Archive for August 26th, 1999

View Askew NewsBites™

August 26th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Changa, Babalou, & BenDougS

  • Joe was asked about the lines of his and Jimmy’s that were cut from the Con opening in “Chasing Amy”, and he revealed something we hadn’t heard before…Some pretty funny adlibbing that they did:
The camera pans across the convention floor and slowly pauses on Jimmy and myself signing books for fans. It catches us mid conversation.

JQ: “It was unbelievable! The way that guy was licking that monkey’s ass, you’d a thought it was the last monkey on earth.”

JP: “I hear it takes just like chicken–with monkey shit on it.”

It may seem weird now, but when ya meet those two, it all makes sense.

  • The Diamond Comics website is reporting that Clerks: The Lost Scene was the 88th most solicited book in August. Diamond is the biggest comic distributer in the US. The full list can be found at here.
  • Finally today, for those of you that want to know more about “Mumford”, here’s some info (MINOR SPOILERS) revealed in a press kit floating around for the flick: Jason Lee plays “the richest guy” in a small town composed of eccentric people. The plot is centered on a shrink that sets up shop in the town and gives the locals blunt advice that results in “unlikely romances” and chaos. Apparently Lee’s character pays the psychologist to be his “friend” because he’s somewhat of a recluse.

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The Wizard Report!

August 26th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Zeebadaboodee

  • Zee’s at it again with another of his fantastic writeups on all the latest View Askew goodness in this month’s issue of Wizard:
Pg. 18 – Letters Column – Robert Chappell Jr. asks the question: “Does a Chasing Amy comic book actually exist, or was the one shown at the end of the movie just a mock up?”

Kevin answers: A teensy bit of a Chasing Amy comic exists. Madman artist Mike Allred (who did the piece supposedly drawn by Holden in the movie) did two pages plus the cover for the movie. A full story may follow. “Perhaps one day, we’ll print it up for Oni Double Features,” says “Amy” writer/director Kevin Smith.

Page 27: – Kevin Smith Watch – An update on all things Kevin, Included in this piece is an announcement on Kevin’s daughter Harley, a write up on the fully painte Bartleby & Loki one-shot which is listed here as a January release. A desription of how Kevin almost missed the Wizard World Con because he got stuck in LA doing work on the Clerks animated series. and a quick note about Kevin admitting on the Stern show that plans for him to do a Fletch 3 script had gone awry.

Page 72: Clerks Animated – Just a quick note that Clerks is expected to premiere in the spring, with a possibility of more episodes (than the original 6) to be added.

Page 122: Top 10 Writers – Once again, Kevin is the #1 writer. Oh yeah, and Joe Q. is the #5 artist

Page 183 -There is a very funny picture that shows Kevin signing an autograph at the Wizard World Con. Thought balloons pop up from Kevin’s head saying “I should have been rich and famous by now.” And the person he is signing for has a word ballon that reads: “sniff…sniff… are you from New Jersey?”

Commentary…

August 26th @ 12:00 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Well, after a much needed day off, we’re back with a few more tidbits. We refer to this normally as the calm before the storm. With Kevin’s appearance on the radio (and on a realaudio feed) tonight, and the convention this weekend, we’re sure that there’s going to be no shortage of news this weekend. We’ve got some busy times coming up ourselves, but will try and keep the site as current as possible. Just know that, given our schedules, things may be a bit later than usual. Also, expect some details this weekend on how you can test your setup out to make sure you’re ready for the big chat & raffle drawing this coming Wednesday. Here’s the news: