Coloring Scott Pilgrim was a unique challenge because it was originally published in black and white and already had a legion of fans with often profound relationships to the work before I ever had a chance to color a single page. It was very important to me to respect that. I knew there would be many fans who’d say that the story didn’t need color. Hopefully my work has—if not convinced them otherwise—at least shown them that color, while not absolutely essential, adds depth, mood, and focus to the storytelling and can enhance their enjoyment of it.
With that said, let’s walk through my process in coloring a single page of this book.
