So, originally I didn’t even pick Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life up because of the fact that it looked like a manga (let’s hear it for judging a book by its cover). Manga is just one of those things I’ve yet to breach (nor will I probably ever). That being said, once I was finally convinced to take a gander, I loved it. Most comic books are based around mystery, adventure, fights or the fact that people shoot impractical things from impractical body parts. But with SPPLL, I at least got something that I hadn’t encountered in many other graphic novels. Beginning to end, it was designed to make me chuckle.
I love how it’s just so casual, y’know? Very quickly through characters like Wallace and Stills, you feel like you’re being introduced into the circle of friends. Not to mention those nice little introduction boxes. And yes, let’s not joke around; Wallace is the best part of the series for me. On top of that, your adolescence is made into basically an in-joke with references to things like Mario 2, Mr. Silly, and the X-Men. It's impossible to not find something you can relate to.
Although it's pretty shallow at this point it sets up the rest of the series. The one core thing that I totally connect with is how an issue caused by ex can pop up in a relationship. And the idea that Scott can physically beat them up instead of overcoming the issue with his girlfriend through more mundane things like serious talk and relationship building...I wish it was that simple.
Little things I liked: “Guess who’s drunk tonight?â€