It's really hard to tell which character is which sometimes, especially in group scenes.

Yeah, I had that issue too.

Though the changes to her fight with Scott, and transposing the method of defeating of Envy onto her in the movie are problematic, to say the least.

The Roxy fight in the movie was taken from the FCBD issue.

So I just finished. Not to add to Mala's fears, but I was just about to say that Kim's character was definitely seriously short-changed in the movie.

I enjoyed it, but the whole glowing head thing confused the hell out of me. I know Gideon was responsible, somehow, but I just, yeah. I apparently am dense or something.

Having read the whole series, now, I will say that the movie is a great and fun action movie. It captures the look and feel of Scott's universe, but only touches the surface of the characters and the story.

The Roxy fight in the movie was taken from the FCBD issue.

The what now?

I was just about to say that Kim's character was definitely seriously short-changed in the movie.

Totally.

I enjoyed it, but the whole glowing head thing confused the hell out of me. I know Gideon was responsible, somehow, but I just, yeah. I apparently am dense or something.

Ha, no, it confused me too, and someone even asked Bryan Lee O'Malley about it at Comic-Con before I got a chance to. I handwaved it as a metaphor, which is pretty much the only way to make it work, since O'Malley said he wasn't really concerned with the sci-fi underpinnings so much as the character and emotion stuff.

The Roxy fight in the movie was taken from the FCBD issue.

The what now?

The Free Comic Book Day issue included in the Full Colour Odds and Ends book. Scott and Ramona fight a bunch of ninja chicks just like they fight Roxy in the movie.

So has anyone read Locke and Key ? Because Josh Friedman is helming the TV show. Awesome.

I read the first tpb, but haven't read any more since. Is the second one out yet? I enjoyed it, didn't think it was amazing or anything, but I can see how it might make an awesome tv show.

X-posted with Gaming:

I finally decided to purchase the full version of the Scott Pilgrim game earlier this week. I beat it playing as Scott last night (why, oh, why does it not support online multiplayer?) and got one of the "bad" endings. (Apparently the only way to get the "real" ending is to have Ramona in your group, or play as her if you're going solo, which is odd.)

Overall, it's fun, though it kind of goes from hard (I was playing on "Rough and Tumble" aka Medium difficulty) to kind of easy at about the midway point when you gain access to weapon combos and also run into enemies that drop swords/asp batons/shock rods and then knock people (including most of the bosses) into the corner and just spam the attack button to air juggle them into oblivion.

It is amusing that it was released in conjunction with the movie since it is very much based on the comic books and their storyline.

ETA: As such, I'm glad I read the comics prior to playing it so I was able recognize assorted characters in the background, follow the plot, and get some of the in-jokes.

This month's Marvel calendar match-up:

MR. FANTASTIC

vs.

WOLVERINE

Fight!

Can Mr. Fantastic reassemble himself after he is diced up into little pieces?

Probably not, but there's some question whether or not he's too elastic to ever actually be cut. I believe he has to deliberately tense himself up enough for a needle to penetrate when drawing blood or inoculating himself.

Now I'm envisioning strands of Mr. Fantastic getting wound around Wolverine's claws like salt water taffy. It's kinda disturbing.