Scott Pilgrim Vol. 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour

By Bryan Lee O'Malley

Scott Pilgrim has faced down six of Ramona Flowers's evil exes. But now that the happy couple is no more, was it even worth it? And if Scott and Ramona aren't together, then why do the ominous messages from Gideon Graves keep coming? This the end of the Scott Pilgrim saga like you've never seen it before—in full, glorious color with a bevy of extras! This is truly SCOTT PILGRIM'S FINEST HOUR!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oni Press
• Release date: May 6, 2015
• ISBN: 9781620100486

Bryan Lee O'Malley

Bryan Lee O'Malley is a Canadian cartoonist currently living in Los Angeles. His six-volume Scott Pilgrim series was a New York Times bestseller, an LA Times Book Prize finalist, and won an Eisner Award, two Harvey Awards, a Doug Wright Award, and a Joe Shuster Award. In 2010, Scott Pilgrim was adapted into a critically-acclaimed major motion picture (from Universal), video game (from Ubisoft), and the upcoming animated series on Netflix. His books (including Lost at Sea, Seconds, and Snotgirl) have been translated into over twenty languages.

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Reviews for Scott Pilgrim Vol. 6

[sarahlh-41506 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Compared to the movie, this ending of the Scott Pilgrim story is vastly superior. It maintains its off-beat humor and appropriate levels of seriousness to the end - and tops it all off with a spectacular Scott vs Gideon battle royale with some wonderful plot twists and character revelations. Nice to see a series of quality end on a high note. (Side note: I read this while at Archon!)

[naleagdeco · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A perfectly solid conclusion to the what may be (to me) the greatest young adult series of the last decade. The majority of the charm is retained from the overall series style, I unfortunately find this concluding book to be in somewhere in the middle when compared against its series siblings.

While the ending message is a good one, and manages to wrap its real-world import around some rather fantasy/video-game constructs, the revelation we knew Scott Pilgrim must eventually encounter feels a little thin. As charmed as I am by the man and his failings, his ultimate overcoming of them does not feel deserved, instead merely bestowed in an injected epiphany. I'd love to find myself wrong on subsequent readings but we'll see.

I also feel for Kim Pine, who is both underrated in this chapter and, in many ways, the most important contributor to this series. As her background unfolds, one cannot help but consider her the true hero and enabler. I only wish more was bestowed upon her at the conclusion.

[bobbybslax · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The final installment concludes with hefty emotional closure for all of its main characters.

[regularguy5mb · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The final chapter of the Scott Pilgrim saga includes the most epic battle with Ramona's most evil Evil-Ex yet, Gideon Gordon Graves. We also get to see both Scott and Ramona work out their issues with the world. Seeing Scott have conversations with all of his exes before the climax is really cathartic, and it makes you think about how you may have acted in past relationships, often making you want to call one or two people when you're done reading. At least, that's what it does to me.This entire series is magnificent! It holds true throughout and really develops its characters over the course of its six volumes. Bryan O'Malley is fantastic both as an artist and as a writer, and I wish there were more works of his I could read (still need to read Seconds, but I've read Lost at Sea several times).I've said it before, but I'd recommend this series to anyone. It's just so freakin' good!

[greeniezona · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The conclusion!

Oka, here's a movie before books problem. This book was really irritating and disappointing me. I was suddenly scowling at it and having a hard time reading it without judging it as sorely inferior to the movie until I realized what I was doing. As soon as I stopped and acknowledged that this was a different work and of course not building to the same conclusion and let go of that, then I really enjoyed this. Even more than the movie, as the conclusion in the books resolved some of the more fantastical elements (subspace highways, Gideon's powers, etc.) in a way that made sense, and made them relatable metaphors to everyday relationship angst. And gave Scott Pilgrim some more meaningful character growth. (As well as growth for Knives, Stephen Stills, Ramona, Kim...) Wat. Even Natalie/Envy got to grow. Pretty impressive.

Very recommended.

[deweyever · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This series was a pleasure to re-read. Vol. 6 is the final piece of the story. We find out various things about the characters, and the story ends without too many loose ends. People who have seen the movie and have read the comics, may have issues with the vastly different endings. After some research, I found out that O'Malley was not finished with the series when the movie was made- thus some of the big differences. All in all I think older teens would really enjoy the series. ( Adults too) There are some sexual scenes throughout the series, but not explicit.  

[lauren4castan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good stupid fun.

[shirezu · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What an amazing series with a fitting ending. I won't say much because I don't want to spoil it but it worked. Looking forward to the movie now.

