New York Comic-Con 2011 was a hell of a weekend.
The first couple days were chock full of [adult swim] goodness. Friday evening put the spotlight on The Venture Bros and Robot Chicken. Saturday put the spotlight on quite a few other shows. It was a day very literally full of [adult swim] events with signings and from 4PM until 9PM, plenty of panels that gave plenty of insight and new sights and sounds for upcoming shows and seasons of [adult swim] favorites. I spent the entire day in Room 1A06 with Sarah (a.k.a.: 55,) taking in the panels one after another.
The first panel that we took in was a panel for the AS favorite Superjail!. The show has two seasons under its belt (one animated by Augenblick Studios, the second by Titmouse Inc.,) and stars David Wain, Jackson Publick, and co-creator Christy Karacas. Karacas was on the panel along with Publick, Stephen Warbrick (executive producer and c0-creator,) Janine DiTullio (Season Three head writer and story editor,) and Richard Mather (layout artist and voice of The Twins.)
Moderated by [adult swim] VP Keith Crofford, the panel gave some small bits of insight into the future of the show and some past decisions and how they came to be, as well as a pretty cool screening of an episode from last season with voices and sound effects done by one man (I think I heard was a Titmouse employee, though I’m unsure. Editor’s Note: Confirmed by Calvin of Jailbot.com, it was James Sugrue, animator for Titmouse Inc.) The episode was “Gay Wedding,” and the man who did the sounds did a pretty good job. He switched from character to character to sound effect pretty well.
A third season is confirmed. It is currently in production and should be airing some time in 2012. Some of the questions concerned episodes and characters, as well as music. When asked whether or not more music from Christy Karacas’ band, Cheeseburger would be featured, Karacas was unsure. He said they’d have to make a new album first. Crofford plugged their last album, available on adultswimshop.com. They promised more of the gay couple in season 3, which the crowd was glad to hear, and spoke about trying to balance the psychedelic visuals in the show with story in season 3. They all felt that season 2 sacrificed a lot of the cool, psychedelic stuff season 1 had to story, and they’re trying to cut equal bits for season 3 so that it turns out more balanced come time to air. They also spoke about the apocalyptic ending to season 1 and how it was initially planned so that it could serve the purpose of a series or a season finale– and it worked out as a decent two-parter when they began season 2.
The cool things at the panel were, of course, not limited to what the people up at the microphones and table brought to show everyone. A man came to the panel dressed in an enormous Master Shake costume and went up to ask a question. When he reached the mic, he had no question, but a comment to the Superjail! staff: “next year, I’m gonna be Jailbot.” A Jacknife cosplayer on the line a few people behind him suddenly jumped in fear and ran away to hide at the back of the panel room.
Check out our Superjail NYCC ’11 Gallery Here!
For more Superjail coverage including the Press Hour, check out Calvin’s NYCC Superjail coverage at Jailbot.com
