The Scott Pilgrim storytime continues with volume 4, Scott Pilgrim Gets It TogetherScott Pilgrim v1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life >>152769477Scott Pilgrim v2: Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World >>152823720Scott Pilgrim v3: Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness >>152836247
Alternate evil edition cover.
Hiroshimoot tried to kill this storytime but he can't stop me, I'm too powerful.
Painful to read this again knowing what horrors are in store for Toronto in just a few short years.
>>152870859Scott's wife is so cute
Bump
>>152872484>>152872493What was she gonna say?
>>152872709And in another timeline they didhttps://e-hentai.org/g/611221/b16e767320/
>>152870853Such an abhorrent artstyle.
>>152871041Bluesky is shocked, wounded even.
>>152872166>"And this is how I met your mother."
>>152872797Well, that porn comic escalated quickly.
>>152873068So, one fight and Ramona is already getting finger-blaster by Roxanne's bi-furious shadow clones.I see how it is.
>>152873202>>152873216Well, Roxanne is a half-ninja with a sword, Knives's Dad is chinese swordmaster also with a sword, and even Ramona has a bag of holding with who knows how many weapons.Scott is correct in saying he's at a disadvantage here.
>>152870925Cute Knives butt
>>152873355>>152873363If getting KO'd just spawns you back where you last slept, wouldn't Roxanne just appear on Ramona's couch the following morning?
>>152873398>"I....I think I'm in love with you too, Scott.>Ramona lied as naturally as she breathed.
End of book four.
I liked this one a lot. Maybe it's the summer aesthetic, maybe I'm a sucker for Lisa. I also think this has the best Ramona haircut yet. Scott was a real dick here though, he comes off as more retarded than usual. I also missed the band stuff.This volume felt way shorter than the last, but that's not awful either.
>>152873460So, who's Knives talking about here?Stephen Stills?
>>152872430>>152872443>>152872463So, did Takes Off ever address Roxanne's issues with only being a half-ninja, her relationship with her mom, or even her art career?
End of storytime. Tune in next time for volume five, Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe.
>>152874112>Lisa, when she finds out just how little she appears outside this volume.
>>152874141It’s really strange because she is one of the most important characters for Scott’s journey In retrospect
>>152871067I like these small hint of Wallace being a bit immature himself, it helps convince the audience that he'd tolerate Scott at all
>>152871397Damn, she wanted Scott bad.
>>152870963I feel like this conversation is just sort of a sample of the entire comic: shallow small talk filled with simple, small lies that are immediately called out upon, as proof that the participants are posers and/or assholes. Why would Ramona even feel the need to lie about this?
>>152871041In Knives' drunk mind, she's making out with a proxy for Scott here. Wouldn't be surprised if that's what Kim's thinking of too, since she's still harboring something for Scott, deep down.
>>152874533It does showcase how Ramona's constant need to change makes her look kinda crazy.Constantly changing up her hair, suddenly saying she's a vegetarian, I'm surprised she doesn't change what hand she's writes with.
>>152870980>Every girl here wants to make-out with Scott.
>>152874663Even Julie?
>>152874670ESPECIALLY Julie, ever since they went to college.
>>152871643>"Forest fantasy adventure" is lameRamona has such poor taste.>>152871664This is such a dickish complaint to make. She's the one choosing to use the Subspace highway that runs through his head.
>>152871808Never really understood Kim here. She helped her friend land a job. Was she hoping he'd fail?
>>152870925Poor Neil, dude doesn't catch a break
>>152875180This book really shows that Ramona is not a good person
>>152874583I don't get why Kim likes Scott at all, she's around him enough to see what a fuck up he is even if he is sweet. We don't even see her date any other guy ever do we?
>>152875381Yes. You will find out next book.
>>152871537is stephen cheating on Julie here?
>>152875381I think she feels she can fix him, but she's also disappointed by the person he became and wants him to realize for himself that he's a fuckup and he has to fix himself. >>152875501Nah, they're legit just recording music. It's just a slow process because Stephen is doing it all himself and rejecting any actual recording with the band, leaving Kim and Scott to fend for themselves.
>>152875338I think she's pissed that Scott just waits for other people to move his life along for him
>>152871866>>152871881Oh those Canadians, just blundering their way through Subspace.
>>152871558Good lord, Kim is smiling! What witchcraft has this Lisa Miller wrought?!
>>152871959I like how much happier Kim seems whenever Lisa is there
Was Scott x Kim x Lisa the OTP this whole time?
>>15287183420-something years too early to make jokes about Carlos Miyamoto in SF6, tragically.
>>152872415>Why are we even fighting?Uhh, you want to kill Scott? And Ramona doesn't want Scott to die? Duh?Ramona is being a bitch about this though.
>>152872601Time is kinda wonky in these comics but I'd guess since she was supposed to be leaving soon she probably feels the pressure to tell Scott how she feels.
>>152873068man Scott's love life is messy as fuck
>>152873248Scott should just get a sword already, lazy bum
>>152873462yeah, I didn't remember Ramona being this much of a fuck up when I last read this
>>152873021>>152873032>>152873043>>152873053>Yells at him for trespassing in her mind when she does so regularly to him>He discloses he stayed at a friend's last night (cause she kicked him out)>She immediately thinks he's cheating on her>While showing that she's cheating on him with her ex (who wants to kill him)>Then tells him to just walk it off>Which sends him on a panic-induced bender that manifests Nega-ScottRamona at her fucking worst.
