Having heard of the recent movie adaptation, I decided to read the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series.
They're pretty short. I read the first volume, Scott Pilgrim: Precious Little Life on the bus ride home. Yet, the author Bryan O'Malley is able to convey so much information for the reader in these few pages. Right at the start of the graphic novel Scott Pilgrim, a 23-year-old who is part of the band "Sex Bob-omb" is revealed to be dating a high school girl, Knives Chau. Chau's character is ingeniously used to simultaneously reveal much about Pilgrim's personality and lifestyle and create a conflict when Pilgrim falls in love with another girl, Ramona Flowers. O'Malley's style of artwork is cartoonish, yet he's still able to draw distinguishable characters whose appearances reflect their personalities, as well as convincing settings.
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