Showing posts with label Michael Cera don't cross me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Cera don't cross me. Show all posts

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Reading is PHUN (RIP): Scott Pilgrim Series


I'm what 40 & 50 year old marketing people would label as a "gamer" *quotation fingers* so it's no surprise I'm a fan of the Scott Pilgrim series. For those not "in the know" of what this series is all about hit up the wiki link I just provided you (duh) *ahem* or for those to lazy I'll give you a quick summary. Bryan Lee O'Malley creates a great world grounded in a teen drama assaulted by obscure and not so obscure video game references. It's about a guy's life to acquire the perfect girlfriend (one that delivers packages for amazon.ca and can zip in and out between our dimension and another.) NOTE: If that last sentence was a run on I'll apologize to my English teachers on my deathbed. To officially "claim her" and call her his girlfriend he must defeat her 7 evil ex-boyfriends in wacky and chaotic duels to the death. Not only does he tell a fun story but he also does a bang up job emulating a manga-type stlye filled with clever visual puns and really fuckin cute chicks. Anyway, if defeated ex-boyfriends that explode into coin currency and yell "BARF!" triggers your nerd-sense GO BUY THE BOOKS NOW! BEFORE THE MOVIE COMES OUT SO YOU DON'T SEEM "TRENDY"! MICHAEL CERA I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST YOU BUT DON'T FUCK THIS UP! *ahem* LINKIES!