that was some bullshit. ( )

(This is a review of the entire series!)
I was very excited about this graphic novel - a dystopian world in which all men but one mysteriously die? But I was hugely disappointed, as this isn't the feminist utopia I was looking for. It's anything but, and the fact that this title was written by a man should have warned me. It's very obviously a title written by men for men, as it's pretty much every man's fantasy to have a world of women at his disposal, isn't it?

Well, the comic cleverly tries to avoid such implications by making Yorick, the last man, a very sensitive, fairly unmasculine, English major. He doesn't take advantage of his situation at all, rather, he is on a 5-year quest around the world to find his girlfriend, who was in Australia when the men a died (while Yorick was in the US).

And that's where the comic started bothering me - we're presented with a post apocalyptic world in which society has broken down. No more phones, no more electricity, no more planes. I find it utterly unrealistic that a world full of women would be unable to maintain the basic functionalities of society. Of course there might be an adjustment phase, but after that, women would be perfectly capable of doing anything men can do. It just takes some organizational skills, which I daresay women are much better at than men.

The comic also displays it's dystopia full of gangs and criminality. Again, I find this very unrealistic. I don't think women would go quite as far as the ridiculous Daughters of the Amazon are going. The comic is full of similar fanatics, like the Israeli soldiers who want to claim the last man for the future of their country. Knowing what I know about Israel, I find this pretty unlikely.

The whole conclusion to why the wipeout happened was not very satisfying either, it was rather ridiculous. There would have been much better scenarios as to why all males suddenly died.

Allover, this title was a huge disappointment for me. Where is the feminist utopia in which women lead a better world? ( )

Well, that's the last one. Overall, I liked the series but didn't love it. What I liked the most was the dialogue, especially when Yorrick, 355 and Dr. Mann had lines. Natalya was pretty entertaining too, and there were some good action scenes. The earlier on-the-road issues were more enjoyable to me than the later ones wrapping up everything.
As a whole, I give Y:The Last Man 3 stars. ( )

i feel like joss whedon just loaned the knife he uses to stab people in the heart to a group of really creative and talented but sorta inadequate proselytizers. ( )

This review is really for the entire Y: Last Man series (as I didn't see the point of reviewing each book individually). I enjoyed the series immensely, particularly its humor and the concept of a world without men and with women in power. Though it might, at times, seem misogynistic (many of the women do terrible things), I thought it worked as a comment on how power can corrupt both women and men.

Despite how enjoyable the series was, however, I did have several problems with the story. First, when the event occurred that wiped out all of the men at the same time, it must have also killed off all the unattractive women. The drawing style of the artists seems to be confined to pretty, well-endowed young women who spend a lot of time at the gym. The explanation for the plague was also pretty weak, though admittedly not really crucial for me (I had to laugh when Yorrick later described the explanation as "vaguely unsatisfying"--the humor was always the saving grace). The ending and "epilogue" were likewise a weak and unsatisfying part of the story. Overall, though, a very thought-provoking and funny graphic series. ( )

This did not end the way I wanted it to! :( ( )

Okay, so that ending was all kinds of awesome. And horror. And awesome again.

We get our happy ending, have it turn into the opposite, and then we get it happy again, and then we are subjected to a truly great punchline. You know, as in the answer to a great joke about men and women. :) No spoilers, but Yorick the great escape artist really does it in the end. :)

So we get love, hope, tragedy, more tragedy, humor, a little more tragedy, and a super bitter-sweet end.

I can't imagine a better wrap up. It kinda makes the whole series shine in retrospect. :)

I'm very pleased. :) ( )

FUCK THE ENDING. >:( I HATE THIS AND ALL THAT IT STANDS FOR. ( )

I cried. ( )

Hm. Not a very satisfying ending. A bit artificially serious and ponderous, with way too many last-minute additions to an already overripe story.

Much like the show 'Lost', to which the series is indeed very similar, it complicates the initial premise and introduces characters and ideas at an unsustainable pace, so that it becomes difficult to care about any specific point. The tone also shifts wildly, with drastic changes in people's personalities explained in a hamfisted way.

It's a good series overall, but it really would've benefited from some streamlining. ( )

After loving this series through 9 collections, I was really unhappy with the ending. Yes, part of it was fitting, but it just didn't do it for me. I don't need it all wrapped up in a neat package, but I did expect something more. ( )

A satisfying conclusion to an incredible series---made me cry but left very few questions unanswered. ( )

In the last installment of Y: The Last Man, (almost) everyone's story is brought to resolution. It was an incredible journey and I thoroughly enjoyed this series. ( )

It took me around 3 years to finish this series, but I felt like this was a very satisfying ending. I don't think the whole series was great, I got kinda bored a couple graphic novels in and took a long break. I think that it would probably been better if it was shorter, but I don't regret reading it. Really what makes it is the witty dialogue and some of the "what if" interpolation of behaviors in a world with only women.

Thanks Mr. Vaughan, it was a fun ride. ( )

The series wraps up with an ending that is heartbreaking, if not hopeless.
Readers hoping for a super-tidy denouement will be disappointed... because the whole series, if I may be forgiven for using a cliche, has always been more about the journey than the destination. ( )

This is the final volume in the series, where after a plague, Yorick and his monkey Ampersand were the last two males on the planet. Yorick has been searching for his girlfriend for 5 years now, and at the same time he has had to hide from those who are trying to find him to figure out why he survived.

