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Y by Brian K. Vaughan
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it was ok

The story started out so well: fast-paced, intriguing..I can see it's a dude comic, the main character ends up being the last man left on a planet full of allll kinds of women! No matter what kind of an ugly twat you might wanna be, some woman will want you. Yessss!
I see half-naked blonde, beachy-style woman, some ex-models running around, army women, special op women, scientist women. That's ookayyy with me. It is a dude comic, after all, no?

Then came this:
Yorick (main char): I'm not afraid of the world...I'm fraid of a world without you. I mean it, Beth. I really feel lost when we're apart.
Beth: I know. I've missed you too, Yorick. I was just thinking about the time we were on the roof in the rain...
Yorick: But it's not just that! I mean, of course I miss that, but...You're my best friend, Beth. You're brilliant and funny and your favorite movie is Miller's Crossing. I didn't even know there were women like you.

Later the main char (hereafter referred to as: Twat) says to his mother:
Twat: But I don't want to sit here and be a...a "stud" for however many anonymous women you expect me to inseminate. Not when the girl I love is out there. (He blankly stares through the window)



No, man! NO! Don't do this to me!

So much for the dude-comic. Ok.


So, next we see Twat encounter a woman that seems to be picking up dead bodies and driving them in a garbage truck in order to exchange them for canned food. I won't even go there, but what I wish to point out is the following: remember Jill from Resident Evil 3? I was always pissed that she's fighting infectious zombies half-naked, when her priority is to shield herself from their bites at any cost? I'd armor up! Now, this tschik seems to do the same. She's an ex-super model, trying to lift the male dead bodies (of 80-100kg each) and toss 'em into the garbage truck. There is no way she can do this alone without getting in heavy body contact with half- or nearly rotten dead bodies. Did I mention that it is also nighttime?



Moving on! What appears next seems to be the development of Twat's character, where we see that he's not only a gentle lover, but also momma's boy:



And anyway, what could POSSIBLY be worst than the dreadful terrorists that seem to be aiming straight (and only) at America?!

[pause for more drama]





Okay. Leave that be [I won't even go into the topic where the women in power state how the dead men's Constitution doesn't apply anymore, because it is their constitution and that it's time for something NEW! Fuckyea!].

So, we come to the main problem. It's manpocalypse and the President decides that the last left man on earth (being as they're apparently too late to grab hold of the sperm bank/s) is being sent on a journey with a: "Godspeed to you both and whatever you do...don't fuck this up"

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Now, I don't know about you, but I'd shackle dat man and milk him! Something like..well, this:

[One thing I don't get to complain about is the artwork :) love it!]

I definitely wouldn't let the immature twat set off on a journey guarded by only one person, no matter how spec op they may be. *shakes head*

Oh, and while we're at the White House scene, lookie at this *tries to suppress her chuckle. No, not really :'D gahahahaha*



If they did it, you better watch out for what the others do, some srs sh*t!

We also have the Amazons who go all Altair on their breast so they can handle the bow better.



In the world of powerful firearms and effective cold weapons you chose a..bow? Bow-chicks become popular in 2012, not in the time of the Last Man so nu-huuhhh!

Don't even get me started on Dr. Allison, where the throws herself at developing a breast cancer cure for the last generation livin' on this planet:
Dr."If we're going to be the last generation of humans, we should at least be allowed to live our miserable lives in good health."



*sigh* :'D

Why am I so angry at this comic and I've just started?
It's 'cause the main character pisses me SO off! He's got great responsibility now and he he literally waits for the moment when his guard looks away for him to go make some shi*. Not only he's totally consumed with seeing his darling did-she-agree-to-marry-him-or-not? fiance [Twat: We both know that I resent you dragging me to some attack-of-the-clones doctor when I could be out there looking for the girl I love. FINE.], he's all too immature [Twat: Jesus, where the hell do you get off lecturing me like I'm some kind of delinquent kid? We're practically the same age! 355 aka Guard: then start acting like it, Yorick!> AND he's a grammar Nazi!
*sigh* he doesn't deserve the harem he's got himself into...

I forgot what were the positive things I was gonna point out and the reason it actually got two stars instead of one but..



Nevermind.
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Reading Progress

August 3, 2012 – Shelved
August 24, 2012 – Started Reading
September 17, 2012 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Elin (new) - rated it 1 star

Elin Talk about an underrated review. Not only massively entertaining, but right on the money!


Irena Elin wrote: "Talk about an underrated review. Not only massively entertaining, but right on the money!"

It gets much better later on; you will see I rated the volumes 5* mostly; but the ones in the beginning are just as I remember them. Would rate this bad again! >_<

However, all in all, the comic series as a whole are as you say, massively entertaining :)


message 3: by Elin (new) - rated it 1 star

Elin Really? That's interesting - I was going to give up on the series after the first one, but maybe I should give it another chance.

I was talking about your review, not vol 1 :)


Irena Elin wrote: "Really? That's interesting - I was going to give up on the series after the first one, but maybe I should give it another chance.

I was talking about your review, not vol 1 :)"


Oh..thank you! :D

If you want a much better comic, read Saga. It's also written by Vaughan and the art is made by the amazing Fiona Staples (you'll see why 'amazing')

I guess Y: The Last Man is worth finishing because it's becoming one of the must-reads. It does get much better later.


message 5: by Tahsina (new)

Tahsina Syeda Most entertaining review ever! :D


Katya Michaeli Your review made me laugh a lot, so good job :3 But I still don't see why the low rating and the dislike of Yorick. The main character isn't supposed to be a perfect man, and to be fair to him, being the last man on earth's gotta suck. Imagine having to be chaperoned and hidden all the time because everyone wants to either kill you or rape you :|


Irena Katya wrote: "Your review made me laugh a lot, so good job :3 But I still don't see why the low rating and the dislike of Yorick. The main character isn't supposed to be a perfect man, and to be fair to him, bei..."

Glad you liked it! :) I've read this a long time ago, I bet I would write a less salty review if I did it again - you're right. If you stick with me, you'll see I change my opinion of the comic as I read on. It IS a great read and a must-read :)


Marian Blanaru your "review"sound like it's been written by one of the Amazons


´¡²Ô»å°ùé²õ Agree with most of your review. However, The White House scene reads a little different and, let's say, more believable post 2021's insurrection and general Republican idiocy.


message 10: by John (new) - rated it 3 stars

John Paul Yes I felt exactly the same about the main character and his idiocy.


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