Kevin Smith and geek culture go hand in hand. The writer/director has been throwing in references to popular superhero, sci-fi and other genre properties in his movies stretching back to the Death Star contractor conversation in Clerks. In more recent years, his most famous creations, stoner heterosexual lifemates Jay and Silent Bob, have also been getting time to shine in comics. But now they’ve reached a new high (pun intended), as these foul-mouthed characters are crossing over with the world of Marvel, and I already know a callback to one of Smith’s movies I want to see in this story.
Written by Kevin Smith and illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli, the one-shot Jay and Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past arrives to comic book shops this June. With the title playing on Uncanny X-Men’s “Days of Future Past” storyline from 1981, this comic book issue will see the pot-smoking protagonists making a quick visit to the Marvel universe, only for Doctor Doom to quickly decree that they die. As a result, the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four and other heroes, as described in the official synopsis, “must team up on a joint mission to save the dimwitted duo from a lethal case of super hero overload!” Here’s the cover for the issue from Marco Checchetto.
