Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rockband, he's ""between jobs,"" and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothingcould possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerouslyfashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruisingthrough his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life getturned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends inbattle? The short answer is yes. The long answer is Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1:Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.
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Scott Pilgrim is 23 years old, lives in a cold, unnamed Canadian town, plays bass in a band called Sex Bob-Omb and has a very cute 17-year-old Chinese-Canadian girlfriend, Knives Chau. His "precious little life" is amiably unstructured, and he drifts, happily unemployed, between band practice and time spent with Knives. His relationship with Knives is chaste—walks, chats and hugs—although Knives is getting bigger ideas. "We haven't even held hands," Scott explains. "It's just nice, you know." But then he starts having dreams about Ramona Flowers, a mysterious, equally cute and perfectly legal hipster chick on Rollerblades who delivers books for Amazon.com. Ramona is anything but simple, and O'Malley's tale of adorable slackers in love is transformed into a wildly magically manga–kung fu fantasy adventure. We meet the first of Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends, Matthew Patel, who challenges Scott and his band to a supernatural martial arts duel right out of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. O'Malley has crafted a delightfully hybrid comics love story. It's an alt-lit, rock 'n' roll graphic novel with wonderful manga-influenced drawing and a comically mystical plot that manages to capture both the genuine intimacies and serial dishonesties of young love.
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"Charming, funny, sexy and packed with creative power and the love of storytelling." -- Alan David Doane, Comic Book Galaxy
"Easily one of my favorite books of the year. It's sharp, funny, fast-paced, unpredictable, unapologetically silly and just plain fun." -- Kevin Melrose, Thought Balloons
"Easily one of my favorite books of the year. It's sharp, funny, fast-paced, unpredictable, unapologetically silly and just plain fun." -- Kevin Melrose, Thought Balloons
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fun and irreverant, Bryan Lee O'Malley's Canadian slacker is one of the most appealing fictional characters I've come across, with or without pictures, and by the end of this first volume, I had a ridiculous grin on my face as I anticipated jumping right into Volume 2. I laughed out loud several times throughout the story, but more importantly, I felt connected to each of the primary characters, interested to see what happens to them next, not because of the [insane] plot they were involved in, but because I cared about what fate had in store for them. Which is weird, because I usually hate slacker stories. Scott Pilgrim, though, is awesome!
30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Scott Pilgrim is the best comic I have read in years! That's really saying something. Being a comic creator myself, I read a lot of comics. No, seriously, *a lot* of comics.
Bryan O'Malley is able to blend innocence and humor and just over-the-top craziness with an art style that is deceptively simplistic and so achingly honest and perfectly expressive that, being an artist myself, it makes me want to choke him. He can do with just three lines what I -- what would take me -- what, honestly, I just can't do.
I was trying to think of a "if you like such-and-such you'll love Scott Pilgrim" comparison, but you know what, I can't imagine anyone not liking this book. It's fun. It's heart warming. It's hilarious. It's infinitely quotable. It has great characters and a great story ...
Hey, just buy it already. I swear you will not be disappointed.
Bryan O'Malley is able to blend innocence and humor and just over-the-top craziness with an art style that is deceptively simplistic and so achingly honest and perfectly expressive that, being an artist myself, it makes me want to choke him. He can do with just three lines what I -- what would take me -- what, honestly, I just can't do.
I was trying to think of a "if you like such-and-such you'll love Scott Pilgrim" comparison, but you know what, I can't imagine anyone not liking this book. It's fun. It's heart warming. It's hilarious. It's infinitely quotable. It has great characters and a great story ...
Hey, just buy it already. I swear you will not be disappointed.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By J.P. Dorigo
Format:Paperback
Hype kills everything for me. When people started going on and on about how awesome this book was, I did my best to distance myself from it. But eventually I caved and bought it. And I'm glad I did.
Bryan Lee O'Malley is a genius. His art is so amazing, and his writing is brilliant. Scott Pilgrim is one of the coolest books to come out in a long time. This is the kind of book you read and say, "DAMMNIT! Why didn't I do this first?!"
Have you ever been in love? Have you ever been in a band? Have you ever stayed up all night playing Super Mario Bros. 3? Then this book is for you.
Bryan Lee O'Malley is a genius. His art is so amazing, and his writing is brilliant. Scott Pilgrim is one of the coolest books to come out in a long time. This is the kind of book you read and say, "DAMMNIT! Why didn't I do this first?!"
Have you ever been in love? Have you ever been in a band? Have you ever stayed up all night playing Super Mario Bros. 3? Then this book is for you.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
ha ha
the integration of music and story was a fabulous part - very fun to read, while breaking down the 4th wall between story, story-teller, and reader! loved it!
Published 11 days ago by Penny Shreve
5.0 out of 5 stars
I hate Graphic Novels, but...
I loved Scott Pilgrim so much I tried to get into graphic novels. I've read many, many, and only a handful hook me. Scott Pilgrim is one of them.
Published 1 month ago by Cherri Porter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesomeness
It came in on time, nothing damaged about it, it was a good graphic novel "my complements to the author" it was all around good book^^ I enjoyed^_^ 100%
Published 1 month ago by Charles E.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Series!
I saw the movie and as soon as I did I had to buy the books. They are witty and fun and I enjoy them greatly!
Published 3 months ago by David A. Frehafer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Who am I?
My daughter had borrowed a copy of this comic from a friend and spilled soda on it. We bought this to replace the other one. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mario
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Read Reviews, Just Jump In!
Love love LOVE Scott Pilgrim! These books are fantastic and that's about all you need to know before you jump in.
Published 4 months ago by J. Rosenbaugh
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love this series!
It is very amazing and funny.I read the whole series a few years ago and it was a great buy. It is cartoony and the characters are just great. A must read.
Published 5 months ago by Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice
Being a fan of the movie I bought the book too. This is good. I wish however, I had bought the full set of books instead of just the one.
Published 5 months ago by James Kircher
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'M IN LOVE
Literally the best thing ever. If I could marry this book, I totally would. Scott Pilgrim is the bestest. for. ever.
Published 8 months ago by Caitlin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Disarmingly charming
I hate hipsters. Standing around being quirky for the sake of being quirky, behaving in an overly twee manner and trading on empty conversation, superficial gestures, and generally... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Noel
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