Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
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- ISBN13: 9781932664225
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Ramona’s third evil ex-boyfriend, Todd Ingram, is currently dating the ex- like 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 pleased, 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!”
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How to clarify Scott Pilgrim and his weird small world? It’s amusing, to be sure. It’s seemingly normal, to a degree. When we meet new characters, we regularly get their level rating (Scott is, of course, “awesome”). Everything about the series is so Generation Now–Scott is straight but he has a gay roommate; they share a tiny studio apartment and sleep in the same bed, platonically; Scott plays in a band with a female drummer, which is cool, although the band doesn’t reasonably rock at first (but they have heart). None of it is overdone, though. In fact, there’s so much genuine sweetness to it (in a excellent way; not in some treacly, sentimental manner) that you can’t help but wish you were part of the group–part of this world, even, because it’s a pretty different world.
That is to say, it’s Toronto, but some magical, videogame-like qualities exist. These characters exist mostly in the real world but at the same time, it has some decidedly offbeat properties. Scott is an innocent, a supercool, eminently likable cipher who happens to be nearly irresistibly endearing.
As the series starts, 23-year-ancient Scott has just ongoing dating Knives Chau, a 17-year-ancient high school student. It’s all very innocent; they haven’t even kissed, just hugged. Scott is recovering from a devastating breakup a year ago and views Knives as a way to go on lacking getting his heart too involved. His friends and sister waste no time ripping into Scott for this robbing-the-cradle misconduct, but Scott sticks with it, even after meeting Ramona Flowers. Ramona is the girl of Scott’s dreams, factually. He keeps seeing her in visions, so when he sees her at a party, come to life in weird garb, he makes his go.
The series has the feel of a gentle romantic comedy at times, and the wit back and into the world between Scott and Ramona (and even Scott and Knives) has the kind of meet-cute quality of cinema. It’s also hilariously hip, metatextual, and self-referential (again, it’s a Generation Now thing). When Ramona clarifies that she’s been in Scott’s dreams because there’s a really convenient subspace highway that happens to run through his head, Scott doesn’t really question it. Later, they get to know each additional and choose that some of their tales will be revealed in different volumes, before sleeping together (again, platonically, because they’ve been holed up inside together because of a freak blizzard–although it’s clear both characters will want to do more than just sleep together eventually).
And here we come to the real meat of the tale. As Scott starts to see Ramona, he first receives an email, then a letter, from a man who wants to schedule time to fight Scott. Scott ignores them, but this is a crazy guy who won’t be ignored. It turns out Ramona has seven evil ex-boyfriends, all of whom Scott will have to fight and defeat if he wants to continue seeing the delightful Ramona. (And if you’re wondering what ever happened to Knives Chau, well, there’s more to that as well.)
The content is never too adult (but trust me, adults will–and do–delight in it reasonably a bit), but it’s more appropriate for teens and older (the publisher gives it a 13+ rating). The tale and art are certainly manga-influenced, but it isn’t straight manga. It’s a hybrid. A very excellent hybrid, it turns out. Scott Pilgrim is one of persons series that catches fire and, when you check in to see what all the buzz is about, you realize why immediately. This much clever, inventive fun deserves to be a smash.
– John Hogan
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Scott Pilgrim has quickly become one of my favorite graphic novel series. But, volume 3 is by far my favorite one. Indie comics have a lot to offer a wide variety of audiences from a name wanting flashy action to a name who just wants a coming-of-age tale of a confused 18-year-ancient. Bryan Lee O’Malley has come forwards and shown that you don’t need expanded universes of cut-and-paste super heroes with ridiculous continuities and laughable dead-then-alive-again tale arcs. Scott Pilgrim shows that the fun doesn’t have to take a back seat to the professional wrestling style of presentation and character development regularly seen in huge super hero books. The mundane becomes the fantastic; the frivolous becomes fun; it shows a small slice of just how dominant the Nerd Culture is apt in well loved arts today. Kevin Smith is a master of the Star Wars reference. To that same effect, Bryan Lee O’Malley is a master of the Video Game reference.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
It’s hard to clarify just how awesome this series is or how much it makes you want to go to Canada. Well, maybe that second part is just me. Besides having the super awesome (I need another word besides awesome) characters and hilarious plot, this volume has one of Ramona’s evil exes, who has lacto-vegetarian powers. There’s a bargain store that makes people go blind with the sheer amount of deals. Ramona and one of Scott’s exes have an extreme fight using a giant hammer. And Wallace Wells cemented himself as one of my favorite characters when he forced Scott to listen to the sound of searing bacon to prove that everything does not suck. These books need to be read… and they need to be read by you!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Scott Pilgrim is getting better and better in my opinion. O’Malley seems to amp up his penciling in this volume — better detail, fantastic action. The tale is just o-so-cool.
Can’t wait for vol. 4 when Scott gets it together!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Basically, I selected this book up at half fee during a closing sale at a store. I leafed through it when I bought it, and thought it looked pretty excellent. 3~4 reads later, I have to say that this is one of the best manga [though I really hesitate to call it that: it kind of resides in the space between manga, comic, and book] I’ve read. It’s realistic, has really amusing jokes, and isn’t worried to be wacky – the thing is that these otherwise completely eccentric moments fit perfectly within the book as it stands. A must-read [I currently have the first two books and Lost at Sea coming to my house from this series]!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5