He also chatted with willow dawson about her work on avis dolphin. The photo is in great condition and includes an attached hologram and coa card from jsa. With kevin smith, walter flanagan, mike zapcic, bryan johnson. Ming chen born august 1, 1974 is famous for being tv show host. Comic book men cancelled by amc, confirms kevin smith. Make sure to check out ming chen, kevin smith, bryan johnson, walt flanagan and mike zapcic on comic book men on amc. Ming chen talks the secret stash with eileen shapiro. In 2011 ming became a cast member of the hit amc tv unscripted show comic book men along with a shared universe cofounder michael zapcic. Ming chen, mike zapcic, bryan johnson hand signed comic. Kevin smiths comic book men series cancelled after seven. The official facebook page for ming chen from amcs comic book men. He would go on to star on amcs comic book men and would cohost the podcast i sell comics. Ming chens road to the stash all began in 1995 when the college student, video store employee and avid kevin smith follower.
Ming chen tv show host was born in ohio on a thursday, august 1, 1974. Ming chen s road to the stash all began in 1995 when the college student, video store employee and avid kevin smith follower, developed a fan website based on the movie clerks. Today he continues to work on all of smiths online properties, and is the technical expert at jay and silent bobs secret stash. Smith, who appreciated chen s work, reached out and asked him to create a website for his production company, view askew productions. He is joined on comic book men by walt flanagan and kevin smith. 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. Comic book mens ming chen on podcasts, collectibles. Alex biese, felecia wellington radel, and al mannarino have a conversation with chen. Ming now works full time for kevin making websites, and stars on comic book men. You may know him from amcs hit series comic book men but we had the pleasure of meeting ming chen thursday morning when he visited the channel 3 studio to talk all things pensacon.
Ming is best known as a cast member of the tv show comic book men. Webmaster turned presenter who got his start creating websites for kevin smiths company. As a spokesperson tells sfgate, the pences teamed up with amcs comic book men star ming chen, greenway coffee companys david buehrer, and sanford bledsoe iii, a. Ming chen entered the world of podcasting in 2007 as one of the architects behind kevin smiths smodcast network. At tcaf toronto comic arts festival, jimmy sat down with jonathan baylis to discuss his so buttons collection and his appearance on comic book men. The ming and mike show pop culture ramblings from a. In 2014, amc made an announcement that it was focusing on primarily scripted content and was going. Smith took to twitter with excitement to share an image of himself and the rest of the comic book menjay and silent bobs secret stash employees.
I am in and out of here all the time and then i go to conventions all over the world. Ming chen was born in ohio to parents born in china, but raised in taiwan. He is often found alongside bry and mike at a comic con, throwing out the first pitch at a minor league game, podding at the stash, creating bunk. One of my favorite episodes the one where i buy the uss flagg from gi joe is on this season. It is set at kevin smith s comic book shop, jay and silent bobs secret stash, in red bank, new jersey. Ming has worked his way up from webmaster of the view askewniverse to being a regular on the comic book men tv series. This 8x10 photo has been hand signed by comic book men stars. After the first season, the show was reduced from an hour to 30 minutes, and that got people talking about its cancelation. Ming chen has a lot to be enthusiastic about, even if he is officially described as the whipping boy on the new amc reality series comic book men chen started working for kevin smith years ago as the guru of all things internetrelated. Ming chen got his geek on during michigan childhood arts. Ming, will be signing autographs friday saturday and sunday as well as moderating several panels for. He is a leo and was born in the year of the tiger webmaster turned presenter who got his start creating websites for kevin smith s company. Ming chen was a fan of the underground movies of kevin smith in the early days of the internet so he decided to make a website.
Season 6 of amcs comic book men is currently in production. We are here at comic con revolution in west palm beach, fl and we were fortunate to run into the legendary ming chen of comic book men. Cliff mingsi chen, better known as ming chen, is an american actor, podcaster, reality television personality, and webmaster associated with kevin smith. Ming came to be in the early 90s when he made a clerks fan site, kevin noticed it and hired ming to make him one.
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. Smith, walt flanagan, bryan johnson, mike zapcic, and ming chen give a featurelength farewell to the 96episode show set at smiths jersey comic book store, jay and silent bobs secret stash. Set in kevin smiths comic book shop, jay and silent bobs secret stash. Dark secrets about kevin smiths comic book men cbr. Interview ming chen talks about season 4 of comic book men. Ming chen, star of amcs comic book men, talks about what to expect in season 4 and which of his stash coworkers hed team up with during a zombie apocalypse q. Season 3 of comic book men just hit amazon prime video for free enjoy. Comic book men seems to be quite polarizing with some critics and fans. The rest is history and he joins the podcast to talk about how he started working full time with kevin smith and what it is like to be a reality tv star on amcs comic book men.
Ming chen chen first met kevin smith through the fansite he created in dedication to smith in 1995, which led to chen being hired to create the view askew productions website. Pop culture ramblings from a couple of crazed comic book men mike zapcic and ming chen. One day before comicpalooza we had a chance to sit with the podcaster extraordinaire ming chen. Ming chen is one of the many faces of comic book men, and runs an international pod cast keeping fans connected to the industry of entertainment.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. We find out ming is a lover of green chile, but most importantly we get his answer to the most perplexing questioncake or pie. Exclusive interview mike zapcic and ming chen of amcs. Kevin smiths comic book men renewed for sixth season. While smith said that amc reached out to him, informing him of the decision to cancel the show, there were no specific reasons given for it getting the. He was the chiayi county magistrate from 2001 to 2009, until his election. Kevin smith, walt flanagan, bryan johnson, mike zapcic, and ming chen are finding themselves off of amc with the news of the cancelation, and kevin smith and company went on the smodcast to chat about the shutdown, and hold a. It may seem like san diego comiccon is bigger, but chen says that san diego is more of a. If you are a kevin smith fan, you undoubtedly know ming chen. Ming chen watch comic book men on amc starting feb 12 after the walking dead yiming chen. After 7 seasons, comic book men is coming to an end. Comic book men, which airs after the walking dead and talking dead on sunday nights, follows comic book guru kevin smith and his band of buddies. Tune in weekly for a cavalcade of hilarity and whining. Ming chen bio, age, family, wife, net worth, festival and.
Comic book men is an american reality television series which aired on the amc network from 2012 to 2018. The comic book men star talks about getting recognized by fans and which of his stash coworkers hed team up with during a zombie apocalypse. I think out of all four of us, bryan probably gets the most attention and is the most recognizable because. He would go on to star on amcs comic book men and would cohost the podcast i. To mark the occasion, the hosts of the asbury park press fan theory podcast headed to the stash to talk with two of the shops employees and. Ming chen tv show host life, age, zodiac birthday celebs. Cult 45 sits with ming chen of comic book men youtube. Jay and silent bobs secret stash on july 9, 2012, day 1 of filming for season 2. Creator kevin smith was the bearer of bad news on his smodcast podcast, appropriately joined by comic book men stars walt flanagan, bryan johnson, michael zapcic and. Ming chen from amcs comic book men shared this wonderful message to.
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