Ben Harris-Roxas reviewed Y: the last man by Brian K. Vaughan
I only regret putting off reading this for too long
4 stars
A classic for a reason
Paperback, 128 pages
English language
Published Aug. 31, 2003 by Vertigo.
It's 2002, and a plague of unknown origin has killed all of the male mammals on Earth-all except an amateur escape artist named Yorick Brown and his surly helper monkey, Ampersand. As the last remaining &-chromosome carriers on the planet, Yorick and his pet hold the fate of humanity in their hands. To ensure the survival of the species, they've teamed up with a gun-toting government agent and the world's premier bioengineer to discover the secret behind the plague. But while they ride the rails across a radically transformed America, the man-hating Daughters of the Amazon are right behind them-and an unplanned stopover in the seemingly utopian town of Marrisville, Ohio may mean the end of the line for the Last Man.
It's 2002, and a plague of unknown origin has killed all of the male mammals on Earth-all except an amateur escape artist named Yorick Brown and his surly helper monkey, Ampersand. As the last remaining &-chromosome carriers on the planet, Yorick and his pet hold the fate of humanity in their hands. To ensure the survival of the species, they've teamed up with a gun-toting government agent and the world's premier bioengineer to discover the secret behind the plague. But while they ride the rails across a radically transformed America, the man-hating Daughters of the Amazon are right behind them-and an unplanned stopover in the seemingly utopian town of Marrisville, Ohio may mean the end of the line for the Last Man.
Nikko reviewed Cycles (Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2) by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, #2)
Review of 'Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
While there is a bit of meta-humor that I think is a little out of tone, in generally the series is developing nicely and leaving behind a bit of the tropey bits from vol 1
Stephen reviewed Y: the last man--cycles by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man (2))
Review of 'Y' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Just picked up the 2nd book in the series and will start that. So far I am intrigued and enjoy the story. While it hasn't blown me away, its been solid storytelling so far.
Just picked up the 2nd book in the series and will start that. So far I am intrigued and enjoy the story. While it hasn't blown me away, its been solid storytelling so far.
Curtis reviewed Cycles (Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2) by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, #2)
Review of 'Cycles (Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I actually liked this volume better than the first one. From a story standpoint it's a little more interesting.
It still suffers from using too-common literary references. Some of them irked me a good deal, like seriously, come on, how does an English major not know what "crossing the Rubicon" means? The pop culture references also were a bit cutaneous: Anyone who has seen Back to the Future would have made the connection without an explicit mention.
I had a problem, too, with the excessive use of the adjective "fucking." Yeah, I get it, it's a post-apocalyptic dystopia/utopia (depending on your view...) and people are pissed off all the time. But are there people who really use it in almost every sentence?
I actually liked this volume better than the first one. From a story standpoint it's a little more interesting.
It still suffers from using too-common literary references. Some of them irked me a good deal, like seriously, come on, how does an English major not know what "crossing the Rubicon" means? The pop culture references also were a bit cutaneous: Anyone who has seen Back to the Future would have made the connection without an explicit mention.
I had a problem, too, with the excessive use of the adjective "fucking." Yeah, I get it, it's a post-apocalyptic dystopia/utopia (depending on your view...) and people are pissed off all the time. But are there people who really use it in almost every sentence?
Chris reviewed Y: the last man--cycles by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man (2))
Review of 'Y' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A very enjoyable book this, interesting story with a decent storyline.
This was originally (I think I'm right in saying) a 10 part series. This book is the first 5 parts and ends on a suitable cliffhanger.
Recommended if you like Sci-Fi graphic novels.
A very enjoyable book this, interesting story with a decent storyline.
This was originally (I think I'm right in saying) a 10 part series. This book is the first 5 parts and ends on a suitable cliffhanger.
Recommended if you like Sci-Fi graphic novels.
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