I’d call it pretentious, but I don’t think it has enough on its mind to earn the descriptor. Even Red State, a politically-charged horror flick that he’s spoken highly of as his attempt to make a serious “art” film, is a mess. And I think even the most passionate among his cult fandom would agree that his filmography has its share of stinkers. I mean, yes, Smith is still primarily a filmmaker. But I resent the fact that he, perhaps unwittingly, became Hollywood’s unofficial comic book geek ambassador, especially when his own comic book output has been almost uniformly horrible. Look, he seems like a generally nice guy and I’m happy for him that he seems to enjoy his life and career. A large part of that is his entrenchment in the geekosphere. Unfortunately, much like being from New Jersey, there are some things about Smith that I find a bit… embarrassing. It’s no secret at this point that superheroes mean big business in Hollywood, but how many other Hollywood types own a comic book store? Or host a whole podcast about Batman that regularly features comic creators like Scott Snyder or the late, great Denny O’Neilas guests ? Plus, as much as I bristle at the idea of geeks being the underdogs when they pretty much rule the world right now, there still aren’t many celebrities who feel as much like the real deal as Smith. It’s no wonder that nearly three decades after a 23-year-old slacker became an indie phenomenon with his low-budget, black-and-white debut, he still has a bit of a “local boy makes good” reputation.
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I still can’t think of another movie as uniquely New Jersey as Mallrats, with its culturally-accurate tale of young men with nothing better to do than hang out at the mall all day.
We have Bruce Springsteen, Chris Gethard … and that’s about it, other than Smith. If you’re not from New Jersey, you don’t understand how meaningful it is to find the rare pop culture figure who is known for being affectionate towards their New Jersey upbringing. I have enormous respect for how much mileage he got out of the story of ordinary, broke young people chatting it up at grungy shops and parking lots, and I’m sure I’d still enjoy it if I watched it now, despite some stuff that likely hasn’t aged well. I don’t hate Smith, but being a millennial geek from New Jersey, my feelings about him are more complicated now than they were when I fell in love with Clerks as a teen. Hester is a spectacular artist and I’ve heard it’s a decent run, but life’s short and I’m not in a hurry to read more superhero comics by the writer/director of Zack and Miri Make a Porno when I still haven’t read Love and Rockets. Onomatopoeia, co-created by artist Phil Hester, was introduced in 2002 within the pages of Green Arrow. “I dunno, he’s good at shooting people, I guess.” Onomatopoeia as drawn by Phil Hesterīut is Onomatopoeia a good character ? Before we determine that, I need to unpack my love-hate relationship with his co-creator: filmmaker, podcaster, and hockey jersey enthusiast Smith. Like if he shoots a gun that would normally have a ‘bang’ sound effect he just says ‘bang’ out loud.” Although I do like this one villain he co-created, Onomatopoeia.” “Yeah man, but all the ones I read are pretty terrible. Onomatopoeia is one of my favorite little-known characters to talk about, especially with friends who don’t read comics and are gobsmacked to learn Kevin Smith has written comics at all. That’s right, after being absent for 11 years following Batman: The Widening Gyre #6, obscure DC Comics supervillain Onomatopoeia has finally returned in the pages of Future State: Catwoman #1 by Ram V and Otto Schmidt. After what felt like centuries of wondering how much worse things can possibly get for this fallen world, we finally have some semblance of–dare I say it?–hope. Each week in Silber Linings, he takes a humorous look at the weirdest, funniest, and most obscure bits of comics and pop culture that he can’t get out of his head. The Beat’s Gregory Paul Silber has been accused of having a bit of an… obsessive personality.
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