Scott Pilgrim Precious Little Box Set Paperback – 23 November 2010

To be honest, there isn't much I can add that the other reviewers haven't. I've read these as ebooks, and now I want to get the box set. Definitely a must read, and do check out the movie as well!

It's hard to think of a slacker more endearing than Scott Pilgrim -- he's funny, cool, unpretentious, and awkwardly romantic.And you get to see all of that in "Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset," which adds a rock'n'roll sci-fi twist to the usual boy-meets-girl story. Most of it ambles across the daily adventures of Scott's life as he falls in love, but Bryan Lee O'Malley carefully it into a tale of good vs. evil, enduring love, evil exes, subspace passages, and the struggle to overcome the past.23-year-old Scott Pilgrim has everything: a cool rock band, a forgiving gay roommate, and a high school girlfriend (they just talk! Don't worry!). But lately his dreams have been full of a strange young woman on rollerblades, who usually announces that he IS dreaming -- and one day at the library, he actually sees her in the flesh.Her name is Ramona Flowers, and while Scott's first attempts to talk to her bomb horribly, an order from amazon.ca brings her right to her door (and a date). But it turns out that to officially date Ramona, Scott must defeat her seven evil exes, the League Of Evil Ex-Boyfriends -- a guy with demon hipster chicks, a famous actor, a snotty vegan rocker, an insecure lesbian ninja, and a pair of Japanese twins using evil robots.Along the way, Scott has some ex-girlfriend problems of his own, especially with the haughty musician Envy and the high-strung teenager Knives. And when Ramona vanishes, Scott is left to deal with the final and most dangerous boyfriend: Gideon! Can Ramona and Scott overcome their flaws and terrible pasts, or will Gideon end Scott Pilgrim's precious little life?When you boil it down, the Scott Pilgrim series is really just a boy-meets-girl story. But "Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset" establishes pretty quickly that Bryan Lee O'Malley has a rare talent for spicing up an ordinary story into a delightfully quirky, wacky little love story, and even adding a bittersweet quality in the first half of the last book. Subspace purses, ninjas, love dodecahedrons, love swords and rock concerts all come into play.And O'Malley fills the story with amusing dialogue ("That must have caused my dad's brain to break in half, replaced by a purely mechanical engine of revenge!"), video-game-style level-ups ("Guts +2 Heart +3 Smarts +1 Will +1") and plenty of quirky characters (I wish I had a roommate like Wallace). He has an art style that makes me think of more rounded TV cartoon characters -- everybody looks rather childlike, with large dark eyes, round faces and cute hipster clothes.As for Scott... what can you say about him? He's an even mix of of sweet, awkward boy and budding rock god, and even when he does questionable stuff you somehow can't blame him because he's so earnestly sweet and nice. And his love for Ramona is just so adorable. Ramona herself takes a little warming up to, but she's a fun butt-kicking hipster chick who can hold her own, but is afraid of being hurt again.And there's a wide-ranging cast of supporting characters -- the evil boy (and girl) friends, the roommate with the wicked sense of humor, the fragile yet volatile teenager Knives Chau (and her scary dad), blunt Kim, nasty Julie, and the grumpy and unshaven Stephen Stills.Be sure to get "Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset" instead of purchasing the graphic novels one by one -- these delightful, quirky little books are addictive. Like a handful of cinnamon candies.

As a person who is specific about book editions and their covers, I was highly disappointed by Amazon's false advertisement. Amazon advertised this as Oni Press US Edition but instead, I received the 4th Estate UK Edition. Contacted the seller directly (Books and Periodicals, Ranchi). Turns out Amazon made a major listing error. The seller never listed the US edition on Amazon in the first place.I really appreciate and grateful for all the help showed by the seller- Nishant at Books and Periodicals- who patiently resolved all my doubts and queries back and forth for 3 straight days. They were even ready to return my money or exchange my book with any other book(s).Amazon should really get their act straightened out. You can't fake advertise a Product worth 6000. It's extremely unethical. This is the very reason one should always visit a bookstore or contact the bookseller directly.Nonetheless, thanks to this mix-up, I found a genuine bookstore and seller that understands an ardent reader's plight and is happy to go miles to meet their requirement.Thank you Nishant @Books and Periodicals.https://www.amazon.in/sp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=&isAmazonFulfilled=1&isCBA=&marketplaceID=A21TJRUUN4KGV&orderID=404-5803995-1513118&protocol=current&seller=A2A95AWC5LRHRE&sshmPath=

Please do not buy this product or at least from this seller. The product description showed it to be the box set, which if you check, comes in a beautifully illustrated box and a small poster inside. This however was the 6 books wrapped in a plastic shrink. And I don't even have to open the product to know that this is a cheap quality fake product.EDIT: Got the replacement product delivered today and it is exactly the same thing. So positively don't buy this product. It's really not worth the money or time as a collector.