Matthew Burbridge

The One Thing Dragging ‘Iron-Blooded Orphans’ Down

April 17, 2019May 6, 2019 Matthew BurbridgeComments Off

Sexist tropes are common in anime, but that’s no excuse.

EDITORS PICKS

I Watched “Ballad of Fallen Angels” and Have So Many Questions

The fifth episode of ‘Bebop’ is one of its best, but I never watched the rest of the show. Here are all the things I still wonder about.

The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2019

By The Dot and Line

Trying to relive 2019? Why!? Whatever, fine. Here's what we wrote about cartoons to try to make it a better year.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Unicorn: A Spoiler-Free Review

By Amanda Ramsaran

This update on the Gundam franchise ain’t your little sister’s unicorn.

A Definitive Ranking of the Water Tribe’s Nonbenders on Avatar

By Sam Reynolds

The element of change requires ebb and flow even in its nonbenders. These folks deliver…mostly.

To All the Toons I Loved Before

By Marley Crusch

A Dot and Liner pens her last love letters to the cartoons of her heart.

A Beer Here, a Page There: D+L Talks with Moe Szyslak

By Michael J. Seidlinger

You know him as Moe's Tavern's bitter bartender. But do you know his writing? The Dot and Line sits down with Moe Szyslak so he can tell it to us straight.

This Is the Best Todd Minute of ‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 5

By Rachel Levinson

Or should we say Emperor Finger-Face minute?

Inside the Passion of ‘Batman: The Animated Podcast’: Exclusive

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Two decades after the genre-defining show ended, Justin Michael is the evangelist that 'Batman: The Animated Series' needs and deserves.

Author: Matthew Burbridge

The One Thing Dragging ‘Iron-Blooded Orphans’ Down

GREATEST HITS

Drop Us a Line—Or Even Just a Dot—Now and Then, Will You?

Somehow, the DuckTales Reboot Did the Impossible