Announced on Comikaze Expo, creators of the Venture Bros. and Black Dynamite the animated Series will also be on the Titmouse Panel, along with Secret Guests.

Titmouse is the brainchild of Chris Prynosky who, along with his partner in crime, Shannon Prynosky built a madhouse bursting with cutting edge talent. Their projects include Metalocalypse, Freaknik, GI Joe Resolute,
Afro Samurai. Join us for a discussion of all things animation with Chris Prynosky, Jon Schnepp, Jhonen Vasquez, Benjamin Jackendof.

» Titmouse Animation Showcase – Saturday 3pm / Room 306AB

Comikaze Expo is Los Angeles’ first and only large-scale, multi-media pop culture convention. We are the Comic Con of LA . We bring together the most exciting and innovative in comics, video games, original art, movies, television and more. Our goal is to provide an unparalleled and unforgettable experience for both attendees and exhibitors.

Comikaze has more to offer than any other convention. Our unique panels, autograph sessions and photo-ops give fans once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to truly interact with their favorite creators and major players in the entertainment industry. Our screening rooms feature the best in both blockbusters and independent films, with sneak previews of films and television shows months before their release dates.

Comikaze embraces all genres, including sci-fi, fantasy, horror and cult—our vendors and panels show similar diversity. We offer something to satisfy every type of convention-goer, from fanboys and gamers to browsers and collectors. Our sanctioned tournaments for video, card and board games feature a wide-range of coveted prizes, including cash awards. Our vendors sell exclusive, rare and limited editions of comics, collectibles, art, toys and other hard-to-find merchandise. Best of all, Comikaze culminates in a masquerade event that partygoers will never forget.

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Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer field questions from fans via the Internet and in person at New York Comic Con’s Venture Brothers panel at IGN Theater. Panel video recorded on Friday, October 14th, 2011 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.

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Venture Brothers Press Panel with Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer at New York Comic Con 2011. Doc and Jackson answer questions about the animated series, story arcs and the writing process.

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PRESS PANEL PART ONE

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I was lucky enough to get a great seat in the IGN Theater yesterday at New York Comic Con, and yes, I’m bragging about it. Because I waited on the super long line to get into the DC Animated Films panel (more on that here), which was excellent, but I mostly didn’t want to risk getting stuck in a bad seat for The Venture Bros. panel featuring its creators, Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick. Before you join us after the jump for any possible spoilers or new plot details, be aware: there are none. The fifth season is currently being written, with four scripts completed. However, if you have ever listened to the commentary on the DVDs, I can tell you that this panel was exactly like that: lots of hilarious digression, lots of joking, lots of familiar character voices, and almost nothing about the show itself. Okay, there was some information about the upcoming season … but not much. That said, this panel made me want to write an honest-to-goodness, pen-on-paper fan letter to Doc and Jackson because it was so, so funny.

Jackson kicked off the panel by saying, more or less, “We’ve got so much nothing for you!” And this is because all their new stuff simply does not exist yet. But they did read (and mock) questions that were posed online, and here are a few things they did say:

They had no revelations along the lines of “Is 21 Hank’s father?” (The answer to that is no, he is not, but he is a sort of “spiritual father.”) But they did say that Venturestein would be back and that Jackson had just finished writing for him. There would also be more of Col. Gentleman’s dog Mischa, whose costumes in the fifth season would be inspired by buildings: “the Chrysler Building, Notre Dame” etc. Jackson also revealed that the character of Brick Frog was created when he was eight years old when he threw together a costume for Halloween one year and came to the conclusion: “I guess I’m Brick Frog.”

Other things that were tiny revelations: Despite what they said in their DVD commentary, there is no easter egg on the Season One DVD. And the name of the guy from “Tag Sale” who was looking for girlie mags is Augustus St. Cloud. And Ghost Robot is not dead, because according to Doc, “Can you really kill a robot? Or a ghost?”

Another subject that had nothing to do with the actual show, but is certainly related to it was the pressing question: “What exactly is a rusty venture?” This question has actually been answered on the show by Brock Sampson, and the answer was the same at the panel: A rusty venture is when “you masturbate until your penis is red.” (Hence, “rusty.”) The real question was from which character the panelists would like to receive a rusty venture. First, they offered choices: Shore Leave, 21/Gary, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, or H.E.L.P.E.R. They immediately eliminated the sole female, because she was too “obvious.”

