The Adventures Continues..., 27 Oct 2005
I missed all the hype about this series, and just happened upon the trade paperbacks at the library. The premise, as the title says, is that some kind of plague spontaneously kills every male on earth at the same instant -- except a 20something slacker named Yorick and his monkey Ampersand. Following the events of the first three books, this fourth picks up the story of Yorick, his government agent bodyguard (Agent 355), and the geneticist (Dr. Mann) who might be able to solve save humanity. On their way to a genetics lab in California, they trek though Colorado, where they find the cabin of ex-Agent 711, an old friend of Agent 355. It's decided that Ampersand's wound (sustained in the last book) needs antibiotics, so Agent 355 and Dr. Mann head to town to find some, leaving Yorick in the care of Agent 711. The first half of the book is just him and her, and involves some totally ridiculous therapy (if you know what a "safeword" is, you can guess what's involved). The only thing this does is deliver some of Yorick's backstory, and attempt to explain Yorick's celibacy over the course of the previous books. Major issues like survivor's guilt and suicide are dealt with in a totally unconvincing way, and the whole thing is pretty laughable and gratuitous.

In any event, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann return for Yorick and the trio moves on into Arizona. The second half of the book details their adventures when they come up against a roadblock of I-40. Apparently an octet of survivalist secessionists has disrupted all interstate commerce, causing food shortages on either side. It's not clear why all the truckers can't just detour around this one stretch...but whatever... It's also not clear how these paramilitary ladies have managed to be so disruptive. Their camp is in a depression between two hills, so any reasonably intelligent attacker should be able to devastate them. Not to mention the panel on page 101 that shows all six able-bodied women coming out into the open in a group to confront one unarmed person! Granted, it makes for a nice composition, but one grenade from someone hidden in the bushes and the problem is solved... And yet, they are described as having killed 11 of the 12 Texas rangers who attacked them? Anyway... rather implausibly, the trio gets involved in all this and there's plenty of bloody action.

It should be noted that the penciling in the second part of the book switches from co-creator Pia Guerra to Goran Palov, and it's pretty jarring. Palov's action scenes are nice and fluid, but the main characters' faces look radically different, which is a big no-no to me in such a character-driven story. All in all, the book operates at the same level as the rest of the series, if you like 1-3, you'll probably like this one.

There's no such thing as SAFE !!!, 11 Feb 2005
And who said this title couldn't get any better?! Practically on the top of my list for MUST read graphic novels. Dealing with very adult themes, Yorick has to cope on his own with an old collegue of Agent 355 and gets more than he bargined for. I could heap a ton of praise on the writer Brian k. Vaughan but it's best that you find out for yourself how well written this book is. Hey what you waiting for click that button and buy it now!!!!

The Adventures Continues..., 27 Oct 2005
I missed all the hype about this series, and just happened upon the trade paperbacks at the library. The premise, as the title says, is that some kind of plague spontaneously kills every male on earth at the same instant -- except a 20something slacker named Yorick and his monkey Ampersand. Following the events of the first three books, this fourth picks up the story of Yorick, his government agent bodyguard (Agent 355), and the geneticist (Dr. Mann) who might be able to solve save humanity. On their way to a genetics lab in California, they trek though Colorado, where they find the cabin of ex-Agent 711, an old friend of Agent 355. It's decided that Ampersand's wound (sustained in the last book) needs antibiotics, so Agent 355 and Dr. Mann head to town to find some, leaving Yorick in the care of Agent 711. The first half of the book is just him and her, and involves some totally ridiculous therapy (if you know what a "safeword" is, you can guess what's involved). The only thing this does is deliver some of Yorick's backstory, and attempt to explain Yorick's celibacy over the course of the previous books. Major issues like survivor's guilt and suicide are dealt with in a totally unconvincing way, and the whole thing is pretty laughable and gratuitous.

