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Y: The Last Man Book One Paperback – Illustrated, September 16, 2014
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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 Y: The Last Man #1-10.
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVertigo
- Publication dateSeptember 16, 2014
- Dimensions6.67 x 0.48 x 10.16 inches
- ISBN-109781401251512
- ISBN-13978-1401251512
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"Complete and utter gold."—Publishers Weekly
"A seriously funny, nuanced fable.... Grade A."—Entertainment Weekly
"Funny and scary ... an utterly believable critique of society. A+"—Washington Post
"This year's best movie is a comic book."—"All Things Considered," National Public Radio
About the Author
Pia Guerra was born in New Jersey in 1971. Through the 1990s Pia worked on various independent titles including the Bruiser, Sinnamon, Slip, Weird Business, Asylum, and a series of gaming manuals for White Wolf's Masquerade, Changeling and Werewolf lines. In early 2001 Pia began working on Y: The Last Man written by Brian K. Vaughan. Since its release in July of 2002 response to the book has been overwhelmingly positive. Pia won the Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist of 2006 for her work on Y: The Last Man. Pia lives with her husband, writer Ian Boothby (Futurama, Simpsons comics) and three mostly lovable cats August, Charlie and Kinsey.
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- ASIN : 140125151X
- Publisher : Vertigo; Illustrated edition (September 16, 2014)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781401251512
- ISBN-13 : 978-1401251512
- Item Weight : 14.8 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.67 x 0.48 x 10.16 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #104,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #866 in Science Fiction Manga (Books)
- #1,963 in Fantasy Manga (Books)
- #11,767 in Science Fiction (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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Y: The Last Man begins with a single concept: what if every living thing on the planet with a y chromosome died, more or less instantaneously? Human, livestock, everything. Everything except one man and his male monkey. From there we are given the story of Yorick Brown and Ampersand; the last man and his pet Capuchin. The series is huge in its scope, taking in gender politics and global realities in terms of repercussions of all of the men dying, but it's also the focussed and personal story of a group of people gathered around the last man on earth. There's a collection of brilliantly explored characters, each with intricate and wildly differing backstories from military backgrounds to repressed childhoods, it makes it tough to pick a favourite. The plot is clever as well, asking the glaring questions of why and what now throughout the course of a story which weaves its way from state to state and eventually from country to country, through newly established civilisations and newly destroyed ones and through the general disarray that so many places have been plunged into. All the serious stuff aside, The Last Man is packed with a wry sense of humour and pop-culture references, mostly thanks to the main character, which makes what could have been a tough read a genuine joy. Guerra and Parlov's art is beautiful; not overly stylised so as not to detract from the realism, but beautifully composed and coloured. Their command of facial expression and body language is second to none and every character's emotion is felt through the arch of an eyebrow or a cynical sneer.
These editions are great. Good size with borders around the pictures so the art doesn't get lost in the middle of the page and the covers look fantastic.
Y: The Last Man succeeds on so many levels it's easy to see why it's become so popular with readers. In a comic book world filled with superheroes, zombies and vampires, this series stands defiantly brilliant among its peers. Read it now.
When I first heard of this series I was very intrigued by the concept and knew I wanted to read it. Thankfully they had it at my local library and I picked up volume one only to find I could not put it down. This series in amazing as I'm sure many other reviewers are already telling you. The characters are likable and feel like real people despite the extraordinary circumstances around them. They include of course many strong female characters such as a secret agent assigned to protect Yorick, a biologist trying to bring mankind back who may know more about the incident then she's let on, an Israeli officer that will stop at nothing to find the last man on Earth whose motive and goal is unclear, and many more. The dialogue is witty and the storyline is addictive. Nearly every chapter ends with a revelation of some kind that shakes your perception of the world within the comic without relying on cheap tricks to keep the reader engaged. I don't want to spoil anything for people that haven't read it before but I will say that if you haven't given this series a chance yet and it isn't at your local library then here is the best place to start. I seriously doubt you'll regret it.
As I have not yet read beyond the comics that make up volume I, my speculation should not be considered as a spoiler but here goes. An event that takes place everywhere at one time is effectively moving at speed faster than light. For humans to create such a near instant effect by means of some kind of poison or disease creates more problems. From avoiding detection to getting exposures and dosages right. Also we have at least two hints that the kill off is related to events beyond science. Vaughan/Guerra will have to show us that “there are more things on earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” That is for volumes.
In the immediate period after the loss of all males, women have not yet been able to re-initialize all of the tools and institutions of civilization. Roads are still choked with the debris of crashed male driven cars and trucks, electricity generation and distribution are not yet reliable and delivery of food is irregular. Many will argue that women are capable of these operating these systems, but the point needs to be made that we are in the first weeks of this new era and there has not yet been time for the 52% of the remaining population to come to reorganize. Even infrastructure has infrastructure and the humans needed and the movement of supplies that has to be in place before end products are again at hand takes more than a theoretical capacity to perform.
The immediate problem that is the surviving man (Yorick and his monkey, Ampersand) is that he need to get from the East Coast of the United States to Australia where he expects to find the one great love of his life. Mean time there are a growing number of women with an interest in him. Some seek his destruction as part of their belief that the end of men is an act of God and the existence of one is not tolerable. Alas poor Yorick. Others suspect that his continued existence is the one clue to extending human life beyond this last unisex planet.
Do expect more word play based on ironically named characters. Indeed- Why is the last man?
Off planet are a few more males, in earth orbit and expected to return soon. There are a small number of objects that may be meaningless talisman or maybe the real secret to all that has befallen.
Judged as escapist fiction, Y The Last Man is a good few hours from reality. There are enough plot twists and variations on what might be given the set up. The quality of the art work is such that one can almost understand event without the text and the text tell a story that can capture your interest. So far I am in and I will return for more.
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Porém, tudo mudou quando vi essas edições em inglês, e calhou de ser durante uma promoção compre 3 pague dois em importados! E a sorte me sorriu.
Y simplesmente me encantou, foi tudo o que eu esperei e ainda mais nesse volume. A vários plots quente fazem girar "360 graus" e se perguntar como um autor consegue roteirizar um quadrinho tão bem?
A edição Americana está maravilhosa! Apesar de ser capa cartão o material é muito superior ao usado aqui no Brasil, sendo totalmente coberta de verniz. O miolo é em papel offset de alta gramatura e o quadrinho é bem "molinho" abrindo super facilmente, o que é ideal para admirar os desenhos e deixa a leitura muito mais confortável.
Estou louco para ler os próximos volumes. Recomendo muito essa edição, ainda mais em uma promoção.
Reviewed in Brazil on March 18, 2021
Porém, tudo mudou quando vi essas edições em inglês, e calhou de ser durante uma promoção compre 3 pague dois em importados! E a sorte me sorriu.
Y simplesmente me encantou, foi tudo o que eu esperei e ainda mais nesse volume. A vários plots quente fazem girar "360 graus" e se perguntar como um autor consegue roteirizar um quadrinho tão bem?
A edição Americana está maravilhosa! Apesar de ser capa cartão o material é muito superior ao usado aqui no Brasil, sendo totalmente coberta de verniz. O miolo é em papel offset de alta gramatura e o quadrinho é bem "molinho" abrindo super facilmente, o que é ideal para admirar os desenhos e deixa a leitura muito mais confortável.
Estou louco para ler os próximos volumes. Recomendo muito essa edição, ainda mais em uma promoção.