Salt & Honey

A Quick Announcement Re: Salt & Honey Jul 12, 2021

Just here to clarify some stuff about the status of the show--we're making videos and doing streams, so please check them out for the time being! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3WSUHTFjoxfbljsG1d7unQ

You can also still find us on twitter: http://twitter.com/saltandhoneypod

Salt & Honey #96: Impostor Syndrome and other thoughts Dec 09, 2020

This week, Sloane and Leslie talk about creative ruts exacerbated by COVID and how to deal a creative block. We also discuss impostor syndrome.

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Salt & Honey #95: Possessor (& more Cronenberg) Nov 18, 2020

Sloane and Leslie are back and discussing Brandon Cronenberg's new film, Possessor. This episode includes spoilers of Possessor and several David Cronenberg movies.

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Salt & Honey #94: Hobtown Mystery Stories Oct 07, 2020

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss and gush over the Hobtown Murder Mystery series (Case of the Missing Men and The Cursed Hermit) by Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes. This episode includes spoilers!

Hobtown high school site: http://hobtown.com

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Salt & Honey #93: Pen15 2 Sep 30, 2020

Sloane and Leslie talk about the second season of Pen15, awkward friendship dynamics, painful memories, and just about how good the show is.

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Salt & Honey #92: Raised by Wolves Sep 23, 2020

This week, Sloane and Leslie are talking about the TV series, Raised by Wolves, a sci-fi drama created by Aaron Guzikowski and executive produced (and directed) by Ridley Scott. This episode contains spoilers! We also talk about The Boys for a little bit.

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Salt & Honey #91: Moms Sep 16, 2020

This week, Sloane and Leslie are reviewing Moms (2020) by Yeong-Shin Ma. Moms is a very heartfelt and honest look into the lives of women in their mid-fifties, and is inspired by Yeong-Shin Ma's mother's experiences. This episode contains spoilers!

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Salt & Honey #90: A Hard Tomorrow Sep 09, 2020

This week, Sloane and Leslie are reviewing A Hard Tomorrow (2019) by Eleanor Davis. This episode includes spoilers!

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Salt & Honey #89: Art & Harm Sep 02, 2020

This week, Sloane and Leslie are discussing whether or not immoral art can harm people. We talk more about the importance of art and the way it affects people, and the broader implications of something being viewed or read as being actively harmful.

Discussed in this episode

"Why Immoral Art Cannot Morally Harm Us" by Maria Caruso: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1158&context=philosophy_theses

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Salt & Honey #88: A Map to the Sun Aug 26, 2020

This week, Leslie is interviewing Sloane about her new book, A Map to the Sun. We discuss some spoilers of the book, childhood and teen memories of friendship, and talk about how to address difficult and sensitive topics in fiction. A Map to the Sun (First Second) is available anywhere you can get books.

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Salt & Honey #87: Romance Jul 16, 2020

This week, we're talking about romance! What we like and dislike about the genre, things we think about when trying to create romance between characters, and much more.

Also, we're still accepting applicants for our mentorship until 8/1/20! Please check the details on twitter

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Salt & Honey #86: Characters Jul 05, 2020

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss characters. What makes the characters we like special, and what kinds of characters end up informing and coloring how we look at a work of fiction?

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Salt & Honey #85: Performance & Power Jun 23, 2020

TRIGGER WARNING: we discuss sexual abuse and misconduct in this episode.

This week, we talk about what has been going on on comics twitter in the past week, with many prominent figures in comics, art, and many other industries, being outed as having abused their power and acting inappropriately towards marginalized genders. We also discuss the pledge for men in comics that has begun circulation on social media.