In any event, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann return for Yorick and the trio moves on into Arizona. The second half of the book details their adventures when they come up against a roadblock of I-40. Apparently an octet of survivalist secessionists has disrupted all interstate commerce, causing food shortages on either side. It's not clear why all the truckers can't just detour around this one stretch...but whatever... It's also not clear how these paramilitary ladies have managed to be so disruptive. Their camp is in a depression between two hills, so any reasonably intelligent attacker should be able to devastate them. Not to mention the panel on page 101 that shows all six able-bodied women coming out into the open in a group to confront one unarmed person! Granted, it makes for a nice composition, but one grenade from someone hidden in the bushes and the problem is solved... And yet, they are described as having killed 11 of the 12 Texas rangers who attacked them? Anyway... rather implausibly, the trio gets involved in all this and there's plenty of bloody action.

It should be noted that the penciling in the second part of the book switches from co-creator Pia Guerra to Goran Palov, and it's pretty jarring. Palov's action scenes are nice and fluid, but the main characters' faces look radically different, which is a big no-no to me in such a character-driven story. All in all, the book operates at the same level as the rest of the series, if you like 1-3, you'll probably like this one.

There's no such thing as SAFE !!!, 11 Feb 2005
And who said this title couldn't get any better?! Practically on the top of my list for MUST read graphic novels. Dealing with very adult themes, Yorick has to cope on his own with an old collegue of Agent 355 and gets more than he bargined for. I could heap a ton of praise on the writer Brian k. Vaughan but it's best that you find out for yourself how well written this book is. Hey what you waiting for click that button and buy it now!!!!

One of my favourites, 14 Aug 2008
This was a much anticipated finale to a superb comic book. I started buying it some time ago from a recommendation and have been really impressed with the series. I have now collected all 10 of the graphic novels.

I ordered it way back in June on the pre-order system and saved a couple of quid because of it. However it was delivered way way past the actual release date and i have been sent a copy which has 20 pages printed upside down!

Amazon have really let me down with this one, the only reason i used Amazon for this is that i no longer have access to a comic book shop so i'm really disappointed to have had to wait almost a month longer than those lucky enough to be close to their local shop.

The Amazon service has really been going down hill of late and I've just about had enough. Also the transfer of the DVD rental to the appalling LoveFilm has led to me cancelling my subscription. Rant over!

5 stars cos the comic itself is superb, not gonna tar Vertigo with the grubby Amazon brush!

Another great entry, 27 Jul 2006
This is anothere great entry in the Y:The Last Man series although it doesn't have an overarching plot like the other books in the series so far. Its more set up for future storylines and some tantalising background on various people. Don't start with this one. Start with Unmanned.

The Adventures Continues..., 27 Oct 2005
I missed all the hype about this series, and just happened upon the trade paperbacks at the library. The premise, as the title says, is that some kind of plague spontaneously kills every male on earth at the same instant -- except a 20something slacker named Yorick and his monkey Ampersand. Following the events of the first three books, this fourth picks up the story of Yorick, his government agent bodyguard (Agent 355), and the geneticist (Dr. Mann) who might be able to solve save humanity. On their way to a genetics lab in California, they trek though Colorado, where they find the cabin of ex-Agent 711, an old friend of Agent 355. It's decided that Ampersand's wound (sustained in the last book) needs antibiotics, so Agent 355 and Dr. Mann head to town to find some, leaving Yorick in the care of Agent 711. The first half of the book is just him and her, and involves some totally ridiculous therapy (if you know what a "safeword" is, you can guess what's involved). The only thing this does is deliver some of Yorick's backstory, and attempt to explain Yorick's celibacy over the course of the previous books. Major issues like survivor's guilt and suicide are dealt with in a totally unconvincing way, and the whole thing is pretty laughable and gratuitous.

