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By listener request, Katie and Sally discuss Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly, 2007), plus special movie correspondent Sally reports on the 2023 film adaptation in theaters now. Topics discussed include Optic Nerve, Summer Blonde, David Boring, Michael Haneke, and lots more.

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Catch Katie at Heavy Manners Library in conversation with Miranda Tacchia, Kat Ball, and Natalie Norris on Tuesday, August 15 in LA: https://heavymannerslibrary.com/events/katie-skelly-miranda-tacchia-and-natalie-norris-in-conversation 

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Katie is joined by Jacq Cohen, Executive Director of Communications and Publicity at Fantagraphics to discuss her career journey, the present and future of comics publicity, and advice for cartoonists who are getting their careers started. Topics discussed include Top Shelf, Diana Schutz, Jason, Love & Rockets, Kristy Valenti, Emil Ferris, Tia Roxae, Nate Garcia, and lots more.

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Sally and Katie play catch up with recent projects and reads. Topics discussed include Barbie, Polly Pocket, Gilbert Hernandez, Paul McCarthy, Wally Wood, Alex Toth, and more.

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Katie and Sally discuss the highly anticipated English translation of River's Edge by Kyoko Okazaki (Kodansha, 1994/2023). Topics discussed include Robert Longo, our favorite translators, Helter Skelter, Pink, and lots more.   Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Sally finally gets her way this episode with some alone time with Zak Sally (Sammy the Mouse, Enemymine, Low, The Hand) to discuss "Cherry" by Inés Estrada and "7 Miles a Second" by David Wojnarowicz, James Romberger, and Marguerite Van Cook. Topics discussed include: terminal illness, beautiful dick drawings, the AIDS epidemic, The Mütter Museum, Vertigo Comics, and much more. (Closing music is Zak’s band The Hand performing ‘Ghost Hand’!)   Follow Zak on Instagram at @zak_sally.   Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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Summer reading returns! By listener request, Katie and Sally discuss Cats of the Louvre by Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz, 2019). Topics discussed include Marcel Dzama, paintings we want to be absorbed into, conservationist hell, The Stendhal Syndrome, Roald Dahl, Calvin & Hobbes, Wes Anderson, and lots more.

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Katie and Sally are joined by Sam Szabo (Enlightened Transsexual Comix) to discuss "One! Hundred! Demons!" by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly, 2015). Topics discussed include The Artist's Way, scents, the Nordstrom ladies lounge, and lots more.   Find Sam on Instagram at @brainboogerindustries.   Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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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 Neil Gaiman, Suicide Girls, Tampa by Alissa Nutting, and lots more. 

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We’re back with a double header episode! Katie and Sally discuss “Pinky and Pepper Forever” by Eddy Atoms (Silver Sprocket, 2018) and “Rock Collector” by Becca Tobin (Silver Sprocket, 2022). Topics discussed include: aliens, "Wendy" by Walter Scott, art school, and lots more.

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Katie and Sally are joined by Sammy Harkham (Crickets, Kramers Ergot) to discuss his new book Blood of the Virgin (Pantheon, 2023). Topics discussed include showing vs. telling, filmmaking, cooking in comics, Milton Caniff, Käthe Kollwitz, and lots more.   Follow Sammy at @samharkham on Instagram.   Back VISCERE #1: Body Horror on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katieskelly/viscere-1-a-body-horror-comics-anthology   Catch Katie at Permanent Damage Comics Show on Sunday, May 21: https://www.instagram.com/permanent_damage_comix_show/   Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod, and follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.