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Title: Unmanned (Y: The Last Man, Book 1) by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Jr. Jose Marzan ISBN: 1-56389-980-9 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 02 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: the book that will save an imprint
Comment: For a brief time a few years ago, it seemed that Vertigo might be in its death throes. Sandman had been over for a while, Preacher was ending, and Transmetropolitan had very little time left in its run as well. The new books being touted as flagship titles-books like Outlaw Nation, Swamp Thing, The Crusades, American Century-were not living up to expectations.
But luckily the writer of one of those failed projects (Swamp Thing's Brian K. Vaughan) came along just then and helped revive the line. He and artist Pia Guerra created a book called Y the Last Man that has quickly become one of the hottest phenomenons in comics today.
In the first trade paperback collection for the series, Y the Last Man: Unmanned, we are introduced to Yorick Brown and his monkey Ampersand, who are both somehow spared when every other male on the planet dies. This first book sets up many of the events that are to follow, establishing situations like that of Yorick's mother, one of the few female Congresswomen left who is now trying to rebuild the government, or that of the Amazons, a group of women who believe the Y chromosome was an aberration and the men deserved to die off.
There is a great sense of mystery surrounding this series. Vaughan has done a wonderful job of leaving certain aspects of the story unresolved yet still maintaining the fans' interests in what the answers to those questions might be. Readers might wonder, for example, what causes the deaths of all the men on Earth. Was it the removal of a mystical artifact from its homeland or an experiment in cloning gone wrong that killed the men? Might the cause have been some kind of biological weapon created by the government, thus satisfying conspiracy theorists the world over? It could be any or all of those things. Y the Last Man defies easy classification, using elements of fantasy, science fiction and political intrigue as a backdrop for its characters to explore, all while weaving an atmosphere mired in the unknown that keeps the readers in suspense.
But like all of the best Vertigo books, Y is driven by character more than anything else. Y rises above the standard plot devices that usually plague stories about the end of the world, because, despite being set in a post-apocalyptic world, it is not about that apocalypse. The reasons behind the deaths of the men are unimportant. Here the focus is instead on how the people left behind act when forced into this situation, and what is most amazing about this book is how true it seems, how real.
Most of the credit for that belongs to artist Pia Guerra for making the world resemble our own so closely that it feels authentic. When we see the congested highways filled with cars, behind the wheels of which sit the bodies of dead men, we feel the anguish the characters must, and it leads us to contemplate how we would cope with such a predicament. Similarly, Guerra convinces us the characters are truly alive with facial expressions and mannerisms that would give the best actors in Hollywood a run for their money, especially in our lead character Yorick and one of the villains of the piece, the Amazon leader Victoria.
Cleverly written and beautifully drawn, Y the Last Man is an incredible book that bursts through clichés and explores interesting characters in a world not too far removed from our own. The monthly adventures of Yorick Brown gain at least a thousand new readers each month, and as sales continue to climb, it is on pace to surpass Alias as the highest selling mature readers book on the market today. If you haven't yet jumped on the bandwagon and tried Y the Last Man: Unmanned, I can't help but wonder why.
(And I promise that the book is really better than that pun was.)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great concept...even better execution!
Comment: Be warned... Reading the Unmanned TPB may ultimately cost you more money, as the second you've finished this excellent story, you'll probably run to the nearest comic store to buy every issue of "Y the Last Man" you can find!
This TPB collects the first five issues of "Y The Last Man". The lead character Yorich walks out of his house one day to learn that all the men of the world have mysteriously died... except for him. Yorich then seeks to learn why he is still alive. Meanwhile, female White House executives are scrambling to retain control over the U.S; a militant group known as "The Amazons" are attacking anyone who has "pro-male" views; and Yorich tries to learn the fate of his sister Hero, who hasn't been heard from since all the men died.
Brian Vaughan is an expert storyteller who grabs you from the very first page and never lets go. The only negative I can say about this volume is that by the end, several questions posed have yet to be answered, so be warned that you're not getting the entire story. Still, if you buy this book, I guarantee you'll love every page of it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book, get this one and the sequels!
Comment: A friend gave this book (along with its first sequel) to me and my wife as a joint birthday gift -- what a great gift! The story's concept is thought-provoking (see the plot summary above or some of the other reviews for more details on the premise); the action, pacing, and characters are all great; and the art is really good. The protagonist, Yorick, is particularly appealing.
I don't read a lot of comics (I pretty much only read a few trade paperbacks a year), so I probably would have never found this one if left to my own devices, but I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in a good story and a fascinating mystery. If you're a fan of the post-apocalyptic genre, you need to read this one. I can't wait to see how the plot develops as the series progresses!
If you're looking for novels with similar premises -- albeit with the gender roles reversed from Y: The Last Man), I'd recommend Herbert's "The White Plague" and Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale."
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Title: One Small Step (Y: The Last Man, Book 3) by Brian K. Vaughn, Pia Guerra, Jose Marzan ISBN: 1401202012 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Legends in Exile (Fables, Book 1) by Bill Willingham, Lan Medina ISBN: 1563899426 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Animal Farm (Fables, Book 2) by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham ISBN: 140120077X Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: First Shot, Last Call (100 Bullets, Book 1) by Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso ISBN: 1563896451 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Split Second Chance (100 Bullets, Book 2) by Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, Grant Goleash, Clem Robins ISBN: 1563897113 Publisher: General Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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