Scott Pilgrim

So after all these years, I finally let my hatred for Bryan Lee O'Malley subside and ordered the Scott Pilgrim box set. I really loved the film, but in terms of the comics there was always something holding me back. I think it had something to do with Scott's character being an unlikable 2-timing dick, O'Malley filling the books with quasi-indie cultural references that tried just a little too hard and a general distaste for the American-anime graphic style.

Well, I've been thinking lately and I'm dying to write and create an indie comic. The main problem is - I'm not brilliant at drawing. Then I got to thinking... who else isn't exactly Jim Lee when it comes to illustration and created a wildly popular graphic novel series? Well I sighed, I guess Bryan Lee O'Malley pulled it off.

So here I am, eating my words once again and actually quite enjoying the series so far. Besides, the packaging is gorgeous -

...and quotes like this don't hurt much either -

So to everyone whose been asking if I'm into these comics over the last 2 years, the answer is 'Kind of'.