In any event, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann return for Yorick and the trio moves on into Arizona. The second half of the book details their adventures when they come up against a roadblock of I-40. Apparently an octet of survivalist secessionists has disrupted all interstate commerce, causing food shortages on either side. It's not clear why all the truckers can't just detour around this one stretch...but whatever... It's also not clear how these paramilitary ladies have managed to be so disruptive. Their camp is in a depression between two hills, so any reasonably intelligent attacker should be able to devastate them. Not to mention the panel on page 101 that shows all six able-bodied women coming out into the open in a group to confront one unarmed person! Granted, it makes for a nice composition, but one grenade from someone hidden in the bushes and the problem is solved... And yet, they are described as having killed 11 of the 12 Texas rangers who attacked them? Anyway... rather implausibly, the trio gets involved in all this and there's plenty of bloody action.

It should be noted that the penciling in the second part of the book switches from co-creator Pia Guerra to Goran Palov, and it's pretty jarring. Palov's action scenes are nice and fluid, but the main characters' faces look radically different, which is a big no-no to me in such a character-driven story. All in all, the book operates at the same level as the rest of the series, if you like 1-3, you'll probably like this one.

There's no such thing as SAFE !!!, 11 Feb 2005
And who said this title couldn't get any better?! Practically on the top of my list for MUST read graphic novels. Dealing with very adult themes, Yorick has to cope on his own with an old collegue of Agent 355 and gets more than he bargined for. I could heap a ton of praise on the writer Brian k. Vaughan but it's best that you find out for yourself how well written this book is. Hey what you waiting for click that button and buy it now!!!!

One of my favourites, 14 Aug 2008
This was a much anticipated finale to a superb comic book. I started buying it some time ago from a recommendation and have been really impressed with the series. I have now collected all 10 of the graphic novels.

I ordered it way back in June on the pre-order system and saved a couple of quid because of it. However it was delivered way way past the actual release date and i have been sent a copy which has 20 pages printed upside down!

Amazon have really let me down with this one, the only reason i used Amazon for this is that i no longer have access to a comic book shop so i'm really disappointed to have had to wait almost a month longer than those lucky enough to be close to their local shop.

The Amazon service has really been going down hill of late and I've just about had enough. Also the transfer of the DVD rental to the appalling LoveFilm has led to me cancelling my subscription. Rant over!

5 stars cos the comic itself is superb, not gonna tar Vertigo with the grubby Amazon brush!

Another great entry, 27 Jul 2006
This is anothere great entry in the Y:The Last Man series although it doesn't have an overarching plot like the other books in the series so far. Its more set up for future storylines and some tantalising background on various people. Don't start with this one. Start with Unmanned.

One of my favourites, 14 Aug 2008
This was a much anticipated finale to a superb comic book. I started buying it some time ago from a recommendation and have been really impressed with the series. I have now collected all 10 of the graphic novels.

I ordered it way back in June on the pre-order system and saved a couple of quid because of it. However it was delivered way way past the actual release date and i have been sent a copy which has 20 pages printed upside down!

Amazon have really let me down with this one, the only reason i used Amazon for this is that i no longer have access to a comic book shop so i'm really disappointed to have had to wait almost a month longer than those lucky enough to be close to their local shop.

The Amazon service has really been going down hill of late and I've just about had enough. Also the transfer of the DVD rental to the appalling LoveFilm has led to me cancelling my subscription. Rant over!

5 stars cos the comic itself is superb, not gonna tar Vertigo with the grubby Amazon brush!

Another great entry, 27 Jul 2006
This is anothere great entry in the Y:The Last Man series although it doesn't have an overarching plot like the other books in the series so far. Its more set up for future storylines and some tantalising background on various people. Don't start with this one. Start with Unmanned.

