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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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How Peter Lurye Made ‘The Magic School Bus’ Sing

April 21, 2020April 23, 2020 John MaherComments Off on How Peter Lurye Made ‘The Magic School Bus’ Sing

Have you ever hopped on ‘The Magic School Bus’? Little Richard and Lin-Manuel Miranda have. All aboard! The show’s composer will take you for a wild ride.

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Mylo the Cat Puts the Tunes in Cartoons

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 The Dot and LineComments Off on Mylo the Cat Puts the Tunes in Cartoons

The internet’s most successful hip hop and cartoon mashup artist discusses his career, branching out, and giving back.

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How Charlie Adler Became a Cow, a Chicken, a Baboon, and a Devil (Featuring Michael Dorn as a Weasel)

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 John MaherComments Off on How Charlie Adler Became a Cow, a Chicken, a Baboon, and a Devil (Featuring Michael Dorn as a Weasel)

The voice behind nearly every character in ‘Cow and Chicken’ and ‘I Am Weasel’ discusses his history with two of Cartoon Network’s best and strangest shows.

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“We Got 5,000 Pitches”: How ‘What a Cartoon!’ Was Born

February 18, 2020February 17, 2020 John MaherComments Off on “We Got 5,000 Pitches”: How ‘What a Cartoon!’ Was Born

Fred Seibert, the brain behind the anthology series that launched Cartoon Network’s biggest 1990s cartoons, on how the magic was made.

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‘Persepolis’ Creator Marjane Satrapi Has Plenty of Kick

December 3, 2019September 7, 2022 Bruce BohriComments Off on ‘Persepolis’ Creator Marjane Satrapi Has Plenty of Kick

The comics creator and director, whose new Marie Curie biopic, ‘Radioactive,’ debuted this year, discusses her history with animation.

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Jake Monaco on the Musical Magic of “Forky Asks a Question”

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Marley CruschComments Off on Jake Monaco on the Musical Magic of “Forky Asks a Question”

The composer on his work, process, and taste in memes.

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Rob Paulsen Just Can’t Get Enough

November 15, 2019December 4, 2019 Marley CruschComments Off on Rob Paulsen Just Can’t Get Enough

We sat down with the voice legend himself to geek out about the incredible power of cartoons.

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

October 10, 2019April 26, 2020 John MaherComments Off on Genndy Tartakovsky Gets ‘Primal’: “I’m Doing Things Differently Than I Ever Have Done”

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

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Q&A: The Voices of ‘Carole & Tuesday’ Speak Up

September 3, 2019December 30, 2019 Christopher InoaComments Off on Q&A: The Voices of ‘Carole & Tuesday’ Speak Up

We spoke with Nai Br.XX and Celeina Ann, the singers at the center of the new Shinichirō Watanabe series.

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#QuaranToons for Your (Hopefully Healthy) Eyeballs

By The Dot and Line

Our writers and editors suggest some medicinal cartoon to keep you happy and healthy during these trying times.

This Is How Morty Smith Is Smarter Than Rick Sanchez

By John Maher

Actually, when you consider the theory of multiple intelligences, you’re the f*cking idiot, Rick! You f*cking moron! —Morty (attrib.)

The Secret Origins of the Otaku

By Andrew Luecke

A brief look at the history of otaku subculture and how it’s been intertwined with the rise of anime in the United States.

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Steve Conte Looks Back on ‘Bebop’ and Working With Yoko Kanno: Exclusive

By Eric Vilas-Boas

An exclusive interview with the show’s English-language male singer looks back on the show’s music, its legacy, and his other anime projects.

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Watching ‘Samurai Jack’ in HD Has Blown My Fucking Mind

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Jack is back in a new trailer and tease from Adult Swim. And he’s brought guns.

The Best American Animation Writing 2018

By The Dot and Line

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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Will ‘All Dogs’ Ever Go to Criterion Heaven?

By Eric Vilas-Boas

A bone to pick with the great librarians of cinema.

KyoAni Taught Me What It Meant to Become Special

By Molly Brenan

Remembering those lost in the attack at Kyoto Animation through their work.

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