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Y: The Last Man #2
Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2: Cycles
WINNER OF THREE EISNER AWARDS As Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, begins to make his way across the country to California, he and his companions are forced to make an unscheduled stop in Marrisville, Ohio鈥攁 small town with a big secret.
Collects Y: The Last Man issues #6-10
Collects Y: The Last Man issues #6-10
128 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2003
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Brian K. Vaughan
1,018听books13.9k听followersBrian K. Vaughan is the writer and co-creator of comic-book series including SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, Y THE LAST MAN, RUNAWAYS, and most recently, BARRIER, a digital comic with artist Marcos Martin about immigration, available from their pay-what-you-want site
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
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October 16, 2022
Y the Last Man and his eclectic group of survivalists begin to make their way across the country (the United States), heading for California; they have to make an unscheduled stop in Marrisville, Ohio, a small town, a small town with a kind of huge secret! The second part of this volume takes us in directions unforeseen; but the real beauty of this volume and series so far is how Vaughan picks up on all the small intricacies that would occur if men were gone over such a short period of time. 8 out of 12.
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2017 read
March 22, 2023
Notes: Grade and review pending re-read. Collective review for volumes 1-2 can be found here: Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book One.
September 19, 2012
Before I start this review, he's a picture of all the spots I marked that needed some deep, tedious, thorough analysis! (aka bashing :D)
[ok, so it's blurry but you get the point]
Although the very first page made me cry in despair all over again [Yorick is trying to convince a woman to let him board the train to get out of Boston, but her reply is: With the shipping routes as fucked up as they are, the whole east coast's just about of supplies] because I simply disapprove of how the world is suddenly in so much chaos now that men are gone. Now, I'm not trying to say their contribution to the world was useless or easily replaceable - not at all - I'm trying to say they can be replaced in most of the jobs they were doing (just like women could be too).
Now, let's imagine all women died. More or less 50% of the population would be gone. There would be no way to repopulate the planet, yes, but you know what problem would be solved? Unemployment.
My aggravation kept growing as the Amazon's leader, Victoria, babbles on about how as long as one man is still alive on this planet, we have no choice but to play by their rules. They manage to obtain information about this Last Man's whereabouts and all pack up and go after him! *sigh* the world's infrastructure is in ruins, there's no food production (let alone less important things such as electricity, water supply and similar). I don't know, but if I was the leader of a pack of a women, I'd search for ways for our community to survive by finding ways to get the food industry back up running instead of chasing around for this one man who's very likely to get killed or captured by someone else. Given the bad mood of most women we met so far in this comic, I'd say, the chances are preeeety high.
Some cool art again:
I loved this volume a lot better than the previous one. The turn in the story where 355 doesn't go through the jump off the train as smoothly as others and when they stumble upon this self-sufficient town of Marrisville was refreshing! I thought "finally!," I might have rushed with my conclusions...
then...
then Yorick delives this speech about how he's devoted to his girlfriend Beth was the first girl I ever slept with, you know? She was the only woman alive who wanted me back when I was just an unemployed loser. If nothing else, I think I owe her a little loyalty. riiiight before he kisses Sonia.
Man, don't go all fucking Dark Knight Rises on me [Batnoob whines to Alfred how he cannot move on, Rachel is gone! Then some chick with a foreign accent taps dat and he's all "Rachel, who?"]
Then, Sonia, right after she has finally lured him into a kiss, breaks free and goes all come clean, about how she was a junkie and how the whole town was actually released from a nearby women's prison.
Yorick rages, runs to the house!
and goes: You fucking criminals, you all! to a bunch of women who took his wounded, dirty ass in and slaughtered one of the cows (who cannot reproduce anymore) for the guest.
Yorick: they still owe a debt to society, don't they? I mean, why the hell should they get to live in paradise?
and here he goes AGAINNN!
man, I can't take this :'D
Okay, :'D *wiping tears* as I said, I'm giving this one three stars. The story is still quite fast, actiony, and this issue managed to scrape the surface of the what would be a possible solution for women to do while they wait for the last generation to die out. It kept my attention just enough for me to want to read the next issue too (a part of me just wants to laugh on about all the silly shit the characters say like this pearl here - Sonia: You haven't seen us during our periods. All of our cycles are in synch, so once a month, this town turns into a bloody whirlpool of bitchiness.)
[ok, so it's blurry but you get the point]
Although the very first page made me cry in despair all over again [Yorick is trying to convince a woman to let him board the train to get out of Boston, but her reply is: With the shipping routes as fucked up as they are, the whole east coast's just about of supplies] because I simply disapprove of how the world is suddenly in so much chaos now that men are gone. Now, I'm not trying to say their contribution to the world was useless or easily replaceable - not at all - I'm trying to say they can be replaced in most of the jobs they were doing (just like women could be too).
