Free Scott Pilgrim

The Free Scott Pilgrim cover.

Free Scott Pilgrim is a special 17 page side-story written by Bryan Lee O'Malley for Free Comic Book Day 2006. The comic book is set between Volumes 3 and 4, and features Scott Pilgrim, Ramona Flowers and Wallace Wells.

Story

Scott, Ramona and Wallace are going to watch a film that Wallace managed to get free tickets for. However, the group is held up by Scott, who wants to buy a drink with the best nutritional value (or stat points in Scott Pilgrim's world). After fifteen minuets of trying to decide what drink to get, Scott realises he doesn't have his wallet and therefore cannot buy a drink.

Hurrying on their way to the cinema, the group walk past a series of creepy posters of teenage actress Winifred Hailey, when suddenly, several Winifred Hailey clones emerge from said posters and surround the trio, before attacking Scott Pilgrim, who's apprehensive to fight to fight the clones because he is afraid of hitting girls. Whilst Scott is getting his ass handed to him by the Wininfred Hailey clones, Wallace and Ramona discuss who is behind the attack, Wallace suggest that it might be the work of a ninja and asks if it might be one of Ramona's Evil Exes, but Ramona neither confirms nor denies this.

Meanwhile, Scott tries to run away from the clones and falls, accidentally kicking one of the clones and destroying it, leaving behind a small piece of paper. Scott tries to pick up the piece of paper, but gets surrounded by the Winifred clones who he refuses to hit, stating they're "soft". Ramona, fed up by Scott's cowardliness, comes to Scott's aid, grabbing his arms to control Scott and attack the Wininfred clones, defeating them quite easily.

Once defeated all, the clones leave a small piece of paper behind, Scott pick one up, revealing that each piece of paper is a drink drinks coupon that expires today. Forty-five minutes later and Scott is trying decide what drinks he should get, seemingly unaware or uncaring they're all missing the movie. The book then ends with a "Scott Pilgrim says" section, with Scott Pilgrim addressing the audience telling people not to hit girls, unless it's a serious emergency.

Trivia

• The fact that Free Scott Pilgrim was made in conjunction with Free Comic Book Day is referenced several Times:
  • Wallace got the group free tickets to a movie.
  • Scott mentions that he thought the day was "all about free stuff."
  • Wallace plans to get some free candy from a friend who works at a store.
  • When the Winifred Hailey clones are defeated, they leave behind a coupon for one free beverage.
• Ramona states that Wallace got them tickets to "[a] gay cowboy movie". This is most likely a reference to Brokeback Mountain.
• It is speculated that the Winifred Hailey clones where the work of Ramona's fourth Evil Ex, Roxie Richter.
• Ramona controlling Scott's arms to fight the Winifred Hailey clones was used in the battle against Roxy in the film.