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So Long, For Now: We’re Hibernating for the Winter

October 9, 2018November 28, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on So Long, For Now: We’re Hibernating for the Winter

Here’s what that means.

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The Best Redemption Arc in Television History, Examined

June 23, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on The Best Redemption Arc in Television History, Examined

Prince Zuko’s story in ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ is a master class in character development. And it gets even better in the comics.

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

June 20, 2017May 9, 2019 Alex KingseppComments Off on Uncle Iroh Will Now Teach You How to Brew a Fine Jasmine Tea

A tea-brewing firebending master shares his secrets.

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By the Time You Finish This Piece, Summer Will Be Over. Now Go Watch ‘Gravity Falls.’

June 8, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on By the Time You Finish This Piece, Summer Will Be Over. Now Go Watch ‘Gravity Falls.’

The fleeting essence of summer and childhood is everywhere in your new favorite show, which turns five this year.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Rick and Morty

April 4, 2017May 9, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Rick and Morty

The funniest, nerdiest, sharpest cartoon on TV (or, well, one of them) is back for round three in the fight for the multiverse.

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Samurai Jack’s New Aku Greg Baldwin Discusses Taking on Mako’s Role: Exclusive

March 19, 2017February 2, 2021 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Samurai Jack’s New Aku Greg Baldwin Discusses Taking on Mako’s Role: Exclusive

“I’m not Mako.” The new voice actor responsible for Aku on ‘Samurai Jack’ talks about what it’s like to take over for Mako Iwamatsu.

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Why You Should Still Watch “The Dot and the Line”

February 17, 2017March 29, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Why You Should Still Watch “The Dot and the Line”

This weekend, why not watch ‘The Dot and the Line,’ the lovely but flawed tale of mathematical romance that inspired this site?

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The Secret Hustle of the First ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ Short

February 8, 2017January 16, 2020 John MaherComments Off on The Secret Hustle of the First ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’ Short

Cartoon architect Fred Seibert reveals the astonishing backstory behind Genndy Tartakovsky’s work on the first ‘Dexter’s Lab’ short.

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Kayla Rae Whitaker on ‘The Animators,’ Sobriety, and Her Favorite Toons: Exclusive

February 2, 2017May 9, 2019 Sean Fitz-GeraldComments Off on Kayla Rae Whitaker on ‘The Animators,’ Sobriety, and Her Favorite Toons: Exclusive

The debut novelist levels with us about alcoholism, how Nickelodeon and ‘The Simpsons’ influenced her work, and comedy writing.

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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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EDITORS PICKS

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My Hero Academia Gears Up for an Epic Fight in “Symbol of Peace”

By Sarra Sedghi

Character development and a last-chance rescue heat up the conflict.

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

By Maya Gittelman

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

The Dot and Line, Which Took on Tales of Toons, Dies at 4

By The Dot and Line

The website grew over the course of four years from scrappy, puckish up-and-comer to perhaps the best cartoon journalism publication on the internet. (Fight us!)

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The Live-Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Cast, Explained

By Eric Vilas-Boas

If an Americanized, live-action adaptation of the anime classic directed by Shinichirō Watanabe is what we’ll get, this could have been worse.

We Lost Our Minds Over This Animaniacs Reboot

By The Dot and Line

This is a huge gamble, Mr. Spielberg. Or, as the Warners would put it: BOINGY BOINGY BOINGY BOINGY!

The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2019

By The Dot and Line

Trying to relive 2019? Why!? Whatever, fine. Here's what we wrote about cartoons to try to make it a better year.

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Why Spike Raced Toward Death at the End of ‘Cowboy Bebop’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

He knew facing Vicious was a suicide mission. He did it anyway. Here's the moment Spike Spiegel’s sprezzatura spun out.

These ACLU Cartoons Offer Practical Advice for Those Targeted by ICE

By Eric Vilas-Boas

The “We Have Rights” series is as vital as anything these days.

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How ‘Evangelion’ Used Shinji Ikari to Illustrate an Important Psychological Concept

By Patrick Craig

Through its protagonist, Neon Genesis Evangelion showed us just how much we need our relationships with others.

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How ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Came to the States: An Exclusive Interview for Its 20th Anniversary

By The Dot and Line

With “Asteroid Blues,” the first session of ‘Cowboy Bebop,’ Cartoon Network brought something wholly new to the West.

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