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The Dot and Line, Which Took on Tales of Toons, Dies at 4

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on The Dot and Line, Which Took on Tales of Toons, Dies at 4

The website grew over the course of four years from scrappy, puckish up-and-comer to perhaps the best cartoon journalism publication on the internet. (Fight us!)

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

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Drop Us a Line—Or Even Just a Dot—Now and Then, Will You?

How to keep in touch with The Dot and Line’s alumni from now on.

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Tears for Toons, 2016-2020 (and a Long Time Before)

May 1, 2020September 26, 2020 John MaherComments Off on Tears for Toons, 2016-2020 (and a Long Time Before)

John Maher pens his final words on the Dot and Line.

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The Poem We’d Like You to Remember Us By

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on The Poem We’d Like You to Remember Us By

Eric Vilas-Boas pens his final words on the Dot and Line.

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Watching ‘The Dot and the Line’ Together, One Last Time

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Watching ‘The Dot and the Line’ Together, One Last Time

“I just housed a whole sleeve of Peeps while this was happening.” The editors reflect, and also relax, over the original ‘The Dot and the Line’ short.

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Ask Scratchy: JHM + EVB

April 30, 2020April 29, 2020 Dr. ScratchansniffComments Off on Ask Scratchy: JHM + EVB

The founders of the Dot and Line, John Maher and Eric Vilas-Boas, need some advice as their beloved project comes to an end, and our house head shrinker, Dr. Scratchansniff, is here to help.

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The Very Best of The Dot and Line

April 30, 2020April 29, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on The Very Best of The Dot and Line

Twenty-five of the finest pieces this site has ever published. Probably.

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Some Cartoons We Barely, If Ever, Covered That You Goons Have to Now That We’re Gone

April 29, 2020April 27, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Some Cartoons We Barely, If Ever, Covered That You Goons Have to Now That We’re Gone

The media needs to cover cartoons better. Here’s a place it can start.

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Rankings We Never Wrote, Ranked

April 29, 2020April 27, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Rankings We Never Wrote, Ranked

As the Dot and Line says goodbye, we present to you one final and very important ranking.

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Words That We Didn’t Write

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Words That We Didn’t Write

We wrote a lot of words on the Dot and Line. But it could have been so much worse. We could have written these.

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EDITORS PICKS

The Grinch’s Untold and Tragic Origin

By Rob Ryan

Told in verse through the eyes of the Grinch's loyal dog Max, here, in honor of the beloved holiday special's 50th anniversary, is the story behind the story of 'Why the Grinch Stole Christmas.'

‘A Country Doctor’ Is an Anime Handshake Between Franz Kafka and Kobo Abe

By John Maher

Even Kafka can always get weirder.

Mainland China’s Urban Indie Cartoons

By Isabel Galwey

Independent animation in the world’s most populous country seeks to move beyond the city limits.

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By the Time You Finish This Piece, Summer Will Be Over. Now Go Watch ‘Gravity Falls.’

By John Maher

The fleeting essence of summer and childhood is everywhere in your new favorite show, which turns five this year.

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In “Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2,” Bakugo Finally Gets Emotional

By Sarra Sedghi

He’s carried a weight Deku didn’t even consider.

‘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.

‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Is Access to Your Past

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A few words remembering Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 classic.

These Kids Watching ‘Animaniacs’ Is the Cutest

By John Maher

The show, clearly, is timeless. Just look at all those grins.

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Some Non-Animated Shows John Has Actually Bothered Watching

By John Maher

Mr. Maher writes into #JohnWithTheWind to confess his sins and also supply the prosecution with a list of live-action shows he actually has seen.

Speculation Rises in “A Talk About Your Quirk”

By Sarra Sedghi

The hero licenses are here, along with some foreshadowing for next season.

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