Scott Pilgrim Reviews 3-5

I started the year off by reading the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels.  I so loved the movie that I just wanted a little bit more.  I have the 6th one in my Readathon Pile, and since I'm trying to catch up on all my reviews here's some mini-reviews for the one's I've neglected writing about.

Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
From Goodreads:

Ramona's third evil ex-boyfriend, Todd Ingram, is currently dating the former love of Scott Pilgrim's life! Envy Adams broke Scott's heart a year and a half ago. Now she and her evil art-rock band are back, and they're getting Scott's band to open a show two days from now! That's just enough time for Scott to fight Todd, keep Ramona happy, fend off demented ex-girlfriends, and practice that new setlist. Right?? Don't miss the latest chapter in the graphic novel saga The Globe and Mail calls "Canada's answer to Tank Girl!"

My Thoughts: Another fun read! I really enjoyed Scott's back story with Envy, and watching Knives get her highlights smacked out of her is as humorous on the page as it was in the movie. And I really could not love Wallace more!  For me the best part of the graphic novels is all the history of the characters that the movie wasn't able to fit in.  I liked that you get to see how close Scott was once with Envy.  

Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
From Goodreads:

That's right, folks! Put down the video game controller! Skip that rehearsal for your band! Make whatever sacrifices you must to those comic gods you hold so dear! Just make sure you're ready because Bryan Lee O'Malley and Scott Pilgrim are back! Well, a couple months have passed since the last time we caught up with our intrepid hero, but what can change in a few short months? Well, not much has... Scott's still living with his roommate Wallace Wells. He's still playing in a mediocre rock band named Sex Bob-omb. And most importantly, he's still dating the lovely Ramona Flowers while working his way through the gaggle of superpowered, superstylish, superevil ex-boyfriends determined to take him down. But something is different. Don't look now, but Scott Pilgrim may actually be getting it together. And it's a good thing, too, because Scott is about to confront Ramona's most intimidating ex yet!

 My Thoughts: The One With Ramona's Ex-Girlfriend, or at least that's what it'd be called if it was a Friend's episode.  You get a lot more Knives Chau in these comic's than you do in the movies and Scott learns the meaning of the *L* word, well, both meanings.  ;)

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Universe
by Bryan Lee O'Malley
From Goodreads:

Scott Pilgrim just turned 24, and things couldn't possibly be better! This means things are about to get infinitely worse! Suddenly, TWO of Ramona's evil ex-boyfriends are in town, and they're playing dirty. His band is in turmoil, and his own exes aren't making things any easier. And what's up with Ramona, anyway? She's been acting kinda weird ever since they moved in together! Scott's precious little life is coming back around to bite him in the butt, and it may not be pretty!

 My Thoughts: More Kim!  Seriously, of all the Scott Pilgrim character's Kim is my favorite.  I like her in the movie, but she's so much better in the graphic novels.  And after finally getting it together, Scott's overall laziness and his mishandling of the breaking up with Knives and hooking up with Ramona comes back to bite him in the hiney. 

It's been a long time since I've read the first 5, but I'm getting really excited to finish the series during Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon.  I think any or all of these books would make great additions to any readathon pile, in fact any graphic novel that doesn't suck is a good idea. 

Scott Pilgrim Volumes 3-5 all get a Midnight Book Rating of:

They're cool, their quirky, they're tragically hip- you will feel so much more awesome just by reading them!

Scott Pilgrim #1 & #2 Reviews

From Goodreads:
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim #1) 
by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim, #1) 

Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's aweso...moreScott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends in battle? The short answer is yes. The long answer is Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.

From Goodreads:
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Scott Pilgrim #2) 
by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Does Scott and Ramona's burgeoning relationship have a future? Isn't Scott still supposedly dating Knives Chau? Who is Ramona's second evil ex-boyfriend, and why is he in Toronto? Who are The Clash At Demonhead, and what kind of bizarre art-punky music do they play? Who's their hot girl keyboardist, and what is Scott's relation to her? Why are they Knives Chau's new favour...moreDoes Scott and Ramona's burgeoning relationship have a future? Isn't Scott still supposedly dating Knives Chau? Who is Ramona's second evil ex-boyfriend, and why is he in Toronto? Who are The Clash At Demonhead, and what kind of bizarre art-punky music do they play? Who's their hot girl keyboardist, and what is Scott's relation to her? Why are they Knives Chau's new favourite band? Fights! Drama! Secrets revealed! The answers to all these questions and more!





I loved the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.  It  had all kinds of geeky, snarky goodness. I've been wanting to read the graphic novels for awhile, but was reluctant to buy them.  So I was happy to see the first two volumes at my local library.

Oh, you heard me right.  I went to my library.  I'm giving myself a second chance.  This is a new year and a new me, surely I can return library books in a timely manner.  After I made a sizable donation, or as some might call it, a large library fine, they were generous to welcome me back with open arms.  With all the stories of public libraries in so much trouble, it felt wrong not support my own local libraries. I'm a book lover, I not so secretly would love to be a librarian, and I will return books on time dammit!

So far the two volumes of Scott Pilgrim don't stray too far from the movie, although you get a few extra scenes and a little more background than they good fit in the movie.  Plus you get more Kim.  I love Kim- she's a big part of the snarky goodness. The second volume shows her early relationship with Scott, which I enjoyed reading- hope to see more and how Envy and Scott started off.

Another thing that's really cool is how closely the actors from the movie resemble their graphic novel counterparts- maybe with the exception of Scott Pilgrim himself.  Everything is so familiar that it made reading the graphic novel an even better experience for me.  I think I might have been a little loss if I hadn't seen the movie first.

So if you're looking for a good graphic novel (Dewey's readathon isn't too far off!) than I can easily recommend this series.  Can't wait to finish all of them!

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World both get Midnight Book Ratings of 11pm.  Very enjoyable and a great read for newbie graphic novel readers like myself.  Probably you should skip if you didn't enjoy the movie.