• Got LOTS of mail on this small Clerks reference at the Slashdot website (their latest poll topic):

Contractors is currently running away with it, too.

• This coming week, A&E’s “Biography” will be showcasing Star Wars cast members. Mark Hamill will be profiled on Tuesday, May 21 at 8 PM ET, with Carrie Fisher at the same time on the following night. No word on whether they’ll mention either one’s role in J&SBSB.
• CNN ran this article/interview with Alanis Morissette discussing the production process of her latest album. She attributes her piquing of interest in producing to the track she contributed to the Dogma soundtrack.
• If you’re missing affleck.com, you may wanna visit the new Afflecktopia , a well put together Ben fansite with all sorts of nifty stuff. They’ll likely cover DareDevil much more in depth than us.

• Because you loved her first brilliant piece so much, here’s some more Page Branson artwork — It’s nice stuff again, some stills dedicated to each of Kevin’s 5 films, and a couple extraneous pieces as well featuring Askew folk. Check them all out above.

• Important stuff here! Kevin’s currently featured in an online poll at the Tonight Show website, where you get to choose your favorite correspondent for the show — Let’s show our support and get over there, help Kevin win this thing! Kevin’s got just 8% of the votes at presstime, get over there and help get that total up. You’ll find the Quick Poll on the left side of the website at http://tonightshow.msn.com/. Kevin should easily beat the likes of Howie Mandel. Go, go go!

Don’t Forget: Kevin is on Leno TONIGHT to wrapup his visit to Florida with the Roadside Attractions crew. The last edition was an absolute riot, we can’t wait to see where Kevin heads next. As far as we know, he’ll as always be on the show in person to introduce the clip. Now, go get those votes in, and don’t forget to tune into NBC tonight for the big show.

• Easily the top number of scoops on this one today — That now famous on the net Daredevil pic, featuring the first shot of Affleck in the suit. Looks pretty slick, yet still sort of silly thinking it’s Affleck back there. Kevin makes it tough to take the guy seriously with some of the stories he tells. Still, early word on the flick is great! A small image was released, but thanks to JoBlo, we’ve got the FULL size version of the shot above, just click to check it out. Thanks also to USA Today and Dark Horizons.
• Small mention in this CNN article on Mark Hamill as one of the original Star Wars cast members:

• On the Filmwise website today, the Visual Quiz shows a shot from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The picture is of the two babies who grow up to be Jay and Silent Bob – The question is, “What inseparable pair did this pair of cuties grow up to be?”
• You can find more photos of those Buddy-Christ like Jesus figurines HERE.
• And finally today, just to show you how WRONG the Internet can be a lot of the time, the very incorrect www.fametracker.com reports in “The Asterisk”:

Kev’s at his own computer pretty much daily and the View Askew offices are more wired than ever.

• 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.

• This could potentially be a BIG scoop, as FilmJerk has reported that the casting call has gone out for the daughter in “Jersey Girl”…Sure, that’s not big news in itself, however, it seems that we now know that the character will be six years old, named “Gertie” (E.T. reference perhaps?), and that Affleck’s character will be named “Ollie” (Green Arrow reference, perhaps?):

We have not confirmed this story at ALL, so take this whole report with a grain of salt, it may be a false rumor. We’ll report more as we learn more.

• As some of you may recall, Kevin offered a free signed Jay & Silent Bob mini-poster to folks who went and say Jay & Bob two nights in a row (Friday and Saturday) when it first hit theaters. Many of you sent in your ticket stubs, and have yet to hear back from Kevin on this matter. Well, at WizardWorld, Kevin spoke out on the poster delay and came up with an interesting question as well.

First off, the poster delay has been simply due to the sheer amount of autographs required to send them off (as he also planned to personalize them) — Kevin still hopes to get to the posters, if that’s what the fans want, but he also came up with a solution that might appease you even more – An EXCLUSIVE t-shirt, that only those who sent in tickets would receive. This shirt would be brand new, original, and shipped to you in your choice of size. It might say something to the effect of “I sent in my two ticket stubs, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt” along with a picture of Kevin and the word “LIAR!” written near him. Now this may change, but you get the concept.

Now, since most of you who went two nights in a row read this website, we figured we’d ask — Which would you prefer? Please ONLY vote once, and ONLY if you are set to receive something. PLEASE. Let’s keep this accurate, to get a true result here. Results will not necessarily reflect the final decision, but it will help Kevin to see what you folks would at least prefer to have. Vote now, vote wisely.

• More appearances of Jay & Bob in web comics — Today, the strip “It’s Walky” features the duo, and a damn funny line to boot! Check out the fun right HERE. A mention of Jay & Bob ALSO appears in the “Week-End Warriors” at inktank.com.
• We don’t have the audio, but here’s a blurb sent in regarding Kevin’s appearance on KROQ radio today:

KROQ often posts interviews on their site (www.kroq.com), so it may be available there before long. Thanks to Theforce.net for the story!

• Mallrats and Clerks get mentions in this BBC UK article on Star Wars parodies in the movies.