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The Return of COMIC BOOK MEN!

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The Secret Stash in Red Bank, NJ , not far from JDP's underground lair.

Just a quick heads up for something we’re sure you already have circled in red on your calendars: AMC’s Comic Book Men returns for its second season this Sunday night, (along with a little show called The Walking Dead).

For those who somehow don’t know, Comic Book Men is a reality show based in JDP’s favorite, local comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, right here in Red Bank. The Stash rocks — both as a straight up, all around comic book shop and as a repository of all things Kevin Smith and View Askewish. Walt, Mike, and Ming are just as cool in real life as on TV — seriously, when you can stop in on a Saturday afternoon and have an extended conversation about the Seven Million Dollar Man, you know you’re dealing with professionals.

So, be sure to check out Comic Book Men when it returns on Sunday night and — if you’ve got Netflix — catch up on the awesome first season. In addition to everything else cool about the Stash, they’ve given away 300 copies of a Jersey Devil Press sampler, with great stories by Graham Tugwell, Kimberly Lojewski, Hilary Gan, y.t. sumner, and Mike Sweeney.

Thanks to Mike and Walt for that and good luck to everyone at the Stash in their new season!

Kevin Smith in Red Bank Today

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Just a quick note if you’re in Central Jersey today…make sure you stop by Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash between 2 pm and 5 pm. Kevin Smith will be there signing his new book and filming a new episode of AMC’s Comic Book Men. Rumor has it the Stash might also have on hand copies of a free sampler with a few of Jersey Devil Press’ best stories by folks like Graham Tugwell, Hilary Gan, Kimberly Lojewski, y.t. sumner, and more. Be sure to pick one up and tell Kevin we said hi!

(And thanks to Walt and Mike at the Stash for being incredibly cool!)

Zombies R Us

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It’s a big weekend in JDP-land for a couple reasons. First, The Walking Dead returns Sunday night with new episodes, and we’re always glad to have fresh zombie-based entertainment to look forward to. Just as important, though, following The Walking Dead is the premiere of Comic Book Men, the new AMC reality show based on Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, a local comic book shop right here in Red Bank, NJ.

Though I’m happy for the crew at the Stash, I suspect I’m about to be like one of those fans of an indie band that makes it big: I’m going to annoyingly tell everyone I know that I knew about them when. The Stash has always been my comic book shop, the place I went to pick up the monthly issue of Buffy Season 8 or the trade hardback of Tomb of Dracula. That it just happened to carry all manner of Kevin Smith memorabilia (including the original the Buddy Christ statue from Dogma) was just gravy.

Red Bank in general is an oasis of coolness amidst the cookie-cutter shopping centers and strip malls of Central Jersey. Directly across from the Stash is Jack’s Music Shoppe, one of the best independent record stores on the East Coast. Add in Elsie’s Subs (which doesn’t have a website but which is worth a hundred Subways) and you’ve got the perfect trifecta for a Saturday afternoon — comics, vinyl, and sandwiches.

(Someone should really set a story there. Oh wait.)

So congrats to the guys at the Stash and welcome back, Walking Dead. While you’re waiting for the big premieres, be sure to check out some of our favorite zombie stories from the mighty JDP archive. Because we were always living dead even when living dead wasn’t cool.

“Road Test” by Laura Garrison
“The Downside of Undying Love” by Ash Krafton
“The Zombie Wish” by Brenna Watry
“Jenny” by Jozelle Dyer
“Gooseflesh” by Jack Frey
“Night of the Living” by Eirik Gumeny