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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

5 Things That Need to Happen in This Season of ‘My Hero Academia’

By Sarra Sedghi

The show officially comes back with Japanese and English dubs on April 7.

“Game Start” May Be a Teaser Disguised as an Episode, But It Brings the Fun

By Sarra Sedghi

It’s summer and our babies are about to go fight in the woods! Look how cute everyone is at the pool!

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

By Sean Fitz-Gerald

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

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What Studio Ghibli’s ‘Tales From Earthsea’ Gets Right

By Elly Belle

The late Ursula K. Le Guin didn’t love Goro Miyazaki’s take on her classic saga, but the film still understood its heart.

This Anime Tackles Westernization and Technology in Under 25 Minutes

By John Maher

Teiichi Takiguchi’s amateur animated effort ‘Ojisan no Lamp’ is as lovely as the oil lamps that give it its name.

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Hal Lublin Breaks Down ‘Venture Bros.’ and Playing Up His Asthma: Exclusive

By John Maher

We chatted with the comedian and voice actor on his craft, his health, playing to rooms filled with judgment, and how he came to voice Wide Wale — the soggiest archvillain of 2016.

Ask Scratchy: I Failed Everyone. How Do I Go On?

By Dr. Scratchansniff

Korra of ‘The Legend of Korra’ needs some advice, and our house head shrinker, Dr. Scratchansniff, is here to help.

Nate Jones Explains Why Pam Poovey Will Always Be Funny

By The Dot and Line

Jabberjawin' with the Vulture writer.

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It’s Steven’s Universe After All: A Spoiler-Free Finale Review

By John Maher

Nothing is perfect but everything matters in a finale—but maybe not THE finale—that brings it all home. (No spoilers, promise!)

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I Don’t Feel Sorry for BoJack Horseman

By Rebecca

Once again, the focus shifts from the woman who underwent abuse to the man who forced her to make an impossible choice.

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