[michelleannlib · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It seems to me, the negative reviews seem to all be by people who take Scott Pilgrim, WAY TOO SERIOUSLY! I mean it is a dude who uses a subspace portal, and fights evil ex-boyfriends video game style. What about that says serious?

If I could I would give this edition, 4.5 stars but I rounded up to 5. This final volume stays true to the series. The usual action, quirky characters, and awesomeness.

[andreablythe · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I delightfully finished up this pop culture infused series, which has all the love for the fun and humor contained within its pages. One of the things I love about the series is how many characters are awesome because they are fabulously flawed. Scott himself, for example, is both a nice guy and an idiot jerkwad. As one who grew up with Nintendo and Sega games, the psuedo-reality in these books that incorporates game culture and manga culture is all the love. So I'm quite happy with how it all ended, and I'm looking for some more fun from Brian Lee O'Malley.

[jellyn_7 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Okay, so this volume is probably the best one. And maybe it even makes some of the rest of the story make sense. So that I'd almost be tempted to start reading it all over again to see if that's the case. Almost tempted.And in the end, it wasn't even all about Scott. Ramona played a large role.So, yea, all-in-all, I guess it was worth reading the whole thing.

[meganangela · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour is the sixth and final volume in the Scott Pilgrim series. The books end on a high with the final showdown between Scott and Gideon, Ramona's seventh evil ex. The whole series has built up to this moment and it doesn't disappoint. Lots of surprises and plenty of resolution for all the characters. I still wish we could have had even more of the hilarious Wallace Wells, but I'll take what I can get. I still think that Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness is the best volume of the series, but Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour comes pretty close to perfect. I mean, any graphic novel that makes a reference to "The Tribe" is pretty awesome in my book!As with the others, I recommend the Scott Pilgrim series to graphic novel fans and video game nerds alike. There is a little something in there for everyone! I give it four stars.

[benjaminhahn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The final conclusion. Yeah! Yes, it is satisfying. It speaks to the 20 year old version of me. #6 is even more fun, witty, and self-deprecating. Good job Bryan Lee O'Malley. I look forward to seeing new stuff by you in the future. Ps. I also like your playlist.

[g33kgrrl · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Scott Pilgrim's life had been gaining ground in the first four books. He'd found a job, fallen in love, conquered his fears of his ex, and his band seemed to be going places. In book 5, this all fell apart. (What is it with books five? See also: Harry Potter.) His band was "recording", his friends were all angry and having their own problems, Ramona was acting even weirder than normal, and finally she left. Everything fell apart and Scott fell back into the almost catatonic state he'd fallen into when NV left him (not quite as bad, though, which shows some important personal growth). So where does that leave us to start book 6? There's no reason for Scott to fight Gideon (which leads to a hilarious moment in the book), there's not much for Scott to do, but we see the moving-on or at least trudging-along process.And now I'm going to include spoilers for this book, so you are warned. I realized I can't review this book without talking about how I feel about the ending, as much as I've tried, so don't read further if you don't want spoilers. HERE WE GO!On the one hand, we totally expect some epic battle showdown royale between Scott and Gideon. Fighting! Seven evil exes! What it says on the box! On the other hand, this end was totally presaged in the earlier books - not just by the off-panel battles in Book 5, but more importantly when in Book 3 Ramona shows Scott how stupid the whole conceit is by saying "why go spend an afternoon doing things made up by people who hate us?" and, well, exactly. Why indeed, but the end of Book 6 is all about Ramona turning that in on herself and realizing she has been doing this all along. She's been acting in stupid ways because she felt like she had to, because she did once or twice and no one thought she'd ever change and because she believed them. That sick Gideon-chain-Ramona-whatever fantasy from the earlier book wasn't about Gideon at all, it was all about Ramona and what was left in her head. And come on, which of us hasn't done that? Which of us hasn't internalized stupid shit and then acted in even stupider ways? Who hasn't let someone else live in your head and tell you you're worthless, you can't change, you can't be who you want to be?If you say it hasn't happened to you, you just haven't realized it yet.And that is why this end is so, so lovely. Fuck epic battles and fuck exes who come around or never leave who tell you who you are. Fuck the parts of ourselves that tell us we're not good enough. Learning how to live your own life IS the epic battle of the 20s, and it's nice to see that shown.

