Comic: Y: The Last Man

Y: The Last Man(2002 - 2008)

Written By: Brian K. Vaughan

Penciled By: Pia Guerra

Released By: Vertigo, a DC Imprint

Y: The Last Man is everything one could want from a comic, barring some fanatical need to see muscled-out men running around in tights. It is a very thoughtful and purpose driven story that forces one to wonder, "How would I handle things if I were the last man on earth?"

*Note* Ahead there are some spoilers, but I will try to keep it to a minimum. This book is just too good for me to feel okay in ruining it for someone else.

The mystery starts right from the first page with a female NYC police officer stating to a distressed mother that "...all of the men are dead." We are then treated to a brief glimpse into our soon to be main characters' lives by way of what happened to them right as a world-wide phenomenon occurs. All the males around the world, regardless of race, nationality, creed, or species, spontaneously bleed out and die. Yorick Brown, an unemployed illusionist, and his Capuchin monkey Ampersand suddenly find themselves in a very unique situation: they are seemingly the only ones spared their gender's grisly fate.

Without giving much away, Yorick decides to track down his girlfriend, Beth, who is currently residing in Australia. This turns out to be much harder than he could have ever guessed. Joined by a small group of companions, Yorick ventures forth into a much different world than he is accustomed to. Along the way, the group will find itself constantly at odds with each other as they press forward towards the goal of finding out what happened and if it's too late to fix it.

Eisner Award winning author Brian K. Vaughan and illustrator Pia Guerra piece together a story full of twists and turns, laughs and tears, and most importantly courage and heart. There is seldom, if ever, a time in this story's 60-issue run that left this reader bored or unsure of where the story was going. A fantastic read from start to finish. I whole-heartily recommend that everyone should at least try reading this series. I doubt that you will be disappointed.

All in all: 10 out of 10

This is definitely the book to read if you're into comics and would like a break from the usual 'Cape-and-Cowl' books.