>>152875738Roxanne is clearly in denial that she and Ramona broke up, which makes the scenes of them hanging out that much worse, since it's Ramona enabling Roxanne's behavior until it annoys her too much.Then she swings a metal baseball bat at her head.
>>152872345Scott's a real birdbrain.
>>152873675Does she go out with Stills in the next volume, wtf?
>>152871152>jason KIM?!I love this shit lmao
>>152873644this is my favourite volume so far
>>152873875Nope. She appears, fights Ramona, gets emotional and angry because Ramona just fucked off one day and left her out to dry, and Ramona apologizes. Roxie begrudgingly accepts the apology, tries to ask Ramona out again, gets shot down, and accepts the rejection this time, remaining friends with Ramona.Unlike the other Exes she then goes home and doesn't come back until the finale.
>>152874112ty OP!
>>152875974I've been in almost this exact situation at 21, it's very confusing if you have room temperature IQ like Scott.
>>152873068>Rammy
>>152873098>>152873110>>152873123Man, Family Circus is tripping balls this week.
>>152871348I like how many close up shots are cut off slightly. It makes the relationships personal. Only Scott can see Lisa's full face here, not even us, the reader can.
>>152876225I think it's confusing enough for anyone. Hell this would be grounds for a breakup if Scott had two braincells to rub together. Can't even say he's thinking with his dick cause there's plenty of girls around him that want that and aren't a bundle of dealbreaking issues, like he says >>152872678.
>>152876320Yeah I was very surprised at how self-aware Scott is in that panel, is he just acting stupid most of the time or intentionally turning his brain off to enjoy the moment?
>>152872797wow, for some reason I never thought there would be so much Scott Pilgrim porn out there
>>152872001I like how Knives becomes a part of the group, that's cute
>>152873276>>152873289https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEHA23jIK-o
>>152873289>Chinese ninja grandmaster>vs>Caucasian lesbian half-ninja
>>152875501>He doesn't know
>>152875501I think so, since he gets nervous when Julie says she has nothing to fear from Knives >>152873507. Either that or he was already thinking about it.
>>152873974Damn, that is some shading on Knives.
>>152875620I'm surprised they're so happy to see each other since there was probably tension over Scott even back in high school. But maybe both of their lives are so shitty now they're just happy to see a familiar face.
>>152876644>>152876654man, is every single person in this comic a jerk? good thing i'm a Stacy Pilgrim fan
>>152876696Stephen's full gay man
>>152876034If they got married her name would be Kim Kim.
>>152872797This should've been what Takes Off was about.
>>152876696>man, is every single person in this comic a jerk?It's easier to list the people who aren't. And that list would probably be just "Knives Chau".
>>152876709Huh, I guess this being 2006 it does make sense that he wouldn't easily come out as gay to his friends. I'd feel bad for Julie if she weren't such a bitch in the comics.
>>152873462Ramona's like Scott. She means everything she says, she just changes her mind constantly.
>>152873385>Knives' Dad makes peace with Scott >He then immediately goes to kill Kim
>>152875663That's a neat part of a Scott harem ending. Most of the girls genuinely like each other.
>>152871495Really underrated joke here
>>152871495what is Young Neil playing on his DS? We see him have to use the stylus on that cover with all the cast in it.
>>152871921>>152872001 The wristband thing is clearly meant to signal how Ramona is pushing Scott to mature and knives would accept him as a man child. But something about it feels distasteful to me Scott clearly put thought and effort into the way he dresses. Completely killing your inner child just lease to being miserable and on some level I think that's what Ramona is doing to Scott here.
>>152871794Hey, it's the only named black character in the entire...franchise?
>>152873412It's not Minecraft rules. she went back to her apartment in the states or wherever
>>152871093>in the mid-2000s, it was still considered weird to just be in a shirt and underwearA better time.
>>152876800Knives did try and murder Ramona. Also, she was dating Young Neil just to make Scott jealous.Neil didn't deserve that.
>>152872315>>152872328>>152872335 It's crazy that some people read this comic and think Ramona is someone to be idolized.
>>152871093Because Wallace wants Scott to notice his cute gay butt. I'm telling you, they totally banged in college and Scott forgot.
>>152871117>also in the mid-2000s, "I love you" was something you only said to someone you really liked in a relationship, not just for friendsThat one still throws me off.
>>152877441I thought she was dating Neil because he looked like Scott, not to make Scott jealous. Scott both didn't care and didn't notice, anyway.But yeah Neil didn't deserve that.
>>152877441>>152877467I hope Neil finds a nice gf by the end of the comic
>>152877463I still have hangups about that...
>>152877463When I lived through the 2000s teenage girls would say I love you to each other all the time if they good enough friends or just drunk
>>152873881I think Bryan Lee O' Mally was the first time I realized some people become/stay artist because they love drawing cute girls
>>152872521>>152872532>>152872552 Ramona is such a bitch here
So, what IS the Glow exactly?
