Scott Pilgrim Bundle (Scott Pilgrim, #1 - #6)

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Scott Pilgrim Bundle (Scott Pilgrim Complete)

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Scott Pilgrim is in love, but there are complications. Having to battle his new girlfriend's evil exes was nothing he planned on, but love makes you do funny things. Follow his story in the complete Scott Pilgrim saga in this Scott Pilgrim set. This set contains all six graphic novels in one handy shrink-wrapped pack.

Paperback, 1008 pages

Published August 13th 2010 by Oni Press

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May 31, 2012 Ethan rated it 3 of 5 stars

I don't get it. A lot of folks talk about how lovable these books are and OHOHOHOHOH AMAZING GRAPHIC NOVELS YES, but I don't see it. It's boring, predictable, filled with un-relatable characters, and just sort of trite.

I wasn't nerdy enough to think it was amazing every time he used OOOOOO VIDEO GAME FONT and said LEVEL UP.

I'm too... not an emotional moron, for lack of a better term, to find any of the characters (with the exception of some minors) relatable or likable in any way. If the grand...more

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Adam Rooney Lemme just add a voice of disagreement because, frankly, I'm too lazy to write a full fledged review. For staters I believe that you are blatantly ove...more
Jul 26, 2012 02:42am

Adam Rooney Sorry, I guess that turned into my actual review... Anyway, one more thing. I completely disagree with you on your opinion of a decline in quality fro...more
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May 09, 2011 Ren the Unclean rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fi-sci, graphic-novel

I am reviewing these all at once. There isn't enough to differentiate each volume to warrant multiple reviews.

Scott Pilgrim is a fairly well told story about a hipster kid dealing with love and fighting in Canada. It is certainly flawed, but ends up being pretty entertaining.

The art in Scott Pilgrim is basically appealing, in a simplistic way, but tends to detract more from the book than it adds. The characters are plain and are not very well differentiated from each other, causing scenes to be...more I am reviewing these all at once. There isn't enough to differentiate each volume to warrant multiple reviews.

Scott Pilgrim is a fairly well told story about a hipster kid dealing with love and fighting in Canada. It is certainly flawed, but ends up being pretty entertaining.

The art in Scott Pilgrim is basically appealing, in a simplistic way, but tends to detract more from the book than it adds. The characters are plain and are not very well differentiated from each other, causing scenes to be confusing sometimes. It isn't clear who characters are at some points, since many characters look very similar. This is especially bad since Scott seems to be the model for what a normal guy looks like, so there are many characters who look like him. Even Ramona Flowers does, sometimes. In addition to this, O'Malley introduces a lot of random characters and gives them names and background information, but they don't actually end up having anything to do with the story. This leaves you with a large cast of characters that all look very similar, of which only about 10 are part of the story.

The characterization in the book is well-done and I liked many of the characters despite that fact that they were archetypal hipster douche bags. I think this is because Scott himself is so unlikable. You feel for his friends since they obviously know how much he sucks and you despise his enemies since they are so much worse than he is. It is a strange dynamic that somehow works in the context of the world O'Malley has created.

The story O'Malley tells is entertaining, and is basically the plot of a video game in comic form. Video game references abound and is one of the things I think I liked most about this series. One small problem I had was that (at times) it seems like O'Malley is throwing them in just to garner cred with the gamer crowd, since a lot of the references are to very specific games, but many others are so general that they don't apply to anything, or are applied incorrectly. I am probably judging him too harshly on this point, and in general I really enjoyed the inclusion of gamer culture.

Overall this is an entertaining book that I would recommend to most gamers/comic fans.

