- Paperback: 188 pages
- Publisher: Vertigo (Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1401204872
- ISBN-13: 978-1401204877
- Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 1.2 x 25.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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WINNER OF THREE EISNER AWARDS
Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, finally makes it to San Francisco where his unbalanced sister, Hero, finds him seemingly succumbing to the male-killing plague after losing his still-unused engagement ring to the burqa-clad agents of the Setauket Ring. But is the ring really the key to his survival? And what does it have to do with the mysterious Amulet of Helene, which the Setauket leader is determined to take from Agent 355 by any means necessary. Collects issues #24-31 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA, ASTONISHING X-MEN, RUNAWAYS) and Pia Guerra.
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Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina) won the 2005 Eisner Award for Best Writer and Best New Series (Ex Machina)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the best book of the Y The Last Man series yet. The first 4 have been excellent, but this tops them all. It ties up loose ends (why has Yorrick survived the plauge? Who was that ninja he saw in volume 3?) and then leaves you with some new questions, such as: Can Hero be trusted? Can we believe Agent 355? If you've been a half hearted follower so far, this will make you a full on fan.
Anyone who says comics are for kids should read this and realise that they are wrong.
Format:Paperback
After sex must come religion. The first of the three stories is about religion, more specifically the male dominated catholic faith. This is part list of facts and part rant but it is well told through someone Yorick meets on his travels and his desire to confess his sin from the previous volume. It is a good story which asks excellent questions, has warm human emotions and puts Yorick in a difficult position. Everything a story should do.
The next tales are concerned with moving the plot along. We get some new information on the plague, get reunited with someone and have the whole world put in jeopardy. This is pretty much all action and it is in danger of selling out to become a Hollywood blockbuster. Hopefully things will swing back the other way and we will regain some of the emotion and philosophising that Y does so well.
The art is still up to par but doesn't outshine the story. There are some nice instances of showing not telling and the word to art ratio is strongly in favour of the art. Although there are three stories and this is a thick volume it still whizzes by at a thrilling pace. Thumbs Up!
The next tales are concerned with moving the plot along. We get some new information on the plague, get reunited with someone and have the whole world put in jeopardy. This is pretty much all action and it is in danger of selling out to become a Hollywood blockbuster. Hopefully things will swing back the other way and we will regain some of the emotion and philosophising that Y does so well.
The art is still up to par but doesn't outshine the story. There are some nice instances of showing not telling and the word to art ratio is strongly in favour of the art. Although there are three stories and this is a thick volume it still whizzes by at a thrilling pace. Thumbs Up!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Reasons, Origins, and Complications
17 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
In the fifth trade paperback of Brian K. Vaughan's Y: The Last Man, we finally see Yorick's girlfriend Beth for the first time since the first story arc, we get a glimpse into Hero Brown's troubled past, a new girl named Beth complicates things with Yorick, and the reason that Yorick and Ampersand survived the plague is revealed.
In the story arc "Tongues of Flame", Yorick goes to a church in order to repent for the girl he killed in the previous arc. While there, he meets Beth, a girl who has become the de facto caretaker of the church. They comfort each other and provide company that each desperately needs. Yorick also helps her deal with a group of Amazons.
In "Hero's Journey", we see scenes from Hero's past, which was fairly traumatizing. From feeling neglected by her parents to being afraid of her grandfather for dark (and implied) reasons to overcompensating sexually for a bad case of acne, we are able to see why the Amazons were so successful at brainwashing her. We also learn what happened to her between her "incarceration" in Marrisville and her situation now.
Finally, in "Ring of Truth", having finally reached California, Yorick, Agent 355, and Allison try to isolate the reason why Yorick and Ampersand survived the "gendercide", but things get complicated when some ex-Culper Ring agents show up. And just as the answer is revealed, a mysterious ninja named Toyota kidnaps Ampersand again (she was responsible for his kidnapping in "Comedy & Tragedy").
This may be the best Y trade paperback yet. While "Safeword" may be the best arc, these three arcs are all very good and very intriguing. The story only continues to get better, and the next leg of the journey of Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, should prove to be very interesting indeed.
In the story arc "Tongues of Flame", Yorick goes to a church in order to repent for the girl he killed in the previous arc. While there, he meets Beth, a girl who has become the de facto caretaker of the church. They comfort each other and provide company that each desperately needs. Yorick also helps her deal with a group of Amazons.
In "Hero's Journey", we see scenes from Hero's past, which was fairly traumatizing. From feeling neglected by her parents to being afraid of her grandfather for dark (and implied) reasons to overcompensating sexually for a bad case of acne, we are able to see why the Amazons were so successful at brainwashing her. We also learn what happened to her between her "incarceration" in Marrisville and her situation now.
Finally, in "Ring of Truth", having finally reached California, Yorick, Agent 355, and Allison try to isolate the reason why Yorick and Ampersand survived the "gendercide", but things get complicated when some ex-Culper Ring agents show up. And just as the answer is revealed, a mysterious ninja named Toyota kidnaps Ampersand again (she was responsible for his kidnapping in "Comedy & Tragedy").
This may be the best Y trade paperback yet. While "Safeword" may be the best arc, these three arcs are all very good and very intriguing. The story only continues to get better, and the next leg of the journey of Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, should prove to be very interesting indeed.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Y just keeps getting better.
8 Nov 2005
Format:Paperback
Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man: Ring of Truth (DC Comics, 2005)
Y: The Last Man just keeps getting better as it goes. Vaughan takes his characters to new levels of psychological depth with every collection. (For those who haven not yet gotten far in the series, be warned that here be spoilers.)
Yorick, the doc, and 355 have finally made it to San Francisco, where Yorick is undergoing a battery of tests to figure out why he's immune to the plague. Needless to say, there are still loads of people chasing the intrepid trio (and Ampersand), some of whom we know, others we've had only vague recollections of. Vaughan finally gets us back to Beth, Yorick's kind-of-fiancee, and finally starts us on the road to figuring out why Yorick is immune. (Don't worry, you will have more questions when you finish this one than you did when you started it; there's still a lot more of this series to go.)
Vaughan has created something fierce. You want to read this. ****
Y: The Last Man just keeps getting better as it goes. Vaughan takes his characters to new levels of psychological depth with every collection. (For those who haven not yet gotten far in the series, be warned that here be spoilers.)
Yorick, the doc, and 355 have finally made it to San Francisco, where Yorick is undergoing a battery of tests to figure out why he's immune to the plague. Needless to say, there are still loads of people chasing the intrepid trio (and Ampersand), some of whom we know, others we've had only vague recollections of. Vaughan finally gets us back to Beth, Yorick's kind-of-fiancee, and finally starts us on the road to figuring out why Yorick is immune. (Don't worry, you will have more questions when you finish this one than you did when you started it; there's still a lot more of this series to go.)
Vaughan has created something fierce. You want to read this. ****
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Graphic SF Reader
3 Sep 2007
Format:Paperback
Yorick and his allies have finally made it to California. Dr. Mann now as access to the information and tools she needs to try and work out exactly why Yorick is alive and all the other males on the planet are dead.
The female of the species also demonstrates that they are equally capable of war and crime when given the opportunity.
If someone said 'ninja monkeynapper' to you generally, you would probably laugh. Here, it is no laughing matter.
The female of the species also demonstrates that they are equally capable of war and crime when given the opportunity.
If someone said 'ninja monkeynapper' to you generally, you would probably laugh. Here, it is no laughing matter.
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