Now This Is How You Cosplay....

If you are interested in getting into the cosplay game, meet Abbie Soule and take some notes. This young lady absolutely slayed a Ramona Flowers getup that had me swearing that I was looking at Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the flesh. The costume is perfect, the hair and accessories are spectacular, and the angelic face is a thing of beauty. You want more proof as to the fact that this is one of the greatest cosplay efforts ever? How about the fact that Bryan Lee O'Malley, creator of the Scott Pilgrim comic book series, reblogged her photoset!!!! Now that is the ultimate compliment. Check out her blog here and other cosplay efforts of hers here, and take a look at her Ramona Flowers get up after the jump. I would fight a League of Evil Ex's for this girl any day...

Scott Pilgrim & Ramona As Link & Zelda by Bryan Lee O'Malley

There is no denying how great Bryan Lee O'malley's Scott Pilgrim books are. I for one have been a huge fan ever since the first time I opened a page in those little black & white graphic novels. To me it has always been the distinctive style of art that O'Malley has put forward with the series that makes it so special. So somebody posted a sketch done by O'Malley back at Hero Con 2008 that depicted Scott & Ramona as Link and Zelda, and boy does this look great. Check after the jump for the full size pic...

A to Z Blogging Challenge - Day #19 - Letter S - Scott Pilgrim

Brian Lee O'Malley, you are a chubby little asian genius!!! I have been totally into O'Malley's Canadian uber-comic series since the first time I laid eyes on it. The simplistic yet well done artwork, the witty dialouge, and the tongue & cheek capturing of a twenty something year old slacker's lifestyle all makes the 6 volumes of this title a must read. O'Malley gets it all right in his seminal title, and provides a very well balanced comic that appeals to both guys and gals. Guys love the superhero styled fights and adventurous storyline, and the gals will love the powerful women characters & the complex relationship storyline. It has something for everyone!

Scott is an every guy... he has that Peter Parker appeal. Only thing is, he doesn't have the spiderpowers of Webhead. He does have some unreal fighting skills, but those play second fiddle to his awkward ability to underestimate every situation and constantly get hiimself in trouble. Along comes Ramona, the gorgeous and trendy foreigner (from NYC) that complete rocks Scott's world. He has to be with her, at any cost. So when he finds out that cost will be to defeat her 7 evil ex's, he takes the challenge on. What follows is some crazy battles that involve moviestars, bollywood style dance numbers, lesbians, invisibilty, twin asian guitar players, swordfights, war hammers, numerous battle of the bands, an evil mastermind music producer and my all time fave... Vegan Super Powers!!! I know that all sounds quite silly, but you must read it to believe it. It's all quite magnificient... trust me.

On the flipside, I would be out of line if I did not mention Edgar Wright's fantastic movie adaption of the series. First, let me start off by saying that Wright's version of the material was my favorite movie of last year. I also thought that Michael Cera nailed the Scott Pilgrim of the books. Skinny, scrawny and still able to kick some ass for love. The supporting cast is magnificient... and that was the key to the success of this film. The books featured an amazing supporting cast, and the movie does as well. All in all, it's an almost perfect re-creation of O'Malley's genius comic, and could easily be watched instead of reading the book. I recommend both, because they are absolutely wonderful. Hope this post gets you guys over to both of these wonderful works... enjoy!

It's Time To Do The "Wright" Thing For Scott Pilgrim...

... now get off your ass and buy yourself a copy of Edgar Wright's wonderful movie "Scott Pilgrim vs The World". This movie got an unfortunate treatment at the box office this summer despite the fact that it is genuiley amazing!!! Edgar Wright & the wonderful cast were so perfect it is impossible to understand what went wrong... but you can correct that by going out and buying a copy. Shit, you should buy two since you probably didn't see it on the big screen like you should have. Christmas is coming... stocking stuffer anyone?

In honor of Scott Pilgrim, I am going to publish this awesome piece of fan art by Deviant Artist Captain Osaka. This one got everybody in it from the O'malley comic series... now go get that movie!!!

Get 'em Scott!!!