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Kevin Smith’s Clerks III and Mallrats 2 Shelved – New Jay and Silent Bob Film Planned

Ian Dawe — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:05:55 +0000

Clerks III and Mallrats 2 Shelved – New Jay and Silent Bob Film Planned" title="Kevin Smith’s Clerks III and Mallrats 2 Shelved – New Jay and Silent Bob Film Planned" style="float:left;" />Sometimes it’s interesting to learn about the limits of a creative person’s power, even over their own creations. We all know that George Lucas doesn’t own Star Wars anymore, for example, and technically, Disney can… [more]

Celebrate Smodcast’s 10th Birthday with the Saga of Emo Kev

Ian Dawe — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 22:15:57 +0000

Every now and then, an artist happens onto that happy accident of inspiration, industry and style and creates something absolutely perfect. I’m sure when Kevin Smith started recording his “Smodcast” podcasts ten years ago today,… [more]

Yoga Hosers: A Kevin Smith Film, Through-and-Through

Ian Dawe — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:15:52 +0000

Yoga Hosers: A Kevin Smith Film, Through-and-Through" title="Yoga Hosers: A Kevin Smith Film, Through-and-Through" style="float:left;" />It’s difficult to review a movie like Yoga Hosers. It’s so deliberately made for a specific group of people who are immersed in jokes and references from the podcasts of Kevin Smith that one wonders… [more]

The Great Lost Commentary Track for Chasing Amy

Ian Dawe — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:20:42 +0000

Chasing Amy" title="The Great Lost Commentary Track for Chasing Amy" style="float:left;" />[Warning: the following article contains strong language. Some would call it “mature content”, but to be frank, there’s nothing mature about it. Read at your own risk.] Over a decade ago, when Kevin Smith was… [more]

Kevin Smith Shakes Off the Critics of Yoga Hosers

Ian Dawe — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:00:50 +0000

Yoga Hosers" title="Kevin Smith Shakes Off the Critics of Yoga Hosers" style="float:left;" />Kevin Smith’s new film Yoga Hosers was given a limited release this past weekend (alas, it’s still not playing here in Vancouver), and so far the film is most notable for the singularly vitriolic reviews… [more]

Revisit The Dark Knight Rises With Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman

Ian Dawe — Sun, 15 May 2016 20:15:10 +0000

The Dark Knight Rises With Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman" title="Revisit The Dark Knight Rises With Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman" style="float:left;" />Kevin Smith is naturally a positive and forgiving personality, which makes his podcasts fun, but often prevents him from really getting into a serious critique of a film, especially when it’s a film close to… [more]

Kevin Smith’s Critic-Proof Yoga Hosers Trailer Debuts

Ian Dawe — Wed, 11 May 2016 15:00:13 +0000

Yoga Hosers Trailer Debuts" title="Kevin Smith’s Critic-Proof Yoga Hosers Trailer Debuts" style="float:left;" />For the past few years, particularly since the release of 2011’s Red State, Kevin Smith has led a (mostly) one-man campaign to carve his own path through 21st-century popular culture. Temporarily ditching his film career… [more]

Fat Man on Batman Live in Detroit

Max Nestorowich — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 19:00:30 +0000

Fat Man on Batman Live in Detroit" title="Fat Man on Batman Live in Detroit" style="float:left;" />We live in a day and age where the media we enjoy is constantly being translated from one medium to the next. While some may lament that this is done merely to increase exposure to… [more]

The 1990s Batman Commentaries You Need to Hear

Ian Dawe — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:00:20 +0000

Batman Commentaries You Need to Hear" title="The 1990s Batman Commentaries You Need to Hear" style="float:left;" />It’s probably a fair assumption that many of our readers here at Sequart are fans of a certain caped superhero character named “Batman”. We have several books on the subject and lots of articles, and… [more]

My New York Comic Con Experience

James Kelly — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 11:00:04 +0000

I have never done a blog for Sequart, but I think everyone at this site would enjoy hearing some Con Experiences. So here’s my personal experience for New York Comic Con. Thursday: I am a… [more]

A Big Night at SDCC

Ian Dawe — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 19:00:12 +0000

It was a busy night last night at SDCC, particularly in the famous Hall H. One of the highlights of this year’s event was always going to be the Star Wars panel, and JJ Abrams… [more]

