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Comic Book Men pointless, much like a Wednesday afternoon in a comic-book shop." David Wiegand of the "San Francisco Chronicle" called the show an "amusing geekfest". Comic Book Men Comic Book Men is an American reality television series which aired on the AMC network from 2012 to 2018. It is set at Kevin Smith's comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, in Red Bank, New Jersey. Filmmaker Kevin Smith was drawn to television through his love of podcasting, through which he says he realized his true calling: telling stories with words rather than pictures. His website, SModcast.com, features a number of