The Adventures Continues..., 27 Oct 2005
I missed all the hype about this series, and just happened upon the trade paperbacks at the library. The premise, as the title says, is that some kind of plague spontaneously kills every male on earth at the same instant -- except a 20something slacker named Yorick and his monkey Ampersand. Following the events of the first three books, this fourth picks up the story of Yorick, his government agent bodyguard (Agent 355), and the geneticist (Dr. Mann) who might be able to solve save humanity. On their way to a genetics lab in California, they trek though Colorado, where they find the cabin of ex-Agent 711, an old friend of Agent 355. It's decided that Ampersand's wound (sustained in the last book) needs antibiotics, so Agent 355 and Dr. Mann head to town to find some, leaving Yorick in the care of Agent 711. The first half of the book is just him and her, and involves some totally ridiculous therapy (if you know what a "safeword" is, you can guess what's involved). The only thing this does is deliver some of Yorick's backstory, and attempt to explain Yorick's celibacy over the course of the previous books. Major issues like survivor's guilt and suicide are dealt with in a totally unconvincing way, and the whole thing is pretty laughable and gratuitous.

In any event, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann return for Yorick and the trio moves on into Arizona. The second half of the book details their adventures when they come up against a roadblock of I-40. Apparently an octet of survivalist secessionists has disrupted all interstate commerce, causing food shortages on either side. It's not clear why all the truckers can't just detour around this one stretch...but whatever... It's also not clear how these paramilitary ladies have managed to be so disruptive. Their camp is in a depression between two hills, so any reasonably intelligent attacker should be able to devastate them. Not to mention the panel on page 101 that shows all six able-bodied women coming out into the open in a group to confront one unarmed person! Granted, it makes for a nice composition, but one grenade from someone hidden in the bushes and the problem is solved... And yet, they are described as having killed 11 of the 12 Texas rangers who attacked them? Anyway... rather implausibly, the trio gets involved in all this and there's plenty of bloody action.

It should be noted that the penciling in the second part of the book switches from co-creator Pia Guerra to Goran Palov, and it's pretty jarring. Palov's action scenes are nice and fluid, but the main characters' faces look radically different, which is a big no-no to me in such a character-driven story. All in all, the book operates at the same level as the rest of the series, if you like 1-3, you'll probably like this one.

There's no such thing as SAFE !!!, 11 Feb 2005
And who said this title couldn't get any better?! Practically on the top of my list for MUST read graphic novels. Dealing with very adult themes, Yorick has to cope on his own with an old collegue of Agent 355 and gets more than he bargined for. I could heap a ton of praise on the writer Brian k. Vaughan but it's best that you find out for yourself how well written this book is. Hey what you waiting for click that button and buy it now!!!!

One of my favourites, 14 Aug 2008
This was a much anticipated finale to a superb comic book. I started buying it some time ago from a recommendation and have been really impressed with the series. I have now collected all 10 of the graphic novels.

I ordered it way back in June on the pre-order system and saved a couple of quid because of it. However it was delivered way way past the actual release date and i have been sent a copy which has 20 pages printed upside down!

Amazon have really let me down with this one, the only reason i used Amazon for this is that i no longer have access to a comic book shop so i'm really disappointed to have had to wait almost a month longer than those lucky enough to be close to their local shop.

The Amazon service has really been going down hill of late and I've just about had enough. Also the transfer of the DVD rental to the appalling LoveFilm has led to me cancelling my subscription. Rant over!

5 stars cos the comic itself is superb, not gonna tar Vertigo with the grubby Amazon brush!

Another great entry, 27 Jul 2006
This is anothere great entry in the Y:The Last Man series although it doesn't have an overarching plot like the other books in the series so far. Its more set up for future storylines and some tantalising background on various people. Don't start with this one. Start with Unmanned.

One of my favourites, 14 Aug 2008
This was a much anticipated finale to a superb comic book. I started buying it some time ago from a recommendation and have been really impressed with the series. I have now collected all 10 of the graphic novels.

I ordered it way back in June on the pre-order system and saved a couple of quid because of it. However it was delivered way way past the actual release date and i have been sent a copy which has 20 pages printed upside down!

