• Here’s a scan of a one-page article in “MacLean’s” (A Canadian weekly Time/Newsweek type of publication). The issue is dated July 24, 2006. Click the mini for a full-size, readable copy of the piece, which promotes Clerks II, and features new quotes from Kevin (including a few words on his Canadian ties).
• The day is finally here! The Roadhouse Deluxe edition DVD is now in stores everywhere. Kevin and Scott provide what reviewers are calling a more entertaining commentary track than the film’s director himself. Pick up your copy online or in stores everywhere. It’s a true 80’s masterpiece. JoBlo loves the disc and has this to say on the Kev/Scott portion:

• Kevin is the answer to todays “Truly Trivial” on imdb.com:

• With Clerks II coming on a targeted amount of screens, The Weinstein Co. hand picked many of those locations. Expect to see Clerks II in big cities this week, and at some of the best venues in the country: Example? The Senator Theater in the Baltimore, Maryland area is one of the best in the area, and has confirmed they’ll open with Clerks II this weekend. Of course, it doesn’t matter where you go, Clerks II will have you in stitches — Be sure to check with your favorite theater to see if they’ve got it on the way this Friday!
• For any wrestling fans who missed this week’s edition of Monday Night Raw, Clerks II had quite a rally during the 2 hour segment. First, it was mentioned as a sponsor for that weeks edition of the show. Also many of the TV spots were played during commercial breaks.
• And finally, here’s some COOL news for you comic fans out there. “My Name Is Earl” is becoming a comic from Oni Press this winter! Here’s what came across the news desk today:

This winter, Oni Press returns to licensed comics with a new series based on the smash NBC hit comedy MY NAME IS EARL! For those people who have been living under a rock for the last year, MY NAME IS EARL is the story of Earl Hickey (played by Jason Lee), a former petty criminal who wins the lottery and sets out to right the wrongs he’s committed in his life. With help from his friends and family, Earl works his way through the list he’s compiled of all his misdeeds, making amends and generating a ton of laughs along the way. Helping Earl along on his comedic quest for karmic redemption in the comics is EARL staffer Hunter Covington.

“When we first started talking to Fox about doing EARL comics, Hunter is one of the first names that came up,” Oni Publisher Joe Nozemack explained. “Hunter is the script coordinator for the show, a big comics fan, and the writer of one of my favorite EARL episodes, ‘The Bountyhunter.’ With a resume like that, I knew we had to get him involved in our new adventures of Earl and the gang.”

But Hunter isn’t alone in crossing things off Earl’s list. He’ll be joined by a bevy of comic creators in making the full color adventures of Earl to the comic page. Who? Well, you’ll have to come to the Oni Press panel to find out!

Pretty cool, eh? With the opportunity for guests to come on board for the book, ya think Kevin might write an issue? You never know? MUCH more news on the way later today!