Scott Pilgrim Color Edition Volume 3: Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness written and drawn by Bryan Lee O'Malley and colors by Nathan Fairbairn
As predicted from last time, Scott winds up fighting Ramona's ex-boyfriend Todd and Ramona fights Scott's ex-girlfriend Envy. In an interesting twist, Envy is dating Todd and they are in a band together that's about to go big-time. Scott and his band have shown up as the opening act before Envy's band (at her invitation). All the crowds are rooting for Envy and Todd while the readers root for Scott and Ramona.
The build-up to the fights takes a while, with a lot of witty backstory thrown in and some more pathos for Scott's most recent ex, Knives Chau, who shows up for the action. The over-the-top antics continues once Todd's superpowers are revealed--he has telekinetic abilities thanks to being a hardcore vegan. He went to a special indoctrination camp, I mean, college for vegans where he learned their mystic arts and was granted substantial powers. There's some fourth-wall-breaking jokes thrown in for fun which I found enjoyable.
I remembered Todd from the movie (which I guess I should review at some point) so the surprise twist victory was not surprising but still fun. The book is very hip and well-written, even if we readers discover more and more that Scott favors the loser side of being a lovable loser.
This edition includes some bonus stories from a Free Comic Book Day publication and other alternate covers and sketches, making it extra-enjoyable.
Recommended.
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