Queerness in cartoons has been subtextual for a long time, and a new generation of cartoons has brought it to the forefront. But there’s a lot more to be done.
Interviews
How Peter Lurye Made ‘The Magic School Bus’ Sing
Have you ever hopped on ‘The Magic School Bus’? Little Richard and Lin-Manuel Miranda have. All aboard! The show’s composer will take you for a wild ride.
Mylo the Cat Puts the Tunes in Cartoons
The internet’s most successful hip hop and cartoon mashup artist discusses his career, branching out, and giving back.
How Charlie Adler Became a Cow, a Chicken, a Baboon, and a Devil (Featuring Michael Dorn as a Weasel)
The voice behind nearly every character in ‘Cow and Chicken’ and ‘I Am Weasel’ discusses his history with two of Cartoon Network’s best and strangest shows.
“We Got 5,000 Pitches”: How ‘What a Cartoon!’ Was Born
Fred Seibert, the brain behind the anthology series that launched Cartoon Network’s biggest 1990s cartoons, on how the magic was made.
‘Persepolis’ Creator Marjane Satrapi Has Plenty of Kick
The comics creator and director, whose new Marie Curie biopic, ‘Radioactive,’ debuted this year, discusses her history with animation.
Jake Monaco on the Musical Magic of “Forky Asks a Question”
The composer on his work, process, and taste in memes.
Rob Paulsen Just Can’t Get Enough
We sat down with the voice legend himself to geek out about the incredible power of cartoons.
Genndy Tartakovsky Gets ‘Primal’: “I’m Doing Things Differently Than I Ever Have Done”
The ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ and ‘Samurai Jack’ creator discusses his brutal, bloody, badass new series on Adult Swim
Q&A: The Voices of ‘Carole & Tuesday’ Speak Up
We spoke with Nai Br.XX and Celeina Ann, the singers at the center of the new Shinichirō Watanabe series.