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Bryan Lee O’Malley @ TCAF

TCAF is this weekend in Toronto (May 11-12 2013). I’m all over the place, so pay careful attention and take notes!! I have four official signings and a bunch of other events. NOTE: if I get a bunch of questions & confusion about this schedule, I will try to address them in the body of this post, so check it again later.


TCAF Book Debut: Scott Pilgrim Volume 3: Evil Edition & Collector’s Edition available exclusively at ONI PRESS table #136! People have already been asking if we’ll have books left on Sunday. We try to bring enough for the whole weekend, but it’s impossible to predict how things will go on Saturday, so all I can say is “hopefully we will have plenty of books left on Sunday.”


Saturday, 9am: Come to the Oni Press table (#136) to get tickets for Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Sunday 11am signing at The Marriott Bloor Yorkville (SIGNING #3). Limited to the first 75 people.
Attention: yes, you can get SUNDAY MORNING signing tickets on SATURDAY morning.


Saturday, 10:00am-11:00am - SIGNING #1
Bryan Lee O’Malley book debut signing at Oni Press, Table #136
Located at Toronto Reference Library, First Floor
I want to mention again that if you plan to be there both days, you can get tickets for SUNDAY’s signing first thing on Saturday and come back the next day then with a guaranteed spot. Saturday’s signing is at the Oni Press booth; Sunday’s signing is at the Marriott next door.


Saturday, 1:00pm-2:30pm
PANEL: Comics vs Games: Narrative Intersections
Featuring Scott C., Bryan Lee O’Malley, Ben Rivers, Jim Zub, Moderator Miguel Sternberg
@ Bit Bazaar, Bento Miso, 862 Richmond Street West (Queen & Strachan), FREE
*** NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS LOCATED OFF-SITE, NOT AT THE REFERENCE LIBRARY ***

A huge component of TCAF 2013 is our one-day, off-site BIT BAZAAR! An exhibition of more than 20 indie game developers and studios, with games, art, and crafts that mix comics, games, and narrative. At the center of the event is this special presentation featuring some of the greatest names in the comics & games crossover! Scott C. (Doublefine, The Art of Brutal Legend), Bryan Lee O’Malley (Scott Pilgrim), Benjamin Rivers (Snow, Home), Jim Zub (Skullkickers, Street Fighter HD Remix), and Moderator Miguel Sternberg (They Bleed Pixels) will discuss the intersection between comics and games, how comics and games borrow from each other to tell stories. The participants will talk about their relationships with games, how they borrow and adapt ideas from games and comics into the other.

(SIGNING #2) A strictly time-limited, one-hour signing will follow the end of this panel, from approximately 2:30pm-3:30pm at Bento Miso.


Saturday, 4:00 - 5:00pm Panel: Fashion!
Located at Marriott Bloor Yorkville 200, High Park Ballroom, 90 Bloor Street East

Fashion in Comics! This program opens up a conversation about the importance of fashion in comics. What are fashion’s influences on a creator’s work, and conversely, comics’ influence on fans and real life fashion? What approaches and research does one go through to depict specific fashions? Is comic book fashion good? Join moderator Krystle Tabujara in a spirited discussion with Fashion Journalist Nathalie Atkinson (The National Post), Willow Dawson (No Girls Allowed), Kagan McLeod (Fashion Illustrator, Infinite Kung Fu), Bryan Lee O’Malley (Scott Pilgrim), Ramon Perez (Wolverine & The X-Men), and Maurice Vellekoop (fashion illustrator, TCAF Featured Guest).

SUNDAY, Show Open at 11am: Come to the Oni Press table (#136) to get tickets for Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Sunday 4pm signing at The Toronto Marriot Bloor Yorkville. Limited to the first 75 people.


Sunday, 11:00am-12:00pm: SIGNING #3
Bryan Lee O’Malley Signing
Located at Marriott Bloor Yorkville, Signing Area, 90 Bloor Street East
This is the signing that was ticketed Saturday morning (see above). A small rush line will be admitted, but no more than 15 people, and the rush line will not be guaranteed a spot.