>>152872641>>152872656 People often forget Scott is really charming. I don't feel like any of the adaptations ever get that. Even though I like the movie Scott is such a worst character when he's not charming,
>>152877593It's a side effect of a distortion in Subspace that traps a person in their own head, preventing them from making any progress on their issues. Gideon Graves learned how to weaponize it, and used Ramona as his test subject. Ramona also learned how to use it to use her own mind as a Subspace door, effectively teleporting.
>>152877576Yeah, it reeks of some kind of projection. My gf always throws stupid unfair shit like that at me. Shit sucks
>>152875974 Besides the cheating which is played off as a joke and shouldn't be. The comic knows Ramona is in the wrong here. Also Scott definitely has other friends whose house he could have crashed at.
>>152877593Gideon says it's the power to trap someone inside their own head. So, literally it's the power to enter subspace but metaphorically it's a shorthand for spiraling, obsession, any other number of relationship-related things that make you act insane and retarded
>>152873250Man, this is such an important scene for Scott. I sure can't wait to see it in Takes Off.
>>152872806They were definitely drinking but Scott might also be drinking in every scene where alcohol is present he definitely drinks at all the parties
>>152877758But Scott says he doesn't drink.
>>152873398>>152873462She is clearly telling the truth in the moment she's just terrified of commitment and still has complicated feelings about her ex. She's got a lot of unresolved trauma
>>152877777He might be forgetting. He already has brain damage level memory sober, who's to say he's actually as straightedge as he claims to be?
>>152873603>>152873614 This is one of the few scenes that show why Scott is a pretty fun got to be around. I wish there were more scenes like this earlier in the series. I can't tell you why people hang out with Scott in volume one.
>>152877943I'm joking, everyone Scott says that to knows he's a brain damaged retard that will drink when he feels like it. Hence the "Oh, right".
>>152876684???
>>152874040 Who is the big guy on the bottom right?
>>152874141>>152874157She's definitely really important to the story but she serves her role. There's no reason for her to be in the rest of the story.
>>152877517for sure, my roommate in college went into fine arts primarily so he could draw his pin up girls better
>>152874112Thanks
>>152877966I have to say, the most concerning thing I've come across in these threads is how similar I appear to be to Scott. I have a really shitty short term memory, no job, I consider dropping alc all the time and never commit, I'm 23 and jobless. The only thing I don't have is a rock solid group of friends to hang with all the time. They're all back at college. I'm at least glad I know it's not a good thing to be this way.
>>152877467 Just because it didn't work doesn't mean it wasn't an attempt to make Scott jealous. The moment she makes up with Scott she dumps Neil. Because she isn't trying to make Scott jealous anymore and she doesn't care about him in that way. Everybody this story is an asshole but nothing to do is inexcusable except the cheating.
>>152878070The big guy sitting is Lucas Lee, Evil-Ex #2The big guy on the ground is Todd Ingram, Evil-Ex #3
>>152878180 I didn't recognize Todd cuz his hair is supposed to be blonde.
>>152873583>>152873595>>152874055What's with the style change for these illustrations
>>152878152If I were you I'd see a doctor about your short-term memory, that's kind of the most important thing you'd want to address if possible, as soon as you can.
>>152878233It's an ADD thing, mostly. It's not always a problem, but when it is I feel genuinely retarded. Meds don't help either, I haven't taken stimulants in years and when I do I hate how they make me feel. They also make me pick at my skin like a methhead. Thanks for reading my blog.
>>152878054It's very, very detailed, if you follow me.
>>152873068>little did they know, several years later Scott will have bred that half ninja thrice
>>152878283I haven't heard of ADD causing short-term memory. Also surprised to see someone using the old term for once.
>>152873110>Is this hell?Yeah, buddy.
>>152873195Roxie, you picked the fight here. A wise man lets his enemies fight among each other.
>>152878862It's what my mom always calls it, cause she's got it too. It's very often a situation where I get so focused on paying attention that I space out and miss everything. Sometimes it isn't, and it's arguably worse. I find myself asking multiple times for someone to repeat a list of directions, and somehow I miss one or screw everything up. That said, I don't find it to be a crippling affliction, and I wondered often as a child why it was classified as a disability. More often than not, I think people who blame a lot of their failings on ADD are full of shit. The most friction it's ever caused me is in my love life. Girlfriend yells at me all the time for forgetting things and made me get on Strattera. I don't think it does anything, though.
>>152879086>A wise man lets his enemies fight among each other.Well she's not wise or a man.
>>152878152Hey, look on the bright side. At least you didn't use a high school girl as an emotional sponge and then unceremoniously dump her.
>>152879406I wasn't talking about Roxie.
>>152877439It's still weird when you're a gay guy walking around in front of your not gay roommate.
>>152877441>Neil didn't deserve that.Yes he did, Young Neil's a jerk.
>>152878152Stay away from chicks with blue hair.
>>152878152You really do have short-term memory loss, you said you were unemployed twice.