Now, let's imagine all women died. More or less 50% of the population would be gone. There would be no way to repopulate the planet, yes, but you know what problem would be solved? Unemployment.
My aggravation kept growing as the Amazon's leader, Victoria, babbles on about how as long as one man is still alive on this planet, we have no choice but to play by their rules. They manage to obtain information about this Last Man's whereabouts and all pack up and go after him! *sigh* the world's infrastructure is in ruins, there's no food production (let alone less important things such as electricity, water supply and similar). I don't know, but if I was the leader of a pack of a women, I'd search for ways for our community to survive by finding ways to get the food industry back up running instead of chasing around for this one man who's very likely to get killed or captured by someone else. Given the bad mood of most women we met so far in this comic, I'd say, the chances are preeeety high.
Some cool art again:
I loved this volume a lot better than the previous one. The turn in the story where 355 doesn't go through the jump off the train as smoothly as others and when they stumble upon this self-sufficient town of Marrisville was refreshing! I thought "finally!," I might have rushed with my conclusions...
then...
then Yorick delives this speech about how he's devoted to his girlfriend Beth was the first girl I ever slept with, you know? She was the only woman alive who wanted me back when I was just an unemployed loser. If nothing else, I think I owe her a little loyalty. riiiight before he kisses Sonia.
Man, don't go all fucking Dark Knight Rises on me [Batnoob whines to Alfred how he cannot move on, Rachel is gone! Then some chick with a foreign accent taps dat and he's all "Rachel, who?"]
Then, Sonia, right after she has finally lured him into a kiss, breaks free and goes all come clean, about how she was a junkie and how the whole town was actually released from a nearby women's prison.
Yorick rages, runs to the house!
and goes: You fucking criminals, you all! to a bunch of women who took his wounded, dirty ass in and slaughtered one of the cows (who cannot reproduce anymore) for the guest.
Yorick: they still owe a debt to society, don't they? I mean, why the hell should they get to live in paradise?
and here he goes AGAINNN!
man, I can't take this :'D
Okay, :'D *wiping tears* as I said, I'm giving this one three stars. The story is still quite fast, actiony, and this issue managed to scrape the surface of the what would be a possible solution for women to do while they wait for the last generation to die out. It kept my attention just enough for me to want to read the next issue too (a part of me just wants to laugh on about all the silly shit the characters say like this pearl here - Sonia: You haven't seen us during our periods. All of our cycles are in synch, so once a month, this town turns into a bloody whirlpool of bitchiness.)
April 28, 2017
The second collected edition of Y: The Last Man comic continues where the unique storyline left off. It is humorous, thought-provoking, crass, and controversial - but all of it in just the right amounts!
I was a bit more invested in this one than the first because the story is now familiar to me - I often find this to be the case with graphic novel series. Now, I can't wait to see where it goes next!
I am really enjoying the characters and I think they are what makes this story click. I also like the combination of serious and funny - not all books are great at humor one second and gun to your head seriousness the next.
I was a bit more invested in this one than the first because the story is now familiar to me - I often find this to be the case with graphic novel series. Now, I can't wait to see where it goes next!
I am really enjoying the characters and I think they are what makes this story click. I also like the combination of serious and funny - not all books are great at humor one second and gun to your head seriousness the next.
December 31, 2021
Last book review of the year! It's a little difficult to review these individual volumes of the 10-volume graphic novel series Y: The Last Man, as they're only around 130 pages each and would be easy to spoil. Without giving too much away, Cycles moves the series forward nicely, introducing several potential love interests for Yorick, the last man on Earth and main protagonist of the series. I personally thought Cycles was far superior to Unmanned, the first volume in the series. This volume culminates in a gripping standoff that results in several shocking and unexpected outcomes. I can't wait to see what the fallout and aftereffects of these developments will be as the series progresses.
Cycles was an excellent read, one of my best of the year, and has me completely and surprisingly hooked on this series. Looking forward to reading the next volumes of Y: The Last Man in the new year.
Highly recommended!
Cycles was an excellent read, one of my best of the year, and has me completely and surprisingly hooked on this series. Looking forward to reading the next volumes of Y: The Last Man in the new year.
Highly recommended!
September 8, 2019
This second collection continues the journey of Yorick Brown, Agent 355, and Dr. Mann across the United States following Yorick's finding himself the last man on earth. There are some threads building intrigue with the Israeli army, and a diversion into a town that's doing just fine with just women around to run it.
