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post #401 of 426
7/24/10 at 7:24pm
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Originally Posted by Paul Allen View Post
Gonna reread the books before the film comes out here (see if I can spot the vol.5 reveal).
It seems obvious now, but still really clever. Blacked out text below

You can see hints of it all the way back in volume four. What seemed like a Knives-Neil-Stephen love triangle didn't actually exist. Julie is extra bitchy the whole book towards Knives, thinking that Stephen had something going on with her (this is the volume he meets Joseph, so in theory they could have already been fooling around at that point.) There's a conversation near the end of the volume where Julie apologizes to Stephen and says she realizes that she shouldn't worry about someone like Knives. Stephen agrees but looks nervous. Also interesting to note is that in that scene Joseph is sitting next to Stills.

After reading volume six, it puts the exchange in a completely different context.
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post #402 of 426
7/24/10 at 8:13pm
Great finale to the series that really did a great job of wrapping everything up. The wait between volumes was always excruciating but MAN it was always worth it. Vol. 6 has some of the best art O'Malley's ever done and it's fitting since it's the end of Scott & Ramona's story. I really enjoyed this and I'll be going back to it every couple of months I'm sure.

(CLOSURE!)
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post #403 of 426
7/24/10 at 9:13pm
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Originally Posted by Justin Clark View Post
So far, the only Volume 6 bits I've seen from all the trailers/remixes released so far are a couple of shots of Gideon in the Chaos Theater, and a moment or two in the desert where Scott goes after Gideon kills him. One of the remix videos even includes Ramona's "I've dabbled in being a bitch" line.
Yeah, I recognized maybe 4 or 5 moments in volume 6 that were in the movie.
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post #404 of 426
7/25/10 at 3:23am
I read this on a bus on the way to a flight for SDCC while listening to the Inception soundtrack.

Just typing it sounds wrong, but actually experiencing the last book with that music felt oddly right. Characters dreaming, engaging in fantasy action, and getting closure. The action music timed pretty perfectly with the fights too.

I'm a little bummed that it's over though.
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post #405 of 426
7/25/10 at 12:47pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtRYRIerIFA
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post #406 of 426
7/25/10 at 1:33pm
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Originally Posted by D.T. View Post
Ugh. It's both lazy, and doesn't work at all.
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post #407 of 426
7/25/10 at 4:50pm
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Originally Posted by D.T. View Post
Yeah, that song doesn't work with the Scott Pilgrim trailer. Like, at all. It worked for Harry Potter only because of the subject matter and because the guy made some tweaks with the video.

This, though, this is just lazy.
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post #408 of 426
7/26/10 at 6:14pm
Guys, I need some help here.

First, let me say that I haven't read through the entirety of this thread since Vol. 6 was released, so I apologize if I'm asking something that's already been touched upon. I don't want to spoil anything for myself, though.


Minor Spoilers...


Okay, so, question: During his wildernes sabbatical, what exactly does Scott realize during his battle with NegaScott?!? I'm not trying to be obtuse, but O'Malley's art confused me. Did Scott realize that he had cheated on Ramona with--it looks vaguely like--Lisa Miller? WHAT did he remember?!?

Help! And, if it's clarified later in the book, just tell me to keep reading. Thanks.
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post #409 of 426
7/26/10 at 6:20pm
In the flashback, Scott realizes he never told Kim he was leaving; he actually only told Lisa. We see the way he remembered it in the top panel, and the way it happened in the bottom panel. It took me a couple reads to figure it out too.

As for the battle with Nega-Scott, I think it's him realizing he needs to accept and recognize the bad parts of himself in order to be a better person. Nega-Scott then merges into him.
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post #410 of 426
7/26/10 at 6:33pm
Again, minor spoilers...


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Originally Posted by Hammerhead View Post
In the flashback, Scott realizes he never told Kim he was leaving; he actually only told Lisa. We see the way he remembered it in the top panel, and the way it happened in the bottom panel. It took me a couple reads to figure it out too.
Yeah, no, weirdly, I understood that right away. But that sequence (as well as seeing what actually went down with Simon Lee)--which led into a series of flashes of Ramona throughout the volumes--made me think that the person who rolled over in bed wasn't Ramona (as we originally saw in Volume 5), but someone else... like Lisa Miller. Eh, I'm probably just over-thinking things. Thanks, though.
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As for the battle with Nega-Scott, I think it's him realizing he needs to accept and recognize the bad parts of himself in order to be a better person. Nega-Scott then merges into him.
Yeah, makes perfect sense. There's a definite "Eternal Sunshine" thing going on there. Scott chooses to forget the past and rewrite it to suit his needs. As a consequence, he never learns and never changes.
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post #411 of 426
7/26/10 at 8:50pm
I think the key thing is that Scott's bad memory is him deliberately forgetting the bad stuff he's done in the past, thus allowing him to continue thinking of himself as a naive but purely good-hearted guy. I guess you could say Nega-Scott is literally all those bad parts of his personality that he's isolated and which have taken on his form, which is why he/it merges with Scott and he suddenly remembers everything.
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post #412 of 426
7/26/10 at 11:08pm
I took the 'remembering' being him realizing that he'd really been just as bad a boyfriend as Ramona had been a girlfriend.
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post #413 of 426
7/27/10 at 1:25am
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Originally Posted by Mattioli View Post

Yeah, makes perfect sense. There's a definite "Eternal Sunshine" thing going on there. Scott chooses to forget the past and rewrite it to suit his needs. As a consequence, he never learns and never changes.
Exactly the comparison I was thinking of, and that's high praise indeed. Vol 6stuck the landing. It's very telling that I want to know more about all the characters lives after this volume.
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post #414 of 426
7/27/10 at 5:41am
I love how it was pretty obvious that Envy Adams got her lips botoxed. I wanted to pop them!!!
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post #415 of 426
7/27/10 at 7:36pm
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Originally Posted by Greg David View Post
I ordered the entire set from Amazon (I got the previous volumes from the library), and will patiently await the chance to read the entire series again before diving into volume 6.

