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Rebecca Sugar Has a Message for ‘Steven Universe’ Fans Before the Show Ends

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Rebecca Sugar Has a Message for ‘Steven Universe’ Fans Before the Show Ends

‘Steven Universe’ creator Rebecca Sugar has released her final statement to the series fans as ‘Steven Universe Future’ prepares to drop its last set of episodes.

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How They Made the Music in ‘Samurai Jack’ So Spacious and Spacey

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on How They Made the Music in ‘Samurai Jack’ So Spacious and Spacey

With news of a new ‘Samurai Jack’ video game coming out, let’s revisit one of the show’s most consistent elements.

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How Charlie Adler Became a Cow, a Chicken, a Baboon, and a Devil (Featuring Michael Dorn as a Weasel)

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 John MaherComments Off on 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.

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“We Got 5,000 Pitches”: How ‘What a Cartoon!’ Was Born

February 18, 2020February 17, 2020 John MaherComments Off on “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.

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By the ‘BoJack’ Finale, Judah Mannowdog Is the Man Now, Dog

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on By the ‘BoJack’ Finale, Judah Mannowdog Is the Man Now, Dog

True love is a workaholic cat and her guitar-slinging hipster chief of staff.

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

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on The Dot and Line’s Editors on the Legacy of ‘BoJack Horseman’

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

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What Do “Best Feature” and “Best Indie Feature” at the Annie Awards Even Mean?

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 John MaherComments Off on What Do “Best Feature” and “Best Indie Feature” at the Annie Awards Even Mean?

A modest proposal for ASIFA-Hollywood and its signature awards.

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Who Is Winsor McCay, and Why Is He Such a Big Deal at the Annies?

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Who Is Winsor McCay, and Why Is He Such a Big Deal at the Annies?

Because he’s been a big deal in animation for decades, of course.

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How Stephen Hillenburg’s Background in Marine Biology Helped Influence ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’

January 16, 2020January 8, 2020 Nicole OrtizComments Off on How Stephen Hillenburg’s Background in Marine Biology Helped Influence ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’

There are tons of little Easter eggs nestled in the series.

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Mike Lazzo Leaves Adult Swim

January 9, 2020January 31, 2025 John MaherComments Off on Mike Lazzo Leaves Adult Swim

The executive vice president and creative director of Adult Swim has retired from the network after more than 40 years in entertainment.

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EDITORS PICKS

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The Greatest Sword Fight Ever Animated

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Yutaka Nakamura’s animation in ‘Sword of the Stranger’ is a staggering work to behold.

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‘Cowboy Bebop’ Isn’t the Only Show with a “Mushroom Samba”

By John Maher

Rounding up some of the silliest, spookiest, and all-around best trip episodes and sequences from your favorite cartoons.

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The Trauma and Triumph of Lapis Lazuli in ‘Steven Universe’

By Corinne Segal

How ‘Steven Universe’ portrays the aftermath of surviving trauma.

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

By The Dot and Line

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

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That Time Akira Kurosawa Left Hayao Miyazaki Speechless

By Eric Vilas-Boas

This is what two legends meeting looks like.

Best Animated Movie Dragons of All Time, Ranked

By Christina Sterbenz

A rigorously scientific ranking.

Rob Paulsen Just Can’t Get Enough

By Marley Crusch

We sat down with the voice legend himself to geek out about the incredible power of cartoons.

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35 Years Later, The Script for ‘The Last Unicorn’ Still Sparkles

By Christina Sterbenz

Why I love one of the most beautiful films in the cartoon canon—especially for its dialogue.

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