Sunday, 2:45 - 3:45pm
PANEL: Spotlight: Bryan Lee O’Malley
Located at Marriott Bloor Yorkville 400, Forest Hill Ballroom, 90 Bloor Street East

Bryan Lee O’Malley is the creator of SCOTT PILGRIM, the smash-hit multi-volume comic book series which inspired the fan-favourite film and video game. TCAF 2013 will see the release of Scott Pilgrim Color Edition Volume 3, the midpoint of the re-release of the series in its fantastic new format. Join O’Malley and Benign Kingdom’s George Rohac as they plumb the depths of the series, ask the unanswered questions, and dig deep into the process of editing and revising a modern classic.


Sunday, 4:00pm-5:00pm: SIGNING #4
Bryan Lee O’Malley Signing
Located at Marriott Bloor Yorkville, Signing Area, 90 Bloor Street East
This signing is strictly limited to 75 tickets. Get tickets starting Sunday at 11am at ONI PRESS, located at Table 136 at Toronto Reference Library. A small rush line-up of 15 people without tickets may line-up as well, but, no guarantees!

marquise8ossyfangs: If this image I colored forever ago from the Scott Pilgrim comic can make it to Bryan Lee O’Malley’s tumblr I might just shit myself. Tumblr, you got someone a fluffy chicken. All I’m askin’ is you get a guy to see my shitty coloring job. Thank. lol at the very thought that someone could think my word-for-word backstreet boys reference was unintentional! CRITIQUE: Scott’s mouths shouldn’t be white. I hate “teeth color”. I like “mouth color” (like pink or red). Otherwise, pretty kewl…………
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marquise8ossyfangs:

If this image I colored forever ago from the Scott Pilgrim comic can make it to Bryan Lee O’Malley’s tumblr I might just shit myself.

Tumblr, you got someone a fluffy chicken.

All I’m askin’ is you get a guy to see my shitty coloring job.

Thank.

lol at the very thought that someone could think my word-for-word backstreet boys reference was unintentional!

CRITIQUE: Scott’s mouths shouldn’t be white. I hate “teeth color”. I like “mouth color” (like pink or red). Otherwise, pretty kewl…………

THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VOLUME 5 I alluded to this the other day. There was an early draft of volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, that was very different. It had the same basic structure but it revolved around the fictional “Toronto International Battle of the Bands” — which, obviously, ended up being used as part of the structure for the movie. Which means, yes, I made up the battle of the bands stuff, I just didn’t use it in the book in the end. There was a two-stage setup — amp vs amp and all that. It would have been really really really hard to draw all this stuff. Skimming over the old script now, it just tonally didn’t feel right, and I think that’s because at this point (late 2007 through mid 2008) I was spending a lot of time working with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on the movie, looking at casting tapes, etc. My original ‘voice’ for Scott & friends kind of got submerged for a minute and it took me several drafts to find it again. So anyway, the plot of it was that Sex Bob-omb got signed up for the battle of the bands without their knowledge, and it was an obvious trap set by the Katayanagi Twins. The twins are musicians in this version, and also they wear Super Sentai-style masks when they perform, like Daft Punk or something. Sex Bob-omb goes in to the tournament completely unprepared, and they’re terrible, but they keep winning every round anyway (because it’s all a sham). All the other bands in Toronto start hating them. The rest of the story was pretty much the same — the book was always about the band kinda falling apart and about Scott and Ramona kinda falling apart. It was just a lot bigger and sillier. There was a LOT going on and it would have been really hard to draw and I felt the need to simplify, so it turned into what you all know as volume 5. Anyway, here are some unused excerpts I thought were amusing!
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THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VOLUME 5 I alluded to this the other day. There was an early draft of volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, that was very different. It had the same basic structure but it revolved around the fictional “Toronto International Battle of the Bands” — which, obviously, ended up being used as part of the structure for the movie. Which means, yes, I made up the battle of the bands stuff, I just didn’t use it in the book in the end. There was a two-stage setup — amp vs amp and all that. It would have been really really really hard to draw all this stuff. Skimming over the old script now, it just tonally didn’t feel right, and I think that’s because at this point (late 2007 through mid 2008) I was spending a lot of time working with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on the movie, looking at casting tapes, etc. My original ‘voice’ for Scott & friends kind of got submerged for a minute and it took me several drafts to find it again. So anyway, the plot of it was that Sex Bob-omb got signed up for the battle of the bands without their knowledge, and it was an obvious trap set by the Katayanagi Twins. The twins are musicians in this version, and also they wear Super Sentai-style masks when they perform, like Daft Punk or something. Sex Bob-omb goes in to the tournament completely unprepared, and they’re terrible, but they keep winning every round anyway (because it’s all a sham). All the other bands in Toronto start hating them. The rest of the story was pretty much the same — the book was always about the band kinda falling apart and about Scott and Ramona kinda falling apart. It was just a lot bigger and sillier. There was a LOT going on and it would have been really hard to draw and I felt the need to simplify, so it turned into what you all know as volume 5. Anyway, here are some unused excerpts I thought were amusing!
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THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VOLUME 5 I alluded to this the other day. There was an early draft of volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, that was very different. It had the same basic structure but it revolved around the fictional “Toronto International Battle of the Bands” — which, obviously, ended up being used as part of the structure for the movie. Which means, yes, I made up the battle of the bands stuff, I just didn’t use it in the book in the end. There was a two-stage setup — amp vs amp and all that. It would have been really really really hard to draw all this stuff. Skimming over the old script now, it just tonally didn’t feel right, and I think that’s because at this point (late 2007 through mid 2008) I was spending a lot of time working with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on the movie, looking at casting tapes, etc. My original ‘voice’ for Scott & friends kind of got submerged for a minute and it took me several drafts to find it again. So anyway, the plot of it was that Sex Bob-omb got signed up for the battle of the bands without their knowledge, and it was an obvious trap set by the Katayanagi Twins. The twins are musicians in this version, and also they wear Super Sentai-style masks when they perform, like Daft Punk or something. Sex Bob-omb goes in to the tournament completely unprepared, and they’re terrible, but they keep winning every round anyway (because it’s all a sham). All the other bands in Toronto start hating them. The rest of the story was pretty much the same — the book was always about the band kinda falling apart and about Scott and Ramona kinda falling apart. It was just a lot bigger and sillier. There was a LOT going on and it would have been really hard to draw and I felt the need to simplify, so it turned into what you all know as volume 5. Anyway, here are some unused excerpts I thought were amusing!
Zoom Info
THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VOLUME 5 I alluded to this the other day. There was an early draft of volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, that was very different. It had the same basic structure but it revolved around the fictional “Toronto International Battle of the Bands” — which, obviously, ended up being used as part of the structure for the movie. Which means, yes, I made up the battle of the bands stuff, I just didn’t use it in the book in the end. There was a two-stage setup — amp vs amp and all that. It would have been really really really hard to draw all this stuff. Skimming over the old script now, it just tonally didn’t feel right, and I think that’s because at this point (late 2007 through mid 2008) I was spending a lot of time working with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on the movie, looking at casting tapes, etc. My original ‘voice’ for Scott & friends kind of got submerged for a minute and it took me several drafts to find it again. So anyway, the plot of it was that Sex Bob-omb got signed up for the battle of the bands without their knowledge, and it was an obvious trap set by the Katayanagi Twins. The twins are musicians in this version, and also they wear Super Sentai-style masks when they perform, like Daft Punk or something. Sex Bob-omb goes in to the tournament completely unprepared, and they’re terrible, but they keep winning every round anyway (because it’s all a sham). All the other bands in Toronto start hating them. The rest of the story was pretty much the same — the book was always about the band kinda falling apart and about Scott and Ramona kinda falling apart. It was just a lot bigger and sillier. There was a LOT going on and it would have been really hard to draw and I felt the need to simplify, so it turned into what you all know as volume 5. Anyway, here are some unused excerpts I thought were amusing!
Zoom Info
THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VOLUME 5 I alluded to this the other day. There was an early draft of volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, that was very different. It had the same basic structure but it revolved around the fictional “Toronto International Battle of the Bands” — which, obviously, ended up being used as part of the structure for the movie. Which means, yes, I made up the battle of the bands stuff, I just didn’t use it in the book in the end. There was a two-stage setup — amp vs amp and all that. It would have been really really really hard to draw all this stuff. Skimming over the old script now, it just tonally didn’t feel right, and I think that’s because at this point (late 2007 through mid 2008) I was spending a lot of time working with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on the movie, looking at casting tapes, etc. My original ‘voice’ for Scott & friends kind of got submerged for a minute and it took me several drafts to find it again. So anyway, the plot of it was that Sex Bob-omb got signed up for the battle of the bands without their knowledge, and it was an obvious trap set by the Katayanagi Twins. The twins are musicians in this version, and also they wear Super Sentai-style masks when they perform, like Daft Punk or something. Sex Bob-omb goes in to the tournament completely unprepared, and they’re terrible, but they keep winning every round anyway (because it’s all a sham). All the other bands in Toronto start hating them. The rest of the story was pretty much the same — the book was always about the band kinda falling apart and about Scott and Ramona kinda falling apart. It was just a lot bigger and sillier. There was a LOT going on and it would have been really hard to draw and I felt the need to simplify, so it turned into what you all know as volume 5. Anyway, here are some unused excerpts I thought were amusing!
Zoom Info
THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VOLUME 5 I alluded to this the other day. There was an early draft of volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, that was very different. It had the same basic structure but it revolved around the fictional “Toronto International Battle of the Bands” — which, obviously, ended up being used as part of the structure for the movie. Which means, yes, I made up the battle of the bands stuff, I just didn’t use it in the book in the end. There was a two-stage setup — amp vs amp and all that. It would have been really really really hard to draw all this stuff. Skimming over the old script now, it just tonally didn’t feel right, and I think that’s because at this point (late 2007 through mid 2008) I was spending a lot of time working with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on the movie, looking at casting tapes, etc. My original ‘voice’ for Scott & friends kind of got submerged for a minute and it took me several drafts to find it again. So anyway, the plot of it was that Sex Bob-omb got signed up for the battle of the bands without their knowledge, and it was an obvious trap set by the Katayanagi Twins. The twins are musicians in this version, and also they wear Super Sentai-style masks when they perform, like Daft Punk or something. Sex Bob-omb goes in to the tournament completely unprepared, and they’re terrible, but they keep winning every round anyway (because it’s all a sham). All the other bands in Toronto start hating them. The rest of the story was pretty much the same — the book was always about the band kinda falling apart and about Scott and Ramona kinda falling apart. It was just a lot bigger and sillier. There was a LOT going on and it would have been really hard to draw and I felt the need to simplify, so it turned into what you all know as volume 5. Anyway, here are some unused excerpts I thought were amusing!
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THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VOLUME 5 I alluded to this the other day. There was an early draft of volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, that was very different. It had the same basic structure but it revolved around the fictional “Toronto International Battle of the Bands” — which, obviously, ended up being used as part of the structure for the movie. Which means, yes, I made up the battle of the bands stuff, I just didn’t use it in the book in the end. There was a two-stage setup — amp vs amp and all that. It would have been really really really hard to draw all this stuff. Skimming over the old script now, it just tonally didn’t feel right, and I think that’s because at this point (late 2007 through mid 2008) I was spending a lot of time working with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on the movie, looking at casting tapes, etc. My original ‘voice’ for Scott & friends kind of got submerged for a minute and it took me several drafts to find it again. So anyway, the plot of it was that Sex Bob-omb got signed up for the battle of the bands without their knowledge, and it was an obvious trap set by the Katayanagi Twins. The twins are musicians in this version, and also they wear Super Sentai-style masks when they perform, like Daft Punk or something. Sex Bob-omb goes in to the tournament completely unprepared, and they’re terrible, but they keep winning every round anyway (because it’s all a sham). All the other bands in Toronto start hating them. The rest of the story was pretty much the same — the book was always about the band kinda falling apart and about Scott and Ramona kinda falling apart. It was just a lot bigger and sillier. There was a LOT going on and it would have been really hard to draw and I felt the need to simplify, so it turned into what you all know as volume 5. Anyway, here are some unused excerpts I thought were amusing!
Zoom Info
THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VOLUME 5 I alluded to this the other day. There was an early draft of volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, that was very different. It had the same basic structure but it revolved around the fictional “Toronto International Battle of the Bands” — which, obviously, ended up being used as part of the structure for the movie. Which means, yes, I made up the battle of the bands stuff, I just didn’t use it in the book in the end. There was a two-stage setup — amp vs amp and all that. It would have been really really really hard to draw all this stuff. Skimming over the old script now, it just tonally didn’t feel right, and I think that’s because at this point (late 2007 through mid 2008) I was spending a lot of time working with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on the movie, looking at casting tapes, etc. My original ‘voice’ for Scott & friends kind of got submerged for a minute and it took me several drafts to find it again. So anyway, the plot of it was that Sex Bob-omb got signed up for the battle of the bands without their knowledge, and it was an obvious trap set by the Katayanagi Twins. The twins are musicians in this version, and also they wear Super Sentai-style masks when they perform, like Daft Punk or something. Sex Bob-omb goes in to the tournament completely unprepared, and they’re terrible, but they keep winning every round anyway (because it’s all a sham). All the other bands in Toronto start hating them. The rest of the story was pretty much the same — the book was always about the band kinda falling apart and about Scott and Ramona kinda falling apart. It was just a lot bigger and sillier. There was a LOT going on and it would have been really hard to draw and I felt the need to simplify, so it turned into what you all know as volume 5. Anyway, here are some unused excerpts I thought were amusing!
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THE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VOLUME 5