I'm a little put off by Yorick's sister's story line with the Amazons since it seems to me that women in this new world would be more likely to be pragmatic and getting to work, rather than running around acting all Lord of the Flies while they try to stomp out any last remaining vestiges/reminders of the patriarchy (with their hair looking awesome all the while; seriously, how is everyone getting shampoo, showers, blow dryers, etc. if everything is so chaotic plus they're running all over the country chasing after Yorick?).
But it's still interesting and complex enough that I plan to continue on when I get hold of the next collection. Especially since this one ended on a bit of a surprise.
I'm a little put off by Yorick's sister's story line with the Amazons since it seems to me that women in this new world would be more likely to be pragmatic and getting to work, rather than running around acting all Lord of the Flies while they try to stomp out any last remaining vestiges/reminders of the patriarchy (with their hair looking awesome all the while; seriously, how is everyone getting shampoo, showers, blow dryers, etc. if everything is so chaotic plus they're running all over the country chasing after Yorick?).
But it's still interesting and complex enough that I plan to continue on when I get hold of the next collection. Especially since this one ended on a bit of a surprise.
March 1, 2012
You know, I think that I would enjoy this series more if it weren't so full of straw feminists. The idea of the Amazons is at least conceptually sound. Given what a horribly traumatic thing the plague must have been to live through, I can see a certain number of women going around the bend in this exact way. But the execution just comes off as feminist bashing, especially since the only good women in the series so far are the ones willing to revolve their lives around the one remaining man. I don't think at all that this is what Vaughan intended, but that's how I ended up reading it. It's a shame, because the characters are mostly interesting, but I don't think I'm enjoying this series enough to continue.
June 3, 2018
MAYBE I'm just spoiled by a glut of really great comics over the years, but while Y: The Last Man is still solid as hell, it's not quite rocking my boat yet.
It's still slightly edgy, but I've read lots of comics that cursed and had nudity. That's not what makes a great story. A great story makes a great story. In this volume, I'm reminded a lot of The Walking Dead in the early years. Willing to take risks but still firmly grounded in the everyday. Not quite tipping over into outright imaginative awesomeness, but holding back so as not to scare the normals.
And then again, maybe this is just a feature of the times. '03. All the later great comics, such as Saga, written by the same guy, had to have come from SOMEWHERE. :)
We shall see. Goodbye, paradise, hello spaceboys. :)
It's still slightly edgy, but I've read lots of comics that cursed and had nudity. That's not what makes a great story. A great story makes a great story. In this volume, I'm reminded a lot of The Walking Dead in the early years. Willing to take risks but still firmly grounded in the everyday. Not quite tipping over into outright imaginative awesomeness, but holding back so as not to scare the normals.
And then again, maybe this is just a feature of the times. '03. All the later great comics, such as Saga, written by the same guy, had to have come from SOMEWHERE. :)
We shall see. Goodbye, paradise, hello spaceboys. :)
October 20, 2012
I think I have two problems with this story so far that prevent me from loving it. The first is that I'm not that attached to Yorick; I get that he's meant to be an "everyman," but I'm much more interested in the women around him. I want to know what happened to Hero that led to her becoming an Amazon and believing so strongly in what they had to preach. I want to know more about Agent 355 and Dr. Mann (I loved hearing a bit about their back story). Honestly, some of my favorite parts of the comic are when someone tells Yorick to sit down and shut up. I don't even hate the guy, I just find it amusing to see his ego get deflated.
My second problem is that even though most of the characters are women, I feel like I'm constantly reminded the author is a guy. There are the period jokes, like how all the women in Marrisville get their periods at the same time and the town becomes "a bloody whirlpool of bitchiness." The Amazons are over the top in their man-hating, especially since it just doesn't seem worth it when there's only one man left. Sofia basically existed as nothing more than a love interest in this issue - and of course she and Yorick make out, right after Yorick talks about how loyal he feels to his girlfriend Beth. Also, apparently 355 likes Yorick now?? Please don't let this become a comic where all the ladies fall in love with Yorick and his magical penis :/
My second problem is that even though most of the characters are women, I feel like I'm constantly reminded the author is a guy. There are the period jokes, like how all the women in Marrisville get their periods at the same time and the town becomes "a bloody whirlpool of bitchiness." The Amazons are over the top in their man-hating, especially since it just doesn't seem worth it when there's only one man left. Sofia basically existed as nothing more than a love interest in this issue - and of course she and Yorick make out, right after Yorick talks about how loyal he feels to his girlfriend Beth. Also, apparently 355 likes Yorick now?? Please don't let this become a comic where all the ladies fall in love with Yorick and his magical penis :/
April 13, 2018
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October 12, 2012
The Amazons are coming! The Amazons are coming!
鈥淚n the summer of 2002, a plague of unknown origin destroyed every last sperm, fetus, and fully developed mammal with a Y chromosome 鈥� with the apparent exception of one young man and his pet, a male Capuchin monkey.鈥�
And so begins book two of Y: The Last Man, where there鈥檚 a whole lotta crazy going on. The subtitle of book two is 鈥淐ycles,鈥� and cycles can refer to many different things: motorcycles, the cycles of birth, growth and death, cycles of seasons, menstrual cycles. I wonder, in a world full of women, do they all get their period at the same time? Because these things have a tendency to synch up.
Some observations:
- Yorick may be handsome, but he鈥檚 kind of stupid.
- As if it needs to be pointed out, the Amazon leader is Crazy. 鈥淵ou knew he was a monster the moment you saw that hideous appendage鈥� His growth used the same hole to discharge waste AND seed!鈥� Wow, lady. You have issues.
- I鈥檓 enjoying this series so far, but I have to say, the language is a little hokey in parts. Por example, 鈥淏ecause once you make it past the scales and the blindfold鈥� Justice is a woman with a sword!鈥� Yeah. That鈥檚 deep. (Although Dr. Mann鈥檚 retort was pretty funny, 鈥淛esus Christ, we鈥檙e in John Ashcroft鈥檚 hell!).
- Who and what are the FTRA? Hmmm鈥� I suppose I鈥檒l have to keep reading to find out. Bring on the third arc, "One Small Step." Hmmm, if those are any indication, Yorick might not be "The Last Man" after all.
鈥淚n the summer of 2002, a plague of unknown origin destroyed every last sperm, fetus, and fully developed mammal with a Y chromosome 鈥� with the apparent exception of one young man and his pet, a male Capuchin monkey.鈥�
And so begins book two of Y: The Last Man, where there鈥檚 a whole lotta crazy going on. The subtitle of book two is 鈥淐ycles,鈥� and cycles can refer to many different things: motorcycles, the cycles of birth, growth and death, cycles of seasons, menstrual cycles. I wonder, in a world full of women, do they all get their period at the same time? Because these things have a tendency to synch up.
Some observations:
- Yorick may be handsome, but he鈥檚 kind of stupid.
- As if it needs to be pointed out, the Amazon leader is Crazy. 鈥淵ou knew he was a monster the moment you saw that hideous appendage鈥� His growth used the same hole to discharge waste AND seed!鈥� Wow, lady. You have issues.
- I鈥檓 enjoying this series so far, but I have to say, the language is a little hokey in parts. Por example, 鈥淏ecause once you make it past the scales and the blindfold鈥� Justice is a woman with a sword!鈥� Yeah. That鈥檚 deep. (Although Dr. Mann鈥檚 retort was pretty funny, 鈥淛esus Christ, we鈥檙e in John Ashcroft鈥檚 hell!).
- Who and what are the FTRA? Hmmm鈥� I suppose I鈥檒l have to keep reading to find out. Bring on the third arc, "One Small Step." Hmmm, if those are any indication, Yorick might not be "The Last Man" after all.
August 9, 2015
Enjoyed this even more than the first. The series has a lot of Vaughan's trademark humour, whilst also offering different and interesting perspectives on what would happen if all men died (except one) and women inherited the earth. Though there are plenty of crazies in this post-men era, the story and themes are ultimately very feminist.
October 4, 2016
LOVED IT!
January 19, 2018
Puno akcije i prevrta ali sve ukupna prica se jedva pomerila... sem poslednje stranice :)
January 5, 2025
And third, read after 3.5 to 4 years after the last read, considering the long review below, yeah no notes. I still loved it and going to keep on reading.
Second, read after 7 years and it's funny to think oh 7 Nah it's just that finally after a long time the TV series is finally out and I wanted to go through the story again but I have seen the first two episodes and it's already different from the comic series but that's alright, a book is not similar to a graphic novel and graphic novel is not similar to TV Series/Movie. We have everything medium to enjoy as per your preference. This is still brilliant and heartbreaking and I am just thankful that enough time passed that I forgot most of the story so it's like reading for the first time once again and I should stop and should play some game to clean the palate before moving to the 3rd issue. Now I want to re-read the Chew saga again as well. Ah, I will but would have to wait and there are a ton of stories to devour and enjoy, till I go for that.
And the brilliance continues. This Series is the story of the last man on earth. Last pair of males on earth he and his monkey. All the other males of all the species are dead at a time.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bits, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just .
Second, read after 7 years and it's funny to think oh 7 Nah it's just that finally after a long time the TV series is finally out and I wanted to go through the story again but I have seen the first two episodes and it's already different from the comic series but that's alright, a book is not similar to a graphic novel and graphic novel is not similar to TV Series/Movie. We have everything medium to enjoy as per your preference. This is still brilliant and heartbreaking and I am just thankful that enough time passed that I forgot most of the story so it's like reading for the first time once again and I should stop and should play some game to clean the palate before moving to the 3rd issue. Now I want to re-read the Chew saga again as well. Ah, I will but would have to wait and there are a ton of stories to devour and enjoy, till I go for that.
