Ming chen got his geek on during michigan childhood arts. Announcing ming chen comic book men is returning to city of prince george for northern fancon next may 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. During his free time, chen does pro bono website work for two nonprofit organizations. Published on feb 23, 2018 investcomics sits down with ming chen the day before appearing at the comic con revolution in west palm beach florida. If you are a kevin smith fan, you undoubtedly know ming chen.
This past weekend i found myself, with help of my friend celeste, at the famous comic book store owned by writerdirector, kevin smith, in red bank new jersey called the secret stash. He spoke with about the day for which he still thanks kevin smith and being ridiculed for his comic book tastes by his coworkers. Ming chen discusses his unique journey from being a nerd in the detroit region to one of the leads in comic book men starring kevin smith. Ming chen talks the secret stash with eileen shapiro.
Pop culture ramblings from a couple of crazed comic book men mike zapcic and ming chen. Sofa king cool caught up with ming chen from comic book men and we discussed his upcoming appearance at. Ming chen born august 1, 1974 is famous for being tv show host. Comicbook men michael zapcic and ming chen discuss the latest in comics and pop culture. Ming and mike hit the red carpet for the impractical jokers premiere in nyc. Near the end of college, as i was winding down, i got back into comics. His website, features a number of podcasts, including i sell comics. Dive into the world of geekdom, following master fanboy kevin smith at his comic shop in comic book men. Comicpalooza is kicking off next weekend and prior to the show, gww chatted with comic book mens ming chen to discuss season 6, comic books and films. Ming has worked his way up from webmaster of the view askewniverse to being a regular on the comic book men tv series. A celebrity runner in this years pittsburgh marathon, ming chen of the reality show has a charity to run for and his own motivation.
Ming chen entered the world of podcasting in 2007 as one of the architects. Ming chen comic book men july 25, 2019 our friends from babe glaze set this shot up for us in beautiful asbury park nj with marisa rocking our a shared universe podcastudio hat. Currently, ming works on all of smiths online projects, hosts a weekly podcast called i sell comics. Comic book mens ming chen on podcasts, collectibles. Cp2019 guest ming chen comic book men, i sell comics. Webmaster turned presenter who got his start creating websites for kevin smiths company. Funko hq grand opening comic book men pop ming chen lim. The jerd final question, favorite comic book movie. Today he continues to work on all of smiths online properties, and. The show is obviously staged and follows a pretty repetitive formula.
Kevin smith reached out and asked him to create the website for smiths production company, view askew productions. Jr han, the mastermind behind jr comics and publisher of wei dong chen s graphic novel monkey king, is a man on a mission. Today he continues to work on all of smiths online properties, and is the technical expert at the stash. He would go on to star on amcs comic book men and would cohost the podcast i sell comics. Talking all the toys you need to start saving your money for. The official facebook page for ming chen from amcs comic book men. Ming chen it hit all the notes perfectly, for sure.
Ming chen, best known for being on amcs comic book men 20122018 joins dylan via skype to chat about how he first got involved with. Coming to downtown shreveport in 2020 is ming chen from amcs comic book men. Ming fills in your favorite fanboys on some behind the scenes stories about amcs comic book men. I get a one on one interview with ming chen from the tv show comic book men while attending ultracon south florida in miami. Ming chen from comic book men interview at ultracon south. Cliff mingsi chen, better known as ming chen, is an american actor, podcaster, reality television personality, and webmaster associated with kevin smith. Ming chen comic book men comic book men is an american reality television series that aired on the amc network from 2012 to 2018. He would go on to star on amcs comic book men and would cohost the podcast i. 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. Comic book mens ming chen joins brian isaacs and your friendly neighborhood jman, on this weeks show. If youre a fan of comic books andor nerd culture, youll love the tidbits of history and talk of favorite moments from comic books and pop culture and appearances of various celebrities. I have to say man its an honor, i am a big fan of what you folks are doing with that show and i. Ming chen, one of the stars of the new amc reality show comic book men, talks to spinoff online about everything from getting used to the cameras to. It is set at kevin smith s comic book shop, jay and silent bobs secret stash, in red bank, new jersey.
Exclusive interview mike zapcic and ming chen of amcs. Cliff mingsi chen, better known as ming chen, is an american actor, podcaster, reality. 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. The ming and mike show mike zapcic and ming chen itunes. 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. Continue to next page below to see how much is ming chen really worth, including net worth, estimated earnings, and salary for 2019 and 2020. Ming chen of amcs comic book men stopped by the asbury park press to tape an episode of the fan theory podcast. A shared universe plans a karaoke party and ming goes to a place called harbor freight for supplies. Ming chen pop vinyl pop television pop price guide. Tune in weekly for a cavalcade of hilarity and whining. And if that wasnt enough, brian and jman delve deep into this years toy fair. Ming chen is the secret stashs jack of all trades, taking care of the tasks that no one else can or will do. Interview with comic book mens ming chen sofakingcool. Ming chen is a producer and actor, known for burn in hell, mat rats and i sell comics 2014.
Ming is often made fun of as part of his role on comic book men, due to his long friendships with bryan and walt. In the midst of the current pandemic, the comics industry has been brought to a standstill in a situation impacting creators, publishers, and many, local comic book. Ming chen from amcs comic book men c2e2 2019 youtube. Ming chen bio, age, family, wife, net worth, festival and. Comic book men cancelled by amc, confirms kevin smith. Ralph macchio of the outsiders and karate kid fame will pop in for a visit during the first new comic book men episode of 2017. Ming chen discusses his own podcast, the basics of the field, and how one can start their own podcast to take over. Ming chen chen first met 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. Television personality ming chen starred on the amc reality series comic book men for seven seasons and 96 episodes. Walt, mike, bryan and ming geek out behind the counter over rare pop culture artifacts.
Ming chen was born in ohio, united states on thursday, august 1, 1974. Two trailers drop for kevin smiths reality series comic book men. Mike zapcic and ming chen welcome writer, director, actor the walking dead, comic book creator and comic book lover erik jensen in studio. Theyll be joined by coffee experts david buehrer and sanford bledsoe iii. On top of that, the two will be working with ming chen, who stars on amcs comic book men. One of jerseys own podcasting and pop culture superstars, comic book men costar ming chen, visited fan theory for a wideranging conversation in advance of the. Ming chen to address i sell comics at supercon south. Ming chen im going to go with the original iron man with robert downey, jr.
This was about 96, 97 when the image was formed that it was spawn and they were more adult comics, like preacher and spawn and things like that. Hunter pence goes full nerd, opens coffee, comics and. Filmmaker kevin smith had created the show around his comic book. We sat down with ming chen from amcs comic book men to discuss podcasting, his new company a shared universe podcasting, kevin.
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