>>152879124I was also ''diagnosed'' with ADD as a child but I never really saw it as a handicap, I can hyper-focus on stuff and that helps me out, I just carry around a notebook to write stuff down for short-term memory, with the added bonus that people at work think I'm taking my job seriously since I'm always taking notes. Don't remember what medication I used to take as a child but at some point my mom took me off it so it musn't have been working or something. Once you grow into it it's just a part of you like being tall or having bad eyesight really, that or I just don't have it too bad I guess. I did notice that other people in my family that have a reputation for bad working memory tend to be addicts or alcoholics, dunno if that's because of ADD or their memory is just shot from bad living.I don't think Scott is written to have ADD though, most of the characters have some form of fuck-up and the IQ level in the Scott-verse is just low so I think projecting any kind of disorder on him wasn't intended. Iirc from last time I looked into the fandom a bit, quite a few people latch onto him having autism because of how he behaves in that part of the volume where he chooses drinks and not understanding social cues sometimes.>>152879769What did I miss, he seems pretty normal, only annoying thing about him is being a needy whiner.
>>152870853>Every cover of the color editions has one of Scott's love interests>The book four cover has Wallace WellsReally makes you think.
>>152879828I don't really find crazy colors like that attractive, so I think I'm safe. Both Lisa and Kim are way cooler than Ramona>>152879843Son of a bitch, you're right. I am totally fucking retarded.>>152879880I stopped taking ritalin after high school and did pretty fine throughout college. It sometimes impedes me when I'm working, like if I have a bunch of different things I have to do, or detailed directions I need to follow. I would not be trying to medicate again if not for my relationship, which honestly is kind of doomed if I'm being transparent so who cares.I don't really project anything mental onto Scott, or any characters for that matter. I think that is its own brand of strangely-popular mental illness
>>152871041She's 17, Kim.
>>152871067>Wallace drinks 4L of diet coke a dayBruh
>>152879974>think that is its own brand of strangely-popular mental illnessAgreed, but I think in the end it is natural to try and find a part of yourself you identify in fiction.I've got the same thing with detailed directions but I just break it down step by step until hopefully repetition ingrains it into routine memory. Sometimes it becomes a perk since I have to pay attention to each separate step I notice stuff that doesn't make sense or has to be improved.>>152880486Dude needs energy for heckling.
>>152872797>Nega-ScottWhat the fuck
>>152874112I think that's my favourite one, if it has the twins and Kim's ryona
>>152874112I'd like Lisa more if she wasn't a chainsmoker, honestly. I feel the same way about Ramona and Envy, cigarettes are disgusting and I think less of people who use them. Just killing your lungs to smell bad.
>>152877257more charitably, it could mean that knives likes the surface level of how scott looks, but ramona cares about his wellbeing
>>152881403Or that Knives is allowing Scott to be himself while Ramona wants to control him to an extent.
>>152873186>why doesn't anyone ever believe in me?!roxie sounds like a dumpster fire
>>152877705>Also Scott definitely has other friends whose house he could have crashed at.In Scott's defense he's dead tired and just wanted to go home and sleep, before getting kicked out of his own apartment. Lisa's number was the first thing that came to mind and likely the only one he considered because he was too tired from dealing with Ramona and Wallace to think straight.
when i was originally reading this comic and we got the first lisa flasback, i thought 'lisa miller' and 'envy adams' were going to be the same person>>152874670maybe? the actress for julie in the movie said malley told her julie secretly wants scott. but malley swears she is lying
>>152881461If that's the case then she certainly doesn't show it, she spends all her screentime either being a bitch to Scott or hanging with Stephen. You need the dere to balance out the tsun, else you just get an asshole.
>>152881417you mean the worst version of himself? knives would eat boogers off the floor if scott said it was cool
>>152881475I didn't necessarily say it was a good thing. I think there's quite a few different interpretations of it.
>>152881478well, if you're arguing in good faith, i don't think it's fair to say ramona is 'controlling' in any way, if anything she's extremely apathetic. scott tries to better his life in ways like getting a job because of ramona, but that's not because she made him do it or even asked him to do it.
>>152873174 BUTTCRACK ALERTWEEWOO WEEWOO
>>152873554last panel Scott cute!!!!!!
>>152877512They still do, girls are just like that. Usually I stroke my best friend's hair or use her as a body pillow but sometimes I tell her I love her. She's caught on if it's late at night and I message her that I love her on Discord that it means I went out for drinks.
>>152877257killing your inner child and outer child are different things
>>152881475hot
>>152881403 I definitely think your interpretation is closer to the authors intent. As much as Scott is too much of a man child his childishness is a huge part of what makes him endearing. Ramona definitely invokes a lot of positive changes in Scott. The wristband thing feels like when a girl gets with a guy who rides motorcycles because she thinks it's cool but a few years into the relationship she tells him motorcycles are dangerous.
I kinda forgot how cuntish Ramona could be. Guess Scott and her really deserve each other.
>>152882410You can but those two things are incredibly intertwined and you can't change one without affecting the other. Killing either one will result in you being a miserable adult. That's not to say that Scott doesn't need to mature and grow up.
>>152877463I never got the whole "L-word" thing shows/stories do. I love my friends, if I'm gonna date someone I probably already love them.
>>152877441>Knives did try and murder RamonaFighting in SP is really different from fighting IRL.
