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Give Me Chanukah Episodes or Give Me Death

December 23, 2019December 30, 2019 Elly BelleComments Off

We’ve had enough Christmas specials to last us until the Second Coming. We demand more Macca-babies!

EDITORS PICKS

Two Poems on “Waltz for Venus,” One of the Most Poignant Episodes of ‘Bebop’

By Trevor Ketner

Trevor Dane Ketner examines the tragic and the queer in a ‘Cowboy Bebop’ episode that aims right at the heart.

“Drive It Home, Iron Fist!!!” Is All Action, No Overload

By Sarra Sedghi

It’s students versus villains in an all-out battle.

How the Invisible Hand of Julia Drove the Plot of ‘Cowboy Bebop’

By Victoria Freyre

It’s impossible to get her out of your head.

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.

Andrea Romano on Retiring and 30 Years’ Hard Work: Exclusive

By Eric Vilas-Boas

This is how Andrea’s loony, toony road will end. The grand dame of the last 30 years of American voice acting plans to retire. No one wants to see her go.

The Crippling Terror of Leaving Your Stoop

By Rob Ryan

On Hey Arnold! and the glamor of struggle—a part of Nicktoons Month!

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 Symphonic Majesty of ‘Zeta Gundam’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Shigeaki Saegusa gave this brutal show the score it deserved.

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