Adult Swim has created a stupefying effect with the absurdity of their programming. Their shows often use frenetic pacing and play to the extremes, and many viewers have they’ve become conditioned to expect it from the network.

One of their new animated series is Myles Langlois’ Apollo Gauntlet, a series about a mundane protagonist in a fantastical world trying to kick as much ass as possible. Apollo Gauntlet gets appropriately crazy like a lot of Adult Swim’s programming, but there’s a real voice and earnestness present here that can be absent in a lot of the network’s bonkers shows. Apollo Gauntlet pushes forward a new fun universe and an infinitely affable lead.

With Apollo Gauntlet season 1 now available to stream in full on AdultSwim.com, we put on our magical gauntlets and prepared for battle with series creator Myles Langlois. He talks to us about the interesting genesis of the series, the importance of music to the show, and which horror franchise icon Apollo would kick the most ass against.

DEN OF GEEK: First off, let’s talk a little on transitioning from a web series that you were largely doing by yourself into an Adult Swim series like this.