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Dr. Girlfriend By Todd Nauck

by Mike
Jun. 10, 2011, 3:34am | 2 Comments
Comics artist Todd Nauck, who may currently be known best as the guy who drew the Obama/Spider-Man team-up book (Amazing Spider-Man #583) posted a sketch of Dr. Girlfriend on his Tumblr. I've been covering some different artist renditions of Venture Bros. characters so this seemed like a natural fit:

There's more stuff on his site and Tumblr (which seems to be pretty new) if you're interested.

Calling All AstroBase Cadettes!

by Mike
Jun. 9, 2011, 5:40pm | 1 Comment
For those of you super-fans with no fear attending either San Diego Comic-Con (July 21 - 24) or Dragon*Con (September 2 - 5) this year Cadette Vanessa, better known to some as DalekEmpress is attempting to organize a gift of sorts for Jackson and Doc, who will be doing Venture Bros. panels at both of those conventions:

Goal: Pre-panel Pep Rally at ComicCon & DragonCon. Show that Go Team Venture spirit with Venture themed cheers and pump up the crowd while people are taking their seats.

I know there are others out there who may have wanted to be cheerleaders but lacked athletic ability and any enthusiasm for sports (or just want to yell while wearing a cute outfit), and in Venture Bros. found something we're honestly excited about, and enough so to jump up and down and proclaim it (in rhyme even) in front of thousands of other fans.

So if you're interested in participating or want to help out in some other way you should fill out this handy form she's put together or you can let it be known in the comments here if that's your thing.

Venture Bros. Named To EW.com's Top 25 Animated TV Series

by Mike
May. 26, 2011, 4:00pm | 6 Comments
Yes, the rumors are true! Venture Bros. is one of the lucky twenty-five animated TV series to be on Entertainment Weekly.com's list. Sharing the spotlight with the likes of The Simpsons, Futurama and The Flintstones (among many more) Venture Bros. got the nod for "great action set pieces, brilliantly conceived characters ... and the ability to somehow make you feel emotionally invested in the relationship between a man dressed in a butterfly outfit and his gravel-voiced girlfriend."

EW is also accepting votes from users so head on over there and give your favorite (which I can only assume is Venture Bros.) a vote!

Dragon*Con 2011: Now With 100% More Urbaniak

by Mike
May. 25, 2011, 1:22am | 0 Comments
For those of you attending Dragon*Con this year, James Urbaniak has been added to the guest list. While we don't know the capacity of his visit just yet, or if this means he'll be on the Venture Bros. panel, it's certainly good news either way. Jackson & Doc are not on the guest list just yet, though Jackson noted that they will likely be there since it's Adult Swim's tenth anniversary.

Details On Venture Bros. Special: The Story of Shallow Gravy

by Mike
May. 19, 2011, 12:58pm | 6 Comments
Today's Adult Swim upfront has given word on what exactly the upcoming 11-minute Venture Bros. special (currently being animated entirely in-house at Titmouse) will be:

THE VENTURE BROS. SPECIAL -- FROM THE LADLE TO THE GRAVE: THE STORY OF SHALLOW GRAVY

See the Venture Family as you’ve never seen them before: in a 15-minute documentary-style animated special. Follow the meteoric rise, the equally meteoric fall, and the decidedly un-meteor-like second coming of the most important band Hank Venture, Dermott Fitctel and H.E.L.P.eR. robot have ever been in: Shallow Gravy. If you’re hungry for rock, then open wide, because here comes a ladle of heavy metal fire and metaphoric meat drippings.

Thanks to fellow fan and friend of the site Kevin Fitzpatrick for letting me know about that. You can read more in his article on UGO.

James Urbaniak LA Weekly Interview

by Mike
May. 18, 2011, 2:50pm | 0 Comments
As Liz Ohanesian noted on her Twitter she conducted an interview with James Urbaniak for LA Weekly's People issue. It's a quick read but you can learn about Urbaniak's penchant for playing red herrings on crime dramas and his involvement with Thrilling Adventure Hour, which you should check out if you haven't already.

Team Venture By Drake Tsui

by Mike
May. 13, 2011, 1:44pm | 4 Comments


Saw this on Comics Alliance and thought some of you might like it. This is Team Venture, manga-style by Drake Tsui. You can read a little more about the drawing on his DeviantArt page. Enjoy!