Also, the movie is more entertaining than the comics are. I would give it 5 stars.(less)

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Dec 28, 2010 Tung rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

Everyone brings a context to their book reviews. Someone who has worked in the fast food industry, for example, brings a very different perspective to a review of Fast Food Nation than someone who hasn’t. For me, I bring two contexts to this review: (1) I broke my rule of always reading the book before watching the film adaptation (Scott Pilgrim vs the World was one of my favorite movies of 2010); and (2) I was (am?) an awkward, video-game obsessed, neurotic-about-girls guy – so I’m sorta pre-di...more Everyone brings a context to their book reviews. Someone who has worked in the fast food industry, for example, brings a very different perspective to a review of Fast Food Nation than someone who hasn’t. For me, I bring two contexts to this review: (1) I broke my rule of always reading the book before watching the film adaptation (Scott Pilgrim vs the World was one of my favorite movies of 2010); and (2) I was (am?) an awkward, video-game obsessed, neurotic-about-girls guy – so I’m sorta pre-disposed to liking this whole graphic novel series – and I absolutely do. These stories are focused on a 23-yr-old boy (certainly not a man when we first meet him) living in Toronto who plays in a band. He is your typical twenty-something slacker: out of college with no ambition, job, or direction for his life – until he falls in love with a girl named Ramona Flowers. His life goal then becomes trying to make this relationship work, even if it means defeating her seven evil exes and his own failed-relationships demons. While there are other significant characters in these volumes, the focus is clearly on Scott. Scott views each conquest (emotionally and over the evil exes) through the lens of video games and the conventions of that activity. The art style is clearly anime-influenced, with very expressive faces throughout. My one criticism of the art styling is that sometimes I had a hard time telling some of the female characters apart when they were together as a group (especially Ramona and Lisa). Fans of the movie will most likely be fans of these books, too, although there are pros and cons in approaching these books in the context of having seen the movie. On one hand, the books go into greater detail in the lives and thoughts of all of the characters (especially Ramona, who was fairly limited and one-dimensional in the movie, but who is much richer as a character in the books). On the other hand, the books feel a bit less focused than the movie did. Overall, however, I found the series engaging, funny, and emotionally sincere. Recommended read.(less)

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Dec 08, 2010 Samantha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Graphic Novel/Comedy/Indie Rock and Roll/Canadian
Graphic Novel*

What began as a reading of the first three books for a class project resulted in me finishing the entire series. The series is the story of Canadian Scott Pilgrim, who meets an American girl named Ramona Flowers. Scott leads a simple life, he is in a band, he lives with a roommate, nobody ever bothers him besides his sister. However, when he meets Ramona his life changes. In order to date Ramona, Scott must defeat all of her evil ex-...more

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Sep 08, 2010 Alex Griffiths rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favourites

Rather than rate each book individually, it made more sense to review them as a contingent.

I got into the Scott Pilgrim series backwards. I follow a few webcomic artists' Twitterfeeds, and there was mention of buying Scott Pilgrim books from Brian Lee O'Malley. Naturally, I checked out Scott Pilgrim, and found out about the film. After seeing the film and being left in awe, the next natural progression was to read the books.

Scott Pilgrim, the story of the eponymous character's battle against his...more Rather than rate each book individually, it made more sense to review them as a contingent.

I got into the Scott Pilgrim series backwards. I follow a few webcomic artists' Twitterfeeds, and there was mention of buying Scott Pilgrim books from Brian Lee O'Malley. Naturally, I checked out Scott Pilgrim, and found out about the film. After seeing the film and being left in awe, the next natural progression was to read the books.

Scott Pilgrim, the story of the eponymous character's battle against his new girlfriend's seven evil exes, himself, and pretty much everyone, is a surprisingly deep narrative. There are things in this which the film really glossed over, and those things are what makes me think:

What Bryan Lee O'Malley accomplishes within one or two volumes is a lot more than J.K. Rowling ever accomplished in six books.

The characters are believable, to a point, though once you insert yourself into this alternate universe they begin to flesh out and make a lot more sense. There are, it must be said, very few superfluous characters, as they all end up playing a part somewhere along the way, whether it's Other Scott affirming Wallace's homosexuality, or Comeau for his role as one of the few totally level-headed people in the entire story.

The art style, while not truly 'detailed' per se, is quite fetching in the way it holds the story together under one manga style. The art even seems to change as we venture from real life, to SP, to subspace, to dreams. Or maybe that's my perception of what's actually going down in the world of Scott Pilgrim.

While most people recommend that the comics are read before viewing the film, I'd advise the total opposite. Go see the film, as it will make you question things. If you like the film, read the books as they will answer your questions and provide yet more fodder for your enjoyment.

