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    Houston devotees

    Why gay fanboys love Scott Pilgrim too: Strong characters not stereotypesdominate the series

    Wilbert Chinchilla
    Aug 15, 2010 | 4:27 pm
    • The release of Volume 6 "Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour" in July was a bigger dealthan the movie to true devotees.
    • Uber mumbler Michael Cera stars as the protagonist in the movie "Scott Pilgrimvs. The World".

    It's a marketer's dream to have the finale of a beloved comic series coincide closely with the release of the buzzed-over movie debut of that world. Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worldcouldn't have been more thought out in the big dollar chase.

    Taking six years of the lives of fans, writer Bryan Lee O'Malley's opus is finished, and thanks to the movie, commands Hollywood and the world's attention. After being approached in 2005 as a newlywed, O'Malley tells Winnipeg Free Press he is a big sellout for signing that contract with Universal Studios to adapt his graphic novels.

    O'Malley has now moved to Los Angles to attempt to write more screenplays and continue to work in the comic industry. Volume 6, Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour is the last tale in the (now 24 -year-old in Vol.6) Canadian slacker's quest to defeat seven of Ramona's exes. The ending was guaranteed to be the same as the movie series because of a collaboration with the film's director Edgar Wright.

    Wright has directing cred with the geeks/nerds of Scott Pilgrim fandom since he helmed Shaun of the Dead. The ending of the film was decided as O'Malley was drafting the final book.

    The book series itself has done remarkably well and has now left the indie crowd and has become mainstream to many readers due to the movie. The first copy in the series only sold about 600-plus initial copies while the latest volume printed out 100,000 copies for its summer launch.

    After receiving numerous tweets from local Scott Pilgrim fan Lee Longoria about the book, I asked the true devotee whether he is excited about the film adaptation.

    "I actually like it when film makers add their own personal touches when they adapt something rather than try to cater to fanboys," Longoria says. "Fanboys are never happy, so it's pointless to try to please them."

    An item that makes this book appealing to many like Longoria (a self-professed gay nerd) is its real life character situations, and in this final chapter, an unexpected outing occurs.

    "A character came out. One that you wouldn't expect to," Longoria says.

    The series has gay characters surrounding the circle of Scott Pilgrim, including his best friend and platonic bed mate Wallace.

    With its references to retro video games, books, and culture in general, "Scott Pilgrim is full of nostalgia, and this is a very nostalgic generation. We love reliving our childhood," Longoria says.

    This probably affects the charm of this graphic novel, whose humble beginnings now have the creator vying to create a media empire out of the comic book that could.

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    Concert News

    '80s legends The B-52s and Devo team up for fall tour stop in Houston

    Alex Bentley
    Jun 16, 2025 | 11:00 am
    The B-52s and Devo
    Photo by Mary Ellen Matthews
    The B-52s and Devo will play in The Woodlands on November 2.

    Fans of '80s music will get to unite for a night of nostalgia during The B-52s and Devo's joint Cosmic De-Evolution Tour, a co-headlining run that will come to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Sunday, November 2.

    The tour, which is serving as both bands’ continuing concert farewells, will travel to 11 cities, starting in Toronto on September 24. The journey will end with two dates in Texas, including Austin on November 1.

    Lene Lovich will serve as opening act.

    The B-52s — led by original co-founders Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson — kicked off their extended goodbye run back in 2022. The band, which is best known for hits like "Love Shack" and "Roam" — also has a documentary and their first official book in the works.

    Devo is fronted by three of their original members: Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, and Bob Mothersbaugh. In 2023, the fellow New Wave icons, known for songs like “Whip It” and “Uncontrollable Urge,” kicked off their own farewell tour, 50 Years of De-Evolution, paired with a compilation album of the same name.

    Tickets for the tour will be available starting with CITI and AMEX presales beginning on Monday, June 16. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday June 20 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.

    COSMIC DE-EVOLUTION TOUR DATES 2025

    • 9/24 - Toronto, ONT @ Budweiser Stage
    • 9/25 - Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
    • 10/2 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
    • 10/4 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
    • 10/5 - Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
    • 10/16 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
    • 10/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
    • 10/24 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
    • 10/25 - Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
    • 11/1 - Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
    • 11/2 - Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
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