[FNM] ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Meets ‘Magic: The Gathering’ In This Epic Fan-made Short Film

If Edgar Wright and Bryan Lee O’Malley teamed up to make a movie about Magic, it’d probably go something like this. This film was created by Spencer Alexander for the 2011 Fox Film Festival where it took home the award for Best Editing and was a runner-up for the Audience Choice Award.

Stuck with a peppy female sidekick and up against seemingly insurmountable odds, young Lucas Penner enters himself into a clandestine underground card-playing tournament, unaware of the challenging opponents that stand between him and ultimate glory.

FNM a.k.a Friday Night Magic is a new weekly column where we share fan-created awesomeness inspired by the world’s most popular trading card game, Magic: The Gathering. Send your creations to brownkidd@albotas.com to see them featured in a future installment!

Things I Bought At MegaCon: Day 3

Yo, I’m not gonna lie right now, I’m pretty fucking broke and upset with myself. I walked into the convention with $80 in my wallet and I don’t know where half of it went. This article isn’t helping me, either. This listing things I bought thing was a stupid idea.

First four rows of photos, comics: Obviously. I walked into this booth and say signs that read “Batman issues, 6 issues for $5.” Then I turned around and read “Marvel annual issues, 6 for $5.” Then I turned to the right and read four more signs along the same lines as the first two. Then I looked down and shit was literally oozing from my pant legs from excitement.

Most comic booths have a lot of shit they need to get rid of on Sunday night. Mainly because 1. They want last minute profit, and 2. They don’t want to carry boxes of shit that won’t sell back to their trucks. Usually on the final days of conventions, these booths do deep discounts on single issues/trade paper backs to lift some of that weight off. I would’ve been in heaven today if I hadn’t decided to spend all my fucking money on Friday and Saturday and saved it for comics today.

But I got some good steals. I spent $13 total for that stack of comics I got. The dealer sold me the comics at half price, meaning I was getting about 6 issues of random Batman, X-Men, Maxx, and other stuff for $2.50. Solid steals. I got the first issue of Ren & Stimpy and a couple of issues of Batman’s Knightfall storyline.

Fifth row, buttons: I don’t know what to say other than I really spent $5 on some fucking buttons.

Sixth row, the only thing I can say that was 100% worth it: a commission piece of Waka Flocka Flame. I asked this dude named Josh Hoye if he did commissions. He said yeah. I asked him if he could do something not really con-related. He said yeah. I said can you draw Waka Flocka Flame for me and ink it? He said yeah. So $30 later, here it is.

Friday I spent $76. Yesterday I spent $78. Today I spent $48. Tally that up and I spent a total of…$202…

But wait. Let’s count the food I paid for ($10 pizzas from Papa Johns that were less than 11 inches), parking, drinks, and change to hand to friends when they needed an extra buck or two. Now the total comes to about…

Three-hundred-fucking-dollars-are-you-fucking-kidding-me. I spent $300 at MegaCon. What the fuck.

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Fantastic Video Essay on Style and Scott Pilgrim

From Drew Morton comes a fantastic video essay on the concept of remediation that uses Scott Pilgrim, among other media, to explore the connection of games, film and other mediums.

This video essay is fantastic. After studying remediation for a long time during a video game class a few semesters ago, I can honestly say that this is the best source that sums up what remediation and how media is all connected for those who want to get into the subject.

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Scott Pilgrim vs The World Actress Accidentally Tweets Topless Pic. #Whoops. [NSFW]

Alison Pill, most known for her roles as Kim Pine in the Scott Pilgrim movie and Maggie Jordan on HBO’s The Newsroom, accidentally tweeted a topless pic of herself. She followed it up by tweeting: ”Yep. That picture happened. Ugh. My tech issues have now reached new heights, apparently. How a deletion turned into a tweet… Apologies.”

At least she owned up to it instead of blaming it on “hackers” like most celebs. Props, girl!

Oh, and if you pervs want to peep the uncensored pic, here it is.

Buy: Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover Volume 1: Precious Little Life

Custom Scott Pilgrim Skateboard Deck

This mythril custom Scott Pilgrim skateboard was made by LeMathMath based on the 3D sculpt concept pictured below. I’d totally do a grindy thingy with one of these.

Check out more of the 3D mockup phase here and peep more pics of the actual deck customizing process here.

Prepare To Fall In Lesbians With The Scott Pilgrim Volume 1 Collector’s Edition

Oni Press will be debuting a full color version of Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life at their booth (#1833) at Comic-Con International 2012. There’s be both a good and evil version of the book, as well as the collector’s edition pictured above.

Limited to just 1,000 copies in the whole wide universe, the Collector’s Edition can be yours for $100 when they become available at OniPress.com on August 8th, 2012.

Here’s what you get:

- A numbered book plate signed by Bryan Lee O’Malley

- Five art prints featuring both versions of the cover, along with three of volume 1’s biggest moments–each    measuring 9×12

- Eleven vinyl stickers featuring some of O’Malley’s favorite panels from the book

- Two scout-style embroidered badges featuring Pilgrim and Patel (not pictured)

- A hand-crumpled setlist from Crash & the Boys drummer Trasha

- A two-inch metal Scott Pilgrim 1-up coin

- A code for the digital edition of SCOTT PILGRIM VOLUME 1 COLOR EDITION from ComiXology

Epic Sex Bob-Omb vs The Twins T-shirt

Remember that amazing scene in Scott Pilgrim vs The World where Sex Bob-Omb had an amp versus amp battle against the Katayanagi twins and both bands manifested rock demons that battled each other? Best. Movie. Scene. EVER!

Designed by Bamboota, this is available on TeeFury.com for just $10, but only until midnight tonight. I’m gonna’ go out on a limb and say this is the greatest TeeFury shirt I’ve ever seen.

Limited Edition Scott Pilgrim Game Boy Advance SP

One of a kind custom Scott Pilgrim GBASP by the one and only OSKUNK. Check out his site custom-art.blogspot.com for more radness.

Daily Graffiti: Chau, Knives

Knives Chau from the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels adorns a shed. Pic by aniriestate.

Check out the DAILY GRAFFITI ARCHIVES for more geektastic street art!

Check out this AMAZING poster Alex Pardee designed for Edgar Wright’s triple screening of Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on August 26th at San Francisco’s Castro Theater. The poster will be available in limited quantities at the event, and if any are left they’ll be put up on Pardee’s online store, Zerofriends. The tickets for this triple feature are $15, that’s right, $15 to watch three great movies and possibly meet Edgar Wright and whoever else might show up. So if you live in the area and don’t go to this, you’re absolutely crazy.

[via Edgar Wright Here]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the Dog

Sara Richard shows the toughest opponent ever faced by Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers: the undefeatable dog from Duck Hunt.

The Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2-disk Blu-ray/DVD combo is just $11.99 on Amazon right now. That’s 56% off the original price of $26.98, holmes! You should probably go get it since it’s already a cult classic and one of the most under-rated (box office wise) flicks to come out in years. Plus, the special features are the shiznit and there’s a buttload of ‘em.

Buy it now, fools!

By Your Side

Scott and Ramona prepare to take another trip to subspace courtesy of Dan Hipp.

Check out the Scott Pilgrim Summer Exclusive from Mezco Toys. He comes with a removable cloth jacket, bass guitar accessory, and the Power of Love sword. Pre-order HERE for just $20. It’s a non-numbered limited edition piece, so you might wanna’ get while the gettin’s good.

[Via Plastic and Plush]