[However, I would highly recommend reading up to the end of Volume 2 before viewing said film, just for the one line which really doesn't go over right, and makes Scott look like a total ass. The explanation is in Volume 2, with further explanation - which to be frank, is better left until after the film - in Volume 6.](less)

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Aug 25, 2010 Shaun CG rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: comix

I'm relieved that there's a 'bundle' list of these books to spare me from reviewing them all individually... which wouldn't be a problem save that I read them so quickly that some parts blur together.

Okay, context: I'd read Scott Pilgrim #1 through #4 or possibly #5 a few years ago when a friend lent them to me, and thought they were fantastic. With the rapidly approaching UK release of the film I thought it was about time for me to buy my own copies and read the final book(s).

For those not in...more I'm relieved that there's a 'bundle' list of these books to spare me from reviewing them all individually... which wouldn't be a problem save that I read them so quickly that some parts blur together.

Okay, context: I'd read Scott Pilgrim #1 through #4 or possibly #5 a few years ago when a friend lent them to me, and thought they were fantastic. With the rapidly approaching UK release of the film I thought it was about time for me to buy my own copies and read the final book(s).

For those not in the know the Scott Pilgrim series is a collection of manga-style comics by Canadian writer and artist Bryan Lee O'Malley, published by the indie imprint Omni. They're a mish-mash of various contemporary youth themes, namely music (loving it and being bad at it), love (mostly being bad at it), and video games (actually being quite good at these). The plot centres around the eponymous Scott and his endeavours to date Ramona Flowers, a sub-space hopping hipster courier with a mysteeeeerious past! Unfortunately the only known part of Ramona's past is that a bunch of her exes have united to form the League of Evil Exes, and Scott is required to defeat them in order to... get on with dating Ramona without being hassled by guys with superpowers. Basically.

Interwoven with this brilliant gonzo nonsense (and it is a whole lot of fun, particularly if you grew up in the ages of 8- and 16-bit videogames and garage rock) are some mature and sensitive explorations of traditional young adult themes (growing up, falling in and out of love, betrayal by friends and lovers, lacking direction and purpose), explored by the books' sizeable but not overwhelming cast. O'Malley's got a great knack for inventing distinct characters who nonetheless feel like part of a larger social milieu; some of the dialogue is a particular joy to read ("Scott, if your life had a face I would punch it in the balls").

Artistically the books are great, drawn with an interesting hybrid of manga and Western forms. My only real criticism here is that some of the extended supporting cast can be tricky to tell apart thanks to the lack of colour / shades of grey and the big eyes & hairstyles of the manga style.

Scott Pilgrim: recommended for anyone whose life is not crushed and joyless. (less)

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Feb 27, 2011 Hadi Wijaya rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: comics

I really satisfy with both comic book and movie of Scott Pilgrim vs the World, they are really awesome. I watch the movie before reading the book, but the story line is pretty much same. The comic books have deeper background story for 2 protagonist Scott and Ramona. And it's good, because it can give strong support to the main line.

The first things that I would like to compliment is about the video game things in here. Read this comic really like playing arcade game, with all versus, level up,...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Matt Butler rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

this is the complete story of Scott Pilgerm, a canadien slacker with relashionship troubles which varies from cheating on girlfriends, ex's, evil ex's to evil ex's of ex's.

this set of graphic novels is set in snowy Toronto, Canada and seen through the eyes of male protaginist Scott Pilgrem. these books have a strong cartoon style based on various manga (japanese comics) and have are full of videogame refrences, set up as a videogame than a actull story.

i liked these books because of the modern...more

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Oct 10, 2011 Marlan rated it 4 of 5 stars

These six books were short enough that I'll put in a rating for the whole set together.

