Archive for June 27th, 2001

New B&C Hardcover And “Berseker” Shirt!

June 27th @ 4:21 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Insane Ian & Jonathan Dowdell

  • Wow, check this out. Two BIG new items (especially the hardcover, which sounds like a MUST HAVE ITEM) in the latest issue of Previews this week. Check out the details, and get those credit cards ready…
BLUNTMAN & CHRONIC LTD. ED. HARDCOVER BOOK

By Kevin Smith, Michael Avon Oeming & Mike Allred

Jay & Silent Bob hit the big time with both a movie and the new Bluntman & Chronic Limited Edition Hardcover Book. Written by Kevin Smith with art by Michael Avon Oeming with Pat Garrahy, this 96 page book features a new sixty-six page adventure of the Somnobulic Duo. Also included for the first time ever in color, is the 16 page dynamic adventure by Mike Allred from Oni Double Feature #12. All in color and perfect for the discriminating library. Limited to an edition size of 2500, each book will feature a sequentially numbered signature page signed by Oeming and Allred. Features a full color dustjacket, smyth-sewn hardcover binding with debossed cover, special endpages and lots of heroic hijinks. It’s no wonder Hollywood signed these boys up for a long-term deal. Quantities are limited with orders subject to allocations based upon orders received. $59.95

The second item is yet another shirt worn in the flick, as has become customary with View Askew:

BERZERKER TOUR LONG SLEEVE SHIRT

BERZERKER TOUR T-SHIRT

The tour that shook the world is revisited on the new Berzerker Tour Shirts. As worn by Jay in the new movie and based on themes originally seen in Clerks, Berzerker features a two-color screenprinted design on both the front & back of a black 100% cotton shirt. Check it out and become part of the event of the summer!!

L-XL $25.95 (long sleeve)
XXL $28.95
S-XL $20.95 (short sleeve)
XXL $23.95

The image features the front of the shirt with a picture of Olaf, and underneath his picture it says Berzerker in red lettering. On the back is says “F*CK YOUR YANKEE BLUE JEANS WORLD TOUR and give tour dates!, then there’s a pic of Jay in the movie wearing the shirt. I’ll scan these when I get home from work and send them to you.

Also, there’s a small blurb for the next issue of Wizard (with a Joe Quesada drawn pic of Daredevil & Green Arrow for the cover) that says “Kevin Smith’s Next Books” over a pic of SPIDERMAN! Look for a scan soon!

Stroke 9 Video Shoot Details…

June 27th @ 4:20 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Larry Isley & Will Wilkins

  • Sounds like Kevin and Jay were back in character yesterday for the Stroke 9 “Kick Some Ass” video shoot in New Jersey! Greg from the band posted this diary entry and also checked in with us here at the site today. He hopes to have some pics from the shoot online soon. Here’s Greg:
We filmed the video for Kick Some Ass today. It was really funny. Where do I start?

O.K. KSA is in the new Kevin Smith movie. And it’s the first single off the soundtrack and our album. So we were lucky enough to get Kevin and Jason Mewes, who is “Jay”, to be in the video. So we got this director by the name of Gregory Dark to do it. The hot rumor is that he used to be a big porno director, and now he does videos. He did some Sublime, he did Mudshovel, and the new Cult, and Mandy Moore (pure evil), and Shitney Spears “From the Bottom of My Broken Heart” which is possibly the worst song ever, but the video looked good and Gregory has nothing to do with what a terrible song it is. Gregory is cool. So we got this guy Gregory, and once I got over the weirdness of meeting someone with my name, which is always strange, we got down to making the video.

And it’s funny. Jay and Silent Bob do a bunch of funny shit, I’ll save the story, and we pretend we’re playing live. We filmed it on this street in Paterson, N.J. (the dudes are from New Jersey, and all the movies are set there), so people were rolling by and we were jumping around in the street, air-guitaring and whatnot. And then around 5 everyone got home from work and came out to stand around and watch the filming. So we had this big crowd watching us, and all the cops around, and the cameras, and dudes rolling by on motorcycles, and hootchie-mamas shakin’ it, and let’s just say it doesn’t look anything like the Train video. So we do all that, and then we have Jay and Silent Bob come up on us playing, and there are some funny bits they do. A huge thank you to those guys, for using the song in the movie, and doing the video with us, and Jason Mewes is a very funny dude. Kevin Smith, you are a cool motherfucker.

And it was great. It was a fun day, and it’s going to look bitchin’. So now I’m going to ask Alex if there is a way we can put the links for all the video channels so we can all start requesting it. I’m going to throw some extra memory in my computer so I can run a bunch of browsers at the same time, and hit ‘em all.

The Summer of Stroke 9
Greg

Like “Can’t Even Tell” and “Build Me Up, Buttercup” before them, this one will complete the View Askew video trilogy. We’re looking forward to seeing it all over the music channels.

“A Better Place” Screening In September…

June 27th @ 4:19 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Afroed Whitey

  • Sure, the DVD is arriving next month, but there’s nothing like catching a flick on the big screen. Vincent Pereira is booked to screen his flick, “A Better Place”, and do the usual Q&A and autograph session (so bring those DVDs!) at theUniversity of North Carolina, Charlotte, on September 27th. It’s free for UNCC students and $3 for the general public. Can’t beat that price! The fun happens at 7 PM in Mcknight Hall, on the 3rd floor of the Cone University Center. Surf HERE (704)687-2450 if you have any more questions. Mark those calendars!

View Askew NewsBites™

June 27th @ 4:15 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by John Couture, Shred, Hoser & Viper

  • JoBlo has added a new unofficial Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back screensaver. We’re adding the file to our Files Askew area if you’d like to give it a try. Kevin Karstens is the dude who created this one.
  • For those in the UK who are importing the Dogma SE and disappointed that the trailer is not the original one with the original score, a DVD magazine (Total Movie) this month has a free DVD on the front which has the Dogma trailer with the original music on it. Because Film Four released the film, the start of the trailer has Matt Damon’s voice over a black screen (where the Lions Gate logo appeared) and the end credits also have a black background where you can still hear the triplets “slash” reality. Sounds a bit closer to what was originally out there.
  • Comic Book Galaxy has a new interview with Michael Avon Oeming, Bluntman & Chronic artist, where he talks a bit about his upcoming projects including that very book…Including the fact that he drew tons of penises for the book. Scary. Consider yourself officially warned! Oemig also appears in an article posted HERE at Brian Michael Bendis’ Comics Community message board.
  • Jay and Silent Bob make the poll at MyVideoStore running through next Tuesday. Stop by and cast your vote!