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Salt & Honey #84: Narrative Promises Jun 11, 2020

This week, we're talking about narrative promises, what we try to keep in mind as creators, and what we expect as readers. We discuss works of fiction that we feel fulfill a promise, drawing a line from beginning to end. For the full quote in question, visit Sloane's newsletter: https://sloaneleong.substack.com/p/lets-talk-story/comments

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Salt & Honey #83: Junko Mizuno May 16, 2020

This week, we are talking to the inimitable Junko Mizuno about her work, process, and inspiration. We discuss her comics Pure Trance and Little Fluffy Gigolo Pelu (Last Gasp,) as well as the importance of staying true to one's self when creating stories and characters.

This episode was for VanCAF, and for more digital programming, check out #CANCAF, which is a group effort promoting the programming and events from all the comics festivals in Canada.

Junko's website: https://www.mizuno-junko.com/

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Salt & Honey #82: Matt Fraction May 11, 2020

This week, we're joined by comics writer Matt Fraction, probably best known for his run on Marvel's Hawkeye, as well as Sex Criminals and Casanova (Image Comics.) In this episode, we talked to him about what went into the planning and process of his new book with Elsa Charretier, November (Image.) November also features colors by Matt Hollingsworth and lettering by Kurt Anken.

This episode was for VanCAF, and for more digital programming, check out #CANCAF, which is a group effort promoting the programming and events from all the comics festivals in Canada.

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Salt & Honey #82: Quarantine #1 May 04, 2020

Sloane and Leslie talk about what they've been reading, watching, and working on during the quarantine. Mostly a catching up episode!

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Salt & Honey #81: Starting Stories Mar 05, 2020

Sloane and Leslie are back with an episode about strategies on how to start stories and ways to get the ball rolling on their creative processes.

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Salt & Honey #81: CLAMP Feb 12, 2020

This week, Sloane and Leslie go down memory lane and talk about the legendary manga group, CLAMP. We discuss our favorite things about their work, favorite series, and how they've impacted a generation of artists.

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Salt & Honey #80: Canceling Feb 01, 2020

This week, Sloane and Leslie talk about canceling.

Mentioned in this episode-

Ribbon Farm articles- Crowds and Technology https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/09/15/crowds-and-technology/ The Internet of Beefs https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2020/01/16/the-internet-of-beefs/ When Systematic Hatred of Women Online Goes Unnoticed, What Does it Say About Us? https://medium.com/@KMMcCort/when-systemic-hatred-of-women-online-goes-unnoticed-what-does-it-say-about-us-930cccb683e0 Contra Points “Canceling” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjMPJVmXxV8 Lee Mandelo’s tweet thread https://twitter.com/leemandelo/status/1218534299173105664?s=12 Twitter: http://twitter.com/saltandhoneypod

Salt & Honey #79: LIVE episode at CALA with Carta Monir, Ezra Clayton Daniels, and Bryan Lee O'Malley Jan 23, 2020

This is a live episode from our panel at Comic Arts LA in December 2019. Featuring our guests, Carta Monir, Ezra Clayton Daniels, and Bryan Lee O'Malley. We talk ethics, art, and aesthetics, as well as what it means for us as creators to have a level of responsibility to those that consume our work.

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Carta: https://www.cartamonir.com/

Ezra: http://www.ezracdaniels.com/

Bryan: https://www.instagram.com/radiomaru/

Salt & Honey #78: Best of 2019 Jan 16, 2020

Sloane and Leslie recap their favorite things (comics, movies, music) of 2019.

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Salt & Honey #77: Little Women Jan 09, 2020

In our first episode of the new year, Sloane and Leslie discuss Greta Gerwig's 2019 movie adaptation of Little Women. We also talk a bit about Marriage Story.

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Salt & Honey #76: Uncut Gems Jan 02, 2020

Sloane and Leslie are back in the new year to discuss some of the movies they've been watching, mainly the new movie from the Safdie Brothers, Uncut Gems. Includes spoilers.

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Salt & Honey #75: Parasite Nov 13, 2019

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss Bong Joon Ho's new film, Parasite. SPOILER HEAVY!

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Salt & Honey #74: Promare (and more) Oct 28, 2019

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss the new animated feature from Studio TRIGGER, Promare! And we also talk about other movies we've been watching recently.

