• Those ever-vigilant dudes at the IESB were on the case for Kevin’s recent appearance at Wondercon (yes, Clerks 2 footage WAS shown!). They sure know how to get to the point with the tough, direct questions, and Kevin was surprisingly honest with his answers. There’s some stuff in this video clip that you already know, probably — Like the fact that Clerks 2 had some minor edits and screens again for a select audience sometime soon — But the BIG news is that he’s in the process of scripting a new, NON-ASKEWNIVERSE comedy flick! No further details than that, but exciting to know that we’ve got something new and original in the works, and that it’ll be his second foray outside of our fun little world. We’ll be watching and waiting for that announcement.

Check out their excellent report, along with multi-format video, right HERE.

• Slashfilm has an outstanding review/report on Kevin’s appearance at Wondercon. However, we DO warn you — There’s a detailed description of the Clerks 2 scene showed at the con there, and a few other spoilers for the flick, in general. Nothing major, but it’ll definitely have you coming in “less” clean. So what else did we learn at Wondercon this year? Here’s a summary:

• Kevin revealed that there are no long-term radio deals with ALICE, though future appearances are still possible.
• Kevin officially no longer has anything to do with the Fletch or Green Hornet projects.
• Walt Flanagan will appear, in some form, in Clerks 2.
• The Clerks: Sell Out animated film is still on the bubble, and will hopefully start production in 2007.
• He may restart the Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target series from scratch, since the Daredevil universe has changed a bit since 2003. That won’t be until 2007, though.
• He’s considering creating a comic book that details events that take place between Clerks and Clerks 2. It won’t be ready for the Clerks 2 release, sadly, and may not happen at all. Just an idea.

Thanks to Jay for his excellent reporting on that one!

• Kevin’s scripting of “Superman Returns” gets mentioned in the timeline in the latest issue of Premiere Magazine. His photo is in there along with the fact that Tim Burton and Nic Cage were also attached to the project at that time.
• Clerks is tracking at a poll asking your favorite all-time Indie film over at Hollywood Video. The one that started it all is at #4 at presstime — Your votes could raise it up! Get yours counted!
• “My Name Is Earl”’s karma concept gets a mention in a new USA Today article on Hinduism. And hey, did you know a country music star auditioned for the lead role on that show? Interesting…
• Finally today — With the popularity of online blogging software LiveJournal, there’s now a site where you can “fight” one term or person verus another, to see who’s got the most mentions. At presstime, In the battle of “Silent Bob” vs. “Jay”, Jay wins 1498 to 988… BUT “Kevin Smith” whoops up on “Jason Mewes”, 27393 to 1042. Fun stuff. Thanks for dropping by today!