I really liked this one. I thought it did a really good job of wrapping up the series. This, in my opinion, was one of the better books in the series. ( )

A melancholy but fitting end to the Last Man series, where all the threads are resolved, and not to everyones' liking. I was much more satisfied with this volume that the last. The deaths of 355 and especially Ampersand were very moving (I teared up a little for Amp) :-(. ( )

I don't even know where to start. I'd love to just throw, no shovel, all kinds of praise on this! You know, like when The Academy gave Peter Jackson all those awards for The Return of the King, mostly neglecting the first two (sidebar: I hate those damn Hobbit movies).

Vaughan did everything right, I wouldn't change a damn thing. Part of me wants to do a whole spoiler-ific review but I refuse to neglect peeps who haven't read this, so I'll try and tag appropriately.

You know what, I'm not ashamed to admit it. It did get a little dusty in the room while reading this final volume. I did see Yorick and 355 eventually coming to terms with their feelings coming but was totally caught off guard with 355's death. I almost couldn't even take it! I love that Vaughan threw away the conventional ending and gave us something to think about.

The other thing I love is that despite what I had said in my book #9 review, we're still not totally clear on what caused the plague. This, I'm 110% okay with. I see no real reason to give us a definitive answer as I had noted before, it's pretty much irrelevant.

More people need to read this. Graphic novels and comics are a perfect medium for story telling and people who snub their noses at the format really need to look no further than this series. Granted, the series did lag a little in the middle volumes, it both started and finished strong.

While I'd love for this to become a TV series (there's no way you can fit this into a movie, or a trilogy no less), the graphic novels are perfect just the way they are and it's often pretty difficult to improve upon perfection. ( )

My blog post about this book is at this link. ( )

At the end of this series, I reflect back and find that to read a complete run of a comic gives you the opportunity to judge it not as 60 issues or 10 volumes, but as ONE STORY.
Vaughan shows amazing talent for story and the art was consistantly good throughout. The story took me on an outstanding journey and I am a more complete person for having read this. Bravo "Y: The Last Man", for being an epic that presented its point and issues well, while not being overly chaotic or preachy.
I will recommend this run OFTEN. ( )

I thought the ending was a let-down. There was a lot of great stuff in this series, but this last volume was not made of it. Oh well. ( )

Wow is this a great graphic novel. So glad I've returned to reading them (now that I have a Kindle Fire). Story 1 is really really strong, the art is fantastic and remains that way throughout the book. Love the pet monkey. The last man is a great premise.



In Story 2, I love how Yorrick gets gropped, hysterical. I'm loving the story line but it is a bit scary if you have a 3 year old son. In story 3, the Republican slam made me laugh. The shootout is a fun scene and I'm continuing to love this.

In story 4, there are some really great lines (speach, not art). I love seeing D.C. portrayed in comics and books. I am put off by the Amazon women, who are man haters. And its interesting that Yorick's sister is an Amazon.

The final story in this volume was shorter than the rest and ended on a cliff hanger. I was stunned that Hero (Yorrick's sister) shot the woman. I can't wait to read the next volume in the series!!

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I enjoyed this book more than the last volume. No we never got any clear answers but I think it was a decent ending. My only issue was that

Vladimir was the ruler of Russia. Granted we do not find out how or why this happened but it seemed weird that the only country that can have a male ruler does. ( )

3.5. I'd give the series overall 3.5. Wow. and ouch. ( )

A few days ago I asked Mr. Greg to pick a book for me… he asked me what kind of book you want? And I said something funny… and he did his “I’m not sure I understand humans emotions anymore” look and asked me what is funny? That activated my “you think you crazier than me?” mode… and I’m like: dead people are funny! What you have on the genocide department? He gave me this one and told me it was supposed to be funny in a world were every single man but one is dead! I’m like that’s what’s sup! So I go to my mighty corner and start reading it… when some dude (I don’t know how he looked like I was reading my crappy comic) comes and places a big black bag right in front of me and leaves… I’m like WTF!? I look at the big black bag, (remember my mighty corner is located right in front of the emergency exit) I get all paranoid and shit and leave… but my curiosity kept me in the store (to see if I’ll blow up) it didn’t’ so I went to check… the mo fo trick into leaving MY corner!!! That cunning bastard! Anyway back to the review! This book sucks! All those women!!! And there is no hot hot lesbian action to be found anywhere! Not even in Vol, 6 which is call “girl on girl” when I grabbed that one I was like “oh yeah, finally” doing my pervert smile and all of that!! And when the moment comes for some sweet Asian chick on Black chick loving… and then BANG! Half a page! Half a mother fucking page!!! WTF!!!! I FELT CHEATED!!! I wanted my money back! Then I realized that I was free loading on B&N and manage to calm down… still I will never forget the creators of this one for that… NEVER! By the time I was done reading the whole series was so disappointed no chick on chick action, no dude on a bunch of chicks action, mad homo erotic crap! And more… I know what you asking yourself right now (if you Seth) but alfonso why the 3 stars then?? Why? Dude, is simple! The book is what I was looking for it did made me laugh and I was interesting in a crappy way for me to read the whole thing (all but #5)… so a 3 out of 5!!!
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