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Salt & Honey #73: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Oct 04, 2019

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss the novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, by Ocean Vuong. Vuong, a poet who was recently named one of this year's MacArthur fellows, writes about the story of Little Dog. On Earth We're Briefly gorgeous centers around family, first love, and the ripple effect of war and violence.

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Salt & Honey #72: IT Chapter Two (Minisalt) Sep 18, 2019

Sloane and Leslie discuss the sequel to IT, IT: Chapter Two! It's a salty one!

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Salt & Honey #71: Catching Up Sep 18, 2019

This week, Sloane and Leslie talk about the shows and movies they've been watching. Mentioned in this episode: Fleabag, The Boys, Tigers are Not Afraid, etc.

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Salt & Honey #70: Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma Aug 28, 2019

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss Hideo Azuma's autobio manga about becoming homeless, Disappearance Diary. We also discuss mental health and the way in which people talk about their lives and experiences through comics and writing.

Salt & Honey #69: Alien Aug 21, 2019

Sloane and Leslie discuss the sci-fi classic, Alien. Includes spoilers for the Alien series and our gripes with Alien: Covenant. Mentioned in this episode: Aniara, La Jetée, 12 Monkeys, Ikari XB1, Kin-dza-dza, Zardoz.

Salt & Honey #68: Dark (seasons 1 and 2) Aug 08, 2019

Sloane and Leslie talk about the first German Netflix original series, Dark. Includes spoiler heavy discussion about time travel, small town secrets, and human tragedy.

Dark Netflix page: http://dark.netflix.io

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#67: The Farewell Jul 31, 2019

This week Sloane and Leslie discuss The Farewell, directed by Lulu Wang, and explore the funny and sad nuances of living and dying and the intergenerational culture gap. We also talk about what we've been watching.

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Salt & Honey #66: Midsommar Jul 10, 2019

Sloane and Leslie talk about the new Ari Aster film, Midsommar! Lots of spoilers! Also mentioned: Hereditary, The Strange Thing About the Johnsons.

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Salt & Honey #65: Live at VanCAF (with Hwei Lim, Emma Rios, and Marian Churchland) Jun 21, 2019

This is a recording from our live panel that took place at VanCAF 2019. We talked with Hwei Lim, Emma Rios, and Marian Churchland about their processes for developing stories and comics, as well as what inspires them. Thanks, VanCAF!

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Hwei Lim: http://twitter.com/madaoba Emma Rios: http://twitter.com/emmartian Marian Churchland: https://marianchurchland.com/

Salt & Honey #64: VanCAF Recap/Catch Up Jun 12, 2019

Sloane and Leslie are back and catching up post Vancouver Comic Arts Festival! We talk about new books and good comic shows.

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Salt & Honey #63: Molly Mendoza May 22, 2019

This week Sloane and Leslie talk to Molly Mendoza about her new book Skip, her storytelling philosophy and her inspirations!

Salt & Honey #62: Game of Endgames May 08, 2019

This week Sloane and Leslie talk about Avengers: Endgame and a little about Game of Thrones!

Salt & Honey #61: Zack Soto Apr 17, 2019

This week we're talking to Zack Soto about his newly released comic, The Secret Voice! Join us as we talk about fantasy, the process of working through an epic narrative and self doubt.

Salt & Honey #60: Battle Angel Alita (Deluxe Edition vol. 3) Apr 10, 2019

Sloane and Leslie jump back into their Battle Angel Alita reading series! This episode features spoilers for Battle Angel Alita (DE Vol. 3) and Battle Angel Alita: Last Order.

Salt & Honey #59: Us Mar 27, 2019

Sloane and Leslie discuss Jordan Peele's new film, Us. Includes massive spoilers.

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Salt & Honey #58: Captain Marvel Mar 14, 2019

This week, Leslie and Sloane discuss the new addition to the MCU, Captain Marvel. Spoiler heavy. Talking points: Kelly Sue DeConnick, bad musical cues.

