None of This Matters (with hosts mc chris and Dana Snyder)

The return of the kings! Adult Swim’s mc chris and Master Shake himself (and friend of ASC) Dana Snyder started their own watchalong(?) podcast for ATHF! So far, they are two episodes in and it’s everything you would expect from a Dana Snyder podcast, with “useless” trivia, pop-culture, life lessons and more! Go listen to this award-winning podcast now!!!!

Guild of Calamitous Podcasts: Jackson Publick & Doc Hammer Interview

The show may be over, the episodes + movie all covered, but our resident Venturoo Rilo and his special guest host (and also friend of ASC) Chandra Free have at least 1 more present to give… an exclusive interview with Venture Bros. co-creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer. Expect an hour plus of love and fellowship.

Dancing is Forbidden: And ATHF Exploration Podcast

(Also also friend of ASC) Ronnie is kicking names and taking ass in the ATHF community. Going above and beyond any other previous (or idle) Adult Swim podcast, Ronnie goes hard into ATHF deep dives while also interviewing cast and crew of the show such as (FRIENDS OF ASC) Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro among others. Speaking of interviews, keep your ears peeled for Ronnie’s upcoming interview with comedian David Cross.

the Swimcast???

Lest we forget, the longest running existing podcast and the exclusive companion to Adult Swim Central. 186+ episodes, 17+ years, and tons of factoids, deep dives, interviews, and mindless banter you would expect from Adult Swim superfans. Check out some of our episodes… we also have the full catalogue available for $1 monthly on our Patreon, will be unlocking some of our classic interview episodes to YouTube soon. Also… new episode? Stay tuned!

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Day One: The Calm Before The Storm

I arrived in Des Moines just after 1PM, and got myself checked into my hotel. Both the Iowa Events Center (where the convention was being held) and the Hyatt (the hotel were I was staying) were on the Skywalk, a massive trail of indoor walkways that connect most of the building in downtown. Using the Skywalk made the trek back and forth incredibly easy, taking only about eight minutes between both locations.

As is true for a lot of conventions, day one was a bit of lazy day. The exhibit hall didn’t open until 2PM and it wasn’t that crowded as it was still in the middle of the work and school day. It gave me time, however, to pick up my badge and orient myself with the space.

The convention was spread over four floors.

Floor one held a VIP lounge, screening rooms, a manga library and a quiet room for con goers to calm down if they get overstimulated.

Floor two held registration as well as the exhibition hall where vendors and guests set up shop, it also housed a massive gaming area for both table top games and video games with multiple board games free for anyone to use as well as video game tournaments and set ups for a variety of PC and console games.

Floor three held panel rooms as well as a maid café.

And the fourth floor was the location of the main stage, where Q&A’s were held.

I spent most of Friday wandering, though I did get the chance to stop by James Urbaniak’s booth to get my copy of Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart signed as well as to give him a set of Guild of Calamitous Podcasts pins lovingly crafted by Twisted Garden Studios.

I also gave a “Go Team Venture!” to a Pikachu statue.

Day Two: GO TEAM VENTURE!

I arrived at the convention just before 10AM (when doors were set to open) and there was already a pretty decent line. This particular Saturday happened to have quite a lot going on outside of the con, just a few miles away the yearly rivalry game between the University of Iowa and Iowa State University was kicking off, and a certain former president was in attendance. Despite that there was still a great turn out!

James Urbaniak’s Q&A was scheduled for 3PM and as expected the Venturoos were out in full force. It was lovely getting to interact with fellow fans, and there were two excellent Triana and Dr. Venture cosplays, Dr. Venture even had a tiny version of The Bat tagging along.

Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, some topics were off limits or had to be worded carefully, specifically his work in live action film and television but blessedly anything Venture Bros. was completely in the clear.
He talked about getting his start in acting, how performing with an off-off broadway theatre company led to Jackson Publick asking him to do the pilot and about the day he sounded “too happy” as Dr. Venture because he’d just found that he was going to be a father of twins.

