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...

Artist Spotlight: Nik Holmes

I came across artist Nike Holmes's work after Jeff sent me an email featuring the artisit's 'Super Lion-O Bros.' piece. I loved his work, so I clicked on his Deviant Art page to see more. boy am I glad I did that. He has a ton of cool mash-up inspired pieces that I found awesome and I wanted to share with you guys. Click after the jump to see the rest of my faves and get more information on where you can see Nik's awesome work.


Nik Holmes websites:

Personal Website
Red Bubble
Tumblr
Deviant Art

Gender Bending League of Evil Ex's by Piggy Nukka

Check out this cool photograph of some cosplayers flipping the script on Scott Pilgrim's arch nemesis's, The League of Evil Exes!!! They subbed in chicks for the dudes, and a dude for the chick... priceless! Piggy Nukka's phot was retweeted by Edgar Wright himself... very cool. Enjoy!

From L to R: The Katayangi Twins, Roxy Richter, Gideon Graves, Todd Ingram, Lucas Lee, and Matt Patel 

The Fights of Scott Pilgrim In 2 Minutes

Check out this awesome compilation video of the killer fight scences from Scott Pilgrim vs The World that is set to Scott's band Sex Bob-Omb's 'Launchpad McQuack'. I love this movie, and this compilation is one of the best I have seen in a while. Great job Aperfectnin .

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!