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spUK, originally uploaded by radiomaru.

The Scott Pilgrim series is being reissued by Harper Collins / Fourth Estate in the UK and Commonwealth countries (excluding Canada). Vols 1-5 will ship in the first half of 2010. Volumes 2/3 and 4/5 are being combined into 400-page omnibus editions. Volumes 1 and 6 will be separate.

Note: I have nothing to do with the cover design of foreign editions (or splitting them up into omnibus editions!). That's the publisher's initiative talking.

I assume they'll be edited for "English", but I'm not entirely certain. I do a bit of a mishmash with the Canadians saying "colour" and the Americans saying "color", although I can't promise that I've been sticking to that 100% of the time.

Obviously, the UK editions seem to be largely prompted by a Hugely Popular And Influential British Director doing the film version of Scott Pilgrim. But hey, they'll be much more widely available around the world.

marilyn (and jesse), originally uploaded by radiomaru.

I might as well blog this, since I drew it.

This is a drawing of Aaron Ancheta's characters, Marilyn Finch and Jesse, from a comic in his head that I hope he draws one day.

No I do not have time to draw your characters sorry. This is the last non-Scott Pilgrim thing I will draw all year, I guarantee it.

radiomaru 11/09, originally uploaded by radiomaru.

What's going on:

Nothing

I will be working on this book for the foreseeable future. The cover is in progress and I'm thinking it (and the title) will be publicized sometime in December. (Hint: the title has "Scott Pilgrim" in it and the cover has Scott Pilgrim on it)

We got a dog over the summer. You may have noticed me only posting dumb ol' dog pictures. Her name is Midge and she is part American Eskimo, part Pomeranian. I'm not sure which parts. She looks more like an Eskimo -- she's not insanely poofy like a Pom, but she has black and white spots (Eskimos are all-white).

So that's what's up. I got a dog and I'm drawing comics. I did a quick website drawing, mostly 'cause I took a picture over the weekend that I thought would work well on the website, and I drew a little wacom doodle using brushes that I downloaded the other day from this wonderful person.

Updates here will continue to be infrequent, but I'm usually found babbling on twitter.

photoshop contest selects, originally uploaded by radiomaru.

There was a very small, private Photoshop contest and you missed it and this is the winning entry.

Yay!

the iconic scott pilgrim, originally uploaded by radiomaru.

The Scott Pilgrim website has been lovingly redesigned! Check it out! Not really much new content -- there's a new batch of fanart, but everything else is just kind of spiffed up and brought up to date. I probably won't touch it much until next year when things start happening again.

2009-07-24_SDCC_096, originally uploaded by CharlieChu.

Charlie Chu took this one.

SAN FRANCISCO - July 28, 2009 - Ubisoft today announced the development of a video game based on Universal Pictures' upcoming action-comedy, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Co-written and directed by genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead), the film stars some of Hollywood's leading young talent, including Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad), Kieran Culkin (Igby Goes Down), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Live Free or Die Hard), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four series), Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Mae Whitman (Arrested Development), and Jason Schwartzman (upcoming Funny People). The game is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal through a licensing agreement with Universal Partnerships & Licensing and is expected to launch worldwide with the film's 2010 release.

The live-action Scott Pilgrim vs. the World film is based on a series of award-winning graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley. The series has earned numerous awards including: Entertainment Weekly's Independent Comic of the Year, Wizard's Indie Book of the Year and the Harvey Award for Humor in Comics. Published by Oni Press, the sixth and final volume in the series is set to debut in 2010 - also timed to the film release. In the film, Scott Pilgrim (Cera) has just met the girl of his dreams (Winstead), but the only catch to winning her is that her seven evil exes are coming to kill him.

"We were hooked on Scott Pilgrim from our first read of the comics and script," said Bill Kispert, Vice President, Interactive, Universal Partnerships & Licensing. "The storyline mirrors the escalating structure of a video game, and it is filled with clever homage to video game culture. We are thrilled to be collaborating with Ubisoft to bring fans a thoroughly entertaining interactive experience."

"We're excited to work with Universal to create a video game experience based on the Scott Pilgrim universe," said Christian Salomon, vice president of Worldwide Licensing at Ubisoft. "Scott Pilgrim is a special property, one that is both nostalgic and completely original. The game will provide a fun and unique experience to players and combine all the important elements seen in the film—action, romance, irreverent pop culture references and rock-n-roll."

"Video games have been a huge influence on the characters and world of Scott Pilgrim," said Bryan Lee O'Malley, creator of the original graphic novels. "As a gamer myself, it is a true pleasure to work closely with the talented team at Ubisoft to bring Scott to life on video game screens worldwide."

Scott and Ramona, Halloween Style, originally uploaded by radiomaru.

I uploaded some photos.

Maybe a recap sometime this week. I'm not sure what to say, though... maybe I should just copy & paste a bunch of my absurd tweets for posterity. I'll figure something out!

Thanks to everyone who came by and thanks to everyone who stayed home but wished they were there!

Which one do you like the best, so far, as of now?

Scott shirts, originally uploaded by radiomaru.

Debuting at San Diego Comic-Con next week! They're $20! They will be available online (at onipress.com) afterwards.

The "LOVE" shirt is a limited edition -- when they sell out, that's it. The Scott Pilgrim one will be around for a little while.