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Salt & Honey #57: Alita: Battle Angel Feb 27, 2019

This week, Sloane and Leslie dissect Alita: Battle Angel, the new movie adaptation of GUNNM/Battle Angel Alita. There are spoilers of the manga and movie in this episode, and lots of yelling.

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Salt & Honey #56: PEN15 Feb 21, 2019

This week, Sloane and Leslie wax poetic about PEN15, a comedy web series created by Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and Sam Zvibleman. Includes spoilers for the entire series. The show itself tackles the minutiae of being a hormonal teen in ways that haven't really been talked about in popular media. Talking points: AIM chat rooms, navigating growing up, being 13.

Salt & Honey #55: Your Questions, Answered (Part 2) Feb 13, 2019

Sloane and Leslie answer some questions from listeners today! We discuss how to break out of boring color combination habits, impostor syndrome, hair drawings, and more.

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Salt & Honey #54: Angoulême Festival and This is Manga (Art of Naoki Urasawa) Feb 06, 2019

Sloane and Leslie talk about the comics related art festivals and exhibits that they've been going to in both Angoulême, France, and in Los Angeles. Artists mentioned: James Corbin, Jeremie Moreau, Moebius, Manara, Naoki Urasawa, and many more.

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Angoulême Festival information: https://www.bdangouleme.com/

This is Manga Art of Naoki Urasawa information: https://www.japanhouse.jp/losangeles/exhibition/this-is-manga-the-art-of-naoki-urasawa.html

Salt & Honey #53: What We've Been Watching (spoilers) Feb 01, 2019

Sloane & Leslie catch up on movies and television they've been watching. Discussion and mini-reviews (spoiler alert) of The Tenant, Shoplifters, Burning, Hereditary, If Beale Street Could Talk, and First Match.

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Salt & Honey #52: Hwei Lim Jan 16, 2019

This week, Sloane and Leslie have a conversation with comic artist and writer, Hwei Lim, probably best known for her Image series (with Emma Rios,) Mirror, and her webcomic, Hero. We talk about Hwei's influences, fantasy novels and games as inspiration, doujinshi, and traveling.

Find Hwei: http://lalage.tumblr.com http://twitter.com/madaoba

The podcast: http://twitter.com/saltandhoneypod

Salt & Honey #51: Internet and Art Nostalgia Jan 09, 2019

This week, Sloane and Leslie go down memory lane and talk about their early formative experiences on the internet. Talking points: Neopet miniforums, early webcomics, Netscape Navigator, oekaki boards, anime character shrines.

Salt & Honey #50: 2018 Favorites Dec 27, 2018

This week Sloane and Leslie talk about their favorite comics, television, and movies of the year!

Salt & Honey #49: CALA + PDX edition Dec 19, 2018

This week we recap the beginning of December! Leslie was in Los Angeles for CALA and then Portland! We did a Salt & Honey drink and draw! And also watched movies! Spoilers for The Favourite and a bit of Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week!

Salt & Honey #48: The Real Cost of Cons Dec 05, 2018

Sloane and Leslie discuss the real cost of cons and what the point of tabling at a convention is. Talking points: our ideal show, how to maximize your experience, transparency from organizations, the Festival Workers Association.

Festival Workers Association: https://festivalworkers.com/

Salt & Honey #47: Widows and Creed II Nov 29, 2018

This week, Sloane and Leslie talk about the movies they've seen recently! We discuss what we like and didn't like, SPOILER HEAVY.

Salt & Honey #46: Comics Roast #3 Nov 21, 2018

Leslie chooses 4 random comics for her and Sloane to read this week. We do capsule reviews of what we like and don't like about comics without very much context. Works reviewed: By Night #5 (Boom), Supergirl #24 (DC), Uncanny X-Men #1 (Marvel), Shadow Roads #5 (Oni Press.)

