In this episode of Comic Book Men, Jason Mewes drops by the Stash to hang out and play clerk. Walt looks to acquire a mysterious recreation of some iconic comic book art.

The episode features Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith’s partner in crime in his various films. The inclusion of Mewes in the episode isn’t quite the celebrity parade that has been this season (due to his past history), but it does fit the “special guest stars” that seems to fill the season.

The episode is much more comic book focused, taking place in the store which leads to a lot of geeky discussions. That’s a back to basics feel that’s more than overdue. The guys talk a lot about their comic interests and the games they enjoyed as crowing up. It’s some of the strongest material of the season. When I worked in a shop, this was much of our time, debating comics, or games, it’s the most honest episode for some time.

The other segments involve someone trying to sell some letters from Steve Ditko, someone who really likes the Silver Surfer, they’re pretty cool and some cool discussions come from them. Some of the best are some comic pages that need some expertise called in to figure out what they are. It’s pretty cool to see some discussion and interesting conclusions.

The episode goes back to basics as far as geeky fun discussions. It’s not a bad episode overall, and one of the more fun ones of the season so far. Hopefully the mystery gets solved!

Overall rating: 7.3