>>152877075I love Gideon the cat
>>152877463You got it all wrong."I love you" in a relationship shows that you're ready to get serious. If a girl or guy says "I love you" within the first week of dating you while barely knowing you it's a red flag. They don't really know what they're saying at that point. Friends say it to each other in different ways "I love you girl" or "I love my homies, no homo" but it doesn't hold the same weight.Unless you're implying that the younger generation is going around saying "I love you" on the first date, which would explain everything about how maladjusted teens and young adults are these days.
>>152884619Nta, I don't think you can just say there's a universal rule here, the phrase has different meanings in different contexts and cultures and on top of that each individual person gives it different weight according to their personal history. My best friend in college said it to his gf the very first night they met and slept together and she said it back, now 16 years together, love at first sight really does exist for some. Meanwhile other people can go for months and months without it being said and it can also mean varying things, neither is necessarily a ''red flag'' in the real world.Your reasoning is fine in the context of a comic book story but IRL it would be extremely reductive of the plurality of the human experience.
>>152884966Yeah I don't think the English language has enough words to express the sheer difference in nuance the words "I love you" can mean. It can be the bond that ties you to someone else or the three words that end a relationship completely.
>>152884966>My best friend in college said it to his gf the very first night they met and slept togetherOutliers don't make the rule. Generally, you should be wary of someone saying they love you before they even know you. Dealing with someone who has a personality disorder will teach you everything you need to know about this.Also, this takes place in an english speaking country. I live in a north american country. I am speaking from the context of being from a north american country with this culture. I don't care how people in France say "I love you". People of both sexes kiss each other upon meeting, that's weird to me.
>>152885336>Also, this takes place in an english speaking country. I live in a north american country.I meant to conjuct english and north american goddamn it!
>>152885336Kek alright anon, I'm not here to argue, I'm doing that enough on other boards already.
Anyone prefer the black n white over color?
>>152885388That's right, baby. Now bend over for daddy.
>>152885406I have to warn you that I generate an enormous amount of power, anon, you might want to prepare yourself first :^)
>>152885468Really now? I'll have you know I've been training long and hard for this moment >:D
>>152872166>>152872186>>152872194*Audience_Cheering_sound_effect.mp3*
>>152870947what happens to Toronto after the series ends?
>>152870906>show me howI didn't appreciate how hot this line was until years after I first read this book, my stupid teenage brain was saying "Ramona, you've probably kissed more people than Scott"
>>152870917Didn't realize until like a year ago that "The Beaches" is a real neighborhood in Toronto and not just some weird way of describing the beach in this book.
>>152870925I was always curious about the falling out that Knives and Neil had here. Clearly they were still together, unlike in Book 5, but we never really get an indication of why they were fighting and why this indirectly leads to Knives kissing Kim a few pages later.
>>152870992>you mean she doesn't knowHonestly, yeah. Book 3 she really just becomes an unrepentant asshole. I'd say she was flanderized a bit, if I didn't this it also kinda works for her character.
>>152871004I've been in Knives's position here, I understand that embarrassment
>>152871015a little bit of foreshadowing of the future possible threesomes they'd nearly have in Book 5 and I'm sure beyond that
>>152871027Any idea what panel one says? From staring way too long, it looks like it says "its totally annoying and stuff" but maybe I've misread it
This is probably the best issue, everything about it is well put together, lot of great moments and the whole Lisa plot line is probably the best in the series, it’s a legitimately tough choice for Scott not to cheat here yet he commits which shows growth (even when in reality Lisa is the obvious choice)
>>152871041>>152874583It makes sense that Knives sees this as kissing a Scott proxy, but I think Knives genuinely admires Kim and under the right conditions such affection can have a romantic spark in the moment. In terms of Kim, I think she also genuinely likes Knives but has spent much of her time being incredibly guarded since she seems to have a mostly hostile relationship to other women. Kim seems to be actually bisexual, Knives I think can be debated.
>>152871067The thing that truly is dated about the comic is that these prices aren't higher
>>152871104Any idea what Scott said in panel 3?
>>152871138>>152871152goated Kim outfit
>>152871209>I can live with thatI'm sure you can, Stills...I'm sure you can
>>152886871But she's not really an option as she is leaving for California right after, although I guess there's nothing really stopping Scott from following her.
>>152871297The two girls at the bottom I'm sure that BLO'M changed the color of to be POC since the way they were drawn in the black and white books they looked white.
>>152887002I still buy groceries around this price, except for the marinara which is stupidly expensive here.
Wallace gets genderbent, but she's a hardcore lesbian but Scott's best friend still.They of course, still live in the same room.What changes?
>>152887241Scott stops being so grossed out because he thinks lesbians are hot.
>>152871412>Making out with girlsI like that it doesn't even phase Lisa. Does she know Kim is bi, or at least always expected it from her?>Is your girlfriend hotDamn, she really is horny for him. She just saw him for like the first time in 6 years, and immediately locked back into her lust she had for him in high school. Is this the power of a high school best friend crush?
>>152871437>>152871450Tamara's a good friend. Most underrated character of the series.>>152871462It took me way longer than I'd like to admit to realize that Mr. Chau was the one who slashed up the Scott photoAlso, observation I just noticed>The torn photo is clearly of Knives and Neil, with Neil torn out>Ramona makes the cut on Knives's board/shrine>Kim gets her own individual spot on the board
>>152871482I can see that Lisa clearly wants to smash
>>152871520>>152871537>>152875501I always read into this panel as he's getting sucked off here
>>152887380>Kim gets her own individual spot on the boardI wouldn't put too much stock in this, Stephen Stills also has his own spot. Knives really likes Sex Bob-omb.