Salt & Honey #45: Junji Ito Nov 14, 2018

Sloane and Leslie talk about the work of Junji Ito, one of the most popular working horror manga artists. Spoilers for Tomie, Uzumaki, Hellstar Remina, Souichi, and several of his other short stories. His work deals with a lot of anxiety, existential dread, and the cruel, capricious nature of the world, while portraying the fragility of human nature. Also mentioned in this episode: Kazuo Umezu, Suehiro Maruo, Shintaro Kago, Shuzo Oshimi.

Salt & Honey #44: What Does Success Mean? Nov 07, 2018

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss what it means to be "successful." Obviously, it's can be a bit of a touchy subject for a lot of working artists, so we go on a couple of different tangents about what it really means to feel like you're doing something as a cartoonist or creative person.

Salt & Honey #43: Story Jam Redux Oct 31, 2018

in this episode, we go through and iron out the details of the story we came up together on the previous episode. Please go back and listen to that episode if you haven't already! We kind of address some issues that some people may come across when they don't know how or where to edit their ideas for comics.

Salt & Honey #42: Story Jam Oct 24, 2018

This week, we experiment with coming up with a collaborative short story together. We try to pick apart and examine what we think is important in stories and characters and discuss our different ways of solving problems.

Salt & Honey #41: Live from Thought Bubble UK with Sarah Horrocks Oct 18, 2018

This is the recording from our live panel that took place at Thought Bubble UK. We're joined by Sarah Horrocks (Goro, Bacchae) to talk about audiences, audience engagement, and the way other work and artists influence our work.

Our guest! Sarah Horrocks

http://twitter.com/mercurialblonde https://mercurialblonde.squarespace.com/

Salt & Honey #40: Maniac Oct 10, 2018

Sloane and Leslie talk about the Netflix limited series, MANIAC, directed by Cary Fukunaga. Contains spoilers! We discuss the portrayal of mental health in media, as well as touch on the movie, Searching.

Salt & Honey Minihoney #3: Thought Bubble UK Edition Oct 03, 2018

Sloane and Leslie are back from Thought Bubble! We talk about Thought Bubble and the UK in this episode! We're not salty! Thanks again to Thought Bubble, Travelling Man, and Gosh Comics.

Salt & Honey #39: Comics Roast #2 Sep 19, 2018

Sloane and Leslie read random, new monthly comics! We start with War Bears (Margaret Atwood and Ken Steacy,) James Bond Origin #1 (Jeff Parker, Bob Q, Simon Bowland,) The Dreaming (Simon Spurrier, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes,) Border Town (Eric M. Esquivel, Ramon Villalobos, Tamra Bonvillain.)

Salt & Honey #38: Representation in Media (Crazy Rich Asians) Sep 12, 2018

Sloane and Leslie discuss the hype machine (and the anti-hype machine) around Crazy Rich Asians and other movies that have been topics of interest for their non-white casts.

Salt & Honey #37: Favorite Manga Bingo Sep 05, 2018

It's not about the meme--we just wanted to talk about manga. Bingo sheets are in the show notes! Make your own bingo here: https://anime-bingo.aikats.us/

Salt & Honey #36: David Brothers Aug 29, 2018

This week we’re talking with David Brothers--comics critic turned manga editor at Viz Media--about all his favorite manga, American comics versus Japanese comics, the greatness that is Jojo, and the future of comics.

Salt & Honey #35: Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka Aug 22, 2018

Sloane and Leslie do a complete overview of the Naoki Urasawa's manga series, Pluto. The series is based on Osamu Tezuka's Astroboy/Mighty Atom story arc, "The Greatest Robot on Earth," combines so many elements of both of their work to create a beautiful, melancholy story about what it means to be human.

Salt & Honey #34: Satoshi Kon Aug 15, 2018

Sloane and Leslie do a brief overview of the works of the late, great Satoshi Kon. From his work directing shorts to feature length films, to his beginnings as a manga artist with an amazing sense of grand scale and cinematic pacing, his work is a must for fans of art and film. Mentioned in this episode: Magnetic Rose (Memories), Perfect Blue, Paprika, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Tropic of the Sea, Opus.

