In further Scott Pilgrim-related news, The Onion’s A.V. Club has a longish Q&A with creator Bryan Lee O’Malley about the fourth volume, the film adaptation, music, and the evolution of his art:
AVC: The art has taken a big leap forward on Gets It Together.
BLM: Definitely. There was a long break before finishing the third book and starting the fourth one; there was about six months when I was absorbing other stuff and not drawing very much. After a long period of not drawing, you have to, like, relearn how to draw. It’s not very fun. But yeah, there are a lot of different influences on this book. [Manga and anime legend] Osama Tezuka was probably the biggest. I was going for all this really clean figure-work.
AVC: With the increasing success and visibility of Scott Pilgrim—especially with the movie in the works—did you feel the need to step things up, art-wise?
BLM: I feel like I should be doing that, but sometimes I get the sense that people would rather I keep drawing exactly the same. [Laughs.] I wasn’t really the greatest artist at the beginning of this, but I’m trying to improve. But I do get the sense sometimes that if I draw things too nice, maybe I won’t be indie-rock enough anymore. [Laughs.]
Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together is due in stores this week.
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