Synopses & Reviews
WINNER OF THREE EISNER AWARDSFeatured in THE NEW YORK TIMES and on NPR, Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey, Ampersand, and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his long-lost girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on earth.
This volume of the critically acclaimed series features Yorick and Agent 355 preparing for their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love, while the person, people or thing behind the disaster that wiped out half of humanity is revealed! Collects issues #49-54 of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's award-winning Vertigo series.
Review
"A terrific, tangential flashback story rounds out the volume." Booklist
Synopsis
Featured in the New York Times and on National Public Radio, Y: The Last Man is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome.
Synopsis
The saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers that he is the only male left alive after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome continues. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. This volume focuses on the adventures of Yorick's monkey Ampersand (whose body holds the key to stopping the male-killing plague), the origin of Agent 355, and the search for Yorick's fiancee, Beth, in Australia.
About the Author
Brian K. Vaughan is an American comic book author best known for writing the critically acclaimed series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina and Runaways.