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Accompanied by his mischievous monkey and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. This volume finds Yorick, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann traveling across the Pacific, to Japan, in pursuit of Yorick's stolen monkey Ampersand, whose innards may hold the key to mankind's future. Collects issues #32-36 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA) and Pia Guerra.
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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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So, vol. 5 of Y ended with Ampersand being stolen and taken to Japan; in this one, 355, Yorick, and Dr. Mann decide to travel to Japan to get the monkey back. This is an incredibly stupid idea, and actively puts Yorick into a situation that will most likely kill him. Dr. Mann argues that being away from Ampersand might equally kill Yorick, but there's no way of knowing if it will. So they put him on a boat in an ocean full of pirates, a possibly-rouge Australian navy, and various sharks and other deadly creatures beneath the sea. Not the best idea anyone's ever had.
It was frustrating reading this, because I know the series is capable of being much better.
A strange detour that didn't have much to do with the main story, but that's okay it's still entertaining. We do get to see what's happened to Yorick's fiancee-to-possibly-be so that's a good thing.
My full review on the entire series can be found on my blog at http://knowitnotsomuch.blogspot.com/2013/01/y-last-man.html
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