And the brilliance continues. This Series is the story of the last man on earth. Last pair of males on earth he and his monkey. All the other males of all the species are dead at a time.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bits, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just .
October 16, 2011
This series is shaping up to be one of my all time favorites.
When we last left Yorick, he was trying to travel across the United States with the help of Agent 355 and Dr. Mann. This is especially difficult when most roadways are blocked with abandoned vehicles and other large obstacles. Therefore, the best route of travel? Train. The trip is interrupted quickly when attacked by a gang of women separate from the Amazons. Once again, their journey is thrown into disarray. To go any further in the plot description would throw some major spoilerific elements your way, so I'll stop right here.
Going back to that opening sentence of mine - I really hated putting that in there. I mean, I've only just finished the 2nd book (of ten)! However, I honestly feel that way. In the second collection, we are given a whole hell of a lot of character development and story progression. Not only are we witness to several high anxiety confrontations but A LOT of revelations as well. All of these characters stay interesting especially considering Brian K. Vaughn just keeps throwing more people at us. You never get that feeling that Vaughn is trying to stretch the story out in a way that's not needed - length for the sake of it.
It probably goes without saying, but the artwork is fantastic. It plays out like watching a great action movie. Pia Guerra does an excellent job displaying Vaughn's vision with quick cutting and suspense building images.
I have high hopes for the remainder of this series. The only problem in getting these from my local library is waiting until the next one is available. Probably should've done the smart thing and taken them out all at once.
When we last left Yorick, he was trying to travel across the United States with the help of Agent 355 and Dr. Mann. This is especially difficult when most roadways are blocked with abandoned vehicles and other large obstacles. Therefore, the best route of travel? Train. The trip is interrupted quickly when attacked by a gang of women separate from the Amazons. Once again, their journey is thrown into disarray. To go any further in the plot description would throw some major spoilerific elements your way, so I'll stop right here.
Going back to that opening sentence of mine - I really hated putting that in there. I mean, I've only just finished the 2nd book (of ten)! However, I honestly feel that way. In the second collection, we are given a whole hell of a lot of character development and story progression. Not only are we witness to several high anxiety confrontations but A LOT of revelations as well. All of these characters stay interesting especially considering Brian K. Vaughn just keeps throwing more people at us. You never get that feeling that Vaughn is trying to stretch the story out in a way that's not needed - length for the sake of it.
It probably goes without saying, but the artwork is fantastic. It plays out like watching a great action movie. Pia Guerra does an excellent job displaying Vaughn's vision with quick cutting and suspense building images.
I have high hopes for the remainder of this series. The only problem in getting these from my local library is waiting until the next one is available. Probably should've done the smart thing and taken them out all at once.
October 5, 2021
Fall 2021 reread for the TV show. This collects the first leg of Yorick's odyssey through a world where he seems to be the last remaining male human, starting in the wild-west train yards of Washington, D.C. and pausing for a triple dose of drama in small-town Marrisville, Ohio.
May 19, 2016
and there it is, the built up, the tempo, the charisma of brian k. vaughan. From the slow built up in volume one, the series has taken a sharp turn with action, suspense and page turning drama!
February 27, 2022
[non ce lo meritavamo un ultimo uomo un po鈥� meno scemo? Di base 猫 un bonaccione, ma dice/fa di quelle 馃挬 certe volte 馃う馃徎鈥嶁檧锔�
Forse ci meritavamo anche delle amazzoni giusto un po鈥� meno pazze.]
Forse ci meritavamo anche delle amazzoni giusto un po鈥� meno pazze.]
July 29, 2016
As I mentioned after reading Unmanned, I gave volume two of this series a go to make sure I wasn't missing anything about it. It didn't really improve, so I feel okay in not going any further into the story. There's a very interesting premise here, which is different enough from the other "Last Man on Earth" stories I've read to pique my interest, but the final product is a bit too juvenile and ridiculous to keep it.
In this volume, Yorick has made it a bit further into his journeys, accompanied by a doctor and a government agent, and he stumbles across a town that seems to be doing very well for itself. They have power and water, and even a hydroponic garden, and when he and the agent need some medical assistance, that's where they wind up. The Amazons (including Yorick's sister, Hope) catch up with them and a showdown takes place, and that's really the main plot of this particular story arc. It's okay, but nothing special.
