Paper Girls Vol. 6

Title: Paper Girls Vol. 6

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson

Publisher: Image 2019

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 144

Rating: /5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

After surviving adventures in their past, present and future, the Paper Girls of 1988 embark on one last journey, a five-part epic that includes the emotional double-sized series finale. Featuring a new wraparound cover from Eisner Award-winning co-creator CLIFF CHIANG, which can be combined with the covers of all five previous volumes to form one complete mega-image!

Somehow I did not get the memo that this was the last trade for the series. These pages contain the four girls’s storylines coalescing in a conclusion. I felt like I was on a runaway train unable to stop the inevitable crash. But it was such a thrilling ride! I really enjoyed how the four girls eventually fulfilled their own adventures. Sad to see this series end.

Next up on the TBR pile:

Paper Girls Vol. 5

Title: Paper Girls Vol. 5

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson

Publisher: Image 2018

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 128

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, bestselling writer of SAGA, and CLIFF CHIANG, legendary artist of Wonder Woman, return with award-winning colorist MATTHEW WILSON and innovative letterer JARED K. FLETCHER for the darkly dramatic fifth volume of PAPER GIRLS. Can anyone escape fate? That’s what Mac and her fellow newspaper delivery girls must discover as they travel from the year 2000 to a distant and dangerous future era of Cleveland, Ohio. Plus, the secret truth behind the mysterious “Grand Father” who’s been pursuing the girls across time is finally revealed! Collects PAPER GIRLS #21-25

Another great volume of this series. I am so invested with these girls. I can’t wait to see what happens next and what twists will be revealed. One of my biggest questions: What’s up with Mac and her future death? Seriously I’m hanging on by a thread waiting to know…

Next up on the TBR pile:

Saga Volume 9

Title: Saga Volume 9

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

Publisher: Image 2018

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 152

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

Get ready for the most shocking, most impactful SAGA storyline yet, an action-packed adventure about fake news and genuine terror. Collects SAGA #49-54

I am at a loss of what to say about this volume. I was in tears and angry by the end, but it was amazing! The story has taken quite a turn in the last few issues and I’m truly afraid at where it’s going to end up. I am very sad that the creators are taking a long hiatus, but hopeful that they will come back and complete this story with an amazing ending!

Next up on the TBR pile:

Paper Girls Vol. 4

Title: Paper Girls Vol. 4

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson

Publisher: Image 2018

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 123

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

The mind-bending, time-warping adventure from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN & CLIFF CHIANG continues as intrepid newspaper deliverer Tiffany is launched from the prehistoric past into the year 2000! In this harrowing version of our past, Y2K was even more of a cataclysm than experts feared, and the only person who can save the future is a 12-year-old girl from 1988. Collects PAPER GIRLS #16-20

How exactly am I supposed to keep everything straight at this point? I feel a little like the Paper Girls themselves, very confused and slightly angry. But all in a good way. I'm really loving this series and all the twists and turns. Plus, how great was it to meet older Tiffany in this volume? Such fun! I can't wait to see what happens next!

Next up on the TBR pile:

Paper Girls Vol. 3

Title: Paper Girls Vol. 3

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson

Publisher: Image 2017

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 125

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

The multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning series from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG continues, as newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac, and Tiffany finally reunite with their long-lost friend KJ in an unexpected new era, where the girls must uncover the secret origins of time travel…or risk never returning home to 1988. Collects PAPER GIRLS #11-15

Oh what twists! I'm really enjoying this series to much. I have no idea where the storyline is going and I love it. I love not being able to predict every action. The paper girls are amazing and fun. Can't wait to see what happens next.

Next up on the TBR pile:

Paper Girls Vol. 2

Title: Paper Girls Vol. 2

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson

Publisher: Image 2016

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 125

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

The smash-hit series from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG continues with a bold new direction, as intrepid young newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac, and Tiffany find themselves launched from 1988 to a distant and terrifying future...the year 2016. Collects PAPER GIRLS #6-10

What an interesting twist?!!?!?!?! I really loved where this series is going. And the four paper girls are just great characters. I loved how we get a few more glimpses into the real situation and I'm starting topic up the language of the old-timers. Very interesting indeed. 

Next up on the TBR pile:

Paper Girls Vol. 1

Title: Paper Girls Vol. 1

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson

Publisher: Image 2016

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 144

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

From BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, #1 New York Times bestselling writer of SAGA and THE PRIVATE EYE, and CLIFF CHIANG, legendary artist of Wonder Woman, comes the first volume of an all-new ongoing adventure. In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and otherworldly mysteries collide in this smash-hit series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood. Collects PAPER GIRLS #1-5.

Oh my goodness, this volume is so good! I didn't quite know what to expect, but I do enjoy Brian K. Vaughan's other works. I immediately fell in with the four paper girls and their adventure. I went into this comic blind in terms of the storyline and I'm so glad I did. This was such a treat. I sped through it in just a few minutes needing to see where the story led. Must pick up the next volume!

Next up on the TBR pile:

Saga Volume 7

Title: Saga Volume 7

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples

Publisher: Image 2017

Genre: Graphic Novel

Pages: 152

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: 

From the worldwide bestselling team of FIONA STAPLES and BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, “The War for Phang” is an epic, self-contained SAGA event! Finally reunited with her ever-expanding family, Hazel travels to a war-torn comet that Wreath and Landfall have been battling over for ages. New friendships are forged and others are lost forever in this action-packed volume about families, combat and the refugee experience. 

What can I say? I love this comic series so much. Every volume, we are treated to more adventures, more characters, and more crazy. Love it so much! It was nice to focus most of the story on the reunited core family adding in their fellow travelers. I can't wait to see where this story goes next. 

