Thursday, 22 January 2015

Y: The Last Man Vol. 1- Brian Vaughan



"Y" is none other than unemployed escape artist Yorick Brown (his father was a Shakespeare buff), and he's seemingly the only male human left alive after a mysterious plague kills all Y-chromosome carriers on earth. But why are he and his faithful companion, the often testy male monkey Ampersand, still alive? He sets out to find the answer (and his girlfriend), while running from angry female Republicans (now running the government), Amazon wannabes that include his own sister (seemingly brainwashed), and other threats. The Vertigo team of Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and Jose Marzan Jr. have given us a great read!

Hey- I really disliked this! My husband recommended it to me when we were in the library looking at graphic novels. He handed it to me and said 'here, try this' like he was some kind of comics wizard. So I did. But I shouldn't have because it's totally stupid. 

I mean, just read that synopsis. Trust me- it is as bad as it sounds. All the men die and the women go crazy! Women are worse than men! Republicans and radical feminists! Hairy legs everywhere noooooooo. 

The other kind of women that exist are supermodels. Supermodels who wear crop tops to collect infected corpses off the street. 

Practical

This could have been so good- it is a brilliant premise. Such a shame to see it done in such a dull way. The female characters have no personalities (apart from sexy and angry), it's massively sexist from start to finish and the protagonist is a fool. 

The monkey was the best thing in it and the monkey was a total creep. 1. 

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