Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life
November 15, 2004 | Comics
Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life
Bryan Lee O’Malley
Oni Press
$11.95 US (paperback)
*** 1/2 (out of five)
Scott Pilgrim is a typical, drifting, twentysomething, wannabe musician with female troubles.
That pretty much sums up Precious Little Life.
This sweet and identifiable tale of post post-graduate life in the city of Toronto by writer/artist Bryan Lee O’Malley mixes quick dialogue with fun characters to create a solid book. It begins like a comedy, turns into a romance and at some point devolves into a Manga battle book, but not for too long.
Scott’s muddled love life, featuring a semi-platonic relationship with a 17-year-old high schooler and a deepening attraction to a rollerblading delivery girl is fairly compelling stuff — if a bit odd.
One can only hope Precious Little Life isn’t too autobiographical or O’Malley’s got one peculiar life himself.
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