• How about that Bluntman & Chronic photo, huh? Nice stuff there! Rumor has it that it’ll be running in a Wizard book next week so we wanted to get it out there first, so the fans of the site once again got to see it before the rest of the world. The sight of Kevin and Jay as Bluntman & Chronic has sparked quite a bit of speculation around its role in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. Want to discuss your theories? Visit the spoilers board over at the News Askew forums!

We actually meant to get that pic up earlier for ya yesterday, but a few things kept that from happening. First of all, our server is STILL acting up under heavy trailer downloads, believe it or not. We’re moving to a bigger better box next week, so that’s good news, but until then, you’ll see problems with Talkbacks, the forums, and yes, you will see double news posts from us on the front page. What happens is that a news story gets submitted through the news database, the database lags and takes 20 minutes or so to update, and we’re not sure that it’s made it through. Second, I (Brad) stupidly sprained my ankle pretty bad last night while landscaping a steep hill out back. The pic was on my PC, so Chris wasn’t able to post it until I sent it on after I crutched back in from the ER. Anyway all that aside, our new server will be shared with View Askew, and we plan to keep trailer downloads localized to another server if things get busy again.

The pic itself is doing quite well, with plugs over at Dark Horizons, Coming Attractions, and Total Film already showing up to name just a few. As for other news, today brings us more minor stuff as we empty out the News Askew mailboxes:

• Kevin will be the featured guest live on this Sunday night’s Ground Zero radio show with host Clyde Lewis. They say “You can call in toll free 1-866-797-8360 (1-866-SYSTEM-0) from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Pacific time to ask Kevin Smith your GREEN ARROW questions.” You can also listen on-line at the GROUND ZERO website: www.clydelewis.com. We’re not sure if they’ll take questions about the new flick or anything, as it might become a free-for-all, but ya never know. Kevin’s not usually one to pass on any questions posed to him. Tune in and check it out (you can always tape those Sopranos and X-Files season finales).

• Here’s three more pages straight from the notebook of Mike Oeming to your computer screen. The first look at 3 more pieces of artwork and panels from the upcoming Blutman & Chronic Graphic Novel this summer. Enjoy, and we’ll see ya back here with more shots next Thursday.

• Inside DVD issue #6 has a featurette on the Dogma Special Edition DVD, which sounds like the same one that was featured on the Total Movie DVD from a while back. It shows some of the menus, some clips from the film, deleted scenes and a snippet of an interview.
• Canoe reports:

• Finally today, ever played that fun game where you can see what your Jedi/Star Wars name would be? A little list of Jedi names and alter egos was compiled by theforce.net. Included in the list were: Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Jason Biggs, and Chris Rock. Go see what yours is!

Another list, for Sith names, including Mark Hamill, Jason Lee, Shannon Doherty and Alan Rickman can be found HERE.