Writer-film director Kevin Smith announced that he will not only be selling comics at his New Jersey store, but will now also have his own line. He will write them and even include characters in the stories characters in his movies. The next comics will be published by Dark Horse.
Screenwriter, film director and founder of the production company View Askew Productions, Kevin Smith has a history in the world of comics. He has his own store in New Jersey called Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stashand now, apart from selling comics, he will also make his own line: Secret Stash Press. so announced Smith last week on his social networks, where he also clarified that the publisher that will be in charge of publishing them will be Dark Horse Comics.
Smith not only excelled as a director in Mallrats (1995), in both of clerks and soon the third, but also directed episodes of Flash and super girl on The CWIn addition to being executive producer of Masters of the Universe: Revelation from Netflix. He even wrote comics of Green Arrow, Batman and Daredevilfor Marvel, DC and many other publishers.
Secret Stash Press He already has two stories planned for this year: the first will be Masquerade, an eight-issue series about a vigilante in his early days, due out in the US fall (our spring). the other will be called Quick Stopsan ongoing anthology set in the films of kevin smith and in his fictional universe, View Askewniverse. This series will include characters from Clerks, Mallrats and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back.
After this announcement Smith revealed some additional details on his Instagram about Quick Stops. Number one will star holden mcneilthe character of Ben Affleck from Chasing Amyas he shares the story of how he met Jay and Silent Bob. The third issue will star Elijah (Trevor Fehrmann) from Clerk II in a story titled Pious Elias and the Crypto Kid. And as for future issues, name Bluntman & Chronic, Ranger Danger, Mooby, MooseJaws and more characters.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Smith will write each title. In a press release about Secret Stash Press, the writer-director shared his excitement for this new endeavor. “2022 Marks The 25th Anniversary Of My Comic Shop, Jay & Silent Bob’s Secret Stash. And after a quarter of a century selling comics, Secret Stash is going to MAKE our own comics.”
“Following the recipe written by Mike Richardson(founder of Dark Horse Comics)Millions of years ago when he turned his comic book store into a legendary comic book publisher, Secret Stash is ready to take the next step in its evolution”, he added Smith. “I am delighted that Secret Stash Press become part of the multimedia empire of darkhorse And I hope that our books will bring new customers to comic shops and delight regular readers around the world.”
“I’ve been a fan of movies Kevin during years. The fact is that we have a lot in common. We’ve both worked in our own comic shops, we’ve worked in the movie business, but most of all, we have a passionate love for the medium of comics.”, said the president and founder of Dark HorseMike Richardson, it’s a statement. “It makes sense that we’d finally team up, and I’m extremely proud to announce their exciting new line of comics and graphic novels here at DarkHorse. Kevin He has a brilliant and creative mind, and I can’t wait to see what he has in store for all of us.”