Salt & Honey #33: Mission Impossible (6) Aug 01, 2018

Sloane and Leslie have a discussion about the newest addition to the popular movie franchise, and why we just love absurd stunts. Spoiler warning: there are spoilers. Talking points: fun spy movies, adult braces, bad acting.

Salt & Honey #32: Talent vs. Hard Work Jul 26, 2018

Sloane and Leslie discuss the age old and annoying question of whether talent is more important than hard work. We discuss what it means to want to be an artist or to be an artist. Talking points: writers vs. artists, artistic fulfillment, online stores.

Salt & Honey #31: Killing Eve Jul 05, 2018

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss the BBC America show, Killing Eve. We talk about why we love it, why it's important for people to be exposed to the complexities of relationships between women, and the genius of Phoebe Bridge-Waller's shows. Talking points: being nasty and why it's fun, the grey area between platonic and romantic relationships, unapologetic murderers.

Salt & Honey #30: Back At It Again Jun 27, 2018

Sloane has returned from her trip! Sloane and Leslie talk about their past couple of weeks, just catching up on some events in May and June. Talking points: accessibility in large convention centers, trolls on Twitter, diversity in comics, complicated relationships between women.

Salt & Honey #29: Snotgirl with Bryan Lee O'Malley Jun 06, 2018

We're back this week, talking with Bryan Lee O'Malley about Snotgirl! If you don't already know, Leslie is the co-creator and artist for Snotgirl, so we're just going through the collected volume of Snotgirl and talking about our favorite things about the arc and about working on the comic in general. Snotgirl volume 2 is available now!

Salt & Honey #28: Extra Salt, Please May 26, 2018

In this episode, we recap the end of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and discuss the hell we unleash upon ourselves on Twitter.

Salt & Honey Minisalt #2 (TCAF edition) May 16, 2018

This week, we're live at Toronto Comic Arts Festival with a mini episode about our panel with David Brothers and Ananth Hirsh, Inio Asano and Ron Wimberly's panels, and the books we picked up.

Salt & Honey #27: Infinity War May 02, 2018

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.

Salt & Honey #26: The Prince & The Dressmaker Apr 25, 2018

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.

Salt & Honey #25: Battle Angel Alita (Deluxe Edition vol. 2) Apr 11, 2018

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.

Salt & Honey #24: Catching Up Apr 04, 2018

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 Mentioned in this episode- Where to buy tickets to Ghibli Museum in the US https://online.jtbusa.com/services/ghiblimuseum.aspx Mori Art Museum (Roppongi Hills) https://www.mori.art.museum/en/ After the Rain/Koi wa Ameagari no You ni by Jun Mayuzuki

Salt & Honey #23: Black Panther (and others) Feb 21, 2018

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

Find Sloane

http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com http://prismstalker.com Find Leslie

http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music this week is by Neotenomie http://neotenomie.org

Salt & Honey #22: Drawing and Mental Health Feb 14, 2018

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.

Salt & Honey #21: Becky Cloonan Feb 07, 2018

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.

Salt & Honey #20: New Comics Roast Feb 01, 2018

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.

Salt & Honey #19: Horror Comics w/ Emily Carroll Jan 24, 2018

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.

Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Too Much https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mwPuEd9O5xOl3yk2zE3Dx Our guest! Emily Carroll http://emcarroll.com https://twitter.com/emilyterrible

Salt & Honey #18: Fashion in Comics Jan 17, 2018

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 Theme music by Brian Fukushima http://twitter.com/brianfukushima

Salt & Honey #17: Character Development Jan 10, 2018

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!

Salt & Honey #16: Battle Angel Alita (Deluxe Edition vol. 1) Jan 04, 2018

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: localization of manga in the '90s, cyborg autonomy, robots with feelings.