We also learned his favorite episode is “Tag Sale, You’re It!”, that one of his favorite quotes is from the season two montage of Hank and Dean’s various deaths (“We had a gas leak that time. The silent killer.”) and just what goes in to creating the voices for Jonas Jr., Phantom Limb and David Bowie.

Unfortunately the midnight screening of The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart was canceled, and I found out after showing up for it, but other than that Saturday was an enjoyable day.

Day Three: Thank You, Dana Snyder, For Wasting My Time.

Sunday. The final day of Animate! Des Moines. I started early once again, getting there just before the exhibit hall opened. It was going to be a short day for me because I had to travel home. I knew that going in. But I did manage to maneuver my schedule around in order to attend “Dana Snyder Wastes an Hour of Your Time”.

I visited Dana at his booth in order to give him his own Guild of Calamitous Podcasts pin and get my action figure of the Alchemist signed. The nice thing about smaller sized conventions is that you get the time to genuinely have a conversation with the talent in attendance, which has always been an incentive for me. Dana was hilarious, and charming as ever.

And his panel was exactly what it said on the tin.

Coming in late Dana proudly stated he’d already wasted nine minutes of our time (off to a good start), what followed was a multi-subject tangent filled discussion including but not limited to: dye jobs, The Poseidon Adventure, different slang terms for kids, weather conspiracies, The Eiger Sanction and the act of stealing menus from restaurants.

A memorable moment was when a man flanked by his two young children read the ‘Senpai Stage’ schedule in the middle of the panel and loudly proclaimed “Dana Snyder Wastes an Hour of Your Time? FUCK THAT!” as he walked away.

The Cosplays

While Animate! Des Moines lacked Adult Swim representation in the cosplay department, there were still some pretty stellar get ups on display and I took more than a few pictures. It was actually pretty hard to narrow it down to just a few highlights for this article. But I did my best.

My favorite, by far, was the really impressive Alf cosplay.

All in all, Animate! Des Moines 2023 ticked all the boxes on my list and was a good time. There were some hiccups that just come with hosting a convention in a new place for the first time but that’s to be expected. And GalaxyCon has already announced that Animate! Des Moines 2024 will be happening next September and I, for one, can’t wait.

In a press release made on August 28th, WBD announced all the shows and movies coming to their streaming service Max for September, listing Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart as being available starting September 2nd. It’s worth noting that Max is also the streaming home for The Venture Bros. in the United States, having all 85 episodes of the series, including three specials and the pilot.

There’s still no word as to why they’ve sped up the release window for the Venture movie, but it could have to do with the shortage of physical copies of the film upon its initial release.

Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart is currently available to own on digital and BluRay, with its network premiere set for Sept. 1st at Midnight on Adult Swim.

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According to the Venture Bros. livestream on Adult Swim’s YouTube, the movie will air on Friday September 1st at midnight.

This goes against the usual schedule Adult Swim set up for its three direct to video films. When they were initially announced it was stated they’d hit the streaming service max 90 days after release, with a censored version airing on Adult Swim a couple months after.

Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart released on July 21st to positive reviews and was the number one movie on Amazon in the days following. 

The film was popular enough that physical copies were back ordered due to lack of supply, which could explain Warner Brothers Discovery fast tracking it to Adult Swim.

The Venture Bros. is NOT leaving max! At least not the entire series…

In an official press release today, Warner Bros. Discovery shared their list of shows and movies leaving the service next month, and while the series’ two mini-specials, A Very Venture Christmas and From the Ladle to the Grave: The Shallow Gravy Story, are listed as leaving on the twelfth of next month, the rest of the series isn’t mentioned.

Previous reports stated that the complete series was due to leave the WBD streaming service on August 12th, which seemed to be news to series creator, Jackson Publick.

The two 15 minute specials were previously unavailable when the show was streaming on Hulu.

