Scott Pilgrim Volume 4 Review
Scott Pilgrim’s stupid stupid antics are just what some of us could use on a bleak fucking day, where there’s nothing to look forward to, except for work that you don’t want to do. I want Scott’s slacker life (and I did type the word twice in the first sentence, it’s not a typo) – dude does nothing, mooches off his flatmate, gets to date hot people, gets to go everywhere without spending a dime and lives in a video-game like world where you can fight random people, gain XP and jump through space doors. Although volume 4 is titled “Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together”, where he finally gets a job and will maybe have to start living the life of a grown up.
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Volume 4 is obviously about Scott having to fight Ramona’s ex number 4, but our hero has two weirdos after his neck in this edition and both their identities have a comical reveal. For a change, we do get more of Scott-Ramona interactions that aren’t inane and completely pointless. I have no idea why Scott’s flatmate Wallace is on the cover for this volume, but since he is one of the most likable characters in the series, he can be on the cover of every issue for no good reason.
Bryan Lee O’Malley begins “Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together” with a fun summer beach break and the color edition is a definite plus as it adds an extra layer of fun to the story. Interestingly, I noticed that Scott and Wallace share a striking resemblance, and if it weren’t for the colors, I would have been confused between the two. In fact, I did get confused at one scene in this volume and had to double-check the hair colors to differentiate them. Although, going by the story so far, maybe Bryan Lee O’Malley deliberately made some of the characters look similar to add to the chaotic mood of the story.
It’s a 4 on 5 from me.
