Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned (edition 2003)

A plague destroys the entire male population of Earth, except for a wise-assed, out of work practicing magician named Yorick Brown and his in-training helper monkey Ampersand. And if that doesn't make you immediately want to pick up this book, then I can't really help you.

Fun, funny, and fast-paced. Really a fun read. I've been a fan of Vaughan for a while, so this was a natural grab for me. Can't wait to keep reading this series. ( )

Maybe 3.5? Had some problems (like gratuitous boobies) but was definitely a page turner as well, have to admit I'm eager to p/up the next one. Some of the dialogue felt really natural to me & at other times very artificial - like Dr. Hamad's harangue (complete with statistics, always a pet peeve of mine!) about violence against Jordanian women...thanks for the lecture! :/ Some pretty funny bits. All in all worth a read, definitely aimed at a male audience. I even like boobies, but all the boobies were just too much, on ridiculously perfect bodies...that is SO damaging to the psyche of young girls i had trouble getting past it, yes that's a personal hang up of mine, I know. ( )

While there could be a lot of gender, equality, *ism comments made about themes in this graphic novel, I am more interested in the story. The plot seems interesting enough, but I take issue with the point of view...or lack of multiple points of view. The art reminds me of something. Not Archie&Jughead....sort of Odd Thomas. ( )

I haven’t read a comic book since I was a child, saving my measly allowance for Archie and his friends. Once I discovered my mother’s Harold Robbins novels, I never went back to comics…until now.

A number of my friends enjoy graphic novels (as they are called now), so I became curious and asked a friend for a recommendation. Y: The Last Man was perfect for me to start with. I love post-apocalyptic stories and wanted some light, easy reading between school books.

A plague that destroys the world’s male population, except a young man and his monkey. Amazons who want to rid the world of the last vestige of male oppression. A model who disposes of corpses. A mysterious agent who knits. Republicans with guns. Humorous dialogue, great illustrations, fun characters and a fast-paced story made me gobble this up in one sitting.

Looking forward to more! ( )

I'm just gonna mark the first volume of this because I'm lazy, but I read the others too. I don't like Y quite as much as Vaughan's Runaways, but there's no denying that he's after something much more ambitious here - and he's largely successful. This and Fables are probably the most important comic series to be published this decade. Whether you think that sounds like high praise or faint praise says a lot about whether you should bother reading it. ( )