The 2010s gave us the golden age of “animation for grownups disguised as a kid’s show.” Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Regular Show — they walked so the current cohort could run. So why…
We sat down with Nina Okafor, storyboard artist on cult-favorite show Paperback Patrol, for a breezy hour about breaking into the industry, drawing the same cat five thousand times, and the single worst note she’s…
Squash and stretch is the first principle of animation. It’s also, inexplicably, the hill every fan of modern cartoons will die on. Here’s why a technique invented in 1937 still quietly dictates every good cartoon…
Every few years a new animated series drops and the internet collectively gasps. This year it’s Lunar Crumb Crew, a stop-motion short from indie studio Tiny Gremlin Workshop — and yes, it lives up to…
If you grew up in the 90s, there’s a non-zero chance your entire worldview was shaped by a rubbery yellow dog and his meddling teenage friends. This week we’re revisiting the reasons Scooby-Doo, Where Are…