What really bothers me about it, though, is the blas茅 attitude that the author seems to take to portraying the women. through themselves and through Yorick. Yorick has a bad habit of referring to them as "ladies," and at one point is pretty surprised that they managed to figure out how to get the electricity running. The Amazons are a summation of every man-hating clich茅 you've ever heard, wrapped up in a bunch of violence and anti-male dogma. At one point, the leader of the Amazons expresses regret over the use of violence, but then states that "so long as one of those men runs free, it's what we have to do," or some such nonsense. It's a bit stupid and ridiculous. Add to the mix a bit of an "I'm the last man on Earth, so every woman must want me" vibe, and it gets almost offensive.
In the hands of a better writer, I think the premise could have held up to the promise and expectations I had for the series. As it is, though, it's hard to stay interested in the series.
In this volume, Yorick has made it a bit further into his journeys, accompanied by a doctor and a government agent, and he stumbles across a town that seems to be doing very well for itself. They have power and water, and even a hydroponic garden, and when he and the agent need some medical assistance, that's where they wind up. The Amazons (including Yorick's sister, Hope) catch up with them and a showdown takes place, and that's really the main plot of this particular story arc. It's okay, but nothing special.
What really bothers me about it, though, is the blas茅 attitude that the author seems to take to portraying the women. through themselves and through Yorick. Yorick has a bad habit of referring to them as "ladies," and at one point is pretty surprised that they managed to figure out how to get the electricity running. The Amazons are a summation of every man-hating clich茅 you've ever heard, wrapped up in a bunch of violence and anti-male dogma. At one point, the leader of the Amazons expresses regret over the use of violence, but then states that "so long as one of those men runs free, it's what we have to do," or some such nonsense. It's a bit stupid and ridiculous. Add to the mix a bit of an "I'm the last man on Earth, so every woman must want me" vibe, and it gets almost offensive.
In the hands of a better writer, I think the premise could have held up to the promise and expectations I had for the series. As it is, though, it's hard to stay interested in the series.
January 4, 2023
I'll skip the teaser since I already covered that in volume one. In this volume, Yorick, Dr. Mann, and Agent 355 head west with the goal being Dr. Mann's backup facility in California. They get derailed in Ohio for spoilery reasons.
Okay, this one read as well as the first one on the re-read. Action packed, good character moments, and the overall plot advanced a bit. Questions were answered but more came up. The pace is a lot faster than I remember. The dialog is good, funny when appropriate and serious when not. BKV had a good handle on things. Yorick already seems like he's growing up a bit from the beginning of the series.
Okay, this one read as well as the first one on the re-read. Action packed, good character moments, and the overall plot advanced a bit. Questions were answered but more came up. The pace is a lot faster than I remember. The dialog is good, funny when appropriate and serious when not. BKV had a good handle on things. Yorick already seems like he's growing up a bit from the beginning of the series.
January 28, 2015
Loving the story so far. Glad .
February 10, 2020
Absolutely love this series!!! Such a creative story concept and the characters really come to life on the pages. I hope this gets a Netflix series at some point.
December 31, 2020
Continua la fuga di Yorick nell'America post-apocalisse, con prima tappa un nuovo laboratorio dove poter far fare alla dottoressa gli esami per cercare di capire perch茅 lui si sia salvato, e come da lui poter provare a far ripartire l'umanit脿.
Ma l'incontro con due fuorilegge, una cittadina di ex detenute che vivono in clandestinit脿 e le amazzoni di Hero faranno ritardare un poco il viaggio... non si capisce se Hero sia vittima di un lavaggio del cervello da parte di Victoria o se sia realmente convinta di dover uccidere suo fratello, comunque la sua evasione imminente e l'arrivo delle israeliane promettono di creare numerosi grattacapi nel prossimo futuro.
Mentre nessuno considera la povera russa che invece, fin da subito, si capisce si riferisca a degli astronauti vicini al rientro: che cosa succeder脿 al loro arrivo a Terra? Sopravviverano o moriranno all'istante? E se sopravviveranno, saranno fatti prigionieri, contesi tra le varie fazioni, uccisi da gruppi suprematisti femminili?
Comunque Yorick 猫 un cazzone ma di buon cuore, e malgrado la grande bastardata che commette prendendosela subito con le ex detenute dimostra poi di aver capito l'errore, pronto a sacrificarsi per evitare ripercussioni sulle loro vite.
In tutto questo per貌 prima o poi mi aspetto di veder comparire Beth in versione Rambo al salvataggio del suo ragazzo (e costretta quindi a lottare con 355 per lui, chiaro)
Ma l'incontro con due fuorilegge, una cittadina di ex detenute che vivono in clandestinit脿 e le amazzoni di Hero faranno ritardare un poco il viaggio... non si capisce se Hero sia vittima di un lavaggio del cervello da parte di Victoria o se sia realmente convinta di dover uccidere suo fratello, comunque la sua evasione imminente e l'arrivo delle israeliane promettono di creare numerosi grattacapi nel prossimo futuro.