Unless you're on death row, what's the hurry?
Yeah, I did this while waiting for the last one to arrive from Amazon. Awesome finale.

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Originally Posted by Jcassady View Post
I was going with Scott using Cloud's sword .
Yeah, this is the FF7 reference I didn't really care for, but it wasn't enough to make me dislike the story, especially by that point.

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I took the 'remembering' being him realizing that he'd really been just as bad a boyfriend as Ramona had been a girlfriend.
That's what I took from all those pictures of Ramona. Granted, I've only read it once, and that was about an hour ago.

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Originally Posted by Justin Clark View Post
Also, of all the description boxes that have come and gone through this series, Scott as "sketchy-ass 24 year old" and the facial expression that goes with it is the all-time winner.
Yep, this might just be my favorite moment of that last book, as it caused me to laugh out loud.

I can't wait for this movie. If nothing else, I want to see what they've changed. It's going to be a long two weeks.
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post #416 of 426
7/28/10 at 5:14pm
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Originally Posted by Sean Bateman View Post
All the MEMORY CAM moments made me laugh out loud.
Same here [Especially, Scott's one about he and Envy ("yeah totes.")]

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Originally Posted by Justin Clark View Post
I think I'm a little disappointed we don't get to see Kim's story reach a proper conclusion, but that's just sheer greed than anything, especially when the character beats we do get are so perfect (CLOSURE!).
That was my initial reaction, too. The more I think about it, though, the more I like how it was handled. I've always loved Kim, but Vol. 6 has taken it to a new level.

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Originally Posted by MikeShaynePI View Post
I think what it's saying is that if you're friends with Scott Pilgrim and have an alliterative name then you like PENIS.
I realize it's pretty silly to look back on ...Gets It Together now and laugh at Stephen's "NUTS" work hat, but I laugh nonetheless.

This is also as good a time as any to point out that I'm not a friend of Scott Pilgrim's.

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Originally Posted by Chris Spider View Post
That nearly killed me, although Gideon's... was another great one.
I've got a soft-spot for Wallace's "Pretty Darn Gay" one from #3.
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post #417 of 426
7/28/10 at 6:14pm
I really liked the final book. Ramona's back story was long overdue but it felt like it came at the exact right point. Also happy to see Envy Adams come back. One of my favorite things about her is how she changes the dynamic of every character when she's around.

I don't get the complaints that the book focused too much on Scott and Ramona. Short-changing them in the final act would've been a huge mistake.
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post #418 of 426
7/29/10 at 3:27am
I unabashedly love this series, which only makes me mad at myself for waiting until the first trailer for the movie showed up to start reading it.
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post #419 of 426
7/29/10 at 3:39am
Shake, your original post prompted me to look for advance screening in my area. And there was! 2 days ago... GACK! Damnit...
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post #420 of 426
7/30/10 at 12:37am
You know, there's something so delightfully twisted about Gideon cryogenically freezing "the ones that got away" and that he ultimately wanted to add Ramona to that collection. It's a shame that won't be in the movie.

And it also has MY favorite exchange:

"Are those YOUR evil-exes?"
"YES...The answer is no."

Also, isn't the "Value: $7,777,777" ALSO a FF7 reference?
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post #421 of 426
7/31/10 at 2:54pm
Sigh. The backlash has already begun against the movie (hey, remember when that used to wait until, like, the movie had actually COME OUT?) but it's trickling back to the books as well. I've read far too many internet posters who have written something along the lines of "I read three pages of the comic and it's annoying and precious and obviously only popular because it's got video game references, and Scott is a horrible person and I hate him". It's like they're sweating bullets trying to be cool contrarians. And it really is funny how many of these people (most of whom seem otherwise intelligent) seem to take pride in passing judgment on the comic without having actually read it.
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post #422 of 426
7/31/10 at 2:59pm
If you live in LA there's an advanced screening at the Landmark on Monday. I grabbed an extra pass if anyone wants it, but you do need to confirm with this screening company ASAP.
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post #423 of 426
8/11/10 at 3:00am
Just read all 6 in 2 days. It's a very funny, heart-warming, very very clever and all around thoroughly entertaining little comic book experience no doubt. It made me reflect on how I floated through life and love a decade ago when I was Scotts age and the lessons I had to learn to be emotionally mature.

O'Malley's very gifted. Loved it.

Now bring on Edgars take.
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post #424 of 426
9/5/10 at 9:39pm
Just finished volume 6. So good. And yes, it was the best of the series.

all the CASUAL SEX attempts made me laugh out loud.

Now to wait a fucking couple of months for the movie.
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post #425 of 426
9/22/10 at 7:33am
Scott Pilgrim volumes are now $3.73-$4.49 on Amazon. If you've been thinking of getting these, jump on it.
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post #426 of 426
9/22/10 at 7:50am
Thanks for the info, alobek. I have them all, but I'm gonna get all of them for a friend's upcoming birthday.
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