>>152886670I feel like this book had a lot of those kinds of lines. It's hot, but also cute to see them like that. Feels good.>>152886871Lisa is ABSOLUTELY the better pick, but that's also why Scott and her would be bad. He would probably end up disappointing her with his manbaby ways>>152887304Of the position of privilege to confirm that banging a girl you never shacked up with in high school (as long as you both took care of yourselves) is pretty sweet
>>152886871I feel like Lisa would just enable Scott's worst behaviors instead of necessarily pushing him to improve. Ramona and Kim do that. Lisa is a manic pixie dream girl that shakes up Scott's life... but so is Ramona.
>>152871600Was she on Degrassi? Or more of a Degrassi wannabe?>>152871585We never really got details of Lisa's life after Scott bailed, maybe she was the town slut following Scott's departure. A blonde skater tomboy seems like she wouldn't have a terrible time getting laid, unless things on northern Ontario are drastically different than North America generally.
>>152886977>Kim seems to be actually bisexualshe seems to be very affectionate with ramona so i can buy it
>>152887427Maybe, but I do think it means she admires her on some level. She admires Stills for his own qualities, she loves Scott, and she loves Kim for her own reasons. Plus, I wouldn't totally discount that they seem to at least be comfortable enough to spend time with each other, even if it's dealing with one of them being sick. >>152871015 It might not be romantic, but I think Knives thinks she's cool.
>>152887510I'm not even sure if she's fully comfortable with the idea. One of her endings in the games has her end up with Knives, and Takes Off has her smooch Roxie, but Takes Off's writing is ambiguous at best and Kim rips up Scott's nude girls poster when he says Kim might need it. Aside from the drunk makeout session, in which both girls might've taken the other as a proxy for Scott ("Kim... I've kissed the lips that kissed you"), Kim's only ever shown attraction to boys.Some part of me feels like someone's trying to force her into the role to make her more interesting.
>>152877720There's no scene like that in Takes Off because Scott doesn't reach that point with Ramona yet. Which makes sense because Takes Off happens in the span of one month at best. A month where Scott wasn't even around.
>>152887616Takes off only works as a sequel to the movie
>>152887616Pretty sure that was sarcasm.
>>152873135retconning NegaScott's eyes to be red just because they were red in the movie was a bad choice. He looked better with white eyes. More creepy even.
>>152887586>rips up Scott's nude girls poster when he says Kim might need itI think it's a bit of a face-saving move. She can't let anyone, let alone Scott, know she might have some attraction to women. Also, a sexy girl wall poster is more of a horny guy thing, which is definitely not Kim.I think O'Malley has always put Kim and Ramona as a possibility, and shown a general fondness and even attraction between them, that is more noticable in book 5.
>>152887438>Of the position of privilege to confirm that banging a girl you never shacked up with in high school (as long as you both took care of yourselves) is pretty sweetHow did you pull it off? How did you live out Lisa's dream?
>>152871600It's funny that this question was once something that you'd ask and if a girl said she's kissed a girl before, the response was usually "cool, that's hot". Now people seem to get a lot more mad about it, or at least on this board. How the times have changed.
>>152875180I think I get the complaint. Scott hasn't really done anything to improve himself since they've met, and he's even more broke now than he's been before. Eventually, something so minor can be sorta grating, especially when she works and lives in a much nicer place.
>>152871695Was she actually not stalking him?I also kinda want to know what Knives is doing with her summer. What's she up to? She ends up even getting a job.
>>152871721I miss having a sister who'd make me my fruity drinks for free.
>>152871747I love that Scott thinks so highly of Stills, he imagines he works in a bank
>>152887815nta, but also in that same position. For me it was randomly running into the girl again towards the end of college and like Scott only realizing she had a crush on me since high school when she told me to my face (although I think I was just avoiding facing it because we became good friends over those last two years of college). It sucked because I kept feeling guilty over exploiting her infatuation just to have sex and general self-hate issues I had, we kept running into each other and fucking occasionally every year but never got together. I'd rather we had stayed friends without the complication of sex but every time I brought it up she seemed happy with the way things were. I tried to steer back into friendship but she was too hot and I am weak.Anyways I don't recommend it unless you truly intend to become a couple afterwards.
>>152877302yeah, I noticed this on my first read back like 16 years ago. It's her and maybe a few background characters in book 3.
>>152871834>>152871848what's the oldest guy we think Ramona would reasonably date? 40? 60?
>>152871959Is Canadian Tex-Mex that bad? I'm not expecting it to be as good at the Southwest US or Mexico but it's not like they can't get Mexicans into Toronto.
>>152872011>>152871984>>152872001>>152876428I like that Stills has worked to ensure she feels included and wants her to be a part of the group. It probably didn't mean much to him but to Knives it probably means the world to her.
