Mattea Roach Interviews Bryan Lee O’Malley for CBC Books

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Accompanied by article by Talia Kliot. From CBC Books:

Bryan Lee O’Malley reflects on Toronto nostalgia and 20 years of Scott Pilgrim

The Canadian cartoonist discussed his series on Bookends with Mattea Roach

When Bryan Lee O’Malley came up with the phrase “seven evil exes” he knew he was onto something interesting. 

At the time, the Canadian cartoonist was in his 20s and living in Toronto, hoping to make something out of his comics. 

Little did he know, his wacky idea would stem into the cult classic Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life — which turned into five more comics volumes, a film starring Michael Cera, a video game and a TV adaptation.

A book cover of a cartoon man pointing, a cartoon woman and another cartoon man standing ominously behind him.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the series, Oni Press released a black and white hardcover boxset of the original six novels. (Superfan Promotions)

“I never thought I could lift my little finger and change the world in this kind of way,” said O’Malley on Bookends with Mattea Roach, marking 20 years since Scott Pilgrim was first published.

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