Friday, August 5, 2011

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (vol. 1) by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (vol. 1) by Bryan Lee O'Malley , 2004, Portland; Ono Press, INC. (978-1-932664-08-9)


Awards: 2005 Doug Write Award for Best Emerging Talent
Author/Illustrator Website: http://www.scottpilgrim.com/
Media Used: Pen and ink

Annotation:
23 year-old Scott has a dream about a girl, who he eventually finds.  He goes on a date with her and must begin battling her seven evil ex-boyfriends.  In this volume, he battles the first ex-boyfriend who has mystical powers.

Personal Reaction:
The black and white drawings are fairly standard issue for comics/graphic novels.  The story, however, is  much different.  This book will be loved by anyone who loves video games.  The book is filled with references to well-known video games.  The love story makes the book different as well.  Most books that cater towards video game players do  not feature relationships as a key feature.

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