The Venture Bros

We’re slowly acclimating to the concept of our favorite shows taking their sweet time between seasons, though Adult Swim’s Venture Bros. has spent close to thirteen years on its six runs. Now, a new post from star James Urbaniak reveals that Season 7 production is underway, and Rusty’s back at it.

Welcome to Calamitous Intent, Comics Alliance’s weekly reckoning with The Venture Bros, in which Betty Felon and Elle Collins, longtime fans of Adult Swim’s most complicated half hour, discuss and clarify the latest episode. In this week’s installment, “Red Means Stop,” the good guys team up with the bad guys, the world’s most terrifying supervillain is also the friendliest, and something weird’s going on in the secret bathroom. “Red Means Stop” was written by Doc Hammer and directed by Jackson Publick.

Welcome to Calamitous Intent, Comics Alliance’s weekly reckoning with The Venture Bros, in which Betty Felon and Elle Collins, longtime fans of Adult Swim’s most complicated half hour, discuss and clarify the latest episode. In this week’s installment, “A Party for Tarzan,” the Ventures throw a party for a Highlander, the Monarch puts on the old black and gold, and everybody gets a flashback. “A Party for Tarzan” was written by Doc Hammer and directed by Jackson Publick.

The Venture Bros. production has changed quite a bit over the years, once airing 13 episodes a season over largely unbroken runs, and now averaging eight with various specials in between. The same may apparently be true of Season 7, some of which has already been written, and may end up as a go-between special after Season 6.

Welcome to Calamitous Intent, Comics Alliance’s weekly reckoning with The Venture Bros, in which Betty Felon and Elle Collins, longtime fans of Adult Swim’s most complicated half hour, discuss and clarify the latest episode. In this week’s installment, “It Happening One Night,” Hank finally goes on his date with Sirena, Brock makes a friend, and Dr. Venture comes face to face with the avant garde. “It Happening One Night” was written by Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, and directed by Jackson Publick.

Welcome to Calamitous Intent, Comics Alliance’s weekly reckoning with The Venture Bros, in which Betty Felon and Elle Collins, longtime fans of Adult Swim’s most complicated half hour, discuss and clarify the latest episode. In this week’s installment, “Tanks for Nuthin,” Ventech’s stock takes a dive, even more supervillains attack the Venture tower, and Dr. Mrs. the Monarch is on the Blue Morpho’s trail. “Tanks for Nuthin” was written and directed by Jackson Publick.

Welcome to Calamitous Intent, Comics Alliance’s weekly reckoning with The Venture Bros, in which Betty Felon and Elle Collins, longtime fans of Adult Swim’s most complicated half hour, discuss and clarify the latest episode. In this week’s installment, “Rapacity in Blue,” the Monarch tries on a new identity, Brock gives in to his desires, and VenTech creates something really dangerous. “Rapacity in Blue” was written by Doc Hammer and directed by Jackson Publick.

Welcome to Calamitous Intent, Comics Alliance’s weekly reckoning with The Venture Bros, in which Betty Felon and Elle Collins, longtime fans of Adult Swim’s most complicated half hour, discuss and clarify the latest episode. In this week’s installment, “Faking Miracles,” the Monarch learns something huge about his father, Hank’s love life gets complicated, and Dean gets a surprising edge while studying for the SATs. "Faking Miracles" was written and directed by Jackson Publick.

The Venture Bros. remains one of the most narratively dense half-hours in television (and definitely the one that takes the longest between seasons). Starting with this second Season 6 installment, Elle Collins is joined by Betty Felon, to share the workload of making this show make sense. This week, Pete White and Billy Quizboy face an arch enemy of their own, Doc feels overwhelmed by his new responsibilities, and we meet the saddest supervillain. 'Maybe No Go' was directed by Jackson Publick and written by Doc Hammer.

I’ve been given a harrowing assignment by the Guild of Calamitous Intent. More truthfully, I was assigned by ComicsAlliance, and technically I volunteered. But calamity is likely to result, intentional or not, because my assignment is to recap the new season of The Venture Bros, one of the most densely packed half-hour shows in television history. So please stick with me, as I attempt to succinctly recount the events of the Season 6 premiere, “Hostile Makeover.”