Y the Last Man: Kimono Dragons

Y the Last Man: Kimono Dragons by Brian K Vaughn, 143 pages

 As this story starts to draw to a close Yorick and company have finally made it to japan and are closing in on finding Yorick's monkey Ampersand. All they need to do to get back Ampersand now is infiltrate the Japanese mafia being run by a former Canadian pop star. While Yorick and 355 do this Dr. Mann confronts her mother whom she believes can help in recreating what saved Yorick from the plague.


This book was better than the previous one because A lot more stuff happens in this volume. we learn who the mysterious ninja Toyota is working for. Alter's past is revealed and shows how she came to join the Israeli army. We also learn more about Dr. Mann and her relationship with her parents. These revelations occur while also forwarding the plot with the rescuing of Ampersand and the events with Dr. Mann's mother. 

Y the Last Man: Paper Dolls

Y the Last Man: Paper Dolls by Brian K Vaughn, 142 pages

Yorick Brown's kidnapped monkey Ampersand, is on his way to Japan. However  Yorick, Agent 355, and Alison Mann have arrived in Sydney, Australia, a fueling stop for the ship they've hitched a ride on. Yorick's maybe fiancee, Beth, is somewhere in the outback and he wants to get in touch. After convincing  355 to let him have shore leave under her chaperonage to things start happening. Meanwhile in the U.S. Yorick's gun-toting sister finds  a woman named Beth bearing what can only be Yorick's child.

This volume seemed like its main goal was to tie up loose ends, and start drawing the story towards the conclusion rather than actually progress the plot. The glimpses of back stories however were interesting, and the series continues to be worth reading. 

Y the Last Man: Girl on Girl

Y the Last Man: Girl on Girl by Brian K Vaughn, 125 pages

After two years spent crossing the U.S., Yorick and his escorts, have gone to sea. Dr. Mann has discovered the key to understanding what saved Yorick when all the other men died. The only problem though is that the key to Yorick's survival has been stolen by a Japanese mercenary.

I'm not really going to bother saying much for the review, because I feel like I'm just kind of repeating myself a bit for each of these. I will say that I'm glad they gave us a peek at how Yorick's girlfriend is faring in Australia. 

Y the Last Man: Ring of Truth

Y the Last Man: Ring of Truth by Brian K Vaughn, 188 pages

It has been more than two years since a flash plague killed all males. Yorick and his companions have finally made it to San Francisco where his unbalanced sister, Hero, finds him finally succumbing to the male-killing plague after he loses his engagement ring to agents of the Setauket Ring, a splinter group of the mysterious Culper ring. Meanwhile Dr. Mann continues running tests and believes she is closing in on the answer to Yorick's survival.

Though it begins with a relative lull this fifth book seems to accelerate the comic's pace bit, and continues to leave the reader asking questions. Meanwhile Guerra and Marzan's art continues to work well with the overall feel of this series making the extreme situations feel convincing.

Y The Last Man: Cycles, One Small Step, and Safeword

Y The Last Man: Cycles by Brian K Vaughn, 117 pages
Y The Last Man: One Small Step by Brian K Vaughn, 166 pages
Y The Last Man: Safeword by Brian K Vaughn, 141 pages

Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, has begun making his way across the country to California where Dr. Mann hopes to figure out why he and Ampersand somehow survived the plague. However along their journey they have an unscheduled stop in the town of Marrisville, Ohio which harbors a big secret, discover that a Russian capsule from the International Space Station is coming down with possible male survivors, and Yorick gets to spend some time with the Agent 355's mysterious friend Agent 711. All the while avoiding Israeli special forces and crazed man hating cults, and keeping Yorick from exposing his identity.

So far this series continues to stay interesting, with well done excellent episodic writing, clever ideas, and characters that you actually start to care about. While the art isn't as remarkable as other graphic novels it does well in conveying the action and general tone of the series.

Y: The Last Man, Unmanned

Y: The Last Man, Unmanned by Brian K Vaughn, 126 pages

When a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome it leaves only one survivor. Yorick Brown is an unemployed and unmotivated slacker is suddenly the only male left in a world inhabited entirely by women. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey Ampersand and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick sets out on a journey across the world to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. Slowing their progress though are gun-wielding wives of Republican representatives, tribes of latter-day Amazons claiming males were meant to die, and mysterious Israeli soldiers, who seem to want Yorick for their own.

Y: The Last Man, Unmanned is a great story well written with the occasional touch of humor, which does a good job of introducing the series. The artwork also seems to work pretty well with the overall story. This a good book for those who enjoy graphic novels.