Kevin Smith Says AMC Has Canceled COMIC BOOK MEN

Kevin Smith recently announced on his recent SModcast episode that AMC has canceled Comic Book Men after seven seasons and 96 episodes. Snith hosted the series, which was filmed in Smith’s New Jersey comic book and collectibles shop Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash. The series featured Walt Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Ming Chen, and Mike Zapcic, and they talked about all kinds of geeky things! 

When talking about the cancellation of the show, Smith said that it was "the moment that every Comic Book Men fan dreaded." He went on to say:

"When you got a TV show, you live in fear of the moment that our little TV show just faced. Comic Book Men — our series that has been on AMC for seven seasons, 96 episodes, shot at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey, starring Walter, Bryan, Ming, and Mike, and occasionally myself, and a host of people that came through the doors from the world of comic books, comic book media, movies, TV, pop culture in general, a celebration of all things geek, a show that, when it aired, we all felt like, ‘Oh, lord, the reviews are so bad, it will never run past this one run of six episodes,’ or whatever it was, and yet, wound up going seven seasons — the little show that could has finally... couldn’t. Unfortunately. AMC let me know they won’t be renewing Comic Book Men for an eighth season.”

It was only a matter of time before this series got canceled, but it was enjoyable while it lasted.  Smith added that the show "became a nostalgia engine. I don’t know if that was the intention or if it’s just how it shaped up to be." He went on to explain:

“But everything that came through the door — this makes sense, when you break it down logically — people aren’t gonna sell you new shit, so what are they gonna sell you? Old shit. And old shit is valuable, why? Because, well, it’s old, and also there’s sentimental value to it. Shit coming through the doors that we would see was mostly old and it generated a lot of conversation about old things, things that hadn’t happened in 10, 20 years and shit like that, and hence it becomes a nostalgia show.”

The series also featured several guests over the years that included Stan Lee, Jason Mewes, Peter Mayhew, Billy Dee Williams, Ernie Hudson, William Shatner, Adam West, Burt Ward, Mike Colter and Rosario Dawson, and several other talents, comic book writers and artists.

What do you think about Comic Book Men being canceled?