Sean Fitz-Gerald

An Urgent Question About ‘Freakazoid!’

August 7, 2019March 21, 2020 Sean Fitz-GeraldComments Off

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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Kayla Rae Whitaker on ‘The Animators,’ Sobriety, and Her Favorite Toons: Exclusive

February 2, 2017May 9, 2019 Sean Fitz-GeraldComments Off

The debut novelist levels with us about alcoholism, how Nickelodeon and ‘The Simpsons’ influenced her work, and comedy writing.

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Neon Genesis Evangelion, by the Numbers

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A tabulation.

Sure, Jonny Quest Has PTSD, But Wow, Would You Look at That Sweet Walking Eye!

By John Maher

'Jonny Quest' is 55, 'The Venture Bros.' is 15, and the kids aren't all right, but hot damn, that eyeball spider is cool as heck!

The Creators of ‘The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales’ Talk Craft and Cuteness

By Sam Reynolds

French animators Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert on the fairytale feel to their all ages feature film.

Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai’ Finds the Magic in Simplicity

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The film’s singular focus creates a profound meditation on the responsibility that family demands and the little decisions that make up the tapestry of life.

The Best American Animation Writing 2019

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A roundup of 15 of our favorite stories about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called The Dot and Line...plus some extras.

‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ Is the Only Horror I Can Stomach

By John Maher

Twenty years later, there's still no children's cartoon that can begin to compete with the terrors that plagued Nowhere, Kansas.

Kayla Rae Whitaker on ‘The Animators,’ Sobriety, and Her Favorite Toons: Exclusive

By Sean Fitz-Gerald

The debut novelist levels with us about alcoholism, how Nickelodeon and ‘The Simpsons’ influenced her work, and comedy writing.

35 Haiku Written for the Cartoon Heroines of Our Time

By The Dot and Line

We asked a group of creative friends to send us haiku in honor of their favorite leading ladies in cartoons.

Author: Sean Fitz-Gerald

An Urgent Question About ‘Freakazoid!’

Kayla Rae Whitaker on ‘The Animators,’ Sobriety, and Her Favorite Toons: Exclusive

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