• Howdy there, west coasters! Bummed about the lack of Kevinage with the Red Bank signing coming up this weekend? Never fear! Wizard World Los Angeles has just announced that Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes will headline the event, which takes place from March 17th through the 19th. Expect to see some early looks at Clerks 2 if you’re lucky enough to attend. And of course View Askew will be there with the latest swag and maybe a few prototype gizmos to feast your eyes on. If the schedule stays as it usually is, expect Kevin to do a signing on Friday, and a Q&A session on Saturday. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

• The swag just continues to get cooler and cooler, and the first three official Clerks 2 items are no exception — As always, this apparel is made from the finest materials and will have you looking cooler than all of your pals. Promise.

RANDAL’S ‘RANGER DANGER’ T-SHIRT

Featuring a screenprinted image of a rumored upcoming Kevin Smith movie. As seen in Clerks 2 and as worn by Randal in the movie.

RANDAL’S ‘LEONARDO REAPERS’ HAT

Show your spirit for the New Jersey based hockey team that always manages to murder their opponent. The Leonardo Reapers hat is fully adjustable and features the Reapers logo prominently on the front and the words, “Stick it between the pipes’ on the back. As worn by Randal in “Clerks 2: The Passion of the Clerks.”

JAY’S ‘GOT CHRIST?’ TANK TOP

As seen in ‘Clerks 2: The Passion of the Clerks’ and as worn by Jay in the movie, this white tank top features a familiar smiling Christ image along with the words, “Got Christ?” A simple question with an simple answer.

THE T-SHIRT VERSION

All items NOW AVAILABLE from the Stash. Yes, you can order them and we’ll ship them to you in plenty of time for the holidays. Get some early shopping done now. Look no further than the Stash for the ultimate gifts for the View Askew fan in your life.

• Mewes takes front and center this week in two more hilarious editions of the “Train Wreck” Clerks 2 video diary series. First up, a classic moment that fans of Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back can certainly appreciate. Watch Mewes and special guest star Jason Lee talk through the particulars and the origin of “The Tongue Song”. Next up, Mewes continues to spread merriment across the set with another $1000 bet: “A Pickle in your Ass”. Yes, folks, you read it right. Don’t miss two of the most hilarious Vlog entires yet.

As you can see, View Askew sets continue to be some of the most fun, interesting sets to work on in the industry. More updates soon!

• With the ever-changing web environment as each View Askew film is made, we’re seeing more and more web-based coverge of Kevin’s flicks than ever before. This time, we’ve got the diary updates, photos, and of course, the excellent video segements from the set of Clerks 2. This is easily the most information that we’ve been privy to directly via View Askew for any production thus far. So, for our production site this time, we’ve done something a bit different. Rather than compete with the excellent stuff that’s already out there, in regular intervals, our “Back Behind The Counter” site is just a simple collection of everything that’s been thrown out there so far.

BBTC features just a few easy to navigate sections, which collect, in library form, the latest photos, videos, cast, and all of our Clerks 2-related articles as posted at News Askew. It’s a nice way to look back, focused on the film itself. It’s also a quick way to see if there’s any photos or videos that you might have missed from the Clerks 2 site along the way.

We’re not sure if there will be a quick turnaround with this one, but we’ll be continuing to brainstorm on other items we can add to supplement everything that’s out there, and make some improvements along the way. We hope you’ll find the simple site a useful resource in keeping up with the latest peeks at what’s sure to be the most exciting View Askew release yet. Stay tuned for more.

• We dunno about you, but we’ve been digging the brilliant Video Journals by Zak Knutson and Joey Figueroa that have been hitting the Clerks 2 site A LOT. Instead of just covering the filming itself, which we at first imagined, these things have been all over the map, from inside Kevin’s house, to the set, to candid conversations with crew members, even to fun homages, like the latest in the series today, “Mooby Dogs”, which opens with a tribute to one of Tarantino’s best. This one takes a few moments to chat up our three male leads of the picture. And as always, lots of brilliant sarcasm and a tiny bit of insight ensue, including an interesting revelation from Jeff Anderson regarding his thoughts on making the sequel.

And then there’s the “I Bet You” moment, which we’re so glad they captured on film, as it seems to be one of the most talked-about on the set so far. Not only is there $1000 at stake, but you’ll likely to also be watching a gaffer become a likely candidate for one of those “competitive eating” contests you see on those wacky cable channels.

As always, catch the latest Vlog action at the Clerks 2 site!

• First off today we have a couple of upcoming ViewAskew related tv appearances. Rosario Dawson will be on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno tomorrow night (10/31) and it looks like Jason Lee will be HOSTING Saturday Night Live on November 12! Set those Tivo units now, you won’t want to miss either of these appearances.

• Check out THIS interview Kevin gave to the Reno News And Review and learn all about the origins of CLERKS 2 and the short-lived “Jay & Silent Bob vs Pinhead”.

• Here’s another nice article from IGN.com reviewing Kevin’s CLERKS 2 video blog.

• Kevin just posted a massive photo update on his blog, SilentBobSpeaks.com check out the un-blurred photos by clicking the thumbnails above. Also, here’s what Kevin had to say to go along with the photos:

• As promised, here are the next two video journal installments from the ever expanding Clerks2.com website. In the first clip, Kevin introduces us to script supervisor Carol Banker, and we finally learn the origin of the “Poopie Trim”! The second clip is part two of Bryan Johnson’s footage from the Clerks 2 launch party a few weeks back. You can check out both clips by just clicking the above images. We’ll be back later today with more news…

• Kevin dropped by the board and gave us a nice recap of his second week of filming on CLERKS 2. He also drops some names of actors that have filmed cameos and a few others with cameos coming up this week. If you want to avoid all spoilers, make sure you avert your eyes now…

Lastly, Kevin promised to have 2 new video journal entries up sometime Monday morning. We’ll get them recapped and posted here as soon as they are available!

• Kevin’s blog reveals that Monday’s shoot was a Jay & Bob-centric one, and presents us with the moment many of us have been waiting for. Here’s your first look at how the duo will look when they make their return to the big silver screen! More news later.