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August 25, 2010
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Quick Context
This takes place right at the end of Scott Pilgrim (the comic series) or at the end of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (the movie).

Idea that started it all
I always thought that the worst person to face in competition for the heart of the woman I love wouldn't be a cliche person who was a good fighter (Patel), a good actor/skater (Lucas Lee), or great musician (Todd)... I always thought that the hardest person to face would be a person that really didn't have anything wrong with them. If the woman I liked fell for someone who treated her well, who am I to say otherwise?

Extras
*The reason why I did not include much information about Chris is because the whole battle isn't supposed to be focused on this random guy named Chris, but the battle is really with Ramona's past' hurt. It's a battle to heal rather than a battle to win. Different? Yeah, I know, whatevs =)
*Those are the same clothes that Scott and Romona are wearing at the end of the comic! (Scott doesn't have his jacket here though... subspace isn't cold I guess!)
*The logo on Chris' shirt is from one of The Replacements' album cover. In the back of Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness, Bryan Lee O'Malley mentions that he always thinks of this band as Ramona's favorite band, so I used it as a logo for his shirt. Ramona thinks Chris is pretty much perfect, including his taste of music!
*I started getting all colorful simply to make up for my lack of artistic prowess.
*Chris' sword was originally supposed to make a heart-shaped wave when he swung it but alas, I couldn't make it work out in Photoshop to my liking.
*All the parts in between the two "ROMONA!"s are kinda like slow-motion flash backs! (Like what Bryan Lee O'Malley does!)
*Hope Cemetery! Ramona's dream boy died and both him and her hope are buried there now! Wait, I just made myself sad. =(
*"Ramona Come Closer" is the title of Chapter 4 in Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.
*Still don't get the comic? At the end of the series/movie Ramona and Scott go through the subspace door, this is where this comic picks up. As the two lovebirds take a path through Ramona's mind, they encounter Chris, an "evil" ex boyfriend! Chris remains untouched despite Scott's attacks because Chris is really just a memory in Ramona's head that can't be damaged since he was perfect to her. We find out Chris actually died (I chose not to explain how) and "left" Ramona. Scott helps Ramona cope as they continue their journey through subspace. Oh and look, they find an exit!

Credits
First and foremost, Bryan Lee O'Malley (*radiomaru) for the amazing graphic novels. I've actually never made a comic before, so I credit O'Malley with the fact that despite my redrawing/sketching everything here from scratch, I used actual Scott Pilgrim books to figure out how to pose the characters.
Fonts used: DIN, Anime Ace 2.0 BB from [link]
Screentones from [link] and [link]
Splatter Patterns from [link]

Edits
[8/25/10@14:23]Changed cemetery panel. Fixed some text.
[8/25/10@23:34]Minor Dialogue change and OMG I must have spelled Ramona incorrectly like over 9000 times.
[8/28/10@01:32]Swords were vectorized. Cleaned up some frames.
[8/28/10@01:53]Uploaded an alternate version with solid lines instead of a sketch style. I personally like the sketch one more (this one) but eh, by popular demand: [link]
[9/2/10@21:28]Reverted some dialogue. Added to Extras in description.
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~ANTI-hero-SB Sep 8, 2010  Hobbyist Artist
I would have to continuously write "epic" over and over for twenty years straight to describe my love for this comic. I will be totally and utterly sad if this does not win the contest. This leaves no contradictions or anything. It fits in perfectly with the story and would make some weirder scenes in the comics and movie make more sense. I applaud you. No. I LOVE you. Keep going, man. Btw, that is great art. Don't even try arguing or I'll have Roxie's ghost hunt you down...lol.
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~smoanwnet Sep 8, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
<3 <3 <3 really, thank you for such a great comment. Alas though, I did not make semi-finalist. Thanks btw, I've received such great feedback regarding this piece, including your comment, and I appreciate all of it. Thanks so much!
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~ANTI-hero-SB Sep 8, 2010  Hobbyist Artist
Awwwww. Well I'm sure he's got an idea, but I really am sad this didn't win. You put a lot of work into it, too. *sigh*...
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~Void-Wolf Sep 4, 2010  Student General Artist
YES! Thank you. I suppose you wouldn't have to mention Gideon in the stars of her mistakes. Thank you for reverting dialogue.
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~smoanwnet Sep 4, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
no need to mention gideon, the point of mentioning the twins was to emphasize how she was lonely enough at the time that she tried dating two people at the same time.
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That was very good. :clap:
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~smoanwnet Sep 2, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
thanks segasonic for the :+fav: also! haha nice todd ingram quote in your signature, one of my favorite parts. He's so incorrigible!
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:iconsegasonic127:
No prob.

Also, Todd Ingram is my favorite out of the seven evil exes.
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~smoanwnet Sep 2, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
Yeah? Any reason? I still haven't decided which is my favorite ex. From the movie, I know my favorite battle was with Roxie because right when Ramona started fighting her I pretty much was in love with her (Ramona).
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Well, I like Todd just because a lot of his lines are funny, and the whole Vegan Powers thing was really funny too. But I like all of the exes, TBH.
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