Welcome to The Dot and Line, a web publication that was dedicated to changing the way cartoons and the animation industry are covered in the media. We published stories between 2016 and 2020 and were an outlet for fans and by fans, with the mission of covering the animated arts with journalism as serious, attentive, and engrossing as the best writing on works in other creative forms.
The Dot and Line team has published analyses, essays, interviews, humor, retrospectives, reviews, creative writing, two podcasts, four print zines, and more from a variety of diverse voices and perspectives. Our past writers and editors drew on decades of studied expertise (i.e., watching a ton of cartoons) and scored exclusive interviews with animators, voice actors, directors, producers, writers, historians, and more to create compelling, crucial journalism about the medium we loved the most.
Here’s who we are, and here’s how to get in touch with us.
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John Maher and Eric Vilas-Boas: cofounders, editors in chief
Sammy Nickalls: editor, website
Elly Belle: editor, newsletters
Marley Crusch: director, special projects