But i do like the story of rob bruce trying literally to kick mikes ass and failing and then getting on the horn to amc to get cbm cancelled. Oct 19, 2014 interview ming chen talks about season 4 of comic book men. And its a little too easy to make ming the butt of most jokes. Renewing its focus on scripted programming, the cable channel abruptly canceled most of its reality series, including projects in development from kevin smith and chris hardwick. Joining the cast are grammy winners kid cudi scott mescudi and big boi antwan patton, along with jeffrey combs star trek, reanimator. Rob bruce helps the comic book men investigate a mysterious reproduction of a superman comic.
For a show called comic book men to ignore comics in favour of movies for most of its premiere episode is quite a letdown, and revealing about the audience amc must expect. Mar 28, 2014 amc is moving forward with area 51, and staying in the kevin smith business, with more comic book men, a spinoff and hollywood babbleon. It is set at kevin smiths comic book shop, jay and silent bobs secret stash, in red bank, new jersey. Watch kevin smith and his crew of fan boys turned pop culture experts live, work and breathe comic books. One of our own is making the leap to the flatscreen with a companion show to amc s comic book men. Comic book mens popculture merchandise expert rob bruce talks about being the stashs resident authoriuty on obscure items and his own most treasured collectibles q. Mikes clay stuff, tom decicco, honey child music academy nj, chapter 2 thrift boutique, all on the line, comic book nerds are hot, whole foods market, tv by the numbers, comic book displays, autism speaks new jersey, jeffs organic produce, chuck menosky, realtor associate, macabre theatre. Joining the cast are grammy winners kid cudi scott mescudi and big boi antwan patton, along with jeffrey combs star trek. In my late 20s, i started doing some work for sothebys, dealing with midcentury furniture and pottery. Other celebrity guests include jeff kline transformers robots in disguise, darby pop publisher, mike lopez kids comic con, rob bruce amc s comic book men, reb brown captain america. Comic book men tv series 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Comic book men is an american reality television series which aired on the amc network from 2012 to 2018. Oct 02, 2017 our interview with rob bruce of comic book men fame. Kevin smith announces comic book men has been cancelled.
Examining life in and around a new jersey comicbook store owned by filmmaker kevin smith. Walt flanagan and mike zapcic with a chucky doll from amcs comic book men. Hes also partners with cliff galbraith, whom we profiled. A local memorabilia expert named rob bruce comes by at walts request to. Comic book men amc s unscripted tribute to the collector returns with all new episodes on amc. Pop culture expert rob bruce to appear at collector con. Comic book men producer and friend of the stash, rob bruce, talks about the daily life of being a professional collector, his formula for knowing what toys will be. Can you talk at all about robert bruces companion series that is in. Season five was confirmed on june 7, 2015, premiered on october 18, 2015, and ran through 2016.
An unscripted series set in smiths iconic comic shop jay and silent bobs secret stash and captures the world of the neighborhood comic book store and fanboy culture. Comic book men is a reality television series on amc that is set inside kevin smith s comic book shop jay and silent bobs secret stash in red bank, new jersey. Comic book men is a pleasant surprise and an overall splash of fragrant cologne on the smell testflunking. During the course of the series, 96 episodes of comic book men aired over seven seasons. In it, mike zapcic detailed an alleged physical assault on himself by comic book men regular guest robert bruce, claiming he was punched and kicked. Amc niftily turns over a new leaf with kevin smiths comic. Mar 15, 2015 comic book men is an american reality television series airing on the amc network. Jun 25, 2018 amc has cancelled pop culturecentric reality tv series comic book men after seven seasons and 96 episodes, kevin smith confirmed in smodcast episode amcya. Oct 10, 2014 comic book men, talking dead only survivors of amc realityshow purge. Interview ming chen talks about season 4 of comic book men.
Comic book mens popculture merchandise expert rob bruce talks about being the stashs resident authoriuty on obscure items and his own most treasured collectibles. After the first season, the show was reduced from an hour to 30 minutes, and that got people talking about its cancelation. Sometimes pop culture historian rob bruce appears to offer. Other celebrity guests include jeff kline transformers robots in disguise, darby pop publisher, mike lopez kids comic con, rob bruce amcs comic book men, reb brown captain america. With kevin smith, walter flanagan, mike zapcic, bryan johnson. For a time it seemed like amc was going to get into the rob bruce business but whatever was announced just kind of disappeared at some point.
Comic book men is an american reality television series which aired on the amc network from. Comic book men amc s unscripted tribute to the collector returns with new episodes. Mike, walt, ming and bryan geekout over rare artifacts and memorabilia, talk down the stores unsuspecting customers, and discover treasures of the comic collecting world. Rob in the past had said something along the lines of amc shot it and never aired it. Comics creators find superpowers in business alter ego. How did you become such an expert on pop culture merchandise. Though the focus of collector con is collectibles instead of celebrity guests, show founder eric eaton right booked rob bruce left of the amc reality show comic book men for a show in. On the cryptozoic men episode of comic book men, a guy brings in the millennium falcon extraordinaire to sell. Every week the cast of amcs comic book men debate the latest. Still, theres a reasonable facsimile of a happy ending to their flea market warfare. Examining life in and around a new jersey comic book store owned by filmmaker kevin smith. Its one of my favorite things ever on a television screen.
