Paper Dolls (Y: The Last Man, Book 7) (original 2006; edition 2006)

Our trifecta of heroes have successfully crossed the Pacific Ocean and are now on the seacoast of Australia. Yorick naturally insists on looking for his long-lost girlfriend in the drug-infested city of Sydney. Meanwhile, Dr. Mann gets wooed by the one-eyed sailor rescued from the pirate ship in the previous book. We also learn more of Ampersand the monkey’s backstory.

It probably comes as no surprise that I am still loving this series, although I am super-grateful to have one containing so many issues to be holding up so well! Although I’m not a big fan of the Dr. Mann being duped story, the other two more than make up for it.

Overall, the art and story are consistently good and in spite of being the seventh in a long series the storyline has not gotten out of hand or become dull. This is an excellent entry that will leave fans craving more!

Check out my full review: http://wp.me/pp7vL-L6 ( )

I agree with other reviewers, it is starting to get a bit like Lost. Where the idea behind it is great and it was set up well, but the follow through takes a bit to long to get to the result. However, I liked it enough to move on to the next one. ( )

Summary: On a brief shore excursion in Sydney (en route to Japan), Yorrick tries to hunt for word of his girlfriend, but runs up running afoul of a canny local reporter who's on the hunt for news of the last man on Earth. We also catch up with some old characters, and see the repercussions of Yorrick's actions over the past few volumes, plus we get some of 355's and Amersand's backstories.

Review: Paper Dolls was not one of my favorite installments of this series. Plenty of stuff happened, but it felt like it came in too many small chunks without one overarching story, and while some of the chunks actually contained plot development, some of them didn't really feel like they were going anywhere. Maybe I'll be proven wrong and everything will tie together tidily in the end, but the drama feels like it's lost some of its urgency as the series goes on. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Recommendation: Not the best of the series, but still worth your while. ( )

A collection of shorter stories about Yorick and friends in Australia. ( )

Volume 7 is a slightly dull installment in the Y: The Last Man saga. The goofy plot twists and improbable scenarios continue to flow without end, but compared to preceding volumes, this one has an abundance of so-so character explication and not so much advancement in the overall storyline itself. Still a fun read, but nothing like the fireworks that Vaughan and his collaborators have shown themselves capable of delivering. ( )