• The Weinstein Co has officially finalized the one sheet for Clerks II, and it’s a true beauty. Click the pic for a nice high resolution version of this work of art, featuring the beautiful Rosario Dawson flanked by our two beloved duos. It’s a nicely done poster which should catch a lot of eyes, and definitely look good here at News Askew home base up on the wall amongst the other flicks of the past. Of course, it’s GOTTA be signed, so we’ll let you know how you can get your own signed copy via the Stash as soon as possible, as we’ll most certainly be ordering ours up as well.

The version we have here is a little photoshopped-looking, admittedly, due to the source. The final version, which you can see a shot of at sites like Canmag, Coming Soon and the great JoBlo. Kevin is also reading comments on the one sheet at the Board. Personally, we dig it. It does its job to attract the consumer and gets a simple message across. Like the one-sheet, Clerks II is a winner. Love that tagline, too.

Until then, be patient, click and stare, and wait for this one sheet to arrive at a theater near you.

• The first ad for Clerks II has appeared on television in an amazingly visible spot — During last night’s NBA Finals. The ad aired between 10:45 and 10:55 EST and represents some excellent initial exposure for the film. Looks like we’re going to see a fairly big publicity push for this one. The ad DOES contain a few spoilers for the film, alas (so watch out), and plays to the tune of AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long”. We’re guessing it’s going to show up a lot more in the coming days and weeks, so stop zapping those ads and look for it — Unless you’re worried about the spoilage, of course.

• We’ve been loving all the reports we’ve been getting from across the country regarding Brian and Jeff’s nationwide publicity tour for Clerks II, so keep them coming! Whether you’re hearing of an appearace on-air coming up, spot the guys in public, or are conducting some press yourself, we’d love to know about it. Here’s the latest tidbits for today:

• Tomorrow, June 22nd, Brian O’Halloran and Jeff Anderson will be on 94.5 The Buzz (on their morning show) for their Houston,TX stop on the press tour.
• Monday, June 26th, Kansas City – Brian and Jeff will be holding a PUBLIC AUTOGRAPH SESSION and meet and greet with the fans! See, we told ya there might be some chances for you to get involved. Here’s the full scoop:
  THE COUNTRY’S MOST FAMOUS MINI-MART CLERKS DESCEND UPON KANSAS CITY

  Dante Hicks and Randal Graves make a special one-day appearance at The Screenland Theater

  WHO: Dante Hicks (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson), stars of the upcoming summer release CLERKS II, will make a special one-day appearance in Kansas City.

  WHAT: The Screenland Theater will host an autograph signing session and mini comic book convention to celebrate the highly-anticipated release of CLERKS II. Kansas City fans will have the opportunity to meet Brian and Jeff and have them sign one piece of memorabilia. In addition, everyone is welcome to come out and watch as “Dante” and “Randal” immortalize their trip to Kansas City by leaving their handprints in The Screenland Celebrity Sidewalk.

  WHERE: The Screenland Theater; 1656 Washington Street; Kansas City, MO 64108.

  WHEN: Monday, June 26, 3pm – 5pm. Autograph opportunities will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

  COST: Free to the public.

  Great thanks to Eric at Scene Stealers who will cover the event and report back afterwards. Hope some of you can make it!

As always, watch News Askew for continuing coverage of Clerks II and everything else in the world of View Askew.

• Brian O’Halloran and Jeff Anderson continue their whirlwind tour promoting Clerks II on local TV and radio across the nation all this month. Today, you can listen to a brand new interview with the duo on the Cort and Fatboy website (101.1 KUFO-FM, Portland Oregon). The clip’s 20 minutes in length, full of film spoilers, and streams quite nicely right from their website. The non-spoilerish news:

• The animated Clerks movie will indeed go direct to DVD and is a definite.
• Now You Know will be released to DVD by The Weinstein Co. right around the Clerks II theatrical date.

“The First Screening”

• Though we were mum on attending this big event back in December (highly confidential), this latest edition of Clerks II video blog “Train Wreck” rocks, as Brad himself was in person in the audience (watch closely for a shot of me in a black and white stiped button down shirt checking in with Smalls in the opening moments, and around 5 rows back towards the left in the crowd shots). Lucky enough to enjoy this film for the first time with an audience, now you can experience what it was like to be there as well. A full report’s coming, though it’s been in the shadows, waiting for the Clerks II release to see the light of day. So watch for that, and in the meantime, enjoy the latest edition of Zak and Joey’s “Train Wreck”, free of charge as always via the Clerks II website.

• Mark your calendars, Atlanta! Criminal Records reports that Kevin will appear IN PERSON in their store on Thursday, June 29th, to promote Clerks II. No further details at this time.
• Though we think he fits more under profile #14, Kevin gets a very quick mention (under #10 – The Smoker) of this list of 15 “Archetypes” you’ll meet when listening to DVD commentary tracks.
• They still mention the old August release date, but we’re pleased to see that in the Toronto Star, a magazine called ‘DO IT!’, a 42 page guide detailing fun and interesting things to do and see during the course of the summer in the General Toronto Area, cited the release of Clerks II! See the screenshot for evidence. Nice!