Thick Lines

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Katie and Sally catch up on readings, comics etiquette questions, and recent films. Topics discussed include Chantal Montellier, Chris Ware, Priscilla, May/December, being a Wikipedia outlaw, and lots more.

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Catch Sally live in Philly at Partners & Son with a VISCERE #1 event tonight at 6:00pm ET: partnersandson.com/

Katie and Sally discuss Minami's Lover by Shungiku Uchida (Fantagraphics, 2023). Topics discussed include Uchida's career, Insufficient Direction, Takashi Miike, and being the busiest woman live, plus Sally recaps her RICE event and discusses the upcoming VISCERE signing on 11/25 at Partners and Son.

Catch Sally Madden and VISCERE #1 artists Corinne Halbert, Tia Roxae, and Chloe Brailsford on Saturday, 11/25 for a signing and talk at Partners and Son in Philadelphia, PA: https://partnersandson.com/

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Katie and Sally discuss Spa by Erik Svetoft (Fantagraphics, 2023), translated by Melissa Bowers. Topics discussed include Olivier Schrauwen, Nick Drnaso, David Hockney, The Menu, Triangle of Sadness, Dongery, Russian spa etiquette and lots more.

Catch Katie at Heavy Manners Library in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, November 8: https://heavymannerslibrary.com/events/viscere-book-launch-event-with-katie-skelly

Catch Sally at RICE in Richmond, VA on Sunday, November 12: https://richmondindiecomic.wixsite.com/rice

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Katie is joined by Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets, Blubber, Psychodrama Illustrated) for a rundown of his must-watch Halloween horror (aka monster) movies. Topics discussed include Georges Franju, Stan Brakhage, Jonathan Glazer, Yorgos Lanthimos, "prestige" horror, Mario Bava, Andrzej Zulawski, Twilight, The Twilight Zone, The Naked Cosmos, and lots more!

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Happy Halloween!

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss Monica by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics, 2023). Topics discussed include Tarzan, magical thinking, noblesse oblige, The Westing Game, Heinz Edelmann, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Blood of the Virgin, Alex Katz, Last House on the Left, The Yellow Deli, and lots more. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Katie and Sally discuss Wendy and Wendy's Revenge by Walter Scott (Drawn & Quarterly, 2021), plus introduce a theory about Wendy's origins. Topics discussed include Dog Biscuits, The Sculptor, being an artiste, the emotional trials of reading Harvey Comics, and lots more. Plus some chat about Katie's Viscere #1 project.

Catch Sally at Philly Comix Expo on Saturday, October 14.

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Sally diligently campaigns the carpet of SPX to ask: what's the best and worst book you've read this year? Guests include L. Nichols, Caroline Cash, Whit Taylor, Dennis Kitchen, Nicole Georges, and many more!

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Catch Sally at the Philly Comics Expo on Saturday, October 14: https://www.instagram.com/phillycomicsexpo/

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Katie and Sally are joined by Top Cow aficionados Claire Napier and Tegan O'Neil from the Udder Madness podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on Witchblade, namely Witchblade #7 (written by David Wohl and Christina Z., art by Michael Turner). Topics discussed include Zenescope, Savage Dragon, King Conan, Jane Austen, Spawn, The Darkness, and the importance of sustaining the vibe.

Check out the Udder Madness podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/UdderMadness

And YouTube: youtube.com/@Udder_Madness

More Claire: clairenapier.com

More Tegan: tcj.com/author/tegan-oneil/

Find Sally at the Philly Comix Expo on Saturday, October 14: instagram.com/phillycomicsexpo

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Katie and Sally are joined by Joe McCulloch (The Comics Journal, Comic Books are Burning in Hell) to discuss Cat-Eyed Boy: The Perfect Edition by Kazuo Umezz (Viz, 2023). Plus a quick SPX rundown by Sally, and an appreciation of our newest favorite Umezz character: the little thirsty guy.

Read Joe on TCJ.com and listen to Comic Books are Burning in Hell.

Catch Sally at the Philly Comix Expo on Saturday, October 14: https://www.instagram.com/phillycomicsexpo/

Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

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Katie and Sally catch up on Permanent Damage: Portland, Sally's west coast zine crawl, and the pitfalls of "indie corporate" shows. Topics discussed include Maria Sputnik, Lale Westvind, T. Edward Bak, Pat Auslisio, Pat Rooks, Greg & Fake, MoCCA, SPX and corpse flowers, and lots more.

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