Venture fans have been eagerly awaiting news of the second half of the Venture Bros. Season 4 since “Pinstripes vs. Poltergeists” aired in December. Online rumors stemming from an Adult Swim bump in January suggested that the second half would premiere on August 22. Jackson Publick posted on his Live Journal blog that “they got a later start on these episodes than originally intended.” Speculations of a September premiere date arose when Adult Swim posted their Summer television schedule online last month.

Announced tonight on Adult Swim, The Venture Bros. will return on Sunday, September 12, 2010. Opening with Production Update, the Adult Swim bump curiously labeled Season 4.5 as Season 5; Which might suggest that the first half will be released soon on DVD. Jackson Publick says “In the end, it’ll all be worth it. We think you’re going to really dig these next eight episodes. We seem to have re-embraced the show’s sci-fi/comic book/adventure roots, and as much as it was a struggle to write them, they’re a whole lot of fun. Lots more development of Hank and Dean, lots of new characters, and lots of old faces returning both triumphantly and trivially.” Publick also adds that the season finale will be a Very Special Hour-Long Extravaganza.

Released this week on Comic-Con.org and BifBangPow.com are details of convention programs featuring the creators of The Venture Bros., Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer. Along with convention appearances and signings, Venture fans can get exclusive Bif Bang Pow! action figures at the Entertainment Earth booth at the event!

On Friday, July 23rd at 4:30 PM, Adult Swim will have a joint writers panel featuring Robot Chicken, The Venture Bros, and Metalocalypse. Show creators Seth Green, Matt Senreich, and Tom Root (Robot Chicken), Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer (Venture Bros), and Brendon Small (Metalocalypse) to discuss their original series, screen sneak peeks, and answer questions. Keith Crofford, VP of production at Adult Swim, will moderate.

On Saturday, July 24th at noon, The Venture Bros. writers panel with Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer with special guests Patrick Warburton and James Urbaniak at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel’s Indigo Ballroom. Later that afternoon from 4:30 to 6:00 PM, Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer will be signing Entertainment Earth exclusive action figures at booth #2343.

For more information and schedule details, visit our SDCC Coverage Page:
http://venturebrosblog.com/san-diego-comic-con

Jackson Publick added a new blog entry to Publick Nuisance yesterday. Entitled A Bold New Day Dawns, the post answers fan questions about Season 4.2, DVD release, Comic-Con and VB toys. Jackson touched on some of the frustrations producing the show and talks a bit about the character development of Hank & Dean this season. Venture Bros. fans will be delighted to hear that the season finale is being rewritten as an Hour-Long Extravaganza featuring new and recurring characters. With the blog update, Jackson posted nine awesome screen grabs of Season 4.5. [Publick Nuisance]

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James Urbaniak just tweeted that the audio track for tonight’s episode of The Venture Bros. is damaged. He adds that the show will be voiced LIVE on the air for both East and West Coast audiences. Tonight’s episode entitled ‘Self-Medication‘ guest stars John Hodgman, Patton Oswalt, Brendon Small and Seth Green, making this a curious situation for the gang at Astro Base GO!. With Doc Hammer’s arrival at the sound stage, Urbaniak seemed confident that the team could pull off the live Venturecast, posting Twitpics from the sound booth.