In the summer of 2002, a plague of unknown origin destroyed every last sperm, fetus, and fully developed mammal with a y chromosome with the apparent exception of one young man and his male pet. Select chapter if this website makes you happy, please donate a little of your. Y the last man is the story of a young man, named yorick brown and his monkey ampersand, both males in a world where every single. Clem robins in the summer of 2002, a plague of unknown origin destroyed every last sperm, fetus, and fully developed mammal with a y chromosomewith the apparent exception of one young man and his male pet. He refuses to do so and gives her to her troops, who leave paris. The last man, winner of three eisner awards and one of the most critically acclaimed, bestselling comic books. Rather, vaughan seems to use the world unmanned concept as little more than a framing device for an exploration of humanity itself and to a lesser degree, women. A professional comics writer since his days as an undergraduate film student at new york university, brian has written every major dc and marvel character from batman to xmen.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of pages and is available in paperback format. Vaughan and pia guerras critically acclaimed yet bestselling comic book series that isnt about superheroes. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story. It helps that the last man standing is humorous and likable like so many of brian k. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The premise of this story is that two males were inexplicably spared. Sep 18, 2005 since 2002, dc comics vertigo imprint has run a series of graphic novels titled y. Except for one young man named yorick brown, and his capuchin monkey. The last man book series by multiple authors includes books y. Lets shoot the shit about brian k vaughn and pia guerras scifi comic classic y the last man.
Some ladies might think a world without men would be far more peaceful, but there would be huge changes to the structure of the world without men, and the continuation of the species would be the last thing on everyones mind. Unmanned, the first volume of the 10volume series, shows the events preceding, as well as following the plague y. This is the title page of this volume listing the creator credits. The last man, ex machina, runaways and the pride of baghdad.
Yorick has a smoking hot girlfriend who is currently traipsing around the outback, but he fully intends on proposing to her. The last man is a postapocalyptic science fiction comic book series by brian k. While the book most overtly concerns yorick and his quest, y. Idealogically its a bit of a mixed bag, but its a page turner with plenty of action and a storyline that provokes discussion. New line cinema were in the race to make one as well. Y the last man is an incredible adventure storythe ultimate what if scenario played out in a crosscountry romp. No official count yet, as im just pulling from the box when i find time to read one. Unmanned last fall, i stumbled upon a good sized box filled with a variety of graphic novels at an estate sale. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are yorick brown, agent. The last page of volume 1 reveals that although yorrick is the last man on earth, two more human men still survive on the international space station, 220 miles above the surface of the planet.
The last man is a comic book series written by brian k. Dec 22, 2011 funny and scaryan utterly believable critique of society. I love postapocalyptic stories and wanted some light, easy reading between school books. This article is a list of story arcs in the vertigo comic book series y. The last man, winner of three eisner awards and one of the most critically acclaimed, bestselling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a pageturner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and endlessly surprising. The last man, one of the most critically acclaimed, bestselling comic books series of the last d.
The last man is a 10volume graphic novel collection about what would happen if an unexplained plague wiped out every male on earth, animals and human alike, in a heartbeat. A plague that i havent read a comic book since i was a child, saving my measly allowance for archie and his friends. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Pdf y the last man vol 1 unmanned download pdf free ebook. The last man, winner of three eisner awards and one of the most critically acclaimed, bestselling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare. At least thats what the now allfemale government thinks. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. However, something went wrong, and the chemical agent instead killed males of all ages. The series was published in sixty issues by vertigo and. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Y is none other than unemployed escape artist yorick brown his father was a. In the summer of 2002, a plague of unknown origin destroyed every last sperm, fetus, and fully developed mammal with a y chromosomewith the apparent exception of one young man and his male pet. Vaughan, author, pia guerra, illustrator, pamela rambo, illustrator dc. Yorick is the last man on earth, and in the resulting chaos, he must find a way to.
The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2003, and was written by brian k. The last man series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Our database currently contains 70 articles and 52 images. Yorick would prefer to find his girlfriend, but its hard to get a flight halfway around the world when almost all the pilots and mechanics are gone. Funny and scaryan utterly believable critique of society. These are intelligent people and pretty well representative of the human race. There have been talks about a tvmovie adaptation of y the last man for a couple of years. Allison mann makes a cameo appearance in a newspaper photograph.
Read comics online free y the last man comic book issue. Back in 2010 french director louis letterier wanted to make a movie about it. Select chapter if this website makes you happy, please donate a little of your income to keep alive. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. So the wives of the dead congressmen come to dc to forcably take their dead husbands seats. The last man issue 1 edit issue 1 begins with a woman running up to an unnamed policewoman crying that her boys are dying. Unmanned enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The last man is a dystopian science fiction comic book series by brian k. Y the last man would be a decent starting point for someone who isnt into comic books, especially if theyre into science fiction or stories about the end of the world.
This gendercide instantaneously exterminated 48% of the global population, or approximately 2. The series centers on yorick brown and his pet capuchin monkey ampersand, the only males who survived the apparent global androcide. The more exciting news, however, is that the first issue chapter is available for free on the dc comics web site as a pdf download. The last man, one of the most critically acclaimed, bestselling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a pageturner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and endlessly surprising.
Diane is a secret service agent that works closely with jennifer brown. Y the last man is an incredible adventure story the ultimate what if scenario played out in a crosscountry romp. The first edition of this novel was published in january 1st 2003, and was written by brian k. Unmanned, the first volume of the 10volume series, shows the events preceding, as well as following the plague. Vaughan and published under the dc comics vertigo imprint.
All things considered, national public radioa seriously funny, nuanced fable. The police officer informs the women that all the men are dead and then commits suicide. Vaughan is the eisner and harvey awardwinning cocreator of many critically acclaimed comic books, including y. A good touch i thought, too many of these holocaust type. Find more yesteryear comics like y the last man 001 from our hand picked and reader recommended comic list at. Vaughan and pia guerra published by vertigo from 2002 through 2008. J g jones in the summer of 2002, a plague of unknown origin destroyed every last sperm, fetus, and fully developed mammal with a y chromosomewith the apparent exception of one young man and his male pet. A good touch i thought, too many of these holocaust type films or books have the. Vaughan and pia guerra published by vertigo beginning in 2002. The story focuses on the lone male survivor and is an unraveling of why how he survived the mysterious scourge. But in the end nothing happened with the rights they acquired and.
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