Amazon have really let me down with this one, the only reason i used Amazon for this is that i no longer have access to a comic book shop so i'm really disappointed to have had to wait almost a month longer than those lucky enough to be close to their local shop.

The Amazon service has really been going down hill of late and I've just about had enough. Also the transfer of the DVD rental to the appalling LoveFilm has led to me cancelling my subscription. Rant over!

5 stars cos the comic itself is superb, not gonna tar Vertigo with the grubby Amazon brush!

Another great entry, 27 Jul 2006
This is anothere great entry in the Y:The Last Man series although it doesn't have an overarching plot like the other books in the series so far. Its more set up for future storylines and some tantalising background on various people. Don't start with this one. Start with Unmanned.

The best volume yet, 03 Sep 2005
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.

The Adventures Continues..., 27 Oct 2005
I missed all the hype about this series, and just happened upon the trade paperbacks at the library. The premise, as the title says, is that some kind of plague spontaneously kills every male on earth at the same instant -- except a 20something slacker named Yorick and his monkey Ampersand. Following the events of the first three books, this fourth picks up the story of Yorick, his government agent bodyguard (Agent 355), and the geneticist (Dr. Mann) who might be able to solve save humanity. On their way to a genetics lab in California, they trek though Colorado, where they find the cabin of ex-Agent 711, an old friend of Agent 355. It's decided that Ampersand's wound (sustained in the last book) needs antibiotics, so Agent 355 and Dr. Mann head to town to find some, leaving Yorick in the care of Agent 711. The first half of the book is just him and her, and involves some totally ridiculous therapy (if you know what a "safeword" is, you can guess what's involved). The only thing this does is deliver some of Yorick's backstory, and attempt to explain Yorick's celibacy over the course of the previous books. Major issues like survivor's guilt and suicide are dealt with in a totally unconvincing way, and the whole thing is pretty laughable and gratuitous.

In any event, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann return for Yorick and the trio moves on into Arizona. The second half of the book details their adventures when they come up against a roadblock of I-40. Apparently an octet of survivalist secessionists has disrupted all interstate commerce, causing food shortages on either side. It's not clear why all the truckers can't just detour around this one stretch...but whatever... It's also not clear how these paramilitary ladies have managed to be so disruptive. Their camp is in a depression between two hills, so any reasonably intelligent attacker should be able to devastate them. Not to mention the panel on page 101 that shows all six able-bodied women coming out into the open in a group to confront one unarmed person! Granted, it makes for a nice composition, but one grenade from someone hidden in the bushes and the problem is solved... And yet, they are described as having killed 11 of the 12 Texas rangers who attacked them? Anyway... rather implausibly, the trio gets involved in all this and there's plenty of bloody action.

It should be noted that the penciling in the second part of the book switches from co-creator Pia Guerra to Goran Palov, and it's pretty jarring. Palov's action scenes are nice and fluid, but the main characters' faces look radically different, which is a big no-no to me in such a character-driven story. All in all, the book operates at the same level as the rest of the series, if you like 1-3, you'll probably like this one.

There's no such thing as SAFE !!!, 11 Feb 2005
And who said this title couldn't get any better?! Practically on the top of my list for MUST read graphic novels. Dealing with very adult themes, Yorick has to cope on his own with an old collegue of Agent 355 and gets more than he bargined for. I could heap a ton of praise on the writer Brian k. Vaughan but it's best that you find out for yourself how well written this book is. Hey what you waiting for click that button and buy it now!!!!

One of my favourites, 14 Aug 2008
This was a much anticipated finale to a superb comic book. I started buying it some time ago from a recommendation and have been really impressed with the series. I have now collected all 10 of the graphic novels.

I ordered it way back in June on the pre-order system and saved a couple of quid because of it. However it was delivered way way past the actual release date and i have been sent a copy which has 20 pages printed upside down!

Amazon have really let me down with this one, the only reason i used Amazon for this is that i no longer have access to a comic book shop so i'm really disappointed to have had to wait almost a month longer than those lucky enough to be close to their local shop.

