1) Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life ★★★
2) Scott Pilgrim, Volume 2: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World ★★★


content warnings: infidelity, violence, death (not permanent)
representation: gay main character, chinese main character, gay side character, interracial side relationship


Apparently all third installments in comic series are bound to be a step up from the previous volumes, and I'm not mad about it.

This is definitely more of an action-packed volume, which is a large reason why it was an improvement upon the previous ones. There's not just the now-obligatory evil-ex-boyfriend fight (for one thing, there's more than one fight), but there's also a Ramona v. Envy fight that was probably my favourite of the series so far based on aesthetic alone.

As well as containing more action, this volume also has a lot of great character stuff. There's some good stuff with Scott and Knives and a lot of the side characters get to shine, but easily the best bits are the ones that focus on Envy. We get a lot of gaps filled in for her and Scott's backstory, and it's really interesting to read about as those moments are being split up with present-day Scott and Envy interactions. I'm really excited to see where that dynamic goes in future volumes!

This might also be the funniest of the volumes so far. The Vegan Powers and everything surrounding those in particular had me cracking up.