They're definitely quirky, fun graphic novels with a crapton of really creative plot & story devices (literary devices?), including beaucoup video game and anime references. I imagine the books would be tough to understand if one didn't have any exposure to geek culture for the last 20 years. All-in-all, I appreciated them for these creative bits, even if the style could get a little over-the-top sometimes...more

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Feb 04, 2012 Bjoern rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, anthology, graphic-novels, omnibus-editions, science-fiction

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. So i came to this comic box over the movie, which was quite extravagant almost daring so i wanted to know where it all came from and ordered the whole series as a box... And i was not disappointed, the movie is a fair, if somewhat condensed and partially changed representation of what we've read here...
I still don't completelly like the drawing style the books are held in, but i can see that over the time it took to complete the six volumes the artist has vastly impoved his artistic possibiliti...more So i came to this comic box over the movie, which was quite extravagant almost daring so i wanted to know where it all came from and ordered the whole series as a box... And i was not disappointed, the movie is a fair, if somewhat condensed and partially changed representation of what we've read here...
I still don't completelly like the drawing style the books are held in, but i can see that over the time it took to complete the six volumes the artist has vastly impoved his artistic possibilities and the pictures have grown many times more expressionable and ...stylish. Still it's a somewhat unusual style kinda in the middle between the Powerpuff Girls and Anime like Shin Chan Crayon... Not my favorite watching materiel when i've got a choice, but looking back it's somehow fitting the story and the characters and let's say a more realistic Style like featured in western comics like Marvel or DC products would have distracted too much from the things going on in Scott's life.

Now the story that's something completelly different... Like i've written in my first status update it's a tale from a world i could never relate to in real life, i was never the party going type, held back from visiting a college and have always been out of this whole Dating crap loop with all the teenage drama and certainly with the pining for the types that are bad for you stuff. But reading a lot of this same stuff in the six volumes of Scott Pilgrim wasn't even half bad, the Author has an almost therapeutic way of leading his characters through the dark valleys of growing up into a kind of enlightened state, working up all the little difficulties of this phase between being certainly no kid anymore and not being/feeling ready for seeing one self as an adult - which is a theme i can far better relate to than the general background of this party people ;).
Especially volume six has this whole transcendant motive of finding one self in the errors of ones past and that this shows the crowning moment of a comic series that started out as more or less a teenie soap story is a miracle in itself, the books have grown up together with their inhabitants.

Finally let's have some words about the Scott Pilgrim universe... It's the thing that got me drawn towards reading the comic books, it' silly, surrealistic and in general totally nerdy. Scott is living inside a video game, with power ups, experience points and all other factors known from the tv screen. His girlfriend to be Ramona Flowers is skating along "subspace highways", that give shortcuts through the real life and may sometimes lead into peoples heads and/or dreams... and of course the whole "fight her evil exes" thing reminds of a video game with it's levels and level bosses you have to vanquish to win - in this case the beauties' heart...
Far more than the movie the comics toy with this motif, the whole "he will win the fight, because he's Scott Pilgrim" theme often repeated by his closer friends and associates distinguishes the action quite a bit from the more loser fame based movie story. Also Ramona isn't nearly as open as in the movie when telling of her evil exes and how she met them, afte the second one or so she doesn't mention it any more other than that breaking up made things truly nasty and similar wisdoms, but this actually improves the story as it really doesn't matter who the level bosses were as they are more and more just a little obstacle on the path to finding their place in the world and grow out of the stupid habits that led in he past to them and others being hurt and so would posssibly in the future hinder any prospective new relationship as the one they're trying to build between themselves.

Scott Pilgrim is a series full of contradictions or rather polar opposites... being a teen/twen at the same time as "grown up", being all angsty/sarcatic/distant while trying to find love and what ever more. But that is what makes the story so authentic in general, while at the same time it's over the board unrealistic in the details. And this duality is what makes it's charm! Scott Pilgrim WINS the world!(less)

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Sep 08, 2010 Mark rated it 2 of 5 stars

"Hey guys! Remember Street Fighter? Remember old video games? Remember that, guys?"

That's basically the main gimmick this book uses to exploit its audience (nerds). It starts out pretty promising - the way the love interest meets the protagonist is really interesting and the whole concept of battling evil ex-boyfriends is pretty fresh. And the humor sometimes works really well.

By the second book, however, all the freshness is gone and slogging through the remaining books feels like a chore. Also...more

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Jun 28, 2012 Benjamin added it

The Scott Pilgrim books pass the highest test for graphic novels/comic books that I know of: there are several panels that I want to silkscreen onto t-shirts.