Jackson said that Shore Leave would give “the best rusty venture,” but he still wants one from Dr. Mrs. The Monarch. Doc’s answer was a bit more nuanced, saying that he would choose 21/Gary over H.E.L.P.E.R. because the cuddling would be way better, plus a robot wouldn’t offer the same emotional connection. Not easy to argue with that. But he then added: “Shore Leave mouth all the way.”

Doc also recounted experiences he’s had in his apartment building with the elderly residents, including a story that, for some reason, has not already become an episode of The Venture Bros. Apparently, a 90-year-old woman named Mary was a “kept woman” of the mob and has been taken care of by them her whole adult life. And Doc says that she must have been SO HOT back in the day. Well, if those guys aren’t going to write about that, then I will, damnit. And I’d be very surprised (and, frankly, disappointed) if something about the ashes of Doc’s late cat being made into pixie sticks or seasoning doesn’t make into Season Five, because he told that story, too, and it was demented.

But the things that had nothing to do with the show were probably the most entertaining. “Doc and Jackson Tell Stories” needs to become a weekly podcast, like, yesterday. Because they are the kind of people who don’t have an Internet hookup at home so they aren’t using it to look at things that are “90% false” (that was Doc), spend too much time on the Huffington Post getting angry and writing blogs that will never be read (that was Jackson), and watch hours and hours and hours of America’s Next Top Model, Millionaire Matchmaker, and Project Runway. Guys: I will come to Titmouse myself and produce this thing for you if you let me.

And it was probably all those reality TV marathons that made the highlight of the non-Venture-related segments possible: Doc’s List of Things He Never Wants to Hear People Say Again. Here is the complete list.

1. Hot mess
2. Literally (in non-literal situations)
3. Totes (“Say ‘totally’ or say nothing”)
4. IMHO/IMO
5. Ridonkulous
6. Awesomesauce/awesomepants (anything with “sauce” or “pants”)
7. In your face
8. Rocking out (because it’s such a “mom” thing to say)
9. It is what it is (“Basically, you just lost an argument. ‘It is what it is.’”)
10. Conversate
11. Underwhelmed (“A real word that means ‘meh’,” at which point he added “meh” to his list)
12. Sick puppy (“The dog’s fine.”)
13. Big time
14. Take it to the next level
15. Get your [blank] on
16. Go big or go home
17. Wow factor (“Unless you’re Tim Gunn … or Nina Garcia”)
18. Pure win
19. RAWK
20. Bring your A-game (“I was gonna bring meh, but I brought my A-game”)

I was really surprised that “Throw under the bus” and “I’m not here to make friends” didn’t make this list, and have you ever noticed how often people say “at that/this point”? A lot. they say it a lot.

Here is the takeaway from the Venture Bros. panel: Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick have a hilarious rapport, and it shows in the wonderful randomness that makes The Venture Bros. so uniquely entertaining. And judging by how much better every season gets, Season 5 can’t not be awesome. Also: I will never get over watching people who do cartoon voices do those voices in person.

Written by Jamie Frevele, The Mary Sue

Photo by Shannon Cottrell, LA Weekly

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Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer discuss their original series and answer fan questions submitted to Adult Swim. Doc and Jackson enter IGN Theater in disheveled suits, carrying martinis declaring this to be their new jet setter image. The duo confirm there will be a 5th and 6th season of the Venture Brothers.

Doc Hammer: Instead of telling you things, we’re just going to answer questions that have been submitted.

Question: What will colonel gentleman dress his dog as next?

Doc Hammer: Buildings! The Chrysler building, notre dame, and then he’ll be pissed when he doesn’t win costume contests

Question: What is a rusty venture?

Doc Hammer: It’s when you rub your penis (can I say penis?) red and raw…

Jackson Publick: I think it involves a barrel… And where is that question about who we would like to get a rusty venture from? Shore leave? Dr. Mrs. The Monarch? Helper? Got to take Dr. Mrs. out of the equation. That’s too easy. I’d say Shore Leave- he’d be good at it.

