Sophie Yanow joins Kevin to talk about The Contradictions, her new graphic novel from Drawn & Quarterly.

Rachel Dukes and Mike Sweater join us to talk about their new books Frankie Comics and The Wizerd, coming out in October from Oni Press. We talk about a lot of other stuff, too.

Becca Hillburn joins Kevin to talk about her comic 7" Kara - the second volume is now on Kickstarter. We also talk about the nature of comics as an accessible medium, adult adhd and bad twitter brain.

Shannon Wright joins us to talk about her forthcoming graphic novel Twins, which she illustrated with writer Varian Johnson. We also talk about daytime television.

Katie Belloff is the Art Director at Popular Science magazine. She joins Kevin to talk about what she looks for when choosing illustrators for projects.

Andrea Pearson has been collecting diary comics for roughly 5 years. This month, Andrea joins Kevin to talk about her first entry into comics and her ongoing series, "No Pants Revolution."

Emily Kardamis joins Kevin to talk about managing our anxieties and the importance of personal work while in isolation (during the COVID-19 pandemic)

Gisele Weaver talks about macarons, their 7-year ongoing webcomic Star Trip, discovering things about themself through a relationship with readers, and tips on setting yourself up for pre-press success.

Tight Pencils is back in 2020! Our first guest of the year is Chicago-based cartoonist Mike Centeno. Kevin and Mike talk about how Mike's outlook on the world, having grown up in Venezuela and lived in the US for a decade, effects the comics he makes.

Tight Pencils is coming back in 2020! Look for new episodes in your feed once a month starting at the end of January.

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