For those not familiar, the past number of seasons of Venture Bros. were accompanied by Shirt Club, which touted a number of awesome designs which related to each individual episode. You could purchase each shirt per week or buy into the entire Club and receive an additional, exclusive t-shirt. Back when I was a college kid (and didn’t have to worry about little things like… rent…) I was able to get into Season Five’s Shirt Club and even modeled a few of the shirts.

This version of Shirt Club boasts 4 new designs, plus the bonus movie logo shirt with the VB logo on the back AND a mystery sticker. Check out more details at the Titmouse shop.

GO TEAM SHIRT CLUB!

“A nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations while an imposing evil from the past reemerges to wreak havoc on the Ventures, The Guild, and even the Monarch marriage.“

You can buy the film on digital or blu-ray on July 21st.

Venture Bros. Fans Rejoice With All-New Original Film The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart  Purchase Digitally on July 21 and on Blu-ray™ Disc on July 25#VentureBros

The Venture Bros: Radiant Is The Blood Of The Baboon Heart | OFFICIAL TRAILER | adult swim

BURBANK, CA (June 8, 2023) – Get ready as The Venture Bros. are back in an all-new original movie picking up right after the events from the shocking season 7 finale! Based off one of Adult Swim’s longest-running, award-winning original adult animated series, The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart will be available to purchase Digitally on July 21, 2023 and on Blu-ray Disc on July 25, 2023.   Returning in their original series roles are James Urbaniak (The Fabelmans) as Dr. Venture, Patrick Warburton (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events) as Brock Samson, Michael Sinterniklaas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) as Dean Venture, Chris McCulloch (Superjail!) as Hank Venture and Doc Hammer as Dr. Mrs. The Monarch.   Also featured in the voice cast are Nina Arianda (Being the Ricardos) as Mantilla, Clancy Brown (John Wick: Chapter 4) as Red Death, John Hodgman (Up Here) as Snoopy, Hal Lublin (Welcome to Night Vale) as Clayton, Jane Lynch (Glee) as Bobbi St. Simone, Charles Parnell (Top Gun: Maverick) as Jefferson Twilight, Jay Pharoah (Spinning Gold) as Nuno Blood, Steven Rattazzi (New Amsterdam) as Dr. Orpheus, JK Simmons (Whiplash) as Ben and Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force) as The Alchemist.   From Adult Swim, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, and Titmouse, series creators Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick wrote and executive produced, and Publick directed. Executive producers also include Chris Prynoski (The Legend of Vox Machina), Shannon Prynoski (Fairfax), Antonio Canobbio (Arlo the Alligator Boy), and Ben Kalina (Big Mouth).   The Venture Bros. originally premiered on Adult Swim August 7, 2004 and ran for seven seasons winning numerous awards including Best Animated TV Series Award at Cineme 2003 at the Chicago International Animated Film Festival.   The Venture Bros. Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart will be available on July 21, 2023 to purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more. Blu-ray Disc will be available July 25, 2023 to purchase online and in-store at major retailers. Pre-order your copy now.    Catch up ahead of the movie with The Venture Bros.: The Complete Series. Release will be available to purchase Digitally and on DVD June 20, 2023 and includes all 82 episodes from the 7-season run of the action-packed series.   SYNOPSIS: Doc’s latest invention will either bankrupt Team Venture or launch them to new heights, as Hank searches for himself, Dean searches for Hank, The Monarch searches for answers, and a mysterious woman from their pasts threatens to bring their entire world crashing down on them.   SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:Commentary by co-creators Jackson Publick and Doc HammerJackson and Doc Answer Fan Questions (Commentary)Hodgman and Friends (Featurette) – John Hodgman digs deep with Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer to learn more about the making of Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart and untold tales about their series. Pricing and film information:   PRODUCT                                          SRP Digital purchase                                  $19.99 Blu-ray + Digital Copy*                       $29.98 SRP USA Blu-ray                                                $39.99 SRP Canada   Audio: English Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Running Time: Approx. 83 minutes Rated: R for language, some sexual references, bloody images and brief full nudity   *Digital version not available in Canada