• Well tomorrow’s the big day, Episode II hits the big screen! The best theater in town isn’t doing the midnight show, so we’re stuck checking it out tomorrow – If you haven’t already checked out the internet bootlegs, enjoy! The movie will likely do some good business, but can it touch the incredible two weeks of Spider-Man? And how much will Spidey hang onto this week? It’ll likely be one of the biggest moneymaking weekends in box office history, for sure.

We had a blast at WizardWorld this past weekend, though wow, was it ever a hectic day. So much to do, so little time! You’ll find our wrapup and some exclusive pics now online, new Auctions Askew items, and the usual bunch of interesting little NewsBites in today’s update. Oh, and by the way, Chris is looking for a “RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD” movie poster — If anyone’s got a line on one, drop him a line.

Let’s get started here…

• WizardWorld came to the east coast this year, with an incredibly impressive con and guest list — There was some much stuff scattered around, we couldn’t even begin to cover all the cool stuff there was to see there. We spent a good part of our day covering Kevin’s appearances on Saturday, and we’ve got our wrapup of the day online with some exclusive photos. Check it all out HERE. Here’s a list of a few of the ex-Askew artists that we chatted with during the day, and a guide to some of their other current and upcoming projects:

• That’s right, folks — The items just keep on coming, this week with more chances to bid on some absolutely COOL stuff – This week includes your chance to use a rare UNCUT sheet of Mallrats cards, the actual screen used doorknob from the Mooby boardroom (this week’s personal favorite) & a screen-used waiter’s shirt (both from Dogma), an actual blueprint used for a Jay & Bob set, and more cool signed stuff. We’re sure you’ll want to finish this update first, but after that, your next stop best be the exciting Auctions Askew! As with every week, best of luck, there’s some excellent stuff for ya to get your mitts on.

• Congratulations to Kevin! In the Cinescape Summer Movie Preview, he’s on the list of “The 100 Most Powerful people in Genre Entertainment 2002”. Kevin comes in at number 66, on page 94 of the book, above Stephen Sommers (Writer/Producer/Directorand force behind the Mummy and The Mummy Returns). Check out Kevin’s entry above!
• In an interview on Radio One yesterday, rapper Eminem was asked “What makes you laugh?”. His answer was “Jay & Silent Bob make me laugh”. You can read the interview online HERE, under “Eminem Answers your questions”.
• Kevin is thanked in the “thank you” section of rockin’ group Weezer’s new album “Maladroit.”
• Variety reports that Affleck & Damon have a new variety show coming to ABC this Fall – “Push, Nevada,” a drama the network compares to “Twin Peaks.” Developed by Affleck, it offers clues to a puzzle that viewers can solve to win money.
• Drop Dead Roses (starring Brian O’Halloran) will be screening at the UC davis film festival this weekend in California. According to this schedule, it’ll screen at 4 PM on Sunday. Check it out if you’re in the area, we hear it’s a fun little flick.
• Rumor has it that Jay Mewes will be working on a music video this weekend with the music group “Powder”, playing the role of a superhero! We have no solid confirmation on this but a solid source sent in the scoop — We’ll let you know if we can get a confirmation (or denial).

• Artist Brian Harley sent us a scan of this very well-done Brodie painting, and we thought we’d share the art with ya. He’s obviously a really talented dude, if anyone’s looking for an artist, you might wanna drop him a line!

• Finally today, a weird sighting – The Jay & Bob Logo is used on the cover of this Russian gossip rag. You’ll find it above.