There may be moments where the twee-ness gets a little too adorable, but like the hot summers in Texas, it feels churlish to complain: you should know what you're getting into with this. It's a fun story, with themes of sin and forgiveness--ultimately it reminds me of Le Guin's Wizard of Earthsea, with the conclusion of accepting your sinf...more

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Sep 03, 2010 Daniel rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Borrow or torrent for free, not really worth buying.

Recommended to Daniel by: Vallan Anundson

Shelves: comics, fiction

After some mixed reactions (mostly during book one) I can officially say that by the end of the sixth volume I enjoyed the Scott Pilgrim series. I found them to be charming and sweet and romantic. Surprisingly, I found them to very rarely be cheesy, an impresseive feat given the genre of literature: Teen Romance Manga??

At the same time, reading the books I understood that I am a little too old for them. Don't get me wrong, I devoured these books with gusto. But I can't help but feel that if I ha...more After some mixed reactions (mostly during book one) I can officially say that by the end of the sixth volume I enjoyed the Scott Pilgrim series. I found them to be charming and sweet and romantic. Surprisingly, I found them to very rarely be cheesy, an impresseive feat given the genre of literature: Teen Romance Manga??

At the same time, reading the books I understood that I am a little too old for them. Don't get me wrong, I devoured these books with gusto. But I can't help but feel that if I had come across them when I was 17 years old, they would have affected me on a much deeper level. I would have been fanatic about them, rather than amused and charmed by them.

At first glance, the Scott Pilgrim series seems vaguely fucked up. The premise, after all, is that the main character must fight and defeat the seven evil ex-boyfriends in order to win the love of his girlfriend Ramona. On the surface, this is some misogynist bullshit, only men in comic books (or, perhaps, rams) need to defeat other men in battle in order to woo their women, and this is a tired cliche. But perhaps a deeper reading is in order here.

It's true that the title of the book is Scott Pilgrim, and that the storyline most often follows Scott. However, Scott barely exists. From the moment she appears, Ramona is a three dimensional character with a past, a background, depth, hobbies, interests, a job, a place to live, friends, etc. Scott, on the other hand, is almost a cardboard cutout. We learn he is in a band. He doesn't really have a place to live (he's crashing at a friend's house (since...?), he has no apparent job (it's revealed later he doesn't have one), he has no direction, no past, and no real future. We don't know very much about him because he doesn't know very much about himself! Scott has only one dimension, and it takes Ramona to bring him any semblance of depth.

So perhaps the story is really about Ramona. She has demons that she needs to work out with regard to her past boyfriends. And she uses Scott to get to a place where she can love herself and, eventually, when he develops into a human being for her and for us, she can love him as well. Read like this, the book is not nearly so misogynist. It's almost refreshing!

Anyhow, perhaps I'm just trying to justify why I would totally recommend this book to anyone with a couple of hours to burn (it goes really quickly). I can't necessarily tell you why you should read it (I never quite figured out why I was reading it myself), but I can tell you that it's fun.(less)

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May 27, 2011 Drake Klemme rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Scott Pilgrim series is one of the greatest series I have ever read. The world of Scott Pilgrim is an amazing world that you will quickly get lost in. The video game feel of the series is really neat and lets video game players feel right at home. There are many references to video games that include Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. I loved every single page of all six books and I would definitly recommend this to all of my friends. Scott Pilgrim actually teaches you about relation...more

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Dec 25, 2010 Keith rated it 5 of 5 stars

Started checking these out from the library as it was cheaper than going back to see the movie a second time. My commitment to reading the whole series grew with each book, and by far my favorite section is the summer between evil-ex-fights in book 4. The latter books, in which it comes to light what a complete schmuck Scott really is and how, despite being 'the greatest fighter in the province', he is completely reliant on everyone around him for everything else -- well, it's the sort of group...more

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Sep 04, 2011 Brent rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic-novels

Okay, so I finally got around to reading this series after ignoring all the hype, seeing the movie, and brushing off all the glowing recommendations from friends and colleagues. If someone were to ask me why I'm reading it now, I'd say that it was partly because my curiosity finally got the best of me, and partly because I only had a staff discount on graphic novels for a few more days and I figured if not now, when then?

