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Some Cartoons We Barely, If Ever, Covered That You Goons Have to Now That We’re Gone

April 29, 2020April 27, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Some Cartoons We Barely, If Ever, Covered That You Goons Have to Now That We’re Gone

The media needs to cover cartoons better. Here’s a place it can start.

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Rankings We Never Wrote, Ranked

April 29, 2020April 27, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Rankings We Never Wrote, Ranked

As the Dot and Line says goodbye, we present to you one final and very important ranking.

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The Best American Animation Writing 2019

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on The Best American Animation Writing 2019

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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The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2019

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on The Dot and Line’s Best Writing of 2019

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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Kimson Albert Nicknames, Ranked (Pt. II)

August 29, 2019December 30, 2019 John MaherComments Off on Kimson Albert Nicknames, Ranked (Pt. II)

The animation director is now at ‘OK K.O.!-Let’s Be Heroes,’ where his tradition of taking a choice quote from each episode as a nickname in the credits continues. We’ve ranked them here.

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The Top 10 Authors in Animation

May 21, 2019December 30, 2019 Deirdre CoyleComments Off on The Top 10 Authors in Animation

Pixelated scribes have blessed us with their wisdom across form and genre, from academia to political activism to erotica. Here are ten favorites, ranked.

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What Would Maes Hughes Do?

April 4, 2019May 6, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on What Would Maes Hughes Do?

An incomplete list.

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The Best American Animation Writing 2018

December 17, 2018December 29, 2019 The Dot and LineComments Off on The Best American Animation Writing 2018

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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Marceline’s Best Tunes, Ranked

August 28, 2018May 8, 2019 Sarra SedghiComments Off on Marceline’s Best Tunes, Ranked

Songs of heartbreak, loss, and pilfered fries in ‘Adventure Time.’

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A Murder Most Awesome: The 5 Best Brock Samson Kills

August 18, 2018May 8, 2019 Alex CostelloComments Off on A Murder Most Awesome: The 5 Best Brock Samson Kills

Rating the top five kills of the Venture family’s mullet-headed murder machine, Brock Samson.

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EDITORS PICKS

To All the Toons I Loved Before

By Marley Crusch

A Dot and Liner pens her last love letters to the cartoons of her heart.

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Why Jet Black’s Fragile Male Ego Is the Key to His Character

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Our captain isn’t OK because he can’t see past his pride.

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Our ‘Space Cowboy Serenade’ Celebrates 20 Years of Cowboy Bebop

By The Dot and Line

The best anime of all time turns 20 this month. We’re celebrating with a month-long love letter to its jazzy, noirish brilliance.

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The Crazy Haircuts of ‘Hey Arnold!’, Ranked

By The Dot and Line

An objectively correct list.

We’ve Got Some Thanking to Do

By The Dot and Line

Thanks for tuning into toons with us over the past ten months or so.

Genndy Tartakovsky Gets ‘Primal’: “I’m Doing Things Differently Than I Ever Have Done”

By John Maher

The 'Dexter's Laboratory' and 'Samurai Jack' creator discusses his brutal, bloody, badass new series on Adult Swim

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It’s OK to Hate ‘Ren and Stimpy’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

This show just may not be for you.

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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GREATEST HITS

Sex, Violence, Monsters

By The Dot and Line

Harry Chaskin, Dan Lippert, and Justin Michael (of Batman: The Animated Podcast) just released “Monster Island,” a fun stop-motion short about two giant monsters—an ape and a dinosaur named Zog and Java, respectively. Upon watching the three-minute clip below, you will become acutely aware of the following: “Monster Island” is great because it understands monsters […]

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3 Poems for Pokémon, a Phenomenon That Defined a Generation

By Meg Eden

The Dot and Line presents a set of poetry about the Pokémon franchise — one of the most important and influential multimedia animated properties of the last two decades. If you were alive in the heyday of Pokémon fandom, we guarantee you will appreciate the references and tenor of these poems by Meg Eden. Read on, and be […]

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