I alluded to this the other day. There was an early draft of volume 5, Scott Pilgrim Vs The Universe, that was very different. It had the same basic structure but it revolved around the fictional “Toronto International Battle of the Bands” — which, obviously, ended up being used as part of the structure for the movie.

Which means, yes, I made up the battle of the bands stuff, I just didn’t use it in the book in the end. There was a two-stage setup — amp vs amp and all that. It would have been really really really hard to draw all this stuff.

Skimming over the old script now, it just tonally didn’t feel right, and I think that’s because at this point (late 2007 through mid 2008) I was spending a lot of time working with Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall on the movie, looking at casting tapes, etc. My original ‘voice’ for Scott & friends kind of got submerged for a minute and it took me several drafts to find it again.

So anyway, the plot of it was that Sex Bob-omb got signed up for the battle of the bands without their knowledge, and it was an obvious trap set by the Katayanagi Twins. The twins are musicians in this version, and also they wear Super Sentai-style masks when they perform, like Daft Punk or something. Sex Bob-omb goes in to the tournament completely unprepared, and they’re terrible, but they keep winning every round anyway (because it’s all a sham). All the other bands in Toronto start hating them.

The rest of the story was pretty much the same — the book was always about the band kinda falling apart and about Scott and Ramona kinda falling apart. It was just a lot bigger and sillier. There was a LOT going on and it would have been really hard to draw and I felt the need to simplify, so it turned into what you all know as volume 5.

Anyway, here are some unused excerpts I thought were amusing!

FAQ. Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover release plan: vol 3- May 22, 2013 vol 4- late 2013 vol 5- early 2014 vol 6- late 2014 Note: The limited edition versions of volume 3 will debut at TCAF a few weeks before the book is in stores. That is, the Evil Edition and the Collector’s Edition. I don’t think we’ll have the regular edition at TCAF.
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FAQ.
Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover release plan:

vol 3- May 22, 2013
vol 4- late 2013
vol 5- early 2014
vol 6- late 2014

Note: The limited edition versions of volume 3 will debut at TCAF a few weeks before the book is in stores. That is, the Evil Edition and the Collector’s Edition. I don’t think we’ll have the regular edition at TCAF.

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game
Wallace Wells + Online Play DLC

It’s finally coming…

PSN (North America): Tuesday
PSN (Europe): Wednesday
XBLA (worldwide): Wednesday

It looks like it’s $4.99 USD on PSN and I don’t know what that translates to in xbox points.

FAQ

Q: Why did they make DLC for this game over 2 years later?
A: i have no idea ha ha

Q: Why didn’t the game have online play to begin with?
A: It was a planned feature, but the budget was cut a few months into the project and online play was one of the features that had to be removed in order to finish the rest of the game. (There was lots of other stuff too… it was a bigger game. But that’s a story for another day.)

Alright, have fun, and maybe we’ll play together soon!

[Disclaimer: I didn’t set the price for this, nor do I actually get paid for videogame sales, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. I will be paying for it myself :p]