by Wayne Markley

Before you read this blog, I must point out that it will have spoilers about both the Scott Pilgrim movie and the books. If you have not read the books or seen the movie, you might not want to read this blog yet. Wait a week or so till after you have read the books or seen the movie. Also, I am not the target audience for this film. It is aimed at 20/30’s something’s. That said, let’s have a look at the Scott Pilgrim event. If you are not aware, Scott Pilgrim is a six-volume graphic novel series from Oni Press about a slacker who lives in Toronto and is dating a high school girl until he meets Ramona Flowers, the girl of his dreams. The big problem is he must first defeat Ramona’s seven evil ex’s before he can be with her. Add to this his mix of eccentric friends, his ex-girlfriend who he is still not over him, and some odd metaphysical events, and it makes for a fun story.

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by Josh Crawley

Before I get into things this week, I want to mention my friend Zack Kruse’s webcomic Mystery Solved. There’s an old guy with a twirly moustache and a pipe. There’s a new installment every Thursday! And there’re fairies!

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Over the weekend I grabbed a handful of graphic novels to read at home after work. The first of those was Gravity: Big City Super Hero by Sean McKeever & Mike Norton. I liked the book, but in all honesty, there wasn’t enough for me. I wanted more of the fresh-out-of-high school kid from Wisconsin! (Sheboygan, to be exact. It’s pretty up there.) Not that McKeever & Norton are to blame. Sales didn’t warrant any more than the five issues published.

Imagine my surprise when i start reading the next book in my stack, Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four by Dwayne McDuffie & Paul Pelletier, and Gravity shows up!

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