• Silly us. We totally forgot that our 2002 View Askew holiday card had a GREAT shot of those Mallrats inaction figures. A much better shot/scan of this very card is now available at the View Askew site or by clicking above.
• We’ve received word of a View Askew spoof movie that’s now online, called “Clarks”. We’ve yet to watch it as it’s a HUGE download, but we hear it lampoons all the View Askew films AND the Clerks cartoon series as well. The film appears at its entirety at the Abyssmal Entertainment website.
• A new trailer for that Orgazmo DVD that Kevin did a phone-in commentary segment for is now available HERE. The disc is still on track for a fall release with Universal.

• These things continue to impress, and are still one of our all-time favorite ideas for View Askew merchandise. The first photo of the 2nd series of Inaction Figures, “Mallrats”, is above. This appeared at Toyfare 2003. Thanks to Action-Figure.com for the shots! You’ll also find new photos of the Clerks figures in all their inactive glory. The Mallrats line will feature Steve Dave, Walt, Silent Bob, Jay, Brodie, Willam, and Renee. Love these things!

• Yes folks, the FIRST item from Jersey Girl is now available at the Stash, and it’s something everyone can afford — Jersey Girl bumper stickers! These stickers feature the film’s production logo, complete with Exit 37 and all. Just 3 bucks per sticker, so surf HERE and buy a bunch. Here’s the official write-up:

• Kevin hit the WWWBoard recently and answered a ton of questions, so be sure to stop over there and check everything out. We didn’t spot anything of major news interest that hasn’t already been reported, but it was a good run, and recommended reading. Also, Kevin posted up a few photos from Japan, including an INCREDIBLY COOL Japanese Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back poster (we NEED a couple of those!!!) and a J&SBSB ring that he mentioned would be available for purchase soon. Save those pennies!
• In Star Wars.com’s Ask Jocasta Nu section, Jocasta answers Randal’s question to George Lucas during the trial on Clerks: The Animated Series.
• Jason Lee has been nominated for the “Best Celebrity DJ” category at the DANCESTAR AMERICA awards.
• Wanna see a Buddy Christ get down and funky? The big BC dances to kick off this video.
• And finally today, yet again, like Brodie says, these kids have to learn to FEAR and RESPECT the escalator!

• Apparently there is so much buzz about Kevin’s appearance that the Univeristy of Minnesota wants to make it clear what their ticket policy will be for the event: The first week of March, tickets would go on sale for the STUDENTS ONLY. Late in the second week of March, remaining tickets (if any) will go on sale to the general public. We’ll let you know when this happens.

• With the recent news of Lee possibly NOT being cast in Fletch Won, an online petition has been set up, asking folks on the net to sign and show their approval for Lee. We urge you to sign. Get going!
• Home Shopping Network is selling a “Mighty Marquee Signed Comic Set #2”, consisting of 10 signed comic books. The site doesn’t say this, but apparently a viewer caught the set for sale live on the HSN, and it was mention that one of these books features Kevin’s signature on the same page as Stan Lee. It’s a little pricey, but a very cool collectible. We imagine you could call them and get more info on the set if you need to confirm this before purchasing. If anyone can confirm or deny this, let us know.
• A review from a test screening of “Dreamcatcher” is up at AICN. The reviewer gives some nice props to Jason Lee’s performance in the flick. Sounds like one worth paying to see, especially since that cool new animated Matrix short will play before the film.
• Affleck appeared on ESPN this morning and last night, answering sports-related questions in something they call “On the Hot Seat.”It’s a short segment where they ask him something quick and he gives short answers. Some were word association like “Q:Steinbrenner A: Idiot”, “Q:Carlton Fisk A:My hero” and others were questions like “Q: Whose life is more in a fish bowl – Jennifer Lopez or Tiger Woods? A: Jennifer.” At the end he even taunted them saying something like “Is that it? Is that all you got?”.
• UK Askew is holding a fairly big Merchandise competition to celebrate their 1st year online. The contest is open to UK visitors only.
• Dogma is #4 on Madblast’s list of top 10 Matt Damon Films:

• A disc review of the Region 4 Clerks DVD confirms that this release does indeed have a better transfer, stating “the R4 offers a 16×9 enhanced PAL transfer — that’s already a big advantage for the R4, but then we add in the fact that the R4 is a cleaner transfer, with fewer film artefacts and no aliasing, moire, or shimmer — it’s a clean KO win for the R4”.
• A Clerks reference pops up at fark.com again, this time in photos of Daytona driver Rusty Wallace. See if you can spot it.
• And finally today, some spam that showed in up the NA mailbox today reported that newsaskew.com is now ranked as the 285,266th most visited site on the Internet. In the grand scheme of things, guess that’s not TOO bad!

• Here’s the latest from Kevin at the WWWBoard, concerning two questions that we thought you’d be interested to hear the answers to:

• Hey folks…We’re happy to announce that we’ve got a new feature here at the site that a lot of you should dig — The View Askew E-Mail List! The list will contain all of the latest News Askew headlines and stories, special View Askew announcements (merchandise opportunities, auction items, big news, etc), and lots more. If you want to hear it FIRST, you’ll want on this list! It’s easy to subscribe. Just look to your left in our sidebar, toss your e-mail address in there, hit submit, and you’re good to go. If you get sick of us, just come back and use the unsubscribe option and we’ll leave ya alone. Get your e-mail in there now, because mailings are set to start up real soon!

• Kevin and the gang are headed back from their Japan promotional tour soon, but Kevin caught wind of this Jay & Silent Bob page that a comic store he attended is running. Scroll down to the bottom to check out the merchandise they sell and see it done up all Japanese-like.
• We’ve only heard this from one source so far, so you may want to verify if you’re in the area: Jason Mewes is scheduled to appear at Outer Limits comics in Nashville, TN this Saturday from 2 PM to 4 PM CST. If you’re in the area, could be a great chance to have Jay sign some of your VA comics and stuff.
• Clerks: The Cartoon will start screening on The Comedy Channel in Australia, 8:30 PM, Friday nights.
• And speaking of the Clerks cartoon: Current rumored guest voices that we’re hearing thrown around for Clerks: Sell Out, the animated movie: Bob Odenkirk, Gilbert Gottfried, Mitch Hedburg, Brian Posehn, Kevin Nealon, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, and Kyle Gass. All just rumors, of course, but an interesting list. We hope that they can pack the flick will all-celeb voices once it gets off the ground. Last we’d heard, it’s still next on the slate for View Askew Productions.
• The current (March 2003) issue of MAD Magazine includes a satirical pre-nuptial agreement between Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. No one is safe from their onslaught, not even Kevin! Check it out, on newsstands now.
• And in more satirical news, The Onion attacks poor Bennifer yet again today.
• More UK Askew airings – Monday night, Sky Premier began airing Project Greenlight’s first season with the first 2 episodes. A double bill will take place every Monday night for the entire season.
• Kevin’s work on the Daredevil comic gets a kind mention in the capsule review of the DD movie over at Penny-Arcade.com:

• Request magazine’s March/April issue has a few Kevin mentions. First, in a review for Daredevil, the sidebar factoid says:

Another mention is on a list of twisted love movies you might want to check out with your significant other on Valentine’s week:

And that’s all for now, folks! Catch ya next time. Thanks for stoppin’ on by today.

• Alright, here’s the latest on Kevin’s upcoming appearance at the University of Minnesota! Kevin has verbally agreed to speak there on Mar 25th, for the opening of the refurbished Student Union and Student Appreciation Week, but until the Student Activites Office gets the official contract in their hands, they won’t release tickets. Traditionally they invite the entire U of Minnesota community to events, but if they see huge clamor for tickets, the tickets will go first to students than to the rest of the community, faculty, staff, alumni, etc. Ticket information may come out around February 24th. We’ll keep you posted.