The Amazon service has really been going down hill of late and I've just about had enough. Also the transfer of the DVD rental to the appalling LoveFilm has led to me cancelling my subscription. Rant over!

5 stars cos the comic itself is superb, not gonna tar Vertigo with the grubby Amazon brush!

Another great entry, 27 Jul 2006
This is anothere great entry in the Y:The Last Man series although it doesn't have an overarching plot like the other books in the series so far. Its more set up for future storylines and some tantalising background on various people. Don't start with this one. Start with Unmanned.

One of my favourites, 14 Aug 2008
This was a much anticipated finale to a superb comic book. I started buying it some time ago from a recommendation and have been really impressed with the series. I have now collected all 10 of the graphic novels.

I ordered it way back in June on the pre-order system and saved a couple of quid because of it. However it was delivered way way past the actual release date and i have been sent a copy which has 20 pages printed upside down!

Amazon have really let me down with this one, the only reason i used Amazon for this is that i no longer have access to a comic book shop so i'm really disappointed to have had to wait almost a month longer than those lucky enough to be close to their local shop.

The Amazon service has really been going down hill of late and I've just about had enough. Also the transfer of the DVD rental to the appalling LoveFilm has led to me cancelling my subscription. Rant over!

5 stars cos the comic itself is superb, not gonna tar Vertigo with the grubby Amazon brush!

Another great entry, 27 Jul 2006
This is anothere great entry in the Y:The Last Man series although it doesn't have an overarching plot like the other books in the series so far. Its more set up for future storylines and some tantalising background on various people. Don't start with this one. Start with Unmanned.

The best volume yet, 03 Sep 2005
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.

Good stuff! Y keeps on trucking, smart, thrilling and funny as ever., 28 Jul 2008
I don't know why people aren't satisfied with Vaughan's explanation, if you ask me this book is a big improvement over the last volume. The whole Y journey is fantastic and this is no exception.

If you've got to volume 8, you have to read this one, so it makes criticism kind of moot. But it's not as bad as others are saying, in fact the writing here is as entertaining as any of the other volumes, whether you like the final explanation or not.

Vaughan is not very proficient in Neo-Darwinism, 20 Aug 2007
As any reader of this series, I was expecting some explanation of why all men where killed in the first place. I expected either an explanation based on science, or something completely on the realm of the supernatural, which is always ok, since it exists outside the realm of reason. Instead of that, the theory presented in here is some really incompetent pseudo-scientific explanation that will only please people that do not understand absolutely anything about evolutionary theory and to whom Start Trek like science sounds pretty "kewl", or to people that confuse science with neo-pagan post-modernist idiocy. Evolution theory has already been distorted and insulted enough too many times in popular culture, even if involuntarily, but I did expect a higher standard from this book than from X-Men comics.

Plus, plot-wise, this book is pretty boring. Very little character development happens, and too many of the startling revelations are really not that interesting or exciting. This series is really getting worse with every new issue. I just hope it can still recover in time to deliver a decent finale.

The Book of Revelation? Makes about as much sense..., 15 Aug 2007
Let me start by saying this is the first comic book that I have eagerly awaited for months. I stopped myself from buying the individual comics so that this combined volume would look lovely next to all the others. So maybe I had raised the bar of expectation too far...

The Last Man is the funkiest post-apocolyptic road movie I've never seen, and the denouement of this wonder-ful journey is... well, a little flat. I don't want to give too much up, but the explanation for the eradication of MANkind comes across not as the big bang I've been waiting for, but just another theory, like the theories that the lead character was saved by his 'magic' ring, or that the 'plague' was caused by one of the characters trying to clone themselves...

Sorry, guys, but I'm left wondering what to believe... I don't even know if the thing finished at the end!

