- As we mentioned yesterday, the new poll topic discussing your thoughts on the Askew Tour & the next Vulgarthon is online. Please vote! See yesterday’s update for details on all the choices.
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Space Ghost Airs Next Friday…
- After last night’s Space Ghost: Coast To Coast episode, next week’s guests were named: KEVIN SMITH, Jim Jarmusch, and Ben Stiller. Tune in, next Friday, September 18, 11:30 EST, on the Cartoon Network (a channel we actually GET)! Should be a fun show.
“When’s Jay & Silent Bob #2 Out?”
- For some reason, we got about 10 e-mails today asking when Jay & Silent Bob #2 will be on shelves. Yes, we know that many comic shops had it on the schedule as arriving this week. All we can say is, the last we heard from Oni, they’ve got the art done, but need a couple weeks to go to press and get the copies made and sent out to the world. We’ve yet to see the book ourselves, which is why you haven’t seen any advance shots yet, but our best guess would be that you’ll have the book in your hands by the end of this month. Don’t quote us on that, though, it’s just speculation! You’ll hear from us when we know more.
GWH For Sale…
- Good Will Hunting will be available for sale on December 1, according to Suncoast Pictures. From what we’ve heard no widescreen version will be available on VHS. The DVD, if it ever sees release, will most likely be the place to get a widescreen copy of the flick.
Clerks Christmas Edition EXCLUSIVE!
 Clerks #2 (Christmas Special) |
 Jay & Silent Bob #3 |
 Jay & Silent Bob #4 |
- The press release comes out this weekend, but NA’s got the exclusive cover and info for you right here! That’s right, the next Clerks comic arrives on shelves just in time for the holidays, with a special issue that’s sure to entertain and enlighten. We’ll have the full details for you this weekend, but until then, click the thumbnail for a larger copy of the cover of this soon to be best-seller!
Also, as an added bonus, we’ve got small copies of the next 2 (#3 and #4) Jay & Silent Bob covers, straight from the Graphitti catalog. Call 1-800-699-0115 to have a copy of their spiffy catalog delivered to your door.
More Daredevil…
- Our Daredevil Subpage is alive and kicking. Expect to read the latest info on all the Kevin issues here, along with covers, scoops, and concealed spoilers. Be sure to check it regularly as the series continues.
Figure Sound Clips…
- Bought the figures but don’t wanna open the box? Or are you just dying to hear what Graphitti’s Jay figure has to say? Look no further. A page containing all Jay’s sound clips can be found HERE for online listening. Our own Files Askew also houses a local zipped copy of all the sounds for your convenience.
Oni Press Article From Oregon Live…
- The fine folks over at the Oregon Live have posted a fine article about Oni Press comics. They’ve kindly asked us not to post a local copy, to monitor the traffic, but we do suggest you pop on over and give the article a looksee! It’s a good read.
View Askew NewsBites™
- Need that Matt Damon fix? EDrive‘s got a new interview with him HERE, discussingthe Oscar speech incident, Dogma, Kevin, and “Good Will Hunting”. Yahoo’s also got a piece on the guy which discusses the media backlash that he expects to be dodging soon. Read all about it HERE. And, don’t forget, his new flick, “Rounders” (a.k.a. “Good Will Gambling”) hits theatres Friday.
- The Universal Studios September Auction is on, and Features a couple of Askew-related items of interest: 1) A BenAffleck& Liv Tyler signed picture, 2) A “Good Will Hunting” Poster signed by Robin Williams & Matt Damon, and 3) A Salma Hayek signed photo. Any kind soul who would like to purchase these items for News Askew, please feel free. 🙂
- This is a bit dated, but cool: The MIT Hack Archive has details of a prank the MIT guys played on oscar night. Because “Good Will Hunting” was filmed partly at MIT, the wacky geeks turned the lights in the Green building into the shape of an oscar. Check it out – it’s pretty cool.
Finally today, a SPECIAL thanks to the folks at Graphitti for the package. We love the stuff! Much appreciated. We’re in your debt. Keep up the great work! Everyone else: BUY their stuff!
Kevin Posts! He’s Alive!
- Kevin’s back, as we thought, with an explanation on his missing Dragon*Con as well as the state of the Askew:
My leg’s in traction
Just wanted to add to the rumor mill myself.
My apologies to any and all folks who showed up at DragonCon looking for me. I threw my back out that morning, and couldn’t get behind the wheel for the sixteen- plus hour drive. Hopefully next year.
As the comic-folk-reading of you may have noticed, Daredevil came out today. We’re kind of proud of it (I actually think the art is some of the best Joe and Jimmy have ever done), and I believe ol’ Marvel is VERY happy with the numbers it sold.
If you’ve read it and liked it, thank you. If you read it and didn’t care for it, or are confused (or think it’s a little too ‘Dogma’), all I can say is give it time. Issue one is mainly set-up. We’re done with issue two, and I think it’s where the story REALLY kicks in. By issue three, if you still don’t like it, then feel free to berate me all you’d like. It looks like we’re doing a seven parter, so I’d appreciate it if you can stick around to see how it ends up.
It was (amd still continues to be), hands-down, the most challenging project I’ve ever been involved with. There are big shoes to fill with this character, not to mention the fact that it’s not jokey in the least. As much as I like it though, every time I open up Miller’s ‘Born Again’ trade paperback, I feel like a complete amateur (which I am, but still…). If you’ve never read any Daredevil ’til now, and you really want to read a great DD story, I suggest checking it out. It makes a nice companion piece to the story we’re doing, I think, as it was very influential.
Scott and I start cutting the first cut on the morrow. The final running time turned out to be 3:17, so we feel we’re a few minutes ahead of the game. Both Bob Hawk and John Pierson (not to mention his wife and longtime Askew sounding board, Janet) have watched it and sounded off with their thoughts, which will come in useful when me and the Mos are scratching our heads, trying to figure out what to eliminate or shave.
Looks like it’s going to be a looooooong month.
Speaking of Pierson, I just did another ‘Split Screen’ (his IFC t.v. show, which is excellent, if you haven’t seen it). It should be airing soon. We shot it at the office and the comic book store. Look for it if you get either IFC or Bravo (where it airs every Friday night).
I’m going to be checking in more regularly from now on, I hope. Stick around.
We’re all for a 3:17 Dogma, but we suppose Miramax has their own agenda here. Aw well. That’s what DVD is for!