A map of the “Intensity of Scott Pilgrim per Square Yard,” by Ben Spigel, who also made this Scott Pilgrim Google Map.
Few superheroes have been as intimately tied to their hometown as Toronto’s own Scott Pilgrim, a fictional character who regularly haunts such real-life hangouts as Sneaky Dee’s, Yonge-Dundas Square, and the St. Clair Goodwill.
That geographical connection has been tracked by fans before, but now Ben Spigel, a PhD student in U of T’s geography department and one of the dedicated fanboys behind the manga site Sleep Is for the Weak, has created what may well be the ultimate Scott Pilgrim map. Spigel’s map not only details the multiple characters’ movements across the Toronto cityscape with painstaking thoroughness and accuracy, it provides a scene and panel count for each location. Ever wondered how many times Pilgrim goes to the Dufferin Mall? The answer is one. How many panels are dedicated to the visit? Forty-seven. As if that weren’t enough, the interactive Google Map allows fans to view street-level photos of all the locations alongside Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley’s corresponding exterior drawings.
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