Memorial Day weekend’s “Poddammit” went off so well that Kevin promises that they’ll be back at the Lovitz every year for an annual event. We’re betting it’ll be even bigger next year. The event saw the first live appearance from Jen Schwalbach before an audience, and the debut of Jon Lovitz and the ABC’s of SNL. Mark your 2012 Memorial Day weekend off now, and plan to be in L.A.
Congrats to our pal Chad Blakely, who will be taking his “Kidnapping Kevin Smith” comic to Wizard World Chicago as a special guest. Want a copy? Your local comic shop can grab it for you via the current issue of Diamond’s PREVIEWS, via order code: JUN111215.
Speaking of Previews, code JUN110993 debuts Kevin’s “Bionic Man #1” as well:
(W) Kevin Smith, Phil Hester (A) Jonathan Lau
Steve Austin is back and acclaimed film maker Kevin Smith unleashes his high octane vision in this new series from Dynamite. Featuring 28 pages of story/art in an action-packed first issue! Kevin Smith is joined by Phil Hester, artist Jonathan Lau, and cover artist/character designer Alex Ross (the team who brought you The MAIN Green Hornet series), Smith unleashes Bionic Man into the 21st century as only he can. Covers by Alex Ross, Paul Renaud (1-in-10), Stephen Segovia (1-in-15), Jonathan Lau (1-in-20).
The book hits shops on August 31, 2011. Suggested retail is $3.99, but stick with us for details on how to get a signed copy.
“Jersey Girl” Raquel Casto begins her live competition on NBC’s “The Voice” next week. Live shows start June 7th, and voting will continue for 6 days after the show. People will be allowed to vote online,by phone, or by downloading her performance on iTunes for $1.29. Each person can vote up to 10x via each voting venue. We’d love to see her go far in the competition, so be sure to watch and vote.
As a thanks to her fans, and a tribute to her mentor Christina Aguilera, you can take a look at a new video of Raquel singing a cover of “Ain’t No Other Man”.
Watch an NBC News interview with Raquel where “Jersey Girl” scores a mention.
Attack of the Show’s “Cinema Enema” headlines with “Pirates of the Carribben” this week. Watch Smith and Mewes do their thing!
“Clerks 2” gets a mention in this Rotten Tomatoes tie-in article for memorable movie bachelor parties:
Most movie bachelor parties promise untold levels of debauchery, but — much like their real-life counterparts — tend to be relatively tame affairs. Leave it to Kevin Smith to film an exception to the rule with Clerks II, which puts audiences in the front row for a donkey show with an unexpected twist. A film so gleefully profane that Joel Siegel infamously walked out of his screening, Clerks II ultimately failed to capture the cultural zeitgeist the way its predecessor did, but for some critics, it represented Smith’s growth as a filmmaker. Calling it “Probably the funniest film Smith has done since the original,” Joe Utichi of FilmFocus argued, “it’s chock full of childish humour and witty observations on pop culture — but there’s something real beneath all of that as well. Something, dare it be said, touching.”