Mentre nessuno considera la povera russa che invece, fin da subito, si capisce si riferisca a degli astronauti vicini al rientro: che cosa succeder脿 al loro arrivo a Terra? Sopravviverano o moriranno all'istante? E se sopravviveranno, saranno fatti prigionieri, contesi tra le varie fazioni, uccisi da gruppi suprematisti femminili?
Comunque Yorick 猫 un cazzone ma di buon cuore, e malgrado la grande bastardata che commette prendendosela subito con le ex detenute dimostra poi di aver capito l'errore, pronto a sacrificarsi per evitare ripercussioni sulle loro vite.
In tutto questo per貌 prima o poi mi aspetto di veder comparire Beth in versione Rambo al salvataggio del suo ragazzo (e costretta quindi a lottare con 355 per lui, chiaro)
October 6, 2020
Dr. Mann ve 355 ile yedek laboratuvar谋 bulmak 眉zere California'ya do臒ru yola 莽谋kan Yorick, kendini k眉莽眉k bir kasabada bulur. Bu b枚lgedeki kad谋nlar bir s谋r bar谋nd谋rmaktad谋r ve Yorick "g枚zden 谋rak g枚n眉lden de 谋rak" dercesine g枚nl眉n眉 bir ba艧ka g眉zele kapt谋r谋r.
Yorick'in karde艧i Hero kendini Amazon Kad谋nlar谋'na (biraz fazlas谋yla) adar ve Yorick'in pe艧ine d眉艧er.
陌kinci kitap bana Netflix dizisi 莽ekilsin diye mi yaz谋lm谋艧 fikrini daha da uyand谋rd谋. Nedense 艧u son zamanlarda okudu臒um her艧ey "sipari艧 眉zerine" yaz谋lm谋艧 gibi.
K枚t眉 de臒il ama eh'ten de 枚te de臒il.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
Yorick'in karde艧i Hero kendini Amazon Kad谋nlar谋'na (biraz fazlas谋yla) adar ve Yorick'in pe艧ine d眉艧er.
陌kinci kitap bana Netflix dizisi 莽ekilsin diye mi yaz谋lm谋艧 fikrini daha da uyand谋rd谋. Nedense 艧u son zamanlarda okudu臒um her艧ey "sipari艧 眉zerine" yaz谋lm谋艧 gibi.
K枚t眉 de臒il ama eh'ten de 枚te de臒il.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
July 31, 2009
This volume is really heavy on the Amazons, which is unfortunate, because in my opinion, the Amazons are to real feminists what blackface performers are to actual black people. The Amazons are the authors' completely un-subtle representations of everything that people (especially men, but even some women) fear about feminists: They want to castrate men (and not always figuratively)! They want to rule the world! They hate childrearing, domesticity, common decency, and basic morals! Aahhhhh! Hide your children! In the mouths of these Amazons, words like "patriarchy" and "oppressors" sound laughable, even ridiculous. The Amazons are basically an over-the-top mockery of everything that feminists supposedly stand for.
Yorick, the main character and only surviving male in this post-apocalyptic world, claims to be as liberal as they come, but he hates the Amazons with a fiery and unexplained passion (even before they started trying to kill him). Also confusing are Yorick's many macho comments about women, including the following: "Made me wonder if this whole thing happened for a reason. 'And the meek shall inherit the earth,' and all that..." He says this, by the way, to the woman who has been saving his ass throughout the entire series. Whenever someone calls out Yorick on his condescending attitude towards women, he always says something like, "Oh, you know what I mean." That's just it, though - I don't. Is Yorick actually a conservative blowhard masquerading as a liberal because it's "cool"? Do the authors think they're making him a liberal character but just getting it horribly wrong?
At one point, another character calls Yorick a sanctimonious brat, and I couldn't agree more. He's a petulant, rash, and arrogant child, and unless he grows up fast, I'm going to lose interest in what happens to him. I find it incredibly frustrating that in a world where virtually all the men have died, the most interesting story that the authors could come up with was having all the women in the world chasing after/protecting/wanting to mate with/wanting to kill the last surviving male. Rather than challenging the status quo, this series seems to be reinforcing men's self-importance and power -- after all, despite a female/male ratio of 3 billion to 1 (and despite being surrounded by people who are much stronger and wiser than him), Yorick still seems to think that everything is naturally going to go his way. Rather than accommodating them, Yorick expects every woman he meets to accommodate him, and really, isn't that less "speculative fiction" and more "real life"? And having the Sonia woman develop an insta-crush on Yorick is just silly. I'm beginning to think that this series is nothing more than an extensively thought-out description of a masculine power fantasy.
