15 Facts About Walt Flanagan

Walter Flanagan is a former comic book store manager, reality television personality, podcaster, and comic book artist.

Flanagan is a long-time friend of Kevin Smith, and it was Flanagan who turned Smith on to comic books.

Walt Flanagan formerly managed Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Walt Flanagan was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, grew up in nearby Highlands and attended Henry Hudson Regional High School with Smith.

Walt Flanagan was the lead star in AMC's Comic Book Men, which premiered in February 2012 and was cancelled in 2018.

Walt Flanagan originated the character of Olaf, seen in Clerks as Silent Bob's cousin from Russia.

Walt Flanagan designed the clown animation that made up the View Askew logo, and appeared in the Soul Asylum video for "Can't Even Tell", directed by Kevin Smith.

Walt Flanagan was given a credit for being a set production assistant on the film.

Walt Flanagan's dog is yet again mentioned in one of the Bluntman and Chronic pages during the opening.

Walt Flanagan reappears as Walt Flanagan Grover among the anti-abortion protestors outside the abortion clinic in the beginning of the film Dogma, among the people leaving the theater at the end of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and in three episodes of Clerks: The Animated Series, though none of them aired during the series' broadcast run.

Walt Flanagan later appeared as a caddy in Bryan Johnson's 2000 film Vulgar, and as a customer in Clerks II.

Walt Flanagan appeared in the movie Bookies Walt Flanagan himself has provided the art for two comic books published written by Smith and Bryan Johnson.

Walt Flanagan then provided the art for Smith's limited series Batman: Cacophony, which ran from November 2008 to January 2009.

Walt Flanagan provided cover pencils for the first five issues of the Blue Juice Comics series The Accelerators.

Walt Flanagan is married to Debra Walt Flanagan and has two daughters.