[flouncyninja · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

** spoiler alert ** Four stars for fear that Envy's solo hair will eat me. And for Gideon coming across as a closeted gay man while fighting for possession of the "doll" who got away. I liked Gideon; he was appropriately evil. More sword fights, throw backs to moments from previous books, and Stephen Stills coming out! His comment about coming out in book five, but Scott being too busy for Stephen to bother him still makes me giggle a little. The meta parts of this series were the best parts, I think...moreFour stars for fear that Envy's solo hair will eat me. And for Gideon coming across as a closeted gay man while fighting for possession of the "doll" who got away. I liked Gideon; he was appropriately evil. More sword fights, throw backs to moments from previous books, and Stephen Stills coming out! His comment about coming out in book five, but Scott being too busy for Stephen to bother him still makes me giggle a little. The meta parts of this series were the best parts, I think.Overall, I think the series is a little overhyped and I love the movie so much more, but I can see how a certain type of people might relate to Scott and his troubles. The concept is fun and there were definitely moments were I laughed out loud, but I don't think these are going to be comics I come back to regularly

[lizzybeans11 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I LOVED the movie and couldn't wait to read the graphic novels. BLM is a great artist. His dialogue is sometimes strained or awkward but it's quickly forgiven. I loved a lot of the back-story for the secondary characters that you didn't get to see much of in the film. I have to admit I was at times impatient to complete each installment and felt the plot dragged occasionally, but I know that was mostly my own feeling because I knew the film better - a sort of parallel universe version, if you will.I wish I could write a better review about the books themselves but in my mind I can't separate the cannon story from the film because I hearted it so much! I highly recommend these to anyone who feels the same.

[callmecayce · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Though I like the way the movie end, I think I like the ending in the last book better. I loved the whole Scott Pilgrim series, the storylines were fun and I spent a lot of time laughing. I plan to eventually by all six of these books (and the movie).

[timothyl33 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A better ending than the movie, that clears up a couple confusing things about it. You also get the sense that characters are finally maturing (some) and are willing to face the change that comes from growing up.Anyway, a nice tie up to the series.

[alimcc_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

In the final chapter of the Scott Pilgrim saga, Scott finds himself on the verge of a battle with Ramona's seventh and final evil ex, the head honcho, Gideon. He's the ex who put the league together, and he's the ex who still controls part of Ramona's head. Scott must decide once and for all if Ramona is worth the trouble and if their relationship can stand the test. As with the other Scott Pilgrim Graphic Novels, this one is heavily influenced by video game culture. At one point in the series, Scott even earns another "life." O'Malley again has a way of not only telling a fun, funny, and timely story, but he also manages to capture the pitfalls, dramas, struggles, and triumphs in any new relationship. I would recommend these graphic novels for any high school library without hesitation. (Grades 9-12).

[59square · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

To start off, I was a little disappointed in that this book is covered in the movie which we just saw last week – I felt like I already knew what was going to happen. However, there were some cool moments in this graphic novel and as always, it is really funny. At the beginning of this book, Scott is trying to avoid fighting Gideon, especially because he believes Ramona has gone back to Gideon. But he is depressed and has been laying on the couch for four months. So finally his friends convince him to get up and start training, and then it is the support of his friends that gets him through his final fight with Gideon. Of course, he succeeds but it is because he figures out that Gideon is in Ramona’s head and defeats that part of him. And Ramona and Scott forge a more modern relationship together. Ends sweetly, and it’s a good ending to the series, although I could have read about Scott Pilgrim forever.

[jenniferthomp75 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good ending to a fun series.

[pokylittlepuppy · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Good ending. I'm tempted to give this the sentimental round-up, but really the book is mostly action, with a little around the edges, so there's only so far it can go. It is the necessary fight, of course. So it's ok. The big bad.Scott. His "extra life" face. I just love him. I love him at the beginning with the crappy memory, when he's "tryyyyyying..." and totally not trying, in the middle when he's all excited to successfully kick an ass, at the end when he's a very bad, confident cook. He's just the funniest hero of all time.So the "get Gideon out of her head" thing works ok. But dudes I really have to say on the permanent record that the evil mission "to rule Ramona's future love life" is just not that funny to me. I mean I know it's supposed to be evil, it's just, actually pretty evil. It's sort of a bummer.And I'm gonna also go on the record as the only person on the whole internet who's apprehensive about the movie.But, can't wait to reread these someday.

[tiamatq_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It all goes by so quickly, and I was sad to see the series end, but loved reading it! This is a thick issue and it wraps things up for almost all the characters. It's Scott at some of his most awkward ("but it was horrible for everyone and that includes you") and epic. Ramona still kicks a lot of ass. As always, there are lots of excellent references to movies, video games, and other awesome stuff. Just so I don't spoil anything, I'll say that this is a great ending that was really satisfying... we all live in our own heads, but how much do we let other people in?