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Along with the final issues of Warren Ellis's Transmetropolitan, Brian K. Vaughan's Y: The Last Man has the best ending in all of comics.

I reread the entire series in September of 2016, over 8 years after I had finished it (I read it as it came out in trades, over the course of several years). The first 2 or 3 trades are excellent, but there are a couple of instances where I thought, "That doesn't sit well" or "That's foolish behavior." In later issues, Vaughan addresses those behavioral problems so that they make more sense.

The characters in this are well constructed. I like Yorrick, the main protagonist, a tad less at 40 than I did at 27 to 32, but he's still a wonderful character. 355 is a superb creation. There are a number of other interesting supporting and one-time individuals who appear on the scene, but the main two are what drives this book.

The entire series is full of fantastic and insightful observations about love, life, war, the environment, gender, sex, government and language. There are also a number of clever jokes and several true laugh out loud moments.

Mr. Vaughan is an inspired writer and one of the top creators in the field, and I consider this to be his best work. It has aged exceptionally well, and is a must for any serious comic reader's bookshelf.


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Y The Last Man Vol 10 Whys and Wherefores Brian K Vaughan Pia Guerra Books Reviews

Undoubtedly the best original ongoing series to come out of Vertigo since Garth Ennis' Preacher, Brian K. Vaughan's Y The Last Man comes to a spectacular and bittersweet conclusion in Whys and Wherefores. As Yorick Brown, the last adult human male on the planet, finds his journey to be re-united with his lost love Beth comes to a close, everything begins to come together. Alter makes her move, we learn what Yorick saw during his suicide intervention in Safeword, and everything gets wrapped up in one of the most emotional and heartfelt conclusions that a mainstream comic book series has ever received. Vaughan's script work reaches new heights in this final volime, and Pia Guerra's artwork, while seemingly had always been lacking in overall detail, perfectly captures each emotional moment from cover to cover. All in all, if you've missed out on Y The Last Man during it's initial run, now is the time to check the series out volume by volume. And if you've been a loyal follower of the series since the beginning, read it again and again and again.
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.

Y The Last Man chronicles 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 are delivered in 10 Volumes, with Volume 10 seemingly being the wrap-up of this compelling series. Volumes 1 - 5 are very well told, exciting, twist-filled and keep you pressing on for Volume after Volume. Volumes 6 - 10 start getting a little (just a little!) long in the tooth, as perhaps more of an attempt drag the story out and keep a great revenue generating series alive, but nevertheless, Writer Brian Vaughan keeps readers compelled to press on.

A hardcover compilation of (only the first few???) volumes of the story will be released in late 2008 Y The Last Man, Book One, Deluxe Edition; I strongly recommend starting with this Book compilation, or at minimum, with Unmanned (Y The Last Man, Vol. 1) in order to stick with the chronology of the story.

Rumor has it (according to [rumored] Director D.J. Caruso) that a movie adaptation will come out in three films...the first of which could be released as early as 2009 (with [rumored] 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 this fabulous tale that the authors created.
It was around midnight when I peeked at the first page of Vol. 10, which I planned to read the next day. Around 2 or 3 am I was re-reading and re-reading the final 20 or so pages. For much of the series, I wondered "HOW can you end this?" Brian Vaughan's answer was better than I ever could have expected .

Without spoiling it, among many great moments, there is a scene a few pages from the end of the second-to-last chapter with such an epic reference to earlier issues it left my mouth agape. A full-circle moment that was just perfect.

It's entirely possible you'll find your eyes misty (or torrential) before this journey's over, and when the tale is finally finished, you may be in denial for a solid couple of hours. It isn't unheard of for readers to be dissatisfied with the way the story concluded, but I can't imagine a better way. Vaughan inked a masterpiece start to finish. Reading Whys and Wherefores was one of my most memorable literary experiences of all time.
Along with the final issues of Warren Ellis's Transmetropolitan, Brian K. Vaughan's Y The Last Man has the best ending in all of comics.

I reread the entire series in September of 2016, over 8 years after I had finished it (I read it as it came out in trades, over the course of several years). The first 2 or 3 trades are excellent, but there are a couple of instances where I thought, "That doesn't sit well" or "That's foolish behavior." In later issues, Vaughan addresses those behavioral problems so that they make more sense.

The characters in this are well constructed. I like Yorrick, the main protagonist, a tad less at 40 than I did at 27 to 32, but he's still a wonderful character. 355 is a superb creation. There are a number of other interesting supporting and one-time individuals who appear on the scene, but the main two are what drives this book.

The entire series is full of fantastic and insightful observations about love, life, war, the environment, gender, sex, government and language. There are also a number of clever jokes and several true laugh out loud moments.

Mr. Vaughan is an inspired writer and one of the top creators in the field, and I consider this to be his best work. It has aged exceptionally well, and is a must for any serious comic reader's bookshelf.