Scott Pilgrim vs The World: Volume 2 (udgave 2001)

Continues the plot of the first, but with a little less direction and a slightly slower pace. Still very good, though. ( )

n this volume, Scott has to continue his battle with his new girlfriend's seven evil ex-boyfriends. But in this edition, Scott's ex-girlfriends get thrown into the pot. And, his most recent ex-girlfriend, Knives Chau, isn't going down without a fight.

I enjoyed this volume more than I did the first volume. I'm still not sure that I find Scott Pilgrim sympathetic at all but I do like Knives. ( )

The Scott Pilgrim series is fantastic, and I am enjoying my reread of it. ( )

If volume one was almost completely reproduced in the movie, volume two has plenty of the payout that leads fans of a movie to seek out the book that was its source material. Here we get the back story on Scott's romantic (and musical, and employment) history, and a fantastic kung fu-style face-off between Knives and Ramona, in addition to catching us up to the fight with evil ex number 2.

(Though admittedly, some of the backstory was a little: "what? ...and who was that again? ...and how is this all going to be relevant?" but see, sometimes that's the trouble of watching the movie before reading the books. Impatience for the payoffs you already know are coming...)

This volume also has even more of the almost frictionless flow between dreams, reality, and video game/movie style fight sequences. Generally without losing its sense of humor or taking itself too seriously.

Good, fun read. ( )

The second volume, just as fantastic as the first, goes more into depth on Scott's past, especially his past with Kim. In fact, the book opens with the story of how they met and became involved. The main focus on this volume seems to be Scott's love life.

One of the great things about this story is how O'Malley seamlessly integrates video game logic into this world. Evil Exes, once defeated, evaporate and leave coins behind (and sometimes the occasional bonus item). Also, his fourth wall breaks are great! (Scott telling another character they should "read the book some time" when asked about something explained in the last volume).

Again, this whole series is just such a fun read and I highly recommend it to anyone. ( )