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An Evening With Jackson Publick at MoCCA
If you're in the New York City area around April 22nd consider heading over to The Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art for an event featuring Jackson Publick. It's at 7pm and admission is $5 (or free if you're a member). Aside from scenes from the show you'll get to hear Jackson's thoughts on the evolution of The Venture Bros. over the years as well as an audience Q&A at the end. Thanks to The Venture Bros. Blog for the news.
Egg On Your Face: The Yolk's On You
I like to think all the work I've put into this place over the years has made it fairly successful. It's been a pretty great learning experience for me in a number of ways.
Well, if you came here April 1st, 2010, you witnessed something that I would probably consider a colossal failure. Instead of my usual run-of-the-mill April Fools' joke I went with something slightly more ambitious.
Instead some people saw it and nobody really got very far, and zero people completed it. This is mainly because I failed to communicate exactly what was going on, or provide any real context for the game. In memory of this wondrous event, and as a way of adding more content to the ol' Five Years o' Mantis Eyes, I wrote a postmortem of the whole ordeal. Some of it may be boring (there are charts), but if you don't really care much about that, there's also juicy blasts from the past in the form of my less ambitious but better executed April Fools' jokes. It's like a history lesson! Enjoy!
Well, if you came here April 1st, 2010, you witnessed something that I would probably consider a colossal failure. Instead of my usual run-of-the-mill April Fools' joke I went with something slightly more ambitious.
Instead some people saw it and nobody really got very far, and zero people completed it. This is mainly because I failed to communicate exactly what was going on, or provide any real context for the game. In memory of this wondrous event, and as a way of adding more content to the ol' Five Years o' Mantis Eyes, I wrote a postmortem of the whole ordeal. Some of it may be boring (there are charts), but if you don't really care much about that, there's also juicy blasts from the past in the form of my less ambitious but better executed April Fools' jokes. It's like a history lesson! Enjoy!
Fancy seeing you here. Or did you not really want to leave?
Jackson's New Digs
Just when you thought there was nothing left to talk about Jackson comes along with a massive update about season 4.5. There's screenshots, there's news about what they've been up to, there's stuff about the upcoming episodes, there are chills and thrills and spills and a new theme for the place.
So we called the network and asked them if they'd give us the time and money to take the script back and turn it into a one-hour special. And they said yes. Which brings us to...
Also even Jackson doesn't know when the season will start up again, so the August date seems potentially likely. Maybe. Go check it out for more info.We're All Out of Twitters
For those of you hoping to win something in my latest Twitter scheme, sadly it's over. However you can still follow @mantiseye for all your Venture Bros. news and information that's 140 characters or fewer. You won't win anything for it, but if you're a Twitter type of person and a Venture Bros. type of person it might just be a fit!
This isn't the last giveaway by a long shot, either, there will be at least one more around when season four starts up again in August, along with other extras and features, after all don't forget it's still the fifth year celebration. Until then you'll just have to sit tight, but you guys are used to that.
This isn't the last giveaway by a long shot, either, there will be at least one more around when season four starts up again in August, along with other extras and features, after all don't forget it's still the fifth year celebration. Until then you'll just have to sit tight, but you guys are used to that.
Jackson & Doc At Dragon*Con '10
Jackson & Doc were added to the Dragon*Con guest list on the 18th, so for those of you attending the Atlanta-based convention (which may or may not involve actual dragons) it seems likely that our two favorite creator/writers will be hosting a panel there. No panel schedules have been released yet, but Dragon*Con takes place between September 3rd and 6th this year, shortly after season four is set to resume.
Twitter To Win Some Stuff!
Introducing yet another Mantis-Eye Contest thing! This one is slightly different than the others because it (as you may have been able to infer from the headline) involves social media! Social media, you say. Yes!
Learn all about The Mantis-Eye Twitter to Win Some Free Crap Because There's Not Much Else Going On Contest!
In a nutshell all you have to do is follow the official Mantis-Eye Twitter for a chance to win one of five prizes! If you're already following (bless your soul) then you're already entered! Head over to the contest page for the full scoop. Giveaways start Monday!High Above The Surface Of The Moon
From the blog of Annie Wu:
I decided to take on a series of portraits (rather than my usual improvised characters) depicting duos in today's comedy scene (no Laurel and Hardy, sorry). I also wanted to do illustrations that would appeal both to those familiar and unfamiliar with the real-life subjects.
Head on over to her page for some larger versions. Thanks to @TeamVenture for posting about that on Twitter.Interview With Jason Lenzi (Again)
Some things happen only once in a lifetime, but me interviewing Jason Lenzi is more of a monthly occurrence apparently. After all the hoopla surrounding the new Venture Bros. figures he's toiled over to bring us, Jason contacted me with the desire to set the record straight as well as explain a few things that people might not quite understand. He asked, so then I asked, and he answered. It's informative and maybe it will even put some minds at ease.
To be frank we're all very pleased with our sculpts, Jackson especially, so there will be minor tweaks here and there to the heads. But the outfits and accessories are all going to change: materials, colors, lengths, tightness, etc, etc, etc. Not to beat the proverbial dead horse, but people need to understand that we (again, that's all of us involved in this process) very much wanted to have physical specimens to show in time for NY Toy Fair, to show to the world, fans, and retailers. It's always better than not having anything at all.
Read the newest Mantis-Eye interview with Jason Lenzi!Figure Pre-Orders Begin
Head on over to the BifBangPow! store on Entertainment Earth to pre-order the new Venture Bros. figures. The two sets available are a Dr. Venture and Brock set and The Monarch and Dean set. Each set is $37.99 and set to be shipped out in August. No word on any accessories or anything else like that, but stay tuned!
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