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Faye Valentine’s Debts Made Her—As Mine Made Me

The ‘Bebop’ femme fatale’s devil-may-care attitude is the natural conclusion to resignation to a debt-filled future. I can relate.

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

You love Hayao Miyazaki. But do you love Studio Ghibli? Watch these three films and find out.

Everything is terrible, and everyone’s favorite laughing Batman villain is here to, err, help?

Everything is back to normal now. Almost.

Or maybe the Joker’s. Whatever, it’s not a perfect analogue. Sue me. (Don’t ask Harvey Dent to prosecute.) Just go watch “Trial.”

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

It’s the backstory we’ve all been waiting for.

A poetic love letter, from one kickass survivor to another.