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What to Expect When ‘Samurai Jack’ Returns in March

January 23, 2017June 8, 2021 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on What to Expect When ‘Samurai Jack’ Returns in March

Here’s what you have to know about Season 5.

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Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

January 20, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Everything Is Terrible, But at Least Mark Hamill Is Still the Joker

Everything is terrible, and everyone’s favorite laughing Batman villain is here to, err, help?

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7 Crazy Rick and Morty Art Pieces from the Show’s First Gallery Exhibit

January 12, 2017May 14, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on 7 Crazy Rick and Morty Art Pieces from the Show’s First Gallery Exhibit

Wubba lubba dub dub!

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A Snooty Opera Review of ‘What’s Opera Doc?’

January 11, 2017May 27, 2019 Mariah WakefieldComments Off on A Snooty Opera Review of ‘What’s Opera Doc?’

Unearthed from the annals of history.

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The Secret Origin of One of Bugs Bunny’s Best Insults

January 9, 2017May 9, 2019 Alex CostelloComments Off on The Secret Origin of One of Bugs Bunny’s Best Insults

The cultural icon redefined the meaning of the word ‘nimrod,’ and no one even knew he was doing it.

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The Perfection of Hayao Miyazaki

January 5, 2017May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on The Perfection of Hayao Miyazaki

A brief note on the genius of the world’s most beloved animator on his 76th birthday.

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Steven Universe Is the Cartoon Hero Made for These Dark Times

December 13, 2016October 17, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Steven Universe Is the Cartoon Hero Made for These Dark Times

‘Steven Universe’ advances a positive, important argument for the future. We need his radical empathy now more than ever.

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At the Start of 2016, Rebecca Sugar Gave Garnet Something Entirely New

December 12, 2016October 17, 2019 Maya GittelmanComments Off on At the Start of 2016, Rebecca Sugar Gave Garnet Something Entirely New

How Rebecca Sugar and ‘Steven Universe’ set precedents for queer love in cartoons.

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Why We’ll Never See a Show Like ‘The Critic’ Again

October 4, 2016May 9, 2019 Siena KoncsolComments Off on Why We’ll Never See a Show Like ‘The Critic’ Again

Could anyone, even Jay Sherman, filter through the cacophony of voices in today’s fandom?

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‘Venture Bros.’ Animation Director Kimson Albert’s Nicknames, Ranked

September 22, 2016December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on ‘Venture Bros.’ Animation Director Kimson Albert’s Nicknames, Ranked

The former ‘Venture Bros.’ animation director (2004–2016) regularly included his favorite quotation from each episode as a nickname in the credits. Here are our favorites.

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EDITORS PICKS

Bring Back Bugs Bunny Barbs

By John Maher

“Ehhhh, need some disses, Doc?” Here's how to insult the proverbial deplorables this year.

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‘The Death of Superman’ Finally Stuck the Landing

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Did we need another adaptation? This movie proves we did.

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‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Snags the Oscar

By Eric Vilas-Boas

For once, the Academy got it right.

10 Hidden Clues That Will Blow Your Mind When You Revisit ‘Gravity Falls’

By Ang Cruz

A series billed as "like 'Twin Peaks' for kids" is a show that keeps on giving in the mystery department.

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How the New ‘Looney Tunes’ Can Be Great

By Eric Vilas-Boas

I’m not pessimistic about this. Here are three things I want to see happen.

Twilight of the Gems

By Eric Vilas-Boas

'Steven Universe: The Movie' is out. Let's talk about it.

Todoroki’s Drama Burns Up in “What’s the Big Idea?”

By Sarra Sedghi

It’s the backstory we’ve all been waiting for.

The Best American Animation Writing 2019

By The Dot and Line

A roundup of 15 of our favorite stories about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called The Dot and Line...plus some extras.

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