Doc Hammer: I’d go with Gary… think of the orifices… If you oiled him, there would be four or five! The crook of the knee! If there was a glory hole involved, both agree choices may be different.

Question: Is there any truth to the rumor that there’s a rivalry between Doc and Voltaire?

Doc Hammer: We’re good friends! I love him, I’ve made love to him. But he has a habit of getting drunk and talking about me. We’re close friends, in fact we live in a commune together. I borrow his skull sweaters and he borrows my five thousand dollar suits.

Question: Has the success and longevity of the show taken away from your enjoyment of it?

Doc Hammer: In the beginning I did it for the glory and lines of coke off whores. Now I get up and watch marathons of America’s Next Top Model, get coffee, sit at my computer and stare at cobwebs.

Also, I don’t have the Internet at my house. I’m afraid I’d get a fake email and annoy myself. Also, I just got my cat’s ashes back and I don’t know what to do with them.

We were gonna make them into Pixie Stix and bring them. Or put them in a pepper shaker and feed them to my other pets. Or eat them myself and imagine what part I’m eating.

Question: Why if the monarch escaped from prison was he just allowed to walk out when he was brought back?

Doc Hammer: Nobody wants him in prison! Or he immediately offered his anus as a fun box.

Question: How do I find the Easter eggs on my season one DVD?!?

Jackson Publick: Do you really think if we did something cool we’d HIDE it?

Doc Hammer: Have you seen our “extras”? It’s just us walking around!

Hammer asks Publick: Do you have stuff on your refrigerator?

Jackson Publick: No, my refrigerator is not magnetic! There is one sweet spot, someone gave me a Hellboy magnet, but it won’t stay up because there’s too much Hellboy. Why are you asking me?

Hammer explains his apartment: Refrigerator is covered, there is one bottle of water in it, he’s lived there since he was sixteen, his upstairs neighbor’s middle name is ‘the cat’ and there’s a kept mafia woman in his building too. There are lots of old people and they’ve been slowly disappearing.

Question: If the season four finale had been 22 minutes what would it have been like?

Doc Hammer: No Shallow Gravy, no lots of stuff, glad we had more time.

Hammer asks Publick: Do you still keep a moleskin of ideas? I keep lists on my phone. I have one of phrases I hate.

Hot mess, totes, literally when it’s not a literal situation, IMHO – it’s like saying I’m a giant douchebag, redonkulous, awesome sauce, in your face – that’s like dorito bag talk, rocking out

Most of these were thought of while watching Millionaire Matchmaker…

Conversate, underwhelmed – what is whelming?, meh, sick puppy, big time, take it to the next level, get your ‘blank’ on, go big or go home.

You’re allowed to say these things, just don’t say them to me.

Any one that says go big or go home, I guarantee they go home!

Wow factor – even when Tim Gunn says it I feel uncomfortable.

Pure win, how can there be different stages of win?

I’m reading this off a pink phone, I’ve got issues here. This is not the word of god, people…

Rawk, with a W

Bring your A game

Jackson Publick: There should be some not sports, nerd person phrases for encouragement.

Question: Now that don’t ask don’t tell has been repealed will more members of SPHINX come out?

Jackson Publick: Maybe? It helps to be gay in SPHINX!

Question: Will there ever be an all musical episode?

Doc Hammer: Do you all want that?!? I hated musicals. I loved My Fair Lady for the costumes, but I kept wondering when they would stop singing! Plus that’s just too much pre-production.

Question: Will we ever find out who Doc Venture’s mother is?

Doc Hammer: That will happen on the show if it happens at all. Seriously people, don’t ask us what is going to happen!

Publick notices two audience members dressed as them….

Doc Hammer: whoa, that’s a first. I may need to make love to myself.

Question: are you wanting any one specific for guest voices.

Doc Hammer: David Bowie

Jackson Publick: Jon Hamm

Q to Hammer: Where do you get your hair done like that?

Doc Hammer: If you come look at my roots you will be sorely disappointed, have you seen pictures of me? It’s always like this! I would have to bleach it twice a day to keep up. My scalp would be red and raw, like a Rusty Venture. My pubic hair however, is just brown. But it has no curl to it.

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Chris Hardwick and Jonah Ray talk with Venture Brothers’ co-creators, Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer about Comic Con, fandom, jet setters and various ways to hold a mic.

