Your Train Commute Is About To Become Awesome
I would drink with this guy any day of the week. Or all of them.
If you were born in the 1980′s and you have yet to read any Scott Pilgrim, then I urgently (yet still gently) want to push you in that direction – the right direction. Yes, I know there’s a movie coming out soon (Aug. 13th), and while the early reviews look to be positive I don’t know a thing about how the film will turn out. The books on the other hand I know for certain are gold. Sure, they’re undeniably dorky, but it is still just such a satisfying experience from beginning to end that when you finish one volume I promise you will be looking for another. It won’t take very long to see Scott Pilgrim is the kind of guy who wears his heart on his sleeve… he is also (at times) incredibly slow-witted when it comes to girls, but when he has to fight for what he loves, man this guy fights. When you throw in real life situations (relationships, crappy jobs, rent, ninjas) explained through jokes referring to Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog and X-Men, it doesn’t get any better than this.
Here, let me point you in the right direction: Volume 1, Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, is cheap as hell on amazon right now. Totally worth it.
I wish I wasn’t so completely broke, right now! I only have, and have only read, the first book in the series. I found out that our local library carries them, but they didn’t have anything beyond number two checked in. :/
Sign up for the request system. It is the best way to get anything at the library, though it can require great patience.
I usually do request the items. It’s nice to be able to get them through the inter-library system. I should do so, especially for these. I want to read them all before going to see the movie.