Major Spoilers Forum
May 21, 2013, 03:29:44 PM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Login with username, password and session length
News: Consider a donation to the Major Spoilers cause. On the main site click the "Make a Donation" button on the right hand column.
 
   Home   Help Search Login Register  
Poll
Question: What is your favorite volume of Scott Pilgrim
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness
Scott Pilgrim Gets it Together
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Universe

Pages: [1]
  Print  
Author Topic: Scott Pilgrim: choose your favorite volume  (Read 1992 times)
The_Julian
#1 Spoilerite
Sleestak
***************************************************************************************************
Posts: 191


I'm not that uncool.


View Profile WWW
« on: August 22, 2009, 12:47:36 PM »

So we all love Scott Pilgrim right? Yeah I thought so. What's not to love? It has great humor, action, dialogue, and some of the best characters this side of the MTV generation.  But which volume is the best? Is it the first volume that introduces the story and our heroes? Or maybe it's the fifth volume that has Scott getting his heart broken?

Well, if you ask me you can't beat the fourth volume- It features some of the best dialogue, action, and some of Scott's best characterization of the series so far. But what thinks you?
Logged

It's no big conspiracy. I just like to wear sunglasses.
(twitter.com/EonsPast)
I also happen to be Poster-Child in the Legion of Spoilerites
Power-EXTREME!
Navarre
Guest
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2009, 01:16:54 PM »

Hrmm, sorry. I didn't even know who Scott Pilgrim was until I looked him up.

I guess I'm not worthy to vote.
Logged
The_Julian
#1 Spoilerite
Sleestak
***************************************************************************************************
Posts: 191


I'm not that uncool.


View Profile WWW
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2009, 05:14:56 PM »

Hrmm, sorry. I didn't even know who Scott Pilgrim was until I looked him up.

I guess I'm not worthy to vote.

There's a Major Spoilers Podcast on the books in the feed. Take a listen to see if it's your thing (and trust me, it will be).
Logged

It's no big conspiracy. I just like to wear sunglasses.
(twitter.com/EonsPast)
I also happen to be Poster-Child in the Legion of Spoilerites
Power-EXTREME!
Beta Ray Bill Cosby
Administrator
Snorkasaurus
*****
Posts: 720


Bill?


View Profile
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2009, 11:47:57 PM »

hard to say, but the first swerve of the series may be the first one. You know, the one where you realize you're NOT reading a modern version of Archie and are actually reading... something else.

but Vegan Powers are definitely the best concept from the series in my opinion
Logged

AKA: Rodrigo
hermit
Workhorse
Dr. Connors
*
Posts: 392



View Profile
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2009, 05:50:56 PM »

the whole series is just one awesome thing. i will never pick one over the other. when i read the series for the thousandth time, i read it from the beginning.
Logged

-Such incompetence would not be permitted in the Latveria of... DOCTOR DOOM.
-How do you do that?
-Do what?
-Speak in all capitals like that?
-Silence, minion.
Navarre
Guest
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2009, 06:58:25 PM »

I am clearly missing out on something here. Is there a link to read up on all of this? If so, I promise to read this within the next week, just so I can see what the hype is about.
Logged
The_Julian
#1 Spoilerite
Sleestak
***************************************************************************************************
Posts: 191


I'm not that uncool.


View Profile WWW
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2009, 07:18:37 PM »

As long as you don't mind any spoilers, MSP #79 talks about the books.

But, if you wanna jump right in you've got nothing to lose. Each of the books is just $12. Though I would suggest buying the first three immediately. Trust me, once the first book ends you wanna pick up the second one immediately.  And the same goes for the second. Third is the only one that has an actual conclusion of the first three.
Logged

It's no big conspiracy. I just like to wear sunglasses.
(twitter.com/EonsPast)
I also happen to be Poster-Child in the Legion of Spoilerites
Power-EXTREME!
Ivdar
Charmander
**
Posts: 94


Make tea, not war


View Profile WWW
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2009, 04:56:20 AM »

It's really hard to choose...like hermit says, the whole series is equally awesome. What's really nice is that each volume has a very different tone and feel.

At this precise moment, I'd have to say Volume Three, because of the sheer evilosity that is Envy (man I love hating her), the bouts of enthusiasm I felt during the final fight, and also because, well...Todd's a VEGAN.

But I agree, fourth volume is un-flippin'-believable. After all it does feature the awesomest moment in my recent comic-book memory ; I won't spoil it, but it involves a certain someone earning the power of something-something...
Logged

Ergo, Zombies.
Dr. Bolty
Charmander
**
Posts: 52


View Profile
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2009, 01:52:42 PM »

Really close between volumes 3 and 4 for me. 3 was a really nice balance of build-up and characterization...4 had a very strong internal structure.

Also, 4 had my one of my favorite quotes from the series - "We didn't even make out that much," Ramona says just after getting mad at Scott for letting a girl stay at his place...
Logged
whynaut
Easter Egg
*
Posts: 9


View Profile
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2010, 02:47:12 AM »

Maybe I'm still just in the enjoyment haze from having just finished reading it, but I liked Vol. 6 the best.  I know plenty of people who had complaints that too many things were left vague in that volume. However, having read it a few times, I feel it actually ties together a lot of symbolism that I did not get early on. 
An obvious example is when Ramona's bottomless bag is destroyed to defend Scott and she decides to get a new one.  We find that symbolically/literally Ramona has been carrying an endless amount of (emotional) baggage from the beginning of the series and is willing to sacrifice it in order to preserve her love. 
The NegaScott represents the bad aspects of Scott personality, and Scott finds himself literally "beating down" the bad memories and the negative aspects of himself.  This is, to a lesser extend, also the reason why Scott can never remember himself drinking alcohol.   But after absorbing NegaScott (i.e. accepting his faults) he openly admits to Julie at the Chaos Theatre that he does indeed drink sometimes.
All in all, I just find the last volume very satisfying in this way.
Logged
Pages: [1]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.18 | SMF © 2013, Simple Machines
SMFAds for Free Forums
Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!