It’s official. The Weinstein Company and MGM Home Entertainment will release Kevin Smith’s Clerks II on December 5th. The follow-up to Smith’s career-making 1994 original film arrives as a two-disc set with a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Bonus materials will include a feature-length audio commentary with Kevin Smith and his View Askew cohorts (of course), deleted scenes, a 90-minute making-of documentary, the complete MySpace.com DVD Credits List, trailers and more. Retail is $29.99.

Also look for an HD-DVD edition day-and-date with a 1080p hi-def transfer. No word yet if there are any exclusive extras to this version, so stay tuned. Retail is $35.99.