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Tuesday Runaround – How Neil Gaiman Helped Kevin Smith Get Laid

Published Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:37:47 -0600

by Rich Johnston

Last updated Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:38:03 -0600

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KevinSmithWatch: How Neil Gaiman helped Kevin Smith…

"My favorite moment of the night was Kevin explaining how Neil & Dave McKean's BLACK ORCHID helped him impress a girl named Amy. Kevin created business cards with the Bat symbol on it during the BATMAN film hype in 1989. He got the idea from the BLACK ORCHID mini-series. Kevin left the card on Amy's card with the message, "Look up." When Amy found the card and looked up, she saw Kevin on top of her work positioned himself in front of the moon, wearing a flowing leather coat, and striking a superhero pose. While it impressed her, Kevin had no way to get down. The entire building erupted in laughter."

The recording of that night can be found here.

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Batwoman begins (again)

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