Y: The Last Man Vol, 1 Unmanned
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"Funny and scary…an utterly believable critique of society. A+"—THE WASHINGTON POST"The best graphic novel I've ever read."—STEPHEN KING"This year's best movie is a comic book."—ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO"A seriously funny, nuanced fable...Grade A."—ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Y: THE LAST MAN, winner of three Eisner Awards and one of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a page-turner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and endlessly surprising. Written by Brian K. Vaughan (Lost, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, EX MACHINA) and with art by Pia Guerra, this is the saga of Yorick Brown—the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y chromosome. Accompanied by a mysterious government agent, a brilliant young geneticist and his pet monkey, Ampersand, Yorick travels the world in search of his lost love and the answer to why he's the last man on earth. Collecting issues #1-5.
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10 primary booksY: The Last Man is a 10-book series with 10 primary works first released in 2003 with contributions by Brian K. Vaughan, Tatjana Jambrišak, and Claudia Fliege.
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Besides the gross transphobia of lines like “my boyfriend was killed, he wasn't a real guy, ftm,” this is amazing
Hmm. I spent an hour reading this last night. Here are my thoughts: the artwork is beyond gorgeous. I love it. There is a lot going on for a first volume, and I enjoyed that. The story just didn't ring true to me. The women acted just...weird. The Republican women-that I did not buy at all. I also was not a fan of Yorrick from the start. Is he the typical everyman? I don't know. I didn't dislike it enough to never read any more of the series, but I didn't like it enough to actively go out and seek the next volume. So, it is what it is.
It is action packed, fast paced and have good cliffhangers.
Well this was definitely an unhurried beginning to this series. Points go to the Y: The Last Man for having an intriguing premise. Without warning, all the males of the world are dead. Animal and man alike. The cause is unknown, the world is in turmoil, and revolution is on the horizon. Sounds fascinating, no? I definitely thought so. Especially because, as I'm sure you can surmise from the title, there is one man left. Yorick, our main character, finds himself in one hell of a predicament.
With all of that promising information, I really expected this series to immediately take off. The truth is, it really doesn't. This whole first volume read rather slowly. While I liked Yorick, and was fascinated by a world run by women, the story line seemed to be at a stand still. Yorick was consumed by his need to find his girlfriend, his mother only cared about keeping him safe, and the Amazons (a rebel group) were only barely introduced. Slow burn, indeed.
The fact is, this series does hold a lot of promise. I know I'll keep reading. The illustrations aren't anything to write home about, but I love Brian K. Vaughan's writing. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, and give the second volume a try. After all, the stage has been set. That means there's only good things coming around the bend, right?