The Adventures Continues..., 27 Oct 2005
I missed all the hype about this series, and just happened upon the trade paperbacks at the library. The premise, as the title says, is that some kind of plague spontaneously kills every male on earth at the same instant -- except a 20something slacker named Yorick and his monkey Ampersand. Following the events of the first three books, this fourth picks up the story of Yorick, his government agent bodyguard (Agent 355), and the geneticist (Dr. Mann) who might be able to solve save humanity. On their way to a genetics lab in California, they trek though Colorado, where they find the cabin of ex-Agent 711, an old friend of Agent 355. It's decided that Ampersand's wound (sustained in the last book) needs antibiotics, so Agent 355 and Dr. Mann head to town to find some, leaving Yorick in the care of Agent 711. The first half of the book is just him and her, and involves some totally ridiculous therapy (if you know what a "safeword" is, you can guess what's involved). The only thing this does is deliver some of Yorick's backstory, and attempt to explain Yorick's celibacy over the course of the previous books. Major issues like survivor's guilt and suicide are dealt with in a totally unconvincing way, and the whole thing is pretty laughable and gratuitous.

In any event, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann return for Yorick and the trio moves on into Arizona. The second half of the book details their adventures when they come up against a roadblock of I-40. Apparently an octet of survivalist secessionists has disrupted all interstate commerce, causing food shortages on either side. It's not clear why all the truckers can't just detour around this one stretch...but whatever... It's also not clear how these paramilitary ladies have managed to be so disruptive. Their camp is in a depression between two hills, so any reasonably intelligent attacker should be able to devastate them. Not to mention the panel on page 101 that shows all six able-bodied women coming out into the open in a group to confront one unarmed person! Granted, it makes for a nice composition, but one grenade from someone hidden in the bushes and the problem is solved... And yet, they are described as having killed 11 of the 12 Texas rangers who attacked them? Anyway... rather implausibly, the trio gets involved in all this and there's plenty of bloody action.

It should be noted that the penciling in the second part of the book switches from co-creator Pia Guerra to Goran Palov, and it's pretty jarring. Palov's action scenes are nice and fluid, but the main characters' faces look radically different, which is a big no-no to me in such a character-driven story. All in all, the book operates at the same level as the rest of the series, if you like 1-3, you'll probably like this one.

There's no such thing as SAFE !!!, 11 Feb 2005
And who said this title couldn't get any better?! Practically on the top of my list for MUST read graphic novels. Dealing with very adult themes, Yorick has to cope on his own with an old collegue of Agent 355 and gets more than he bargined for. I could heap a ton of praise on the writer Brian k. Vaughan but it's best that you find out for yourself how well written this book is. Hey what you waiting for click that button and buy it now!!!!

One of my favourites, 14 Aug 2008
This was a much anticipated finale to a superb comic book. I started buying it some time ago from a recommendation and have been really impressed with the series. I have now collected all 10 of the graphic novels.

I ordered it way back in June on the pre-order system and saved a couple of quid because of it. However it was delivered way way past the actual release date and i have been sent a copy which has 20 pages printed upside down!

Amazon have really let me down with this one, the only reason i used Amazon for this is that i no longer have access to a comic book shop so i'm really disappointed to have had to wait almost a month longer than those lucky enough to be close to their local shop.

The Amazon service has really been going down hill of late and I've just about had enough. Also the transfer of the DVD rental to the appalling LoveFilm has led to me cancelling my subscription. Rant over!

5 stars cos the comic itself is superb, not gonna tar Vertigo with the grubby Amazon brush!

Another great entry, 27 Jul 2006
This is anothere great entry in the Y:The Last Man series although it doesn't have an overarching plot like the other books in the series so far. Its more set up for future storylines and some tantalising background on various people. Don't start with this one. Start with Unmanned.

One of my favourites, 14 Aug 2008
This was a much anticipated finale to a superb comic book. I started buying it some time ago from a recommendation and have been really impressed with the series. I have now collected all 10 of the graphic novels.

