Salt & Honey

Sloane & Leslie talk about the new Avengers movie, Infinity War. We also discuss other movies in the MCU and movies in general. This episode is VERY spoiler heavy.

This week, Sloane and Leslie review and discuss The Prince and The Dressmaker, by Jen Wang (First Second.) As long time fans of Jen's work, we go pretty deep into what we think works and what we think didn't work, as well as touching on a few other relatively recent graphic novel releases.

Sloane and Leslie review/discuss the second volume of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition. Contains spoilers for the volume and a bit of the third volume as well. Talking points: sad cyborgs, body autonomy, good ass drawings. The first three volumes of the deluxe edition of Battle Angel Alita are out through Kodansha Comics.

Sloane and Leslie are finally back after a month of no episodes. We talk Annihilation spoilers, what we’ve been up to in the past month, new books (vaguely,) museums and exhibits in Tokyo, and new work. Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Brian Fukushima http://twitter.com/brianfukushima

This week, in a spoiler-heavy episode, Sloane and Leslie discuss Black Panther. We also talk about a few other superhero movies, movies in general, upcoming releases we're excited or not excited about. It's a bit of a shorter episode, we hope you enjoy! Mentioned in the episode: King Arthur, Man of Steel, Ingrid Goes West, Call Me By Your Name, Commuter, and a few others Sloane's new site: http://prismstalker.com

This week, Sloane and Leslie talk about their personal histories with depression, how to work, how to deal, and how we try to live our best lives even when we aren't feeling our best. We also answer some of your questions and talk about the ways in which we try to mitigate stress and anxiety. We aren't psychiatrists, just cartoonists.

This week, we're joined by the amazing Becky Cloonan, to talk about her work in comics, going from drawing to writing comics, audiences and critics reacting to writers versus artists, the difficulties of monthly comics, and future merchandise ideas.

This week, Leslie and Sloane read 4 single current monthly issues from four different publishers to read. We go in blind and review Marvel Legacy Doctor Strange #384 (Marvel), Fence #3 (Boom Box), Rumble #2 (Image), Doom Patrol #9 (DC.) We round out the podcast with Shade the Changing Girl.

This week, we talk with Emily Carroll (Through the Woods, Speak: The Graphic Novel) about her affinity for horror and decadence, and her love for all things horror. Talking points: childhood dreams/nightmares, teen fashion research, interpreting comics.

This week we talk about fashion, from the way it works in comics to our philosophies about how it relates to character design and our favorite comic artists and illustrators that love fashion. Talking points: fashion as a character, the fashion in Snotgirl, clothing revealing things about characters. Find Sloane-  http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree

In this episode, Sloane and Leslie talk about their personal philosophies with regard to character design and developing characters. We talk about our first original characters, teen roleplaying, developing stories and characters simultaneously, and our take on the importance of character design. We also answer questions from Twitter!

Sloane and Leslie talk about one of their favorite manga, Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita/GUNNM. This episode features spoilers for Battle Angel Alita and Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, but we also get very in-depth as to why it's such an important title for both of us, and how science fiction can tap into feelings about what it means to have consciousness. Talking points: cyborg autonomy, robots with feelings. The first deluxe edition volume of Battle Angel Alita is out through Kodansha Comics.

In the last episode of the year, Sloane and Leslie talk about their favorite movies, television, and comics of the year. Features spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We end with our thoughts about the past year and our hopes for 2018. To all our listeners, we hope you have a safe and happy start to the new year.

We chatted with our friend David Murray of Seibei and Telegraph Art & Comics about starting a gallery and comic shop with his wife, Kate. David offers a different perspective from our own as a retailer and provides some valuable insight for creators and fans of comics.

Today we have a mini episode where we talk about the controversy with Marvel’s EIC, C.B. Cebulski. We have a discussion about cultural appropriation, what diversity really means for the comics industry, and some non-white creators you can support.