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Unmanned (Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1)
written by Brian K. Vaughan
Studio : Vertigo
by Vertigo
Release Date : 2003-01-02
Publisher : Vertigo
Released : 2003-01-02
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781563899805
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 64 reviews)
List Price : $12.99
Our Price : $6.90
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Reads best as a SERIES |
I read this one Trade Paperback without much prior knowledge of who BKV or Pia Guerra was. But I did hear some good reviews on this Trade series so I tried it out. The first read wasn't that compelling. The second of the series made it a bit better. By the time I read the first five of the Series, I was somewhat hooked.
The main character, Yorick, is a bit spoiled and somewhat of a whiner. He runs off and does what he wants regardless of those who warns him or the consequence of his actions. The first three volumes of the series has him running off to see the phallic memorial and he gets into a fight. Yorick is not a person you'll identity with or sympathize with. He's reckless and selfish.
But after a while, it's the mystery and the compelling supporting characters that sucks you in. 355 and the Dr are strong female characters and deserve much more than babysitting Yorick. Needless to say, their adventures drives the series toward the end.
Y: The Last Man is an innovating story. I enjoy the art and the story and the writing and the characterization. Yorick grows on you. The story makes greater sense as more is revealed. But don't give up on just reading Volume one. It does get better and it does make a good saga. Recommended, but go easy on Yorick. |
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Not Your Dad's comic |
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This is not a super hero comic. You MUST know that going it. Yes, there are many heroic elements going into this, but this isn't your Dad's comic. It isn't filled with guys in tights. This is serious tuff, handles with care under two creators who have weaved a classic story that captivates from cover to cover. The writing is superb, with sharp wit at every turn, and the premise is one of the best I've seen in this medium. Once you read this voulme(and you will do so from cover to cover immediately, as you won't be able to put it down), you will buy them all. It's THAT good |
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Y! The Last Man, volume one? Keep them comin'... |
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Y! The Last Man is a completely refreshing series that leaves you grabbing for the next volume. Y! leaves you questioning what you would do in such absurd scenarios and pondering the mortality of man while maintaining a fast-paced, action packed, story line filled with wit. It is a comic that leaves you guessing and dying for more. |
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No Greater Wrath..... |
Plague? Black Magic? Terrorism? Act of God? Could / would something simultaneously kill every mammal possessing a Y chromosome? Even unborn mammals in the womb? Well, according to Y: The Last Man, on July 17, 2002, that's exactly what happened...with the exception of one male human being and one male Capuchin monkey.
Volumes 1 through 5 of Y: The Last Man chronicle the life of Yorick Brown and his pet monkey Ampersand as they are thrust into a female-only society. And society is in chaos. The realization that the planet is doomed without a reproducing, intelligent species is not lost on its inhabitants. Some accept their fate; some fight to find a way to reverse the annihilation; and some even denounce any fight to survive as opposition to God's will.
Hence, to some, Yorick Brown is the ultimate opposition to God's will....A sole human male survivor. So when Yorick teams up with a government agent and a genetic scientist on a journey across the country to get to a laboratory to find out 'what makes him different', or to try to discover if there's a genetic 'solution' to this disaster, you can bet the band of travelers run into some hostile forces.
The stories in Volumes 1 through 5 (of 10 so far) are very well told, exciting, twist-filled and keep you pressing on for Volume after Volume. Y: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores comes out June 24th, 2008.
Rumor has it (according to [...], 1/29/2008, A chat with ... 'Y: The Last Man' director D.J. Caruso by Whitney Matheson) that a movie adaptation will come out in three films...the first of which could be released as early as 2009 (with Shia LaBeouf as Yorick).
The storyline is not without some controversy....Well, I see no controversy, but I'm sure that certain narrow minded groups might view the nature of a population unable to civilly function without men a bit 'controversial'. Hopefully, Hollywood will maintain the integrity of the series and not dumb down the fabulous tale that the authors created.
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Best comic ever! EVER! |
This is the comic for everyone-for those who like action, for those who like thriler, for mystery types, for romantic types, and the best about it is that it doesn`t loose it`s credibility for being that wide in genres.
I`m mostly impressed with inteligent script, perfectly built characters that got into situations you don`t need to rise eyebrow thinking "wait, how`s that?". I mean, if anything like this ever happens for real, this is exactly what would happen to Yorrick, 355 and Dr. Mann.
Art is excelent and perfect companion of story like this.
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