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Y: The Last Man Vol. 1: Unmanned Kindle & comiXology
--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," NPR
"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. Collects issues #1-5.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVertigo
- Publication dateNovember 21, 2011
- File size326396 KB
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- ASIN : B0064W66EC
- Publisher : Vertigo (November 21, 2011)
- Publication date : November 21, 2011
- Language : English
- File size : 326396 KB
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- Print length : 129 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #131,081 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #184 in Science Fiction Graphic Novels (Kindle Store)
- #511 in Science Fiction Graphic Novels (Books)
- #31,165 in Science Fiction & Fantasy (Books)
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About the author
Brian K. Vaughan is the Eisner Award-winning writer of Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA, RUNAWAYS, and PRIDE OF BAGHDAD. His newest work, with artist/co-creator Fiona Staples, is SAGA, an ongoing sci-fi/fantasy series from Image Comics that The Onion's A.V. Club called, "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make." Vaughan lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a writer and producer on various film and tv projects, including three seasons on the hit series LOST.
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Yorick has a smoking hot girlfriend who is currently traipsing around the Outback, but he fully intends on proposing to her. Meanwhile, his mother is trying to hold her own in Congress, and his sister, Hero, is living up to her name as an EMT. Everything seems normal. Normal, until everything isn't. All of a sudden, every man and male mammal in the world dies. Women around the globe watch their fathers, sons, husband, friends, coworkers, etc. drop dead in front of their eyes. Everyone, that is, except Yorick. A borderline agoraphobic, Yorick doesn't really leave his apartment. He offered to train a service monkey to help handicapped people, but so far the only thing he has accomplished is ducking when Ampersand flings his poo at Yorick's head.
Yorick is a goofball, and certainly not anyone's idea of the epitome of the last man on earth, but he is all the human race has left. With all the men gone, the women have had to step in, but none can agree on how to run things. The Amazons believe the plague was the world's savior, and try to eliminate all chances of a baby boy ever being born. The few remaining members of Congress are trying to hold things together, but the wives of prominent Republicans don't agree with how they "took over the government." Meanwhile, there are millions of bodies of men just rotting in offices and apartments that have to be incinerated. The world has gone to hell in a handbag, and Yorick is the last hope for mankind?!
First of all, I have read this series before. It was quite some time ago, and I loved it so much, I certainly did not take my time to savor it. After having finished all of Vaughan's Saga so far, I needed more of his genius, so I decided to reread this series, and I am so glad I did. It really is brilliant. First of all, Yorick is awesome. He is a total screw-up, but you won't be able to resist his delightful, scampish charm! Seriously. Yorick is absurd and fabulous all in one, and I just LOVE him SO much! So, the idea that this knucklehead is the last man on earth makes this series even more spectacular.
Add to that the great illustrations (not as stunning as Saga, but pretty darned good) and an incredible story line, and you have yourself one winning graphic novel series here. My only regret for purchasing these is that I couldn't control myself and wait for the hardcovers, because I imagine I will be rereading this series frequently. This volume is the basic backstory leading up to the death of all men, and the beginning of Yorick's travels. It will give you a good snapshot of the world without men, but it doesn't get to the heart of the story... for that you need Volume 2!!
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I am absolutely in love with this story. I love its humour, the way it shows up at the most inappropriate of times; I love the clean, undramatic art and the way it never feels contrived or outrageous; I love the characters and their relationship with each other, how they bond, fall apart, and bond again. Everything has a curve, an undulating curve that contorts and twists until the end. I haven't finished the series but am dying to find out how it concludes. I am half-way through now and am loving every bit of it. The sexuality, for instance, was done so well. They could have included endless sex scenes and nudity, relegated the lead character to a misogynistic, sex-obsessed fiend. But the inclusion of Beth, Yorick's fiancée in Australia, has helped elevate Yorick to a higher height that brings into play loyalty to your spouse and friends.
The pacing is something else I am in love with. I doesn't allow me the time to stare at the art. I'm already turning the page over to see what Yorick will quip about next or how Agent 355 will kill the next assailant. This brings me to a point I would like to make that doesn't really relate to The Last Man in particular. Comic books are expensive. For an hour and a half of reading, albeit with a high chance of rereading over and over again, £10 is a lot of money. It would be OK if there were only two issues, but 10 issues means £100. That's a lot of money. I know this is the way the comic industry work. It's the business and is obviously that way for a reason. But for someone who is relatively new to the scene, I'm finding it difficult waiting until I can afford the next issue.
But that's a moot point. This book is excellent. It was an enticing introduction to what is shaping up to be one of my favourite fictional stories I've ever come across