Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, in a rock band, "between jobs," AND dating a cute high school girl. Everything's fantastic until 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? Short answer: yes. Long answer: Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1.
Scott Pilgrims Precious Little Life is an epic comic bursting with great characters, videogame battles, hardcore rock and expressive brushwork. Its an extremely worthy read that will delight any of you looking for something a little different in your monthly purchases. Truly an epic of epic epicness. Rated 9 out of 10. Read Full Review
Great starter to a great series, and no wonder there was a movie based on it
I really liked the hardback color format (popular size and format for some of the other kids books we own). However, the content was more suited for teens than my 8 and 10 year old. Regardless, it’s a fun quirky book. I’m pretty late to this one (even though I saw the movie when it first came out). O’Malley hit most of the awards lists with this series, including:
2005 Doug Wright Award for “Best Emerging Talent”
2006 Joe Shuster Award for “Outstanding Cartoonist”
2007 Harvey “Special Award for Humor”
2010 Eisner “Best Humor Publication”
This volume was well received with user ratings of 4.5 on Goodreads, 4.8 on Amazon, and 8.9 on Comic Book Roundup. I’ll continue on with the more
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