The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened?: A Nicolas Cage Superman May Have Been Awesome

Dom Fonce — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:00:05 +0000

The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened?: A Nicolas Cage Superman May Have Been Awesome" title="The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened?: A Nicolas Cage Superman May Have Been Awesome" style="float:left;" />Above shows Nicolas Cage in a skin-tight, Superman suit, an image that recently went viral. Of course, we can laugh at his long hair (he would be a strange looking Man of Steel) and the… [more]

Kevin Smith & Joe Quesada’s Daredevil: The Comic that Saved Marvel

James Kelly — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:00:08 +0000

Joe Quesada is the savior of Marvel. Simply put, without Joe Quesada coming in the late ‘90s to create Marvel Knights, Marvel Comics would be a defunct company. While many editorial decisions made by Quesada… [more]

AMC’s Comic Book Men: Is This True Representation?

Ian Dawe — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:00:23 +0000

Comic Book Men: Is This True Representation?" title="AMC’s Comic Book Men: Is This True Representation?" style="float:left;" />We need to have a conversation about geek culture. Sorry to put it that way, but I’m sure many would agree that modern geek culture has reached new heights of mainstream popularity, and we need… [more]

Kevin Smith’s Tusk: Chasing Whimsy

Ian Dawe — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:00:08 +0000

Tusk: Chasing Whimsy" title="Kevin Smith’s Tusk: Chasing Whimsy" style="float:left;" />One of my oldest and dearest friends and I went to see Kevin Smith’s Tusk last week and his (unfavourable) description of the film is that it’s “pointless”. I think he speaks for a lot… [more]

My First Comic Con

Ian Dawe — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:00:00 +0000

My first experience at San Diego Comic Con was almost overwhelming. And I mean that in a literal sense: there were many times when I felt an almost irresistible temptation to “take a knee” and… [more]

Jason Mewes Survives to Age 40

Ian Dawe — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:00:10 +0000

The day has come that many would have bet every farm in the Midwest we would never see: Jason Mewes has just turned 40 years old. Mewes is the Sid Vicious or Keith Moon of… [more]

Chasing Amy: A Pioneering Film Featuring Female Comics Creators

Ian Dawe — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 18:00:49 +0000

Chasing Amy: A Pioneering Film Featuring Female Comics Creators" title="Chasing Amy: A Pioneering Film Featuring Female Comics Creators" style="float:left;" />It’s easy to forget in 2014 that there was a time when comics weren’t really that close to the center of the cultural zeitgeist. But, though someone under twenty may not believe it, there was… [more]

In Praise of Bad Batman

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:00:26 +0000

“Bless me Father Jack, for I have sinned. It’s been . . . well, this is my first confession. Actually, I’m not even Catholic.” Father Jack puffed on a cigar and squinted. “Well, this ain’t… [more]

Kevin Smith Discusses Sequart’s And the Universe So Big

Mike Phillips — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:00:57 +0000

And the Universe So Big" title="Kevin Smith Discusses Sequart’s And the Universe So Big" style="float:left;" />On Kevin Smith’s new episode of his Fatman on Batman podcast, he opens by recapping the controversy over the previous episode’s discussion with Grant Morrison on Batman: The Killing Joke‘s ending. Smith also discusses Julian Darius’s… [more]

Jason Mewes on Various Bananarific Topics

C. C. Banana — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:00:43 +0000

Editor’s Note: This is the third and final part in a series of humorous interviews conducted by comedian C. C. Banana at the New York Comic-Con. In part one, the yellow one talks with Joe… [more]

Comics Published on 13 November 2002

Matt Martin — Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:36:48 +0000

Ultimate X-Men #24 Marvel Comics – Mark Millar (w); Kaare Andrews (a) There used to be a time that I really looked forward to Ultimate X-Men. During the first two story arcs, I think the… [more]

Comics Published on 16 October 2002

Matt Martin — Fri, 18 Oct 2002 15:52:46 +0000

Spider-Man and the Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do #3 Marvel Comics – Kevin Smith (w); Terry Dodson (p); Rachel Dodson (i) My opinion of Kevin Smith’s comic book career is a lot like… [more]