Scott Pilgrim

This is the article for the comic book series by Bryan Lee O'Malley. For other uses of "Scott Pilgrim," see Scott Pilgrim (disambiguation).
Scott Pilgrim is a six-volume graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley. It was later adapted into the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and the videogame Scott Pilgrim VS. The World: The Game. The series follows the titular protagonist, a slacker and part-time musician who lives in Toronto and plays bass guitar in the band Sex Bob-omb. He falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona Flowers, but must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her.
== Canon ==
=== Scott Pilgrim (comics) ===
The original graphic novel series consists of six digest volumes, initially released in black and white between August 2004 and July 2010. These volumes were later re-released in color from 2012 to 2014 and then re-released again in a collected edition in 2019 for the 15th anniversary of the series. 
=== Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (film) ===
A film adaptation of the series entitled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, starring actor Michael Cera in the title role, was released in August 2010.
=== Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game ===
A videogame released at the same time as the movie was developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. 
=== Scott Pilgrim Takes Off ===
An anime television series developed by Bryan Lee O'Malley and Ben David Grabinski for Netflix. The series is based on the Scott Pilgrim graphic novels written and drawn by O'Malley, with the entire main cast from the 2010 film adaptation. It was released in 2023.
==Fandom==
While the Scott Pilgrim comics are very popular, being among a very small number of comics to have over one million copies in print and having won several awards,Scott Pilgrim's finest sales chart: 1 million in print. Posted 17 Sept 2010. Accessed 27 September 2019. it has relatively few fanworks on AO3."Scott Pilgrim - All Media Types" tag on AO3. Accessed 27 Sept 2019. Because of the simple, easily replicated costumes, however, Scott Pilgrim was much more popular to cosplayScott Pilgrim on Cosplay.com. Accessed 27 Sept 2019.Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together on Cosplay.com. Accessed 27 Sept 2019.Scott Pilgrim vs The World and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on Cosplay.com. Accessed 27 Sept 2019. and it has an active fandom on Tumblr."Scott Pilgrim" tag on Tumblr. Accessed 27 Sept 2019. It also had a relatively active fan community on Livejournal,~SCOTT PILGRIM world~. Accessed 27 Sept 2019. although much of that content has been lost to Strikethrough.
The most popular pairing in the fandom is the canonical pairing of Ramona Flowers/Scott Pilgrim,"Ramona Flowers/Scott Pilgrim" tag on AO3. Accessed 27 Sept 2019. although many of the fanworks on AO3 are actually fusions or AUs based on Scott Pilgrim rather than strictly being Scott Pilgrim fic.
===Controversy===
Scott Pilgrim has been criticized for being incredibly white, which is particularly notable as Bryan Lee O'Malley is half-Korean. O'Malley himself responded to the criticism in a tumblr post in 2013:
== Example Fanworks ==
=== Cosplay ===
=== Fanart ===
=== Fanfiction ===
* (Scott Pilgrim/Wallace Wells) by afterism
* (Ramona Flowers/Scott Pilgrim) by hkafterdark
== Archives & Fannish Links ==
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