Filmmaker Kevin Smith took to social media today to announce that the trailer for Clerks 3 will release in 7 days, giving fans their first look at many of Smith’s “View Askewniverse” characters since Clerks II in 2006. In spite of having a major studio distribute the film – something that Smith has not sought for his last few movies – the filmmaker is still doing a roadshow tour with the picture, and will put tickets on sale for the first handful of cities when the trailer drops. A second wave of announcements will be made at Comic Con International in San Diego, which also seems like a good place to make an announcement for a broad release, where fans who can’t get tickets to Smith’s roadshow Q&A sessions can catch the movie anywhere for the price of a ticket.

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!The CLERKS III trailer drops Next Wednesday! Get your first look at the return of Dante, Randal, Elias, Becky, Jay and Bob, and score your tickets for the first 19 cities we’ll be touring in September (with the second wave of dates announced at @Comic_Con)! pic.twitter.com/bh264cwjzN