• Here ya go, folks, photos of the cover and article inside the latest Toyfare magazine, which features a look at the upcoming Clerks cartoon figures. The first wave will include Dante, Randal, Jay and Silent Bob for $9.37 each They’re due to arrive in February, 2003. Believe it or not, Up to 75 figures from the Askewniverse are being considered for the line! All figures will be done in the style of the Clerks cartoon, even characters that never appeared there. It’s a fantastic idea. Think of it, the likes of Brodie, Loki, Missy, Sissy, Chrissy, and tons more immortalized forever in plastic! Now, the figures are jokingly referred to as “Inaction” figures because they don’t have any movable parts.

The next batch of figures is scheduled to be Brodie, Renee, Silent Bob and Jay — all from Mallrats. And yes, each one will be $9.37 as well. Every six months, they hope to debut a new group of four. And yes, Steve-Dave and Walt The Fanboy are being considered for a future set. Stay tuned for more — very exciting stuff!

• Ben Affleck is this year’s “Sexist Man Alive”, according to People Magazine:

Oh well, guess there’s always next year for these two webmasters…

• Slow going around these parts, lately! Don’t worry, updates may be sporadic, but we’re still on the case, doing our best to gather up as much news for ya as there’s to be found. After a shooting schedule ends, there’s usually a lull as a lot of the View Askew crew need a much-deserved break. Rest assured, there’s still a lot of great stuff on the way, and during downtime, we’ll be cleaning up things here at the site and making it a better place to visit. The cold winter months should provide a decent amount of clean-up opportunity, so watch for some new stuff at the site in the coming months. In the meantime, we’ve got an update for ya today!

• As we reported back on the 11th, the new Toyfare does indeed feature new View Askew toys on the cover — The CLERKS ACTION FIGURES!!! We’ve yet to get an issue, so if anyone’s got scans of the cover and/or article inside, please send them on, so we can share them with everyone!

• Animation World Magazine put an article up recently about composers on animated projects. James L. Venable talks a little about how he got the gig on the Clerks animated series. Check out the story HERE.
• Debra Pulver’s offical review of Daredevil: The Target is now live at the new and improved ComiXtreme website. Debra is also the reviewer for the Spider-Man/Black Cat mini series and will be tackling Kevin’s upcoming run on Amazing Spider-Man as well.
• On a recent episode of daytime game show “The Weakest Link”, one of the questions asked “Which Kevin Smith Film Is About A Day In The Life Of An Employee Of A Conveniece Store?”.

• Here’s a new View Askew wallpaper, trimmed to work on mobile phones using Microsoft’s new Smartphone — The SPV launches this week in Europe. These phones allow wallpaper at 176×200 resolutions. You can nab this one over at our always expanding Files Askew area.

• Finally today, we’ve got a few exclusive pics from Kevin’s trip to Cornelia, Georgia and Joni Mabe’s Panoramic Encyclopedia of Everything Elvis (where he filmed a Tonight Show Roadside Attractions segment). More info is also available at www.jonimabe.com. Catch ya next update.

• Another HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (9/10) review for Kevin’s latest comic project, Daredevil: The Target #1! Check out the full review HERE, which named the book the “Best of the Week”.
• Jason Mewes makes a cameo appearance in the online short film “Hot Rush”. Watch it now over at IFilm.
• Ben Affleck will star in “Paycheck”, a new Sci-Fi flick directed by John Woo. Hopefully it winds up being one of the GOOD Philip Dick adaptations, along the lines of Total Recall, Blade Runner, and Minority Report.
• A small View Askew nod appears on Moby’s Tour Diary update at his official website for 11/16/2002: “but that would be bad karma. and other board members would probably pull a ‘jay and silent bob strike back’ on whomever stole the award”.
• Daredevil one sheets (theatrical movie posters) are showing up in theatres now — You should be able to snag one from an online poster place as well, for around $15. The posters are selling fast, from what we hear, so if you’re looking for one, buy soon!

• According to JoBlo.com, Revolution Studios have moved the release of a ton of their flicks around, due to some big competition at the box office this summer. The Affleck/Lopez flick “Gigli” has now been bumped back to August 1st, which might also mean a bump back for “Jersey Girl”, just because we don’t think Miramax will want to release another flick with the pair so soon in the Fall. Of course, that’s all just speculation at this point. We’ll keep ya posted.

• We’ve got some nice new pics from the recent Kevin appearace in New York City! They’re taken in different styles, the photographers intention (including the blurry one, to give the feeling of movement and chaos as the crowd hit Kevin up for autographs). So, enjoy, click above to see them in their full glory.
• If you haven’t picked up Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target issue #1 yet (and if not, shame on you!), check out some more info on the book and some of its beautiful artwork at Newsarama.
• Of course, Affleck & Lopez remain in the news quite a bit: A wedding date hasn’t even been announced, but the couple are receiving good wishes from old friends, including her ex! People online has the story.
• There’s another Mallrats book up at eBay for auction. It’s around $50 at presstime.
• One of the clues on yesterday’s Jeopardy, in the “Scooby Doo”, mentioned Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back’s parody of the series.
• A slight View Askew reference appears in this online comic from the University of Maryland’s school newspaper.
• TV Guide Online announces that the short-lived (but enjoyable, sad to see it go) Affleck-produced “Push, Nevada” have announced their big million dollar winner:

• For those of you out there who are fans of the PC Game “Grand Theft Auto 3”, we’ve posted a few new modifications for the game over at Files Askew. With them, you can add Silent Bob and Quick Stop/RST. Enjoy, but use at your own risk.

• Check out a new set report, Matt Damon interview, and, yes PHOTOS of Damon And Jason Lee on the set of Jersey Girl! It’s all part of Antony’s latest Renaissance Man column over at Movie Poop Shoot. Lee looks to be working it, Reynolds-style. Don’t miss this one!

• Ming’s done it again, folks! We were hoping he would. The full Jersey Girl set visit clip, as it aired on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last Friday, is up at the View Askew site in a multitude of formats. If you were out boozing it up, catching some early Z’s, or just plain forgot, now’s your chance to see it for yourself. It’s a fantastic, funny segement — Required viewing!!!