Suffice to say I was pleasantly surprised. The story was quirky, well writt...more

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Feb 09, 2011 Jeff rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Scott Pilgrim is a graphic novel about a 23 year old jobless bass player who is dating a high school girl until he meets the girl of his dreams. He has reoccurring dreams about a girl rollerblading through his life and after finally meeting her in person, discovers he has to battle her seven evil exes in order to win her over and possibly live happily ever after.

I like the play on characters names such as Young Neil which has to be a reference to Neil Young since he’s Canadian and the story take...more

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Apr 22, 2011 Andre Avelas rated it 5 of 5 stars

Not only one of the best comics (graphic novels?) around, but one of the most important and poignant literary works of the last and this decade, the Scott Pilgrim Collection is a faithful and endearing portrait of a generation, my generation.
Scott Pilgrim sees himself as the most awesome canadian 23 year-old ever. Playing bass for the about-to-break-it big band "Sex Bob-omb", currently dating an asian schoolgirl named Knives Chau and living with his gay best friend Wallace Wells (actually Wallac...more

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Feb 07, 2011 Eric rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: The 8-bit generation

Recommended to Eric by: Zach Connelly

Shelves: graphic-novels

I broke a cardinal book-reading rule and saw the movie before reading the book -- but in this case, it worked for me. For one thing, it helped me keep track of the multitude of characters which were often drawn similarly to one another, and for another, since the movie was done so well, I didn't feel either could be improved by being more like the other. And most importantly, the quirky tone and the unique characters were preserved from the book to the movie.

While there were a number of differen...more

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Sep 10, 2012 Darkphoenix rated it 5 of 5 stars

OMG, these books were so amazing!!!! I read them after i saw the film. while i thoroughly enjoyed the film, i have to say, the books were so much better.

there's a lot of stuff that was left out in the movie but then there's just so much happening in the books that it would've been impossible to incorporate all of those priceless moments.

The Scott Pilgrim series was seriously funny (i love the part when Scott realises that Ramona and Roxie were lovers, burst out laughing!!) and i loved the artwor...more

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Dec 01, 2010 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Laura by: Carl

Shelves: graphic-novels-comic-books

Started reading these at the beginning of the summer and finished them as soon as the 6th book came out in print. Pretty much got scarily obsessed with them. Like Knives-fandom-of-Sex-Bob-ombs level of obsession. I was Ramona for Halloween. The road trip I was on when the 6th book came out ended in Toronto where we went to both Honest Ed's and Sneaky Dee's. I know, I have a problem.
Basically these books are fantastic fun to read. They are crazy funny and have fighting and video game references a...more

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Sep 30, 2011 John Graham rated it 4 of 5 stars

As a child of the 80's, I am easily sold on novels featuring 8-bit references and effects. This series made things even better by being well written and artistically appealing. If you've only seen the movie and haven't yet read the books, let me tell you that you are missing out on so much.
To summarize my thoughts on this series, it's basically a boy dealing with a girl's past ex's, but instead of dealing with them emotionally like we all have in our lives, he deals with them in a physical sense...more

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Apr 20, 2012 Gwen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics-and-picture-books

I was surprised by this collection. I thought they would just be light fare since that is pretty much what the movie was, but it turns out that the books are actually really well written. The drawing style is nice, but the first couple of books the style is a little rough. The best part about this series is definitely the characters. They are all developed very well. I went through the emotional roller coaster right along with them. I would recommend this to anyone that loves random geeky refere...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Sylwia rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the kind of series that I envision that I will happily re-read many times in my life. To me, it's about growing, changing, learning, and loving. While the heavy topics are approached with comedy, the seriousness of them is never played with. The character's behaviors are realistic, the relationship dynamics between romantic, familial, and friend relationships are complicated but not confusing, and while the series approaches life and love as though the concepts are a game, it does so in...more

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Jun 23, 2012 Mohammed Aljarallah rated it 4 of 5 stars

This 'review' is for the whole bundle, all 6 volumes.

If I would ever describe something as 'random', it would be to describe this Canadian gem.

I liked how the writer jumped from scene to scene, and how he really managed to build his characters so well even so. I also loved the witty-off-balloon captions (which I kept reading in Bill Hader's voice), and the indirect humor, that some people might find stupid but I found it to be genius.