JACKSON PUBLICK & DOC HAMMER
Doc and Jackson discuss the prerequisites for getting into a Comic Con skybox.

JET SETTERS
World traveling, fisticuffs, conflict diamonds, and parties in Ibiza are just another part of the exciting lives of Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick.

MIC HOLDING & SILK TROUSERS
Doc and Jackson talk about the various ways to hold a microphone during an interview, as well as the implication for wearing silk pants inserts.

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Got a question for Venture Bros. creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer? They’ll be at the New York Comic Con on Friday, October 14, and Adult Swim is bringing your questions right to ‘em. Submit your deepest concerns and curiosities to the comments section below and it might get a LIVE answer during the NYCC Venture Bros. panel. By submitting a question, you also agree that Adult Swim can film and air the Q&A online.

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Yes! No! Maybe! These are just some of the possible answers that await you and your fevered inquiries. Just get those questions in and we’ll take care of the awkward, nervous presentation. Go Team Questions!

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Here is our handy guide to Adult Swim panels and signings at New York Comic Con 2011! This year’s guests include Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer of the Venture Brothers, along with other notable talents from Adult Swim. Check out schedule below for panel and signing info. Check back with us for NYCC 2011 schedule news and updates!

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NYCC FRIDAY SCHEDULE

The Venture Bros.
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Friday, IGN Theater
Jackson Publick (co-creator) and Doc Hammer (co-creator)

The Venture Bros show creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, perennial Comic-Con favorites, will discuss their original series and answer questions that have been submitted by fans on AdultSwimPresents.com/NYCC. Launched on Adult Swim in August 2004, The Venture Bros. is an inspired spoof of 1960s action cartoon shows such as “Johnny Quest.” The animated series follows the bizarre misadventures of the Venture family, which includes world-renowned Dr. Venture, his dimwitted sons Hank and Dean as well as Brock Samson, their bodyguard assigned by the government to keep an eye on the family who is then promptly forgotten by the Feds.

Robot Chicken
5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Friday,IGN Theater
Talent: Seth Green (co-creator), Matt Senreich (co-creator), Zeb Wells (writer) and Doug Goldstein (head writer and co-producer)

Seth Green (co-creator), Matthew Senreich (co-creator), Zeb Wells (writer), and Doug Goldstein (head writer and co-producer) discuss their incredibly-popular and award-winning series Robot Chicken and provide a sneak peek of season 5.5, premiering Oct. 23rd at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Adult Swim. Created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, the Emmy Award-winning Robot Chicken uses stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format.

NYCC SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Superjail!
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Saturday, 1A06
Talent: Christy Karacas (creator and executive producer) , Stephen Warbrick (creator and executive producer), Jackson Publick, Janine DiTullio

Join creators and executive producers Christy Karacas and Stephen Warbrick with Jackson Publick and Janine DiTullio as they discuss their Adult Swim series Superjail! and preview never-before-seen footage! Fast-paced animation, flying guts, creepy underlings, and plenty of prison fights dominate the Warden’s chaotic prison in Superjail!. The blood flows like wine and the line between criminal and keeper gets blurrier by the minute. Picture a kaleidoscope of entrails meets Jon Waters meets Shawshank damnation plus a sweaty muscle woman minus primetime sensibility. You are hereby guilty of being given what you asked for.

Eagleheart
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m., Saturday, 1A06
Talent: Chris Elliot, Jason Woliner, Andrew Weinberg, Michael Koman, Maria Thayer

Join series star Chris Elliott with Jason Woliner, Andrew Weinberg, Michael Koman, Maria Thayer as they discuss the live-action comedy Eagleheart and show exclusive footage from the upcoming new season. Produced by Conan O’Brien’s Conaco Productions and Dakota Pictures, the series premiered in February and recently wrapped production of its second season, which is slated to premiere in the spring of 2012. Every episode of Eagleheart promises violence, suspense, intrigue and copious amounts of needless bloodshed as Marshal Chris Monsanto (Elliott) blindly kicks, punches and shoots his way to what may or may not be a legitimate solution to his case.

