Title: Y: The Last Man Vol. 6 Girl on Girl
Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
Publisher: Vertigo 2005
Genre: Comics
Pages: 128
Rating: 4/5 stars
Reading Challenges: Library; Seriously Series
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.
Hmmm.... Not the bestest volume of the series. The story seemed a bit stuck in this volume, but I still did enjoy it. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Title: Y: The Last Man Vol. 7 Paper Dolls
Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
Publisher: Vertigo 2006
Genre: Comics
Pages: 144
Rating: 5/5 stars
Reading Challenges: Library; Seriously Series
In addition to catching up on the adventures of Yorick's monkey Ampersand (whose body holds the key to stopping the male-killing plague) and telling the origin of Agent 355, PAPER DOLLS chronicles Yorick and 355's search for Yorick's fiancée Beth in Australia—a search that yields a large dose of unwanted publicity for the Last Man, and deadly consequences for those he cares for!
Much better issues. Oh my! The stakes have been upped yet again. And lots of new mysteries have been alluded to. Plus we get some storyline from Beth. I've been wondering what happened to her. I am super excited to read the next volume.
Title: Y: The Last Man Vol. 8 Kimono Dragons
Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
Publisher: Vertigo 2006
Genre: Comics
Pages: 144
Rating: 5/5 stars
Reading Challenges: What's in a name - Animal; Seriously Series
KIMONO DRAGONS brings the hunt for Ampersand—the monkey who could unlock the mystery of the male-killing plague— to its explosive climax, as the last man on Earth and his companions finally reach Japan and discover the truth behind Ampersand's abduction.
Wow! A volume full of revelations. We finally get to meet Allison's mother and learn more about the players in this large chess game. I am speeding through these volumes to see where the story ends.
Title: Y: The Last Man Vol. 9 Motherland
Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
Publisher: Vertigo 2007
Genre: Comics
Pages: 144
Rating: 5/5 stars
Reading Challenges: 52 Books - W14; Seriously Series
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES and on NPR, Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey, Ampersand, and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his long-lost girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on earth.
This volume of the critically acclaimed series features Yorick and Agent 355 preparing for their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love, while the person, people or thing behind the disaster that wiped out half of humanity is revealed!
The series is starting to wrap up. We got some great closure on a few storylines. And we seem to be nearing some type of conclusion. We end the volume as we started the series, with Yorrick and 355 attempting to find Beth... We'll see if they can find her.
Title: Y: The Last Man Vol. 10 Whys and Wherefoes
Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra
Publisher: Vertigo 2008
Genre: Comics
Pages: 168
Rating: 4/5 stars
Reading Challenges: Dewey Decimal - 700s; Seriously Series
Featured in THE NEW YORK TIMES and on NPR, Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey, Ampersand, and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his long-lost girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on earth.
Yorick Brown's long journey through an Earth populated only by women comes to a dramatic, unexpected conclusion in this final volume.
What an ending... I was totally with it until the last issue. I loved finding out epilogues for all the characters, but the structure of the stories was a bit confusing. I had to keep reminding myself what time each story was set in. But I still would say that I loved the series. Very exciting read! Now I can't wait to read Vaughan's newest comic series: Saga.
Y: The Last Man
- Vol. 1 Unmanned
- Vol. 2 Cycles
- Vol. 3 One Small Step
- Vol. 4 Safeword
- Vol. 5 Ring of Truth
- Vol. 6 Girl on Girl
- Vol. 7 Paper Dolls
- Vol. 8 Kimono Dragons
- Vol. 9 Motherland
- Vol. 10 Whys and Wherefoes