• The official Wondercon website confirms that Kevin will appear this year. The show runs February 10-12 in San Francisco, California. No details on Kevin’s schedule at this point, though the write-up does mention he’ll do another of his famous live Q&A sessions — Could some Clerks 2 footage be screened for lucky attendees? Come and see! Here’s the writeup:

• Can you feel the excitement!??!? Spidey/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do WRAPS UP ITS RUN with issue 6, coming THIS WEDNESDAY to comic stores EVERYWHERE! This long-awaited issue promises many shocks and surprises. Kevin’s made it worth the wait! Do not miss your chance to read the conclusion to another groundbreaking series from Kevin. Catch up on back issues through the Stash if you gotta!
• Alright, so on second thought, maybe Jay & Bob were working on their own batmobile in those SIP comic panels last update? Your guess is as good as ours…
• A South African film called “Son Of Man” is claiming to be the first to portray Jesus as a black man. Sadly, the article doesn’t cite Dogma’s notion of that anywhere.
• A website called DVDActive has posted a very late, but HIGHLY favorable review of Clerks X. Read it HERE. Their overall words:

If you’ve yet to add this to your collection, don’t delay — It’s a MUST HAVE, even for the amazing “Snowball Effect” documentary alone.

• These cute little Jay & Bob bears look familiar — So we may have mentioned before — But a scooper spotted them on a shelf in London comic store “Forbidden Planet”. Dunno if you can even get them here in the States.
• Popular gaming site Joystiq cites the Sundance film festival for helping Kevin into the mainstream film making biz in this article :

• Kevin’s got some interesting Clerks 2 tidbits today, including a new runtime, a proposed mid-to-late August release date, upcoming pics, and a conservative 1,000 screen launch. Here’s the man:

“Rectal Cleanliness”

• In the latest installment in our Train Wreck video series, “Rectal Cleanliness” is just one of the many topics you’ll see Kevin and Jay discuss as they wait for a setup to take place at the Mooby’s set. Another great example of the waiting game that sometimes takes place on a film set. Thankfully, with characters like Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes around, and a camera filming the action, there’s never a dull moment to be had. Enjoy.

• Malcolm Ingram takes his film “Small Town, Gay Bar” to the big festival called “Sundance” this week, and there’s press galore on both the festival and Malc himself. Let’s take a look at what’s come across the wire today:

• Jay and Bob made a quick cameo in issue #79 of Terry Moore’s fantastic comic “Strangers in Paradise”. It looks like they’re building a rocket ship or something. Click the scan above for a closer look at the panels.

• And here’s some more media for you today — As promised, scans of the excellent Jason Lee article that appeared in “Entertainment Weekly” last week. Click the thumbnails above for super-sized versions! And if ya love reading about Lee and the show, MSN TV has another small article on the program’s success.
• No one can argue that Jason Lee hasn’t officially arrived in mainstream showbiz now! He was featured in a question on “Jeopardy!” today, asking his character’s name on “My Name Is…”.
• Kevin had always said he aspired to one day make a family-friendly flick: Seems that “Jersey Girl” can now be confirmed that, with its airing on Encore’s “WAM!” channel, their version of HBO Family. The film is airing regularly, check your cable or satellite listings. E-WAM airs uncut, commercial-free flicks.
• Congratulations to View Askew vet Matt Damon! IMDB reports:

• We know by now that Jason Lee lost the Golden Globe to the also-deserving Steve Carrell. Here’s a transcript of an comments that Jason, Ethan, and Steve made on NBC News during the ceremony’s red carpet interviews:

Jason: I love Steven Carrell. And if he would let me ask him out on a date, I would ask him. I’d take him to the movies and for a drive up the coast…

Interviewer: Brokeback Mountain? (Jason & Ethan laugh)

–cuts to Steven Carrell –

Steve: That’s NOT gonna happen. (deadpanned, then smiles) No no honestly I think Jason is going to be winning it this evening. That is my personal prediction. If I were a betting man, that’s what I would bet.

• Jason Lee has yet again proven to be a favorite of “Entertainment Weekly” magazine — This time, he’s appearing in the January 20th issue with George Clooney on the cover (will it soon be Lee himself on the cover???). The mag opens with a nice pic of Lee on page 7. The “Earl” article starts on page 36 with the text, eerily enough, starting on page 37. We’ll have scans of the layout and aticle up for you shortly, but in the meantime, check out this piece on their website, which chronicles Lee’s past “sleazy” film appearances. Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma all appear. And look at the high marks EW gave to all those flicks! Niiiice:

Page 63 also features a funny sound bite from Earl. Apparently, they hide messages in their foreign language dialogue:

The magazine also has Lee picked as their fave at tonight’s Golden Globes for the Best Comedy Actor – Good luck Jason!!!

“Logistics”

• In the latest entry in the Clerks 2 “Train Wreck” series, learn a bit about the logistics behind making the flick. You’ll see Jeff Anderson and Kevin Smith discussing the new challenges of extra camera movements in the flick. You’ll see a mid-clip interview with the hilarious Wanda Sykes in between takes of her cameo. And, niftiest of all, you can see some of the actual equipment moving around and everything that’s happening outside of picture range when this stuff’s being shot. Trust us, you have a new appreciation for the complexity of movie-making once you see all the work that goes into these things first hand.

Be sure and remember Zak and Joey in your prayers tonight and thank them for keeping the flicks a-comin’!

• Clippage ahoy! With the Sundance Film Festival kicking off in just 3 short days, director and longtime View Askew associate Malcolm Ingram is eagerly awaiting his chance to showcase his new documentary feature, “Small Town, Gay Bar”. You can surf to this website then click over to the right 6 times to see Malcolm and his bio/clip page. In this extended 4 minute clip, you can see him talk about his inspiration for the film, and provide a little background on what to expect. Congratulations again to Malc and the best of luck at Sundance!
• Some details on that “Doogal” flick trailer we ran the other day, a CGI film for which Kevin provides a voice — Seems that it’s a re-dub of a UK flick. Our scooper reports:

There ya have it, folks!

• The Weinstein Co. is off to an excellent start, with their first animated flick “Hoodwinked” celebrating a surprising $12.2 million gross this weekend, putting it at #3. Great news!
• Alanis Morissette was on Loveline last week, the 11th of January to be exact. In the episode, a caller asked about how she got the role of God in Dogma. She talks about how she ended up as God, then talks about Kevin, and how much she liked him. You can download the episode at the Loveline Download Center.
• Comic and TV writer Mark Evanier mentions Kevin in an article on his blog titled “The Comic Book As A Selling Tool”:

• And finally today, on this morning’s Sirius Howard Stern show, during the introduction, they played the entire segment from “Clerks” where Randall orders porno videos from the distributor, thus showcasing the power of Howard’s new medium. Catch ya next time!

• We received this report from the sketch comedy group Slightly Known People who decided, for some crazy reason, to attempt taking on ALL of our View Askew drinking games (from Clerks all the way up to J&SBSB — We question their playing style and bending of the rules, sure, but it seems like they certainly got into the spirit of things and had themselves a good, safe time. Here’s an excerpt:

You can check out their full account of the experience, complete with photos. And of course, check out the stuff that got us started at News Askew: Our Official View Askew Drinking Games, exclusively at News Askew! Thanks for trying the games, SKP!