Jackson & Doc Interview With Crave Online

by Mike
May. 12, 2011, 2:39pm | 8 Comments
Head on over to Crave Online for an interview with Jackson & Doc if you know what's good for ya. There's bits about the upcoming two seasons (which are far in the future) and the much closer 11-minute special. Also news that the next seasons of Venture Bros. will be pre-produced at Titmouse instead of World Leaders/Noodlesoup which produced the first four seasons. Plus, you know:

Crave Online: How did the “Venture Bros.” special even come up with Adult Swim?

Doc Hammer: We wanted to make a 60 to 90 minute special, so we asked if we could make a 60 to 90 minute special, and they said 'You can make a 60 to 90 minute special.' [laughs] It came up because, well doesn't it sound cool? Doesn’t it sound like a cool thing to have?

So go read it, already.

Closer Look At BifBangPow!'s Comic-Con Exclusive

by Mike
May. 6, 2011, 1:22pm | 4 Comments
Fellow fan-site Venture Bros. Blog has a closer look at the Rusty and Jonas Sr. set that will be sold at San Diego and New York Comic-Cons (as well as online for everyone else after NYCC). You'll get to see shots of the lunch box tote which indeed does attempt to replicate the one seen in "Escape to the House of Mummies, Part II" and includes awesome art by Venture Bros. veterans Stephen DeStefano and Liz Artinian and was commissioned specifically for this project.

Young Rusty and Jonas Venture Sr. To Be Comic-Con Exclusives

by Mike
May. 4, 2011, 6:36pm | 6 Comments
For those of you attending Comic-Con (either the San Diego or New York varieties), you can grab an exclusive figure set by BifBangPow! there; Young Rusty and Jonas Venture Sr. in retro tin lunch box-style packaging to boot. The set will set you back $45 and will be available at San Diego (July 21 - 24) and New York (Oct. 13 - 16) Comic-Cons first and will also ship (while supplies last) to anyone who orders them from Entertainment Earth. You can read more on Action Figure Insider.

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Hank

Apr. 19, 2023, 12:53am
First footage! Title revealed! https://youtu.be/eXJ5OM9RfV8 Synopsis and cast too! “In The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart, a nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations, while the Monarch is literally out for Dr. Venture’s blood. An imposing evil from the past reemerges to wreak havoc on the Ventures, the Guild, and even the Monarch marriage—it will take friends and foes alike to restore the Ventures’ world to order… or end it once and for all.” The voice cast includes the returning James Urbaniak as Dr. Venture, Patrick Warburton as Brock Samson, Michael Sinterniklaas as Dean Venture, Chris McCulloch as Hank Venture, and The Venture Bros. co-creator Doc Hammer as Dr. Mrs. The Monarch. (Hammer and series co-creator Jackson Publick also wrote the script, and Publick directed.) Other voice cast members include Nina Arianda as Mantilla, Clancy Brown as Daisy and Red Death, John Hodgeman as Snoopy, Hal Lublin as Clayton, Jane Lynch as Bobbi St. Simone, Charles Parnell as Jefferson Twilight, Jay Pharoah as Nuno Blood, Steven Rattazzi as Dr. Orpheus, JK Simmons as Ben, and Dana Snyder as The Alchemist. A project of Titmouse, Adult Swim, and Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, all that radiant baboon heart blood will be gushing forth later this year. Go Team Venture! https://gizmodo.com/venture-bros-movie-adult-swim-warner-bros-animation-1850353234

CaseCrash

Jul. 4, 2019, 11:34pm
It's a month old but there's not much news here for two years at a time, so whatever :) https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-venture-bros/281421/the-venture-bros-season-8-jackson-publick-doc-hammer

cpc65

Jun. 7, 2019, 9:33pm
Okay, Venturoos. Here's what ya get for the Extras, at least on the DVD version. I felt it was a little light, but that's just my opinion. Deleted Scenes (as always) - Some are B&W sketches with the dialog, others are animated with the dialog. Ghost in the Pro-Blem - An extended view of the distorted images of events from the Pro-BLEM's point of view. Maybe there are some clues hidden in it if you like frame-by-frame advancing. Maybe not. Sirena Goes Off... - Cristin Milioti ad-libbing way more dialog than the script calls for. Poor Rocco. Promo - Basically the season 7 promo. Maybe there's Easter Eggs to find. I haven't done any extensive searching yet. If anyone finds any feel free to post them here!

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