Back in December, Conan O’Brien visited the nearby WB lot, where he worked with animator Bruce Timm to create a superhero alter-ego: The Flaming C, a fishnet-wearing hero armed with a steaming oven mitt and a jai alai cesta. It was a solid remote segment.

Apparently, the WB followed through with the idea, expanding the rudimentary drawing into a scene on the Cartoon Network’s “Young Justice” (Flaming C takes the place of Superman). Watch the video from last night’s “Conan”:

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In case you haven’t seen it, Black Dynamite is an incredible spoof of ’70s blaxploitation films that has the added bonus of Michael Jai White kicking ass and sexing up foxy ladies. And now it’s coming to Adult Swim as a cartoon, with much of the cast intact. Producer Jillian Apfelbaum writes:

The Black Dynamite Animated Series further chronicles the exploits of Black Dynamite and his crew. Executive produced by Carl Jones (The Boondocks, Freaknik: The Musical), the series features the voice talents of Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Kym Whitley, Byron Minns, Clifton Powell and JB Smoove.

I still haven’t seen a date for the series’ debut, but I’m definitely excited for it based on the art alone. I’ve always been a fan of cartoon women with huge breasts. I guess I’m just old-fashioned that way.

Adult Swim’s “Delocated” has slowly generated more and more buzz in comedy realms, and this is the photo that officially seals my admiration for the show: it’s series star Jon Glaser in a puppy suit for the episode “Dog Mayor.” Yes, that’s correct: I just wrote “puppy suit.” Call off the hunt, I’ve found my Halloween costume.

The 5 steps of puppy suit.  First put on the suit.
Second, add puppies.
Third, get to know puppies, so you can establish a loving, trust-filled bond before doing an intense scene together.
Fourth, shoot the scene with the puppies.
Fifth, take that hot f*cking thing off. [Delocated Blog]

Finally, a stylish suit that I can pair with my cat hat.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World looks like one of the cooler movies that will come out this summer, and Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim will help promote it by airing an animated short drawn in the manga-inspired style of the popular comic book that started it all.

Titled Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation, the cartoon will be shown at midnight on August 12 to promote the comic’s movie adaptation.

According to SlashFilm, the shorts are based on outtakes from Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Michael Cera and Allison Pill will reprise their roles from the film while Mae Whitman and Jason Schwartzman will voice different characters.

“We were approached by Universal to do something cool around the release of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” said producer Jason DeMarco. [Digital Spy]

Slashfilm also has some early video of the cartoon, and it looks like it’s back story that’s taken from the second volume of the comic. Yes, I’ve read a couple of the comic books that I’ve taken from nerds along with their lunch money. It’s a pretty cool concept (the metaphor of fighting someone’s emotional baggage taken literally), but it’s not nearly as good as the nerds say it is. The manga art and lack of color makes it hard to tell characters apart, and the cuts between scenes can be hard to follow. In short, the movie’s going to be a lot better. Yay!

Embedded below is the trailer for Season 4.5 of Adult Swim’s excellent “Venture Bros.” Recently, I’ve been making fun of shows that do this half-season nonsense, and I like that the trailer is up front about the confusion that this can cause: is it Season 5? Season 4, Volume 2? Season IV.2A?

As much as I like the show, the real reason for me posting the video is the banner image. They call it “genital formal wear” in the video, but I prefer the term tuxpeedo.

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