Xavier: Renegade Angel
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About
Xavier: Renegade Angel was a CGI surrealist dark comedy series on Adult Swim produced by Wonder Showzen creators John Lee, Vernon Chatman, Jim Tozzi and Alyson Levy. The series centers around the absurdist adventures of the protagonist Xavier, a humanoid shaman with a bird beak nose and a sentient snake arm who embarks on various psychedelic, spiritual journeys.
History
On November 4th, 2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel premiered on Adult Swim, with the first episode titled "What Life D-D-Doth" (shown below). The show aired for two seasons, releasing a total of 20 episodes before ending on April 16th, 2009.
Fandom
On December 3rd, 2011, a page for the series was created on TV Tropes.[8] On September 8th, 2012, the /r/XavierRenegadeAngel[2] subreddit was created for discussions about the animated television series. In October 2016, a Change.org[1] petition was created to "Make Fox Broadcasting Air Xavier Renegade Angel Sunday Nights After NFL Football" (shown below).
On May 22nd, Redditor BeauBWan submitted a photograph of a cosplayer dressed as Xavier to /r/adultswim (shown below).
On 4chan
In August 2017, threads about the television show were frequently submitted to various 4chan boards, including /v/,[4] /tv/,[6] /tg/[5] and /co/.[7] On August 8th, an 4chan user uploaded a photoshopped Virgin Walk comic comparing the show Rick and Morty to Xavier: Renegade Angel to /co/ (shown below).[3]
Search Interest
External References
[1] Change.org – Make Fox Broadcasting Air Xavier Renegade Angel Sunday Nights After NFL Football
[2] Reddit – /r/XavierRenegadeAngel
[3] Archive.is – /co/ thread
[8] TV Tropes – Xavier Renegade Angel
[9] Adult Swim – Xavier Renegade Angel
Top Comments
zzuxon
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