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What Queer People Want the Future of Cartoons to Look Like

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Elly BelleComment(1)

Queerness in cartoons has been subtextual for a long time, and a new generation of cartoons has brought it to the forefront. But there’s a lot more to be done.

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The End of the Universe

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on The End of the Universe

‘Steven Universe,’ its feature-length musical film, and ‘Steven Universe Future’ are now in the rearview. Let’s talk about it.

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‘Steven Universe: Future,’ Here We Are

October 7, 2019December 30, 2019 Amelia KiddComments Off on ‘Steven Universe: Future,’ Here We Are

What we’re most excited to see in the next season of Cartoon Network’s most compassionate show.

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Twilight of the Gems

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on Twilight of the Gems

‘Steven Universe: The Movie’ is out. Let’s talk about it.

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

January 22, 2019December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on It’s Steven’s Universe After All: A Spoiler-Free Finale Review

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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We Need to Talk About the Quiet Pain of Pearl on Steven Universe

May 16, 2018May 9, 2019 Eric Vilas-BoasComments Off on We Need to Talk About the Quiet Pain of Pearl on Steven Universe

We must now reckon with the new episodes of Rebecca Sugar’s emotional ticking time bomb.

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Grunkle Stan of ‘Gravity Falls’ Singing ‘Giant Woman’ from Steven Universe Is Perfect

August 7, 2017May 27, 2019 Amelia KiddComments Off on Grunkle Stan of ‘Gravity Falls’ Singing ‘Giant Woman’ from Steven Universe Is Perfect

Grunkle Stan just wants to see some kind of giant woman. We do too, Grunkle Stan. We do too.

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A Poem For Rose Quartz, Wherever I May Find Her

May 11, 2017December 29, 2019 John MaherComments Off on A Poem For Rose Quartz, Wherever I May Find Her

Here’s one for a mother lost.

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A Final Note on Heartbreak and Steven Universe

December 18, 2016March 29, 2020 Lorna OppedisanoComments Off on A Final Note on Heartbreak and Steven Universe

“It’s over, isn’t it?”

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Amethyst Is the Path to Self-Acceptance, Not the Destination

December 17, 2016October 17, 2019 Ruth MorrisonComments Off on Amethyst Is the Path to Self-Acceptance, Not the Destination

The most rambunctious Crystal Gem is still trying to figure it out, and that’s OK.

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EDITORS PICKS

The Best American Animation Writing 2016

By The Dot and Line

A roundup of our 25 favorite pieces about cartoons published during the past year by outlets not called ‘The Dot and Line.’

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10 Years After ‘Boondocks,’ the Block Is Still Hot

By John Maher

With ‘The Boondocks,’ Aaron McGruder told a story of racial disparity, injustice, and violence that has not gone away.

“Your Lifelong Dream” and the Enduring Timelessness of ‘The Simpsons’

By David S. Atkinson

On “Marge vs. the Monorail” and the enduring timelessness of ‘The Simpsons’

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This Is the Best Scene in Every Version of ‘DBZ’—No Matter What

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Applause for this moment.

There Is No Such Thing As Equivalent Exchange

By Maya Gittelman

One is all, all is one, and in life and love, one thing for another is a mug’s game.

Just Look at the Nicktoons Art Hitting This Austin Gallery

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Nicktoons, in a gallery. Goddamn.

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!)

Class 1-A’s Competition Goes All Out in “Shiketsu High Lurking”

By Sarra Sedghi

They’re in for a rude awakening.

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Steven Universe’s Love Makes a Lot of Sense If You Know Loss

By John Maher

A boy willing to love anyone he meets has become a compass guiding me toward the man I’ve always hoped to become. Steven Universe is my ideal me.

Adam West Was So Cool, He Even Made ‘Family Guy’ Cool

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Rest in peace, Batman.

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