Cartoons and Cartoonists – Page 5

How It Takes an Old ‘Beast Wars’ to Make a New ‘Transformers’

The Canadian-made computer animated series “Beast Wars: Transformers” serves as the unlikely basis for the latest film in the popular franchise.

By Calum Marsh

Bechdel, Alison Books and Literature Cartoons and Cartoonists Comic Books and Strips George, Madeleine Homosexuality and Bisexuality Writing and Writers

‘Dykes to Watch Out For,’ Now Holding Forth in Your Headphones

The long-running comic strip by Alison Bechdel, the creator of “Fun Home,” first held up a mirror to its queer readership in 1983. So what does a new audio adaptation have to say to listeners today?

By Maggie Lange

Cartoons and Cartoonists Movies Unicorn Wars (Movie) Vazquez, Alberto

‘Unicorn Wars’ Review: Teddy Bears in Battle

The contrast between this animated film’s grim subject matter and its bubbly animation style is a big part of what makes it so creepy, our critic writes.

By Beatrice Loayza

Black People Cartoons and Cartoonists Comic Books and Strips Musk, Elon Newspapers Race and Ethnicity Social Media Twitter

Elon Musk Accuses Media of Bias for Dropping ‘Dilbert’

The Tesla and Twitter chief called the media racist as newspapers stopped running “Dilbert” after the comic strip’s creator, Scott Adams, described Black people as a “hate group.”

By Lora Kelley