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Bluntman and Chronic are two fictional Comic Book characters within the movie '' Chasing Amy '', created by Kevin Smith . Inspired by the two stoners of the View Askew films, Jay And Silent Bob , the actions of the Doobage Duo, as they are called, usually consist of crashing and smash property and catching criminals by accident. The characters' names derive from Marijuana slang terms. COMICS An actual comic, written by Kevin Smith , was published. These were the supposed issues written by Banky Edwards and Holden McNeil in ''Chasing Amy''. In the first issue, after encountering several comic book references, Jay and Silent Bob win the lottery and decided to become Superhero es. After Bob handles most of the gadget work, the two don the names Bluntman and Chronic. In the second issue, some of the nemeses of Bluntman and Chronic, such as Cockknocker and Dickhead, reveal their origins to fellow Supervillian Inmates and a Psychiatrist . The psyciatrist turns out to be the Lipstick Lesbian, a newer supervillian, that helps the criminals escape. The five villains, consisting of the aforementioned three along with the Diddler and Newsgroup, form The League of Shitters. In the third, and final, issue, Chronic nearly throws out his costume, feeling that he's "the sidekick". He changes his mind, however, when he realizes Bluntman "has all the weed". Meanwhile the League of Shitters discover that the Doobage Duo's Bluntcave lies beneath the RST Video/Quick Stop. The five arrive at the stores, only to have Cocknocker go into the Quick Stop and buy some snacks. The four others, however, are crushed to death after RST's front wall falls over, allowing Bluntman and Chronic to ride the Bluntmobile into the Bluntcave. Cocknocker then exits the Quick Stop, only to step in Dickhead's spleen. Cocknocker breaks into the Bluntcave, where he slices Chronic in half with a Bluntsaber. Bluntman slays Cocknocker and weeps over his dead friend. It should be noted that the death of Chronic mirrors the death of Jason Todd in the following ways:
Other Comics Two other Bluntman and Chronic comics were published. The first was in Oni Double Feature #12 and republished in the above mentioned comic book. The second was published in the Clerks/Chasing Amy Screenplay book. Both have design style that is very different from the comics published in the main comics, but are much more similar to the comics seen in ''Chasing Amy''. The style is similar to the comics of the 40s. ORIGIN In the film ''Chasing Amy'', Banky Edwards (played by Jason Lee ) and Holden McNeil (played by Ben Affleck ) created the characters based off their infamous stoner friends, Jay And Silent Bob . The first issue sold out and the latter two flew off the shelves. At one point, MTV offered Edwards and McNeil the option to make an Animated Series . Edwards was willing to do it, but McNeil declined due to "artistic reasons". Soon after this, the comic was canceled and the McNeil/Edwards partnership disbanded. Later on, in the film '' Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back '', Edwards sold the rights to Miramax which then starts making a film adaptation of Bluntman and Chronic. It was directed by Chaka Luther King (played by Chris Rock ) and starred Jason Biggs as Bluntman, James Van Der Beek as Chronic and Mark Hamill as Cockknocker. However, the film was interrupted by the comic's inspirations, Jay and Silent Bob, hoping to stop the film. Thought to be Biggs and Van Der Beek's Stand-in s, the two filmed some of the scenes in the Bluntcave. Months later, when it was released to both critical and box office failure, many thought, as Hooper X says, it was "a 90 minute long gay joke. Like watching '' Batman & Robin '' all over again". |
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