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What Queer People Want the Future of Cartoons to Look Like

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Elly BelleComment(1)

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.

EDITORS PICKS

The Creators of ‘Virus Tropical’ Explain Their Approach to Sex and Taboo

By Sam Reynolds

Artist Power Paola and director Santiago Caicedo break down the ins and outs of this new, challenging film.

Schoolhouse Rock Is Still the Best Explainer Video for Election 2016

By John Maher

This ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ clip — first aired 14 years ago — will tell you exactly how the United States works.

Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

By Rebecca Long

The year that marked the Miyazaki classic's two-decade anniversary was rife with oil spills and California fires. Can the movie's lessons save us from ourselves?

Save Yourself Some Time And Skip “Save the World With Love!”

By Sarra Sedghi

This filler…wasn’t great.

The Best American Animation Writing 2018

By The Dot and Line

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

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The Single Best Half-Hour of the Year

By Eric Vilas-Boas

“The garage, Morty. Come to the garage!” As we close the book on 2017, here’s one more thing we loved.

‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Is Access to Your Past

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A few words remembering Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 classic.

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A Tender Benediction, Unearthed from the Bowels of Nickelodeon

By The Dot and Line

We’ve dedicated the entire month of August 2016 to writing only about Nicktoons. This is its swan song.

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Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai’ Finds the Magic in Simplicity

By Ari Howorth

The film’s singular focus creates a profound meditation on the responsibility that family demands and the little decisions that make up the tapestry of life.

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Don’t Make ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Live Action

By John Maher

If anyone ever casts Keanu Reeves as Spike Spiegel, I swear I’ll eat Eric! (And don’t even say the words “Joseph Gordon-Levitt” to me.)

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