It was fun, quirky, and definitely enjoyable. I recommend th...more

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Dec 07, 2011 Prongs rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

BREAD MAKES YOU FAT?!?!

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Jul 20, 2012 Ben rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: a-rated, a-owned, comics

Much better than the film (where spastic Scott is replaced by generic Michael Cera and Ramona becomes a cardboard cutout), the Scott Pilgrim series was generally enjoyable and rather clever. I hold a particular fondness for the twins/robots, Julie, and the wonderful line near the end that reads something like, "His brain doesn't need any more damage from you!" "Wait, more damage?"

That said, there are a couple things to note. First, the characters are very two-dimensional, except maybe Scott and...more

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Dec 30, 2011 Catherine Gordon rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Catherine by: Darragh Lysaght-Gordon

Funny, entertaining, and great illustrations - good read. Some excellent one-liners. I did like the drawing style however it was difficult at times to know which character it was when there was group pictures. I loved the movie so it was a sure thing that I would like the books but these are better as they build on Romana as a character and explain that they actually went out for a long time and lived together rather than the rather condensed movie. I would have preferred a happier ending for Kn...more

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Jul 02, 2011 Mike rated it 5 of 5 stars

The first time that I heard of this series like many people, was through a commercial for the movie, which actually did rather poor in the box office. So putting those two facts together, I assumed that the entire property itself was just some crappy retro video game like series in general and paid it no mind afterward. Then some of my favorite movie reviewers started claiming that it was truly a fantastic movie and just about anyone raised on video games should go and see. So with that in mind...more The first time that I heard of this series like many people, was through a commercial for the movie, which actually did rather poor in the box office. So putting those two facts together, I assumed that the entire property itself was just some crappy retro video game like series in general and paid it no mind afterward. Then some of my favorite movie reviewers started claiming that it was truly a fantastic movie and just about anyone raised on video games should go and see. So with that in mind I had to put my hands up to it and go see what was so great and man was it fantastic. After about two days I still couldn't stop thinking about the movie and how I related to some of the subtle nuances, even when I didn't quite understand all of them. So wanting more, I turned to the comic and god damn that was some great reading. After reading Franz Kafka, I really needed some modern literature to kick me back into gear and this was exactly what I needed. This entire series is about 1000 pages long but I power housed through it in about a week and loved every minute of it. It's been a long time since I have really read something that made me rush home just so I can read more, only to look at the clock and realize, damn I should have eaten something about about two hours ago. Apparently, this series was specifically made for my age range because I really adore it. Not all of the references, subplots and interactions are funny and entertaining but relevant to me in some shape or form. Scott Pilgrims gets with a girl named Ramona that he thinks is the girls of his dreams and guess what she has a lot of skeletons in her closet, in the form of 7 evil boyfriends. Scott himself isn't unclean of past mistakes either but he doesn't really hide them. Mostly because he doesn't realize his mistakes or just doesn't care, overall he's kind of a prick with a charming personality. Maybe if I were in my thirties and married, I wouldn't find it as great but I digress. The dialoge is not Shakespeare but it's good in a Catcher in the Rye sense. So this is my final word, I recommend you give it a shot, I did and I'm happy as hell for it. (less)

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Feb 19, 2011 Jessica Secret rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This series blew my mind with it's awesomeness.

Throughout each book, I chuckled, I "awwwwww"ed, and I was on the edge of my seat as Scott battled with ninja-like moves. The wonderfully unique, fast plot grabbed me immediately.

Each character was hilarious, unique, and I want to hug ALL OF THEM! (It would freak them out so bad...but that's only half of the reason I'd do it.) If I had to pick a favorite, it would be...um...yeah, can't pick one.

Seriously, if what I t...more

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Bryan Lee O'Malley is a Canadian cartoonist. His first original graphic novel was Lost at Sea (2003), and he is currently working on (and best-known for) the six-volume Scott Pilgrim series (2004 to present). All of his graphic novels thus far have been published by Portland, Oregon-based Oni Press. He is also a songwriter and musician (as Kupek and formerly in several short-lived Toronto bands).
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