In 2004, the Venture Bros. gang pumped up our holiday spirit with a cover of Bing Crosby and David Bowie's "Little Drummer Boy" duet; in 2005, Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas"; and in 2006, a little thing called "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (part of Venture-Aid 2006). This year, the Christmas love continues with yet another Dr. Girlfriend and Monarch duet, in the form of The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York".

I quite like this song, but I don't think anything will be able to top the Monarch/Henchmen love that was "Hard Candy Christmas". And what's up with the Monarch doing every single song? Jackson Publick must have a little too much fun with that voice.

Warner Bros. just released the cover art for the upcoming Venture Bros. Season Two DVDs, and, I must say, it is absolutely amazing. I love the shadowy Hank and Dean being chased by the butterflies. I also like the vintage poster look and how the image is not joke-y at all, but actually really cool.

Although the First Season DVDs' simple skull design (and inside art by Bill Sienkiewicz) was nice, I think the new one will make my DVD collection even prettier. And I like pretty things.

Hey, boys and girls that enjoy cartoon violence! The new season of The Venture Bros. finally hits Adult Swim on June 25 (10:30 PM EST). You can catch it on TV like everyone else... or you can be the coolest kid on your block and watch the first episode, "Powerless in the Face of Death", a whole two days early! Simply visit AdultSwim.com's Adult Swim Fix on Friday the 23rd between the hours of 6 PM and 6 AM EST and enjoy. After you watch the premiere and have a cigarette to calm yourself down, you can check out three other premieres (Tom Goes to the Mayor, Eureka Seven, and Minoriteam), or just skip that whole last part and head on over to creator Jackson Publick's blog and show him some love.