>>152887815Girl I knew from a math class. We weren't super close, but I definitely eyed her from time to time. Had a falling out at one point, didn't talk for years, she reached out first and we became better friends than ever. Eventually, I decided to swing the bat and confess. She told me that whenever she toyed with the idea that she might be asexual she'd remember me and dismiss it. For my romantically hopeless ass, it was totally unbelievable.We've been together for more than a year. It's not all sunshine, and honestly last month I came to terms with the idea that it might not work out. I do cherish a lot of last May and June, though. It was like I got a taste of that fabled innocent high-school relationship that I never had. It was really, really nice.
>>152872021I wonder how Lisa did such a good job of convincing Ramona she doesn't want Scott's dick right now. She pretty much gets away with it the entire book.
>>152886977If Scott's brain fired on all cylinders for once, he could easily talk Ramona, Kim, and Knives into an orgy.
>>152872031>>152872042The idea of Scott and Ramona smashing while Wallace is in the chair is a hilarious thought.>good job, guy! keep it up>pull her hair, go for the finishing move!
>>152888485I think Stills really appreciates how much she loves Sex Bob-omb, even after she and Scott fell apart.
>>152872166should've grabbed fully tit
>>152872238>St. Hope LarsonHonestly, I'm surprised he didn't remove that in the color edition
>>152872297>Do they all have weaponryWell, his daughter's named Knives at least kekAlso, that's funny that means that Knives has theoretically been at The Happy Avocado while Stills was in the back working in the kitchen
>>152872315>spouting conspiracy theories, as usualMan, this really opens up more Roxie ideas since our girl is a nerd, half-ninja, and conspiracy theorist.
>>152883262>if I'm gonna date someone I probably already love them. Most people start dating after knowing each other for a few weeks. Telling someone you've only known for a few weeks you love them is crazy.
>>152875738Roxie wants to believe Ramona would still pick her over Scott
>>152885403ME
>>152872430How good was the Ramona sex that Roxie wanted her back so badly? I'd imagine Roxie was Ramona's first woman, so I can't imagine Ramona was eating like a pro until at least after they started dating.
>>152872601I thought it was going to involve her asking him if he wanted to smoke or something. Or maybe apologize for the other night when she was clearly making a move on him in her drunk state.
>>152887438>Lisa is ABSOLUTELY the better pick What makes you say that? From what little we see of her she doesn't seem any better than Ramona. From the moment she reunites with Scott she's clearly trying to make him cheat.
>>152872656I kinda wanna know Lisa's perspective on the "why we didn't go for it" question. I know Scott's reason. He barely considered being her friend at first and eventually hooked up with Kim. Lisa seems to have this much deeper idea of them not "going for it" question, to the point it sits with her deeply and remains this fundamental "what-if" in her life.
>>152872678cute callback
>>152872797sad this never finished
>>152889710Good point, that slipped my mind. It might be the deal of getting with a girl you used to (and could continue to) play music with. Might be that I've always found her personality charming, or that I find her cute.
>>152872697>>152872709I liked her boldness here. I did sorta wish on my first read when I was a teenager that Scott just did a one-time hookup with Lisa and then moved on.
>>152872806>>152872823I like to believe that Lisa lied here to protect Scott's relationship with Ramona but they did actually have sex, Scott blacked it out, hence why nega-Scott shows up not long after.
>>152872880I'm sure Knives would've given Scott a free drink if he'd asked
>>152890141>I like to believe that Lisa lied here to protect Scott's relationship with Ramona but they did actually have sexWhy do you like to believe that are you self inserting?
>>152872910I had mistakenly thought it was Scott she was referencing for so long, but then remembering it was probably Neil she saw and Scott being the centerpiece of her shrine was what sent him for Scott's head.Also, I know they'd prefer she date a Chinese guy but Scott's also white. Mr. Chau's reaction would be something I'd imagine would happen if she ended up dating a black dude.
>>152888265The irony is that shitloads of soundcloud rappers recolor/edit Scott Pilgrim art for the characters to be black for their work
>>152872974>>152872994>>152873005>>152873021>tfw your bf stumbles into your wet dream
>>152873124>getting finger-blaster by Roxanne's bi-furious shadow clonesI mean, it sounds kinda nice.
>>152871041It's weird how both the game and the show tease this as some sort of actual romantic possibility, especially cause Kim was one of the first people to give Scott shit for "dating" Knives when she's only 17
>>152873068>>152873081>>152873174It's pretty clear they at a minimum slept in the same bed
>>152873186>>152881440A big part of her character is her lack of self-confidence. It probably, is in part, due to the whole "half-ninja" thing, since that dig also got to her in the earlier fight between her and Ramona.
>>152886702Toronto is a weird place, and it keeps getting worse every year>t. Toronto born and raised
>>152873216>>152873227>>152873234>>152873241I just noticed, they resolved the issue of the early conversation on the same balcony from the beginning of the book
>>152873412they had gay sex throughout the night and into the morning, which is why Roxie was so tired before the fight started.
>>152873462I'm sure she does love him, but she's easily able to make the same mistakes that he can or worse.
>>152873480does this make Knives a CBC?
>>152873675>>152876008Considering she's with Neil here >>152873507 my assumption is that she's reverting back to the beginning of the book where she's with Neil but they're fighting. They've been broken up most of the book, which is one reason he's been kind of a dick. I'm guessing he said he loves Knives and wants to get back with her, which is why Tamara asks if she likes him back >>152873460.
