhell.libsyn.com

Find Katie at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Cumbria, Great Britain, October 14–16: comicartfestival.com

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