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‘BoJack’ Makes Addiction and Depression More Real Than Most Live-Action Dramas

September 9, 2017May 9, 2019 Rebecca HiscottComments Off

Unpacking the humanity of Netflix’s cartoon about a horse.

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I Watched All of ‘BoJack Horseman’ in One Month and Now I Want to Die

September 8, 2017January 20, 2020 John MaherComments Off

Even Season 4! Are you monsters happy now!?

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

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Memes taken from animation are often in-between, smear, or gag drawings.

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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What Courage the Cowardly Dog Taught Me About My First Boyfriend

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Sometimes, horror-comedy cartoons cut deep.

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Rest in peace, Batman.

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By The Dot and Line

A handful of the late, great indie animator's friends and former students and collaborators share their stories

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‘Firefly’ Already Exists. Let’s Leave Live-Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ At That, Please.

By John Maher

Stop this now.

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Harvey Birdman Is Back to Save America From a Tyrant. Guess Which.

By John Maher

Did you get that thing that they sent you? It’s a White House summons this time, Mr. Birdman.