World Famous Comics: Y: The Last Man, Volume 1: Unmanned
Y: The Last Man, Volume 1: Unmanned
By: Brian K. Vaughan Publisher: Vertigo Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Vertigo Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 128 Publication Date: January 02, 2003 Release Date: January 02, 2003
Y! The Last Man, volume one? Keep them comin'... Y! The Last Man is a completely refreshing series that leaves you grabbing for the next volume. Y! leaves you questioning what you would do in such absurd scenarios and pondering the mortality of man while maintaining a fast-paced, action packed, story line filled with wit. It is a comic that leaves you guessing and dying for more.
No Greater Wrath..... Plague? Black Magic? Terrorism? Act of God? Could / would something simultaneously kill every mammal possessing a Y chromosome? Even unborn mammals in the womb? Well, according to Y: The Last Man, on July 17, 2002, that's exactly what happened...with the exception of one male human being and one male Capuchin monkey.
Volumes 1 through 5 of Y: The Last Man chronicle the life of Yorick Brown and his pet monkey Ampersand as they are thrust into a female-only society. And society is in chaos. The realization that the planet is doomed without a reproducing, intelligent species is not lost on its inhabitants. Some accept their fate; some fight to find a way to reverse the annihilation; and some even denounce any fight to survive as opposition to God's will.
Hence, to some, Yorick Brown is the ultimate opposition to God's will....A sole human male survivor. So when Yorick teams up with a government agent and a genetic scientist on a journey across the country to get to a laboratory to find out 'what makes him different', or to try to discover if there's a genetic 'solution' to this disaster, you can bet the band of travelers run into some hostile forces.
The stories in Volumes 1 through 5 (of 10 so far) are very well told, exciting, twist-filled and keep you pressing on for Volume after Volume. Y: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores comes out June 24th, 2008.
Rumor has it (according to [...], 1/29/2008, A chat with ... 'Y: The Last Man' director D.J. Caruso by Whitney Matheson) that a movie adaptation will come out in three films...the first of which could be released as early as 2009 (with Shia LaBeouf as Yorick).
The storyline is not without some controversy....Well, I see no controversy, but I'm sure that certain narrow minded groups might view the nature of a population unable to civilly function without men a bit 'controversial'. Hopefully, Hollywood will maintain the integrity of the series and not dumb down the fabulous tale that the authors created.
Best comic ever! EVER! This is the comic for everyone-for those who like action, for those who like thriler, for mystery types, for romantic types, and the best about it is that it doesn`t loose it`s credibility for being that wide in genres. I`m mostly impressed with inteligent script, perfectly built characters that got into situations you don`t need to rise eyebrow thinking "wait, how`s that?". I mean, if anything like this ever happens for real, this is exactly what would happen to Yorrick, 355 and Dr. Mann. Art is excelent and perfect companion of story like this.
Great book This is an amazing graphic novel. The doomsday scenario of all the world's men dieing is great idea. The artwork is fantastic and the story cannot be beat. Do yourself a favor and at least buy Volume 1. Great buy, well worth checking it out.
Never heard the hype I never actually heard the hype, but as a new reader of "graphic novels" it was suggested to me. Certain aspects of the initial premise are hard to swallow as they are too wrought in stereotypes (Amazons, Israeli women, for example). However, what I find fascinating is that the story does challenge me a bit in its portrayal of gender and, especially, women. The main character, although a man, is actually the "woman" of this book in aspects of his helplessness and need for protection/saving. He becomes objectified due to his gender. Some of the nuances of the story intrigue me enough to want to buy the next Volume. I recommend reading this, it may not be for everyone and may offend some people, but provoking thought is what good stories do.
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