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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

You’ll Never Guess What BoJack Horseman Had to Say About His New Show

By John Maher

Horseman Roars Himself Hoarse in Coarse Discourse, Gores ‘Philbert’ With Force

my hero academia unrivaled

My Hero Academia’s New Character Is Truly “Unrivaled”

By Sarra Sedghi

It’s Mirio time!

The Dot and Line’s Editors on the Legacy of ‘BoJack Horseman’

By The Dot and Line

After the series finale, "Nice While It Lasted," we needed to talk about what it all means. So we did.

What Queer People Want the Future of Cartoons to Look Like

By Elly Belle

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.

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Gundam Antagonists, Ranked

By The Dot and Line

A top 15 of the ones who mattered most.

15 Cartoon Cats, Ranked from Worst to Best

By The Dot and Line

The finest felines of animated fiction, finally fanatically filed. Enjoy.

It’s the Day of Black Sun! Do You Know Where Your Glasses Are?

By John Maher

Because it’s important that you do!

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A Final Note on Heartbreak and Steven Universe

By Lorna Oppedisano

“It’s over, isn’t it?”

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If the Lorax Puffs Trees in the Forest: An Investigation

By John Maher

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Your Favorite Cartoon Voice Actors’ Favorite Cartoons

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