The first deluxe edition volume of Battle Angel Alita is out through Kodansha Comics.

Salt & Honey #15: End of Year Wrap-Up Dec 27, 2017

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.

Salt & Honey #14: David Murray Dec 13, 2017

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.

Salt & Honey Minisalt #1 Nov 29, 2017

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.

Salt & Honey #13: What Pen Do You Use? Nov 22, 2017

In this episode, we talk about our personal histories with making art, Sloane’s life as a child prodigy, and our first drawing tablets. We also answer questions from Twitter about our favorite materials, basic Clip Studio Paint pointers, and our recommendations for white out. Talking points: making art out of trash, oekaki boards, whether or not comic paper is better than regular bristol board.

Salt & Honey #12: Storytelling Nov 15, 2017

This week, we have a conversation about building stories and characters, the subjectivity or what makes a good story, and how we connect to stories. Talking points: preteen roleplaying, self conscious writing, purple prose, the significance of tropes, story structure.

Salt & Honey #11: Kyoko Okazaki Nov 08, 2017

This week, we discuss the shoujo manga artist Kyoko Okazaki, whose work centering around the social issues of young people living during the ‘80s and ‘90s in Tokyo still has resonance in popular culture today. Works discussed in this episode: Helter Skelter, River’s Edge, PINK.

Salt & Honey #10: Rem Nov 01, 2017

This week we talk to Priscilla Hamby, a.k.a. Rem (Devil’s Candy, Soulless, Vampire Kisses,) about her career, Tokyopop’s Rising Stars of Manga, American comics, and how peoples’ perception of manga influenced work has changed over the years. Rem is one of our favorite artists and dream guests, and it was such a pleasure to talk with her about her influences and her work.

Salt & Honey #10: Rem Nov 01, 2017

This week we talk to Priscilla Hamby, a.k.a. Rem (Devil’s Candy, Soulless, Vampire Kisses,) about her career, Tokyopop’s Rising Stars of Manga, American comics, and how peoples’ perception of manga influenced work has changed over the years. Rem is one of our favorite artists and dream guests, and it was such a pleasure to talk with her about her influences and her work.

Salt & Honey #9: Conventions Oct 18, 2017

In this episode, we talk about how we got into conventions, our favorite shows, least favorite shows, some advice on how to set up or plan for merchandise and tables, and touch on con etiquette. Spoiler alert: we’re bad at tabling.

Salt & Honey #8: Tucker Stone Oct 11, 2017

Tucker was our first guest, but we uploaded this out of order. Tucker probably best known for being a comics critic and running The Factual Opinion. In this episode we talk about different facets of comics and our inherent biases when we choose media. We also try to dive into the way the internet has changed and affected the way we create and consume media.

Salt & Honey #7: Iasmin Omar Ata Oct 04, 2017

We talk to our friend Iasmin Omar Ata about their new graphic novel, Mis(h)adra, and delve into the topic of sci-fi and why it’s important. We also talk about video games, science fiction and feelings, the importance of paneling in comics, world-building, and the concept of rationalism.

Salt & Honey #6: Meredith Gran Sep 27, 2017

This week, we get to talk to Meredith Gran (Octopus Pie) about her approach to storytelling, the internet, teaching, and being financially self sufficient while making comics. We talk about the game Meredith is making and the history of webcomics (as we know it.)

Salt & Honey #5: Four Graphic Novels Sep 20, 2017

This week, Sloane and Leslie discuss their favorite and least favorite parts of four graphic novels. This episode is DEFINITELY spoiler-friendly. We discuss The Divine, Beautiful Darkness, This One Summer, and Prince of Cats.

Salt & Honey #4: Mostly About Monthlies Sep 13, 2017

Sloane and Leslie talk about what goes into comic sales and the struggles of monthly comics and how to cope. We talk about our good and bad experiences as teens taking art classes and how we combat creative burn out, among other things.

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