NUMBER: 25-30TITLE: Y The Last Man
AUTHOR: Brian K. Vaughan
STARTED: March 17, 2006
FINISHED: March 19, 2006
PAGES: 840
GENRE: Graphic Novels
FIRST SENTENCE: n/a
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] Yorick Brown is an escape artist; has a fabulous girlfriend who's traveling in Australia; and possesses a genetic make-up that's allowed him to survive a plague that killed every male being on the planet except for him and his pet monkey. Yorick is the last man on earth, and in the resulting chaos, he must find a way to help save the human race. At least that's what the (now all-female) government thinks. Yorick would prefer to find his girlfriend, but it's hard to get a flight halfway around the world when almost all the pilots and mechanics are gone. It's hard enough to drive down the block, since the streets are jammed with the cars of men who were behind the wheel when the instantaneous plague hit. Furthermore, the entire social fabric has gone to hell, with gun-wielding wives of Republican representatives insisting on getting their husbands' seats and tribes of latter-day Amazons claiming males were meant to die.
Since Yorick's mother is a congresswoman, he's protected by secret spies. And his escape skills come in handy when he's trapped first by a marauding garbage-woman and then by his mother, as she tries to keep him from doing anything stupid. Meanwhile, who are the mysterious Israeli soldiers who seem so gratified by the situation, and why is Yorick's sister so intent on joining the Amazons?
REASON FOR READING: Everyone else in my apartment had...
THOUGHTS: I'm reviewing the first six books in this series together because I read them too quickly to really set them apart from one another.
This series is highly addictive and a fantastic read. The way the author blends facts with narrative is so seamless that it is hard to stop reading. Yorick (what a hottie) is a great character. It is very interesting to see the male author describe what it would be like to be the last man on earth. What I really enjoy about this book is how realistic the scenario seems. It really goes to show what living in a patriarchal society means.
Also, I enjoy all the kickass females in the story.
MISCELLANEOUS: What I want to know his, how the hell did Vaughan come up with this idea.
KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): I do not own them, sadly enough. I might have to go out and buy mny own set.
RATING: 8/10 [Terrific]
CR: The Sandman: The Wake by Neil Gaiman
RN: The Devil's Waltz by Anne Stuart
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