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Natalie Palamides on Buttercup and ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Season 2: Exclusive Interview

May 26, 2016May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Natalie Palamides on Buttercup and ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Season 2: Exclusive Interview

The voice of Buttercup revealed a new season is in the works right now.

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How to Write for The Dot and Line

May 25, 2016November 28, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on How to Write for The Dot and Line

We want to cover all the cartoons you want covered. To do that, we’ll need a little help.

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Neon Genesis Evangelion, by the Numbers

May 19, 2016June 20, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Neon Genesis Evangelion, by the Numbers

A tabulation.

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Inside the Passion of ‘Batman: The Animated Podcast’: Exclusive

May 11, 2016August 1, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Inside the Passion of ‘Batman: The Animated Podcast’: Exclusive

Two decades after the genre-defining show ended, Justin Michael is the evangelist that ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ needs and deserves.

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Cartoon Moms, Ranked

May 7, 2016May 9, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on Cartoon Moms, Ranked

With only the finest—the mères de la mères—of animation. Happy Mother’s Day!

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The Princess Problem Disney Hasn’t Fixed

April 28, 2016March 1, 2020 Ruth MorrisonComments Off on The Princess Problem Disney Hasn’t Fixed

Breaking the spell of a pervasive—and damaging—cultural force.

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Scooby Dooby Doo and Shaggy Too Review ‘Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!’ for 4/20, Dude

April 21, 2016April 23, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Scooby Dooby Doo and Shaggy Too Review ‘Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!’ for 4/20, Dude

“What the Hex Going On?” Scoob, could you, like, pass the bong?

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Chuck Jones’ Final Masterpiece Is an Early ’00s Flash Animation Artifact

April 16, 2016May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Chuck Jones’ Final Masterpiece Is an Early ’00s Flash Animation Artifact

And it’s everything you’d expect from the Looney legend.

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Tropes in the Scope: 7 Bullets for Archer and 007, on the Occasion of Season 7

April 1, 2016May 27, 2019 Kevin ConwayComments Off on Tropes in the Scope: 7 Bullets for Archer and 007, on the Occasion of Season 7

As FX’s most dynamic show shifts gears again for its latest season, The Dot and Line dives into the homage it’s paid to its espionage roots.

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Hal Lublin Breaks Down ‘Venture Bros.’ and Playing Up His Asthma: Exclusive

March 17, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Hal Lublin Breaks Down ‘Venture Bros.’ and Playing Up His Asthma: Exclusive

We chatted with the comedian and voice actor on his craft, his health, playing to rooms filled with judgment, and how he came to voice Wide Wale — the soggiest archvillain of 2016.

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EDITORS PICKS

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3 Reasons ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Is an Animated Masterpiece

By Emily Hannah

Here are the three very important reasons this film is Laika’s masterpiece.

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.

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Uncle Iroh Will Now Teach You How to Brew a Fine Jasmine Tea

By Alex Kingsepp

A tea-brewing firebending master shares his secrets.

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We Asked Neil deGrasse Tyson Why He Voiced a Pig on ‘Gravity Falls’

By John Maher

And other things you don’t know about the popular scientist and his cartoon career.

The Ultimate Netflix Anime Gateway Drug

By Meredith Darnell

If you need a gateway drug to lead you down the anime rabbit hole, ‘Knights of Sidonia’ has you covered.

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The Hidden Parallels in ‘Cowboy Bebop’—and Its Links to Cormac McCarthy

By John Maher

Spike is Gren? Spike is Vicious? Spike is Odin, the wanderer god whose ravens represent thought and memory? Spike is Cormac McCarthy’s nameless Kid from ‘Blood Meridian’? Good questions.

The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2018

By The Dot and Line

From exclusive interviews to searing personal essays.

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At Least This ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Baddie Could Wail on the Harmonica

By John Maher

Is this the show’s second most annoying villain? Yes. But the philosophy, the world-building, and the blues are worth it.

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An Exclusive Excerpt of a Vivid New ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Zine: ‘Rebirth Dilemma’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

All profits from the fanzine will go to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

A Poem For Rose Quartz, Wherever I May Find Her

By John Maher

Here's one for a mother lost.

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