Next up on the TBR pile:

Saga Volume 6

Title: Saga Volume 6

Author: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Publisher: Image 2016

Genre: Comics

Pages: 152

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Graphic Novel

After a dramatic time jump, the three-time Eisner Award winner for Best Continuing Series continues to evolve, as Hazel begins the most exciting adventure of her life: kindergarten. Meanwhile, her starcrossed family learns hard lessons of their own. Collects SAGA #31-36

Finally snagged this volume from the library and so glad I got to read it. The time jump was a little strange and hard to reorient myself, but once I did, I was sucked back into the story. I love that this volume checks in with all the players scattered across the universe. We get more narration from Hazel and thankfully actual interactions with her. Definitely another great volume in this series!

Next up on the TBR pile!

Saga Volume 5

Title: Saga Volume 5

Author: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Publisher: Image 2015

Genre: Comics

Pages: 152

Rating:  5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Fairytale Retelling; Graphic Novel

Multiple storylines collide in this cosmos-spanning new volume. While Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find their missing children, who are trapped on a strange world with terrifying new enemies.  Collects Saga #25-30.

Another great volume of the Saga series. This volume had a ton of twists and turns (and many many deaths). I love that the story is narrated by Hazel from the future. Most definitely going to be on the lookout for Volume 6...

Saga Volume 2-4

Title: Saga Volume 2-4

Author: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Publisher: Image 2013, 2014, 2014

Genre: Comics

Pages: 144; 144; 144

Rating:  5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Ebook; Fairytale

Volume 2: Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters her family's greatest challenge yet: the grandparents.

Volume 3: In volume 3, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, the family's pursuers finally close in on their targets.

Volume 4: Visit new planets, meet new adversaries and explore a very new direction, as Hazel becomes a toddler while her family struggles to stay on their feet.

I continue to love this series! It just keeps getting better and better. And the twists and turns! And all the side characters! I'm especially in love with Kiara. Such a great character and we've seen so much of her lately. I can't wait to read Volume 5. The library doesn't have it, but J said he might get it for me... Yeah more Saga!

Saga Volume 1

Title: Saga Volume 1

Author: Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Publisher: Image 2012

Genre: Comics

Pages: 160

Rating:  5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: TBR Reduction; Ebook; Fairytale

When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. From New York Times bestselling writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina) and critically acclaimed artist Fiona Staples (Mystery Society, North 40), Saga is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds.

Holy cow! Another series that's been on my list for far too long. I finally got to it and it is amazing. I love how Vaughan writes characters. And this series promises to have lots of very interesting characters. The illustrations are gorgeous with such texture! I can't wait to see what happens to Marko, Alana, and Hazel.

Comics Review Round-up

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

Y: The Last Man Vol. 4 Safeword and Vol. 5 Ring of Truth

Title: Y: The Last Man Vol. 4 Safeword and Vol 5 Ring of Truth

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra

Publisher: Vertigo 2004 and 2005

Genre: Comics

Pages: 144 +192

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Library; Seriously Series

Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, finally makes it to San Francisco where his unbalanced sister, Hero, finds him seemingly succumbing to the male-killing plague after losing his still-unused engagement ring to the burqa-clad agents of the Setauket Ring. But is the ring really the key to his survival? And what does it have to do with the mysterious Amulet of Helene, which the Setauket leader is determined to take from Agent 355 by any means necessary. Collects issues #24-31 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA, ASTONISHING X-MEN, RUNAWAYS) and Pia Guerra.

After a devastating plague, Yorrick Brown is the last man left alive in a world of women. On the run from Amazon extremists who would be happy to see him dead, his friends leave him in the care of Agent 711. But 711 is not the tragic woman she seems to be and Yorrick is propelled into a drug-fuelled nightmare of blood and sadism. Collects issues #18-23 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA, RUNAWAYS) and Pia Guerra.

Wow! Safeword was a powerful volume. I was blown away by the revelations in these issues. I didn't see those coming and can't wait to see what happens next... But Ring of Truth was just an all around great volume. We got more insight into Agent 355. Plus Yorrick went through a few new trials that strengthened his drive to survive. I ams o hooked on this series.

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

Y: The Last Man Vol. 2 Cycles and Vol. 3 One Small Step

Title: Y: The Last Man Vol. 2 Cycles and Vol. 3 One Small Step

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra

Publisher: Vertigo 2003 and 2004

Genre: Comics

Pages: 128 + 168

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Library; Seriously Series

As Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, begins to make his way across the country to California, he and his companions are forced to make an unscheduled stop in Marrisville, Ohio—a small town with a big secret. Collects issues #6-10 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA, RUNAWAYS) and Pia Guerra.

The adventures of Yorick Brown continue in Y: THE LAST MAN: ONE SMALL STEP, collecting issues #11-17 of the critically acclaimed series. A Russian Soyuz capsule is coming down from the International Space Station carrying three passengers: one woman and two men. Could this be the end of Yorick's tenure as last living male?

Loving the twist in volume two. The little town in Ohio was an interesting discussion of law and order after the men have died. Intriguing. And volume three deals with the twist on the last page of volume two. I don't want to give it away, but oh my it was a good one. Still loving where this story is going.

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

Y: The Last Man Vol. 1 Unmanned

Title: Y: The Last Man Vol. 1 Unmanned

Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra

Publisher: Vertigo 2003

Genre: Comics

Pages: 128

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Library; A to Z -- Y; New Author;

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.

I've been meaning to read this series for ages. Somehow I just never picked it up... Glad that I did grab it last visit to the library. I read the entire volume today after packing. The storyline isn't anything earth shattering, but that's okay. I'm reading this series for the characters. I love the different character groups that Yorick encounters on his journeys. The best has been the Amazons. I can't wait to see where and when they reappear. And Agent 355 is just amazing. Can't wait to read more.

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