2026 may be rapidly winding down, but we're still looking ahead to one of the most eagerly anticipated new comics of the year. Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott #1 is the first new comic in the beloved franchise since 2010's Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour. And luckily, IGN has a new preview of this monumental release.

Check out the slideshow gallery below to see the first seven pages of Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott #1:

Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott #1 is written and drawn by series creator Bryan Lee O'Malley. The comic serves as a prequel to the recent arcade-style brawling game Scott Pilgrim EX (which also technically makes it a sequel to the 2023 Netflix series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off). Here's the official description for this issue:

Scott met Ramona. Sparks flew. The two of them had to work together in order to defeat Ramona's Seven Evil Exes and their nefarious leader, Gideon Gordon Graves. Some other stuff happened in various media formats that may or may not be canon. That's all in the past. These days, Scott and Ramona are a happy couple, and the Exes have moved on from their unhealthy obsessions. I guess they all got therapy or whatever. Now, after a period of peace, a new threat is about to emerge. Are our heroes ready? Let's find out!!!

“When I was asked to create a minicomic for SCOTT PILGRIM EX, I quickly said yes without considering the implications,” said O’Malley in a statement. “Only when I started writing and drawing it did I realize this would be the first new Scott Pilgrim comic in 16 years. It’s only a trifle, but returning to Scott’s Toronto really did feel like coming home.”

Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott #1 will be released on November 11. You can preorder a copy at your local comic shop.

In IGN's Scott Pilgrim EX review, Will Borger writes, "Scott Pilgrim EX is the latest in a long line of retro revivals from Tribute Games, and like all of its previous works, the developer has done an admirable job of producing a beat ‘em up that builds on its predecessor while adding much appreciated gameplay depth and plenty of replayability. I love EX’s RPG systems (simple as they are), its world, and how there is always another interesting character to try when I get bored. But it’s also a game that grapples with the passage of time, even if it perhaps doesn’t mean to. The modern beat ‘em up exists because of the games that came before, but they were often far more limited. With the passage of time, we’ve returned to those ideas and refined them. Like Scott Pilgrim itself, those games have gone from something that was new to something that is now referenced. Nostalgia is a powerful drug, but a bittersweet one, and Scott Pilgrim EX understands that. You can go back in time, but you can’t go back to the way things were. All that’s left is to appreciate where you’ve been and enjoy what’s here now. And you know what? What’s here is pretty fun."

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