I have two other minor complaints. One: The Israeli side story is very boring and seems completely irrelevant at this point. I'm sure all will be explained later, but really, do I want to wait for it? I'm sure it's some conspiracy having to do with some kind of arcane object, yadda yadda yadda. Can we just cut to the chase?
Number two: Yorick being an escape artist and owning a monkey are also completely irrelevant at this point. This hobby and pet of his just seem like a quick and dirty way for the authors to give him a personality, but it's not enough, since neither factor ever plays a significant role in any of the action. I'm sure that his escaping skills and/or his monkey will save his life at some point, but right now, it just seems like a transparent ploy to make him seem interesting or exotic.
Yorick, the main character and only surviving male in this post-apocalyptic world, claims to be as liberal as they come, but he hates the Amazons with a fiery and unexplained passion (even before they started trying to kill him). Also confusing are Yorick's many macho comments about women, including the following: "Made me wonder if this whole thing happened for a reason. 'And the meek shall inherit the earth,' and all that..." He says this, by the way, to the woman who has been saving his ass throughout the entire series. Whenever someone calls out Yorick on his condescending attitude towards women, he always says something like, "Oh, you know what I mean." That's just it, though - I don't. Is Yorick actually a conservative blowhard masquerading as a liberal because it's "cool"? Do the authors think they're making him a liberal character but just getting it horribly wrong?
At one point, another character calls Yorick a sanctimonious brat, and I couldn't agree more. He's a petulant, rash, and arrogant child, and unless he grows up fast, I'm going to lose interest in what happens to him. I find it incredibly frustrating that in a world where virtually all the men have died, the most interesting story that the authors could come up with was having all the women in the world chasing after/protecting/wanting to mate with/wanting to kill the last surviving male. Rather than challenging the status quo, this series seems to be reinforcing men's self-importance and power -- after all, despite a female/male ratio of 3 billion to 1 (and despite being surrounded by people who are much stronger and wiser than him), Yorick still seems to think that everything is naturally going to go his way. Rather than accommodating them, Yorick expects every woman he meets to accommodate him, and really, isn't that less "speculative fiction" and more "real life"? And having the Sonia woman develop an insta-crush on Yorick is just silly. I'm beginning to think that this series is nothing more than an extensively thought-out description of a masculine power fantasy.
I have two other minor complaints. One: The Israeli side story is very boring and seems completely irrelevant at this point. I'm sure all will be explained later, but really, do I want to wait for it? I'm sure it's some conspiracy having to do with some kind of arcane object, yadda yadda yadda. Can we just cut to the chase?
Number two: Yorick being an escape artist and owning a monkey are also completely irrelevant at this point. This hobby and pet of his just seem like a quick and dirty way for the authors to give him a personality, but it's not enough, since neither factor ever plays a significant role in any of the action. I'm sure that his escaping skills and/or his monkey will save his life at some point, but right now, it just seems like a transparent ploy to make him seem interesting or exotic.
September 29, 2008
If there were only one man left alive, all the powerful political factions would fight over him and chase him to all ends of the globe and desire to possess him. Ok, yes it's possible. Does anyone else think it's a little male-centered? And on that note, this whole series is in a world largely of women now, and all the authors can do is follow around one cissexual male who is the central figure in a drama with all the women orbiting around him. And the battle of the sexes is on more intensely than ever. Yep, it seems a little silly in a story whose premise is that almost everyone with a y chromosome has passed away. But still there's constant banter about men vs. women. And the feminazi Amazons are out to get all men.
So it's kind of interesting to turn the whole issue of female safety around and look at a situation where a man is constantly on thin ice safety-wise just because he's a man. Yorick remains just as self-important and self-empowered as ever, though, which is not analogous and makes me less impressed with the let's-make-an-interesting-social-point thing.
So it's kind of interesting to turn the whole issue of female safety around and look at a situation where a man is constantly on thin ice safety-wise just because he's a man. Yorick remains just as self-important and self-empowered as ever, though, which is not analogous and makes me less impressed with the let's-make-an-interesting-social-point thing.
April 3, 2016
If you want to read this graphic novel, then you probably already read the first book of this series. You haven't??! What the hell are you doing here then, read the first one! This one was interesting just as the first one. And can I just say how much I like the illustrations (is this the right expression for comics?) The penciller, colorist and inker are really talented鈥nd the writer also, of course. I was surprised when I saw how the relationship between Yorick and Hero changed. I was feeling a little bit sad about it. Over all, I liked everything that happened in Marrisville. A really nice touch were the original sketches at the end of the book, funny how they changed 355.
August 13, 2015
Odd series. I don't love it but it's interesting enough to keep me going.
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