And rob bruce, the fifth beatle as smith calls him, has something to do with it. Awesomecon 2015 robert bruce interview comic book men. How have you created and maintained your own collection. June 20, 2019 shudder, amc networks premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, today announced additional casting for its upcoming creepshow anthology series, executive produced by greg nicotero the walking dead. There is only one thing worse than comic book men, and that is people complaining about comic book men oscar wilde. It would be most pleasing and most impressive if comic book men gets to have a season four.
And finally, there will be a comic book men spinoff somehow related show starring asbury park corunner robert bruce, a regular guest star on cbm. Kevin smith, the producer of amc s hit series comic book men, discusses his new book tough sht, which is filled with, as he puts it, life advice from a fat lazy slob who did good. Rob bruce is a producer and actor, known for burn in hell, comic book men 2012 and shooting clerks 2019. It is set at kevin smiths comic book shop, jay and silent bobs secret stash.
May 11, 2014 the comicon partners have plenty to keep them occupied until then, from preparations for bruce s amc tv series, to unbearable a comic collaboration between galbraith and his wife j. Comic book men is the most successful of several attempts to draw back the. Variety notes amc only last month renewed the armwrestling show game of arms, and loaded up in may on three more reality series. Comic book men star ming chen talks rediscovering one of his favorite childhood toys, a day in the life at the store, and the weirdest thing hes seen come through the stash. Amc announced at one point that they were expanding their relationship with kev and producing a few additional shows and one was a rob bruce centered show in the vein of toy hunter. It was also announced that guest cast member robert bruce would be the focus of a companion series that will follow him as he.
Comic book men and talking dead are the only unscripted series left standing at amc after the cable channel abruptly pulled the plug on the rest of its realityshow plans to renew its focus on scripted originals just how abrupt. The comicon partners have plenty to keep them occupied until then, from preparations for bruces amc tv series, to unbearable a comic collaboration between. Comic book men, talking dead only survivors of amc. Comic book men nonspinoff coming starring robert bruce.
Couldnt be more thankful to kevin smith and the guys of comic book men, brian, walt, mike and ming for all their support. Comic book men is an american reality television series airing on the amc network. Robert bruce, of amcs comic book men, to visit the great philadelphia comic con. Dark secrets about kevin smiths comic book men cbr. When comic book men premiered in amc in february of 2012, a show about five guys talking about comics at a comic book store, people wondered how long it was going to last. The first season ran for six onehour episodes, the premiere of which aired on february 12, 2012, following the return of the walking deads second season. Amc is moving forward with area 51, and staying in the kevin smith business, with more comic book men, a spinoff and hollywood babbleon.
The ming and mike podcast starring ming chen and mike zapcic, employees of jay and silent bobs stash and stars of comic book men, has a. Comic book men, the hit reality series set at jay and silent bobs secret stash, filmmaker kevin smiths iconic red bank comic book shop, returns to amc to kick of the second half of its. Comic book men producer and friend of the stash, rob bruce, talks about the daily life of being a professional collector, his formula for knowing what toys will be the most valuable at any time, and how the internet has changed collecting. Feb 12, 2012 comic book men is an american reality television series which aired on the amc network from 2012 to 2018. Guests are pop culture expert rob bruce of amcs comic book men, author r. Rob bruce is a producer and actor, known for burn in hell, comic book men 2012 and shooting clerks. It is set at kevin smiths comic book shop, jay and silent bobs secret stash, in red bank. Our interview with rob bruce of comic book men fame. Smith is also developing a late night talk show based on his hollywood babble on podcast with ralph garman. May 11, 2018 in it, mike zapcic detailed an alleged physical assault on himself by comic book men regular guest robert bruce, claiming he was punched and kicked. In 2014, amc made an announcement that it was focusing on primarily scripted content and was going.
Edison comic book collectors, replicacar fans and autographseekers from across the region are getting ready for the new jersey comic expo. Jones, author michael vance and authorhorror trivia expert gene derosa. Comic book men amcs unscripted tribute to the collector returns with new episodes. Amc announced in october 2014 they were cancelling all unscripted shows except for comic book men and talking dead and, as a result, bruce s show did not progress past the pilot stage. Amc announced in october 2014 they were cancelling all unscripted shows except for comic book men and talking dead and, as a result, bruces show did not progress past the pilot stage. Comic book men is set inside jay and silent bobs secret stash in red bank, new jersey. Heres a run down of what kevin smith is up to, including news that comic book men will be renewed for a fourth. I have about 200,000 toys in my own collection, which can give you a headache. Amc has cancelled pop culturecentric reality tv series comic book men after seven seasons and 96 episodes, kevin smith confirmed in smodcast. Comic book men amcs unscripted tribute to the collector returns with all new episodes on amc. Comic book mens popculture merchandise expert rob bruce talks about being the stashs resident authoriuty on obscure items and his own most treasured. Comic book men nonspinoff coming starring robert bruce and. Join facebook to connect with robert bruce and others you may know.
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