>>152873532>Wallace: "Will we see you again?">Bryan Lee O'Malley: "Haha no"
>>152873603>Hey, maybe we should move back to the booniesSetting things up for Kim's departure in Book 5
>>152873603>>152873614Does NOW magazine actually put out cool stuff or was these comics kinda a thing of the time that they don't do anymore?
>>152873667This reminds me of how they were setting her up to be the villain in this book series, and how it eventually ends up being Julie in book 5
>>152890297 besides Uzi who's doing that who's doing that?
>>152873703>"what's the other half"My thought has always been that Roxie is Wasian
>>152873717College Roxie is still super hot
>>152873800>Dated March 20thHuh, I guess its the anniversary of that specific drawing
>>152891148I don't know, I'm just certain I've seen more than just that specific one.
>>152873875That's what the Roxie spinoff will be for
>>152874040Hoop earring Knives is cute
>>152875663I feel like if Scott pitched it at the time, they might've seriously considered it.
>>152876008No, but it wants you to think so.
>>152876696Stacey's a jerk for not bringing more men for Wallace to steal
>>152877257>Scott clearly put thought and effort into the way he dressesI think that's being generous to Scott, I don't think he puts that much thought into his appearance outside of "video game/media reference" along with a few other aesthetic elements.
>>152877441>Neil didn't deserve that.The most generous reading of Neil's actions is that he chose to date Scott's ex immediately after they broke up. All of his bandmates thought it was a dick move.
>>152877517Honestly, it's pretty sweet. I think he'd prefer to do that instead of actually doing stories or writing of any kind.If he ever collaborated with other people who did all the writing, and he did all the drawing, he'd probably be in heaven. I'm hoping he'll one day collaborate with Meredith Gran, whose work he likes and is a really talented writer.
>>152878232They're quickies he probably put together in a few weeks or for special occasions. Probably gives him a chance to experiment with elements while he works on a larger project
>>152882350based and friendshippilled
>>152890528>it keeps getting worse every yearhow? why?
>>152891739>I think that's being generous to Scott, Is it though? His wristbands and shoes always match his shirt. The centerpiece of his outfit is always a shirt that he clearly thinks it's cool. That's more than most men. I'm not saying he's a fashion model but he clearly put thought and effort into the way he looks.
>>152886871I agree its the best book of the series. A perfect middle point between the first half the book and the final two. A perfect summer peak before the crises of the final two books.
>>152888257Sounds very hot though it sucks that it seems to be not what you want, in terms of keeping the friendship as it is
>>152888504Sounds very nice anon. I hope it can keep going but if it has to end, it has to end.
>>152889710>she doesn't seem any better than RamonaIn fairness, we probably know more about Ramona at that point than we do Lisa. Lisa was were hidden about her own life and background in high school and wasn't too open either about her feelings until pretty much the end.
>>152890266Scott blacks out and Lisa provides some plausible excuse for why he doesn't cheat but its completely based on her word. Nega-Scott shows up, a figure who only shows up when Scott represses or buries a feeling or memory, and Lisa is leaving and has no reason to pursue a relationship with Scott so can let him believe whatever he wants.
>>152876696>>152891670Stacey is probably nice because she's based of Brian's sister. Which would also explain she's one of the few girls who got next to no art that's close to sexy by him either.
>>152892603 Do you believe that's actually what happened and that was the author intended? Or are you just choosing to believe that because the idea appeals to you? If so why does it appeal to you?
>>152891842Scott cheated on her with another woman though so imo it was fair play. My best friend did this to me in high school, I had made it obvious I dgaf about my ex so I didn't mind. Scott never shows in any way that cares either.
>>152882350That's cool, I'm happy it still happens I always thought it was nice to see when I was in high school even if it did confuse me a bit.
>>152887650It works as a sequel to any media that has the original story. In fact, the comics are the closest story now, given EX brings back all the characters and concepts that were left out of Takes Off
>>152892415yeah we drifted apart afterwards when she moved to the big city for a new job. I ran into her last year after not seeing her for half a decade, she has a kid and everything. I was very happy to see her again, she asked me to go out for walks and stuff every now and again but always avoided talking about her marriage. The last time I saw her I inadvertently stumbled onto the subject and she talked for about an hour about how disappointed she was in her husband and marriage, how she was moving again for a new job and didn't know if she wanted her husband to follow her. She had her hand on mine for the entire discussion, I didn't know what to do because she had only gotten hotter but I am very set against homewrecking in general because of how my family was. When we left each other that evening she had a sad look on her face but never invited me out again, it made me feel bad as well because she was my closest friend at one point but in the end I'm just grateful I got to see her one last time and clear the air about things that had bothered me for years. Hopefully her marriage problems get solved or she moves on to someone that makes her happy. Anyways that's my blogpost for the month done.
>>152892680Nta, the author is intentionally vague about multiple events and timelines throughout the whole comic, I don't think they slept together but it's a reasonable take.
>>152892603Nega Scott represses memories that Scott is repressing willingly. If he has no memory of what happened, he can't repress anything willingly, therefore Nega-Scott wouldn't appear.