The Heart, She Holler
5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Saturday, 1A06
Talent: Patton Oswalt, Kristen Schaal, Heather Lawless, Leo Fitzpatrick, Joe Sikora, John Lee (executive producer), Alyson Levy (executive producer)

Adult Swim presents The Heart, She Holler, an original live-action series that explores the dramatic lives of a small community living in a hillbilly town. Series stars Patton Oswalt (United States of Tara), Kristen Schaal (The Flight of the Conchords), Heather Lawless (Be Kind Rewind), Leo Fitzpatrick (El Camino), and Joe Sikora (Shutter Island) join co-executive producers John Lee and Alyson Levy to show never-before-seen footage of this new original live-action series that will premiere on Adult Swim this fall.

Delocated!
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, 1A06
Talent: Jon Glaser (creator and executive producer), Steve Cirbus, Janeane Garofalo, Jacob Kogan, Yung-I Chang, Ali Farahnakian

Delocated! creator/executive producer and star Jon Glaser is on hand along with Steve Cirbus, Janeane Garofalo, Jacob Kogan, Yung-I Chang and Ali Farahnakian to reveal exclusive footage from the upcoming third season of the show premiering on Adult Swim this fall as well as answer questions about the series. Delocated! is a live-action series about “Jon,” who after testifying against the Russian Mafia has to live undercover through the witness protection program. After existing quietly in an anonymous suburb, “Jon” accepts an offer to participate in a reality show based on his life. In order to protect his identity with television audiences—and more importantly, the Russian mob family the Mirminsky’s—he wears a ski mask and has his voice surgically disguised.

China, IL Exclusive Screening and Q&A
7:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturday, 1A06
Talent: Brad Neely (creator) and Daniel Weidenfeld (executive producer)

Adult Swim presents an exclusive screening of a never-before-aired episode of their newest animated comedy China, IL. Frank and Steve Smith are brothers who teach in the history department of a state university in China, IL. They also happen to be legends in their own minds who will often sacrifice facts, lessons and syllabi for the sake of being awesome. Created by Brad Neely and produced by Titmouse, Inc., China, IL is a reverse Animal House where the teachers are crazy and the students just want to learn. Creator Brad Neely and executive producer Daniel Weidenfeld will be on hand for a lively Q&A.

Black Dynamite
8:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Saturday, 1A06
Talent: Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Kym Whitley, Carl Jones (executive producer), and Scott Sanders (producer)

Black Dynamite is an exciting new animated series coming to Adult Swim in 2012 and is based on 2009’s critically-acclaimed feature film. The series further chronicles the exploits of Black Dynamite and his crew. Cast members Michael Jai White (Black Dynamite), Byron Minns (Bullhorn), Kym Whitley (Honeybee), executive producer Carl Jones, and producer Scott Sanders will host a Q&A and show never-before-seen footage!

Please note that schedule subject to change.

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ADULT SWIM SIGNINGS

Venture Bros. Signing
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Friday, 1E07
Talent: Jackson Publick (co-creator), Doc Hammer (co-creator)

Robot Chicken Signing
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Friday, 1E07
Talent: Seth Green (co-creator), Matt Senreich (co-creator), Zeb Wells (writer) and Doug Goldstein (head writer and co-producer)

Venture Bros. Signing
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Entertainment Earth booth #644
Talent: Jackson Publick (co-creator), Doc Hammer (co-creator)

Black Dynamite Signing
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Saturday, 1E07
Talent: Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Kym Whitley, Carl Jones (executive producer), and Scott Sanders (producer)

Please note that schedule subject to change.

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Venture Bros. fans gather at Marriott Pulse Bar and Lounge on September 3rd to celebrate the animated series and show off their Venture cosplay. We selected 20 finalists for the contest and ranked the costumes on construction and originality. Top costumes received special prizes from the Venture Bros. Blog! Check our pictures and videos from the Party below!

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Video and pictures from Venture Party at Dragon*Con 2011! Fans gather at Marriott Pulse Bar and Lounge to celebrate the animated series and show off their costume making skills. Doc Hammer and James Urbaniak stop by the party for a signing and pictorial with fans. Fans at the party were also treated to a costume contest, our four best cosplayers won special prizes from toymakers, Bif Bang Pow! Check our videos and pictures from the Party below!

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