I ordered it way back in June on the pre-order system and saved a couple of quid because of it. However it was delivered way way past the actual release date and i have been sent a copy which has 20 pages printed upside down!

Amazon have really let me down with this one, the only reason i used Amazon for this is that i no longer have access to a comic book shop so i'm really disappointed to have had to wait almost a month longer than those lucky enough to be close to their local shop.

The Amazon service has really been going down hill of late and I've just about had enough. Also the transfer of the DVD rental to the appalling LoveFilm has led to me cancelling my subscription. Rant over!

5 stars cos the comic itself is superb, not gonna tar Vertigo with the grubby Amazon brush!

Another great entry, 27 Jul 2006
This is anothere great entry in the Y:The Last Man series although it doesn't have an overarching plot like the other books in the series so far. Its more set up for future storylines and some tantalising background on various people. Don't start with this one. Start with Unmanned.

The best volume yet, 03 Sep 2005
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.

Good stuff! Y keeps on trucking, smart, thrilling and funny as ever., 28 Jul 2008
I don't know why people aren't satisfied with Vaughan's explanation, if you ask me this book is a big improvement over the last volume. The whole Y journey is fantastic and this is no exception.

If you've got to volume 8, you have to read this one, so it makes criticism kind of moot. But it's not as bad as others are saying, in fact the writing here is as entertaining as any of the other volumes, whether you like the final explanation or not.

Vaughan is not very proficient in Neo-Darwinism, 20 Aug 2007
As any reader of this series, I was expecting some explanation of why all men where killed in the first place. I expected either an explanation based on science, or something completely on the realm of the supernatural, which is always ok, since it exists outside the realm of reason. Instead of that, the theory presented in here is some really incompetent pseudo-scientific explanation that will only please people that do not understand absolutely anything about evolutionary theory and to whom Start Trek like science sounds pretty "kewl", or to people that confuse science with neo-pagan post-modernist idiocy. Evolution theory has already been distorted and insulted enough too many times in popular culture, even if involuntarily, but I did expect a higher standard from this book than from X-Men comics.

Plus, plot-wise, this book is pretty boring. Very little character development happens, and too many of the startling revelations are really not that interesting or exciting. This series is really getting worse with every new issue. I just hope it can still recover in time to deliver a decent finale.

The Book of Revelation? Makes about as much sense..., 15 Aug 2007
Let me start by saying this is the first comic book that I have eagerly awaited for months. I stopped myself from buying the individual comics so that this combined volume would look lovely next to all the others. So maybe I had raised the bar of expectation too far...

The Last Man is the funkiest post-apocolyptic road movie I've never seen, and the denouement of this wonder-ful journey is... well, a little flat. I don't want to give too much up, but the explanation for the eradication of MANkind comes across not as the big bang I've been waiting for, but just another theory, like the theories that the lead character was saved by his 'magic' ring, or that the 'plague' was caused by one of the characters trying to clone themselves...

Sorry, guys, but I'm left wondering what to believe... I don't even know if the thing finished at the end!

52 continues to impress, 09 Apr 2008
DC's impressive 52 series continues with this second volume detailing week fourteen to twenty-six of the year long story. In this volume the various storylines continue to entwine and expand in interesting ways and the artwork is remains impressive throughout. In this volume Renee Montoya and the Question travel to Kahndaq, Black Adams family continues to grow, Adam Strange, Starfire and Animal Man continue their journey home, Luthor's Everyman program continues with deadly results and Ralf Dibny is asked to investigate Dr Fate's helm.

52 is a truly addictive story that has been brilliantly made and plotted. This volume sees more cameos by other DC characters including the Teen Titans, Lobo and Ambush Bug, among others. Of the various storylines running through the story, the Black Adam one remains my favourite but Adam Strange, Animal Man and Starfire's odyssey is also somewhat fun. 52 is in equal parts exciting, funny, action packed and absorbing, and is turning into one of the best comic series that I have read.