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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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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 […]

Isao Takahata Has Died. Animation Will Never Be the Same.

By John Maher

The Ghibli co-founder was, beyond any shadow of a doubt, Hayao Miyazaki’s equal in brilliance, if not in output or recognition.

Why Hasn’t My Friend Seen ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ Yet?

By Sammy Nickalls

More like "How to Get Away With Not Watching One of the Biggest Shows on TV, JOHN." Part 1 of a 3-part series.

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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.

15 Cartoon Cats, Ranked from Worst to Best

By The Dot and Line

The finest felines of animated fiction, finally fanatically filed. Enjoy.

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Animation Is Film Festival Keeps On Keeping On

By Ari Howorth

From exciting new releases to special anniversary screenings, the lineup was teeming with potential.

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How to Date People Who Don’t Love Cartoons When You Love Cartoons

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Nine tips for those animation-loving Romeos and Juliets who might otherwise be doomed to fail.

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Harvey Birdman Is Back to Save America From a Tyrant. Guess Which.

By John Maher

Did you get that thing that they sent you? It’s a White House summons this time, Mr. Birdman.

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