American animated comedy that has run on Adult Swim since 2004
It was never supposed to be The Monarch. In the early pitchbook for The Venture Bros., there were already several supervillains included as possible antagonists for Team Venture. Baron Underbheit and an early draft of Molotov Cocktease appear in the … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “Mid-Life Chrysalis” (Season 1, Episode 3)
I’ve always been a DC guy more than a Marvel guy. What keeps me with the Distinguished Competition is also what keeps vexing DC’s attempts to create a universe capable of being translated to movies, TV shows, and even into … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “Careers in Science” (Season 1, Episode 2)
The Venture Bros began life on the back of a script for The Tick. Seems appropriate in a way, no? The prototype of Hank and Dean were drawn by then-Tick writer and storyboarder Christopher “Jackson Publick” McCollouch. Originally, the boys … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “Dia de los Dangerous!” (Season 1, Episode 1)
In an attempt to both tag along with my friends and to overcome my crippling fear of speaking in public, I joined my high school’s Speech & Debate team. Since I was the last of my friends to join (plus, since … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay” (Pilot)
You can’t go back in time, Dean, not even with Grover Cleveland’s Presidential Time Machine. We’re all moving forward, advancing in level, or diving headfirst into the Matmos, whether we want to or not Continue reading “The Venture Bros. Review: “The Saphrax Protocol” (Season 7, Episode 10)”
You’ve gone soft on me, Henry Allen So-Called-Venture! You used to be all ‘Go Team Venture!’ but now … now you’re all ‘Go Team … b- Boobies!’
-Dean Venture, the last time girls threatened to tear the brothers apart, (“Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman,” episode 3×06)
Continue reading “The Venture Bros. Review: “The Forcast Manufacturer” (Season 7, Episode 9)”
Dr. Mrs. The Monarch’s been many things since she’s joined the world of supervillainy but she’s always been defined by her relationships with others. As the straight woman of the Venture Bros. universe, she’s the one trying to keep organized villainy … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “The Terminus Mandate” (Season 7, Episode 8)
We’re defined both by our failures and by our successes. Doc’s identity is contained by the outside world. Despite being a man in his 40’s, I highly doubt Doc’s ever actually defined himself on his own terms. In the public eye, … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “The Unicorn in Captivity” (Season 7, Episode 7)
The floor for being a villain is pretty low. After all, an archenemy is just a guy who hates you a lot. He doesn’t even have to be particularly good at hating you or being particularly skilled at hating you. … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “The Bellicose Proxy” (Season 7, Episode 6)
Last week, the big question was “why do super-scientists and archenemies still put up with this stupid cycle of aggression and reaction?” This week, Rusty realizes the answer: because we’re children. We’re petty and self-centered children that are more interested … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “The Inamorata Consequence” (Season 7, Episode 5)
Why are we doing this? You know, “this.” This entire “guy dressed up with a punctuation mark helmet breaks into your lab to steal your top secret whatever, holds you hostage with a ray gun, and then you have to … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “The High Cost of Loathing” (Season 7, Episode 4)
Hot take: Dr. Jonas Venture was not a good person. He was an arrogant and self-absorbed father to Rusty. He treated his son like a novelty he quickly grew tired of. When Rusty started to doubt the myth of Jonas … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “Arrears in Science” (Season 7, Episode 3)
I wrote this after watching the episode on [adult swim]’s website so it’s going up on time. Recap (With The Big Idea) The Monarch is one giant self-centred asshole. I suppose this shouldn’t come as a surprise. He is a … Continue reading The Venture Bros. Review: “The Rorqual Affair” (Season 7, Episode 2)
Welcome to the first of hopefully many reviews of the new season of The Venture Bros on the Avocado. With a show this in-depth and detail-oriented, I figured we were due to have a special space to talk about this … Continue reading The Venture Bros Review: “The Venture Bros & The Curse of the Haunted Problem” (Season 7, Episode 1)
