Y: The Last Man, Volume 6: Girl on Girl [Paperback]

Brian K. Vaughan (Author), Pia Guerra (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 23, 2005

WINNER OF THREE EISNER AWARDS

Accompanied by his mischievous monkey and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. This volume finds Yorick, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann traveling across the Pacific to Japan in pursuit of Yorick's stolen monkey Ampersand, whose innards may hold the key to mankind's future. Collects issues #32-36 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA, ASTONISHING X-MEN, RUNAWAYS) and Pia Guerra.

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From Booklist

After two years spent warily crossing the U.S., Yorick Brown and his escorts, agent 355 and biochemist Alison Mann, have gone to sea. Mann has determined that the key to understanding what kept Yorick from dying when all the other men did lies within the body of Yorick's pet monkey, Ampersand, who has been abducted by a Japanese mercenary. Following the monkeynapper accounts for the sixth Y: The Last Man collection opening aboard a pirate ship commanded by an exceedingly intrepid erstwhile comp-lit student. Piquant flashbacks and clever, humanizing, and, under the circumstances, not incredible details, like the pirate captain's background, and accidents, like Yorick finding 355 and Mann in flagrante one night--not to mention the volume-closing at-long-last peek at how Yorick's girlfriend, Beth, is faring in Australia--keep this otherwise more routine installment as riveting as its predecessors. Also, by now the saga's relatively plain artwork has become the Y: The Last Man look, and guest artist Goran Sudzuka wisely doesn't deviate from original limner Pia Guerra's style. Ray Olson
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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Vertigo; 2nd Printing edition (November 23, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401205011
• ISBN-13: 978-1401205010
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.3 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,272 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brian K. Vaughan has previously written episodes of Swamp Thing and The Hood mini-series. His current work includes Runaways and Y: The Last Man.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arrrggg, Matey!, January 5, 2006

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Brendon Parin (Jacksonville, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Y: The Last Man, Volume 6: Girl on Girl (Paperback)

I've pretty much read through all the Y: The Last Man books in one sitting. I tore through this as well. The good parts of this is you see Yorick going through some doubts on seeing how the world works now with the line blurring between who are the good and bad. Also, the tension between 355 and the doctor come to a head; not that you can't see it coming, but I literally yelled outloud, "FINALLY!"
The sub-story of Beth was fantastic. It goes into the relationship between Yorick and Beth; how they met, how they got along, how she got along with Hero, some background on Beth; it was more or less a vision quest. Yorick's been going on faith that Beth is alive half a world away, this was Beth's test of faith.

Overall a good read. I just recently heard that the series is going up to #60 issues. I'm sure it's going to be gripping and the art is going to continue to be great all the way through.

-B

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Watching the series unfold is a joy, January 11, 2006

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Eric San Juan (Brick, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Y: The Last Man, Volume 6: Girl on Girl (Paperback)

Y: The Last Man is one of the best ongoing series out there, with a great premise, good characters, decent art and strong writing, so I'm always eager when a new trade paperback is released.

What we have in this, the sixth volume, is a decent adventure that doesn't feel vital but makes for a good read nonetheless. Girl On Girl was good, make no mistake, but didn't leaving me hanging on the edge of my seat like the last one, Ring of Truth. Like the fourth volume, Safeword, Girl On Girl doesn't do as much to drive the narrative forward as I would have liked. The events of this installment may turn out to be fairly major for the series, but on the surface at least it seemed like a side story while the characters cross the Pacific. Not at all bad, but it didn't feel as essential as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th volumes in the series.

That said, I still can't recommend this series enough and will continue to follow this as the story unfolds. Believe the hype.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Meh...., January 31, 2006

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M. Mlinscek (New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Y: The Last Man, Volume 6: Girl on Girl (Paperback)

This, the 6th collection of the Y series, seemed to lack the spark of the previous collections. For fans of the series, and those eagerly waiting for each collections release, i would recommed that you purchase. But be aware that this seems to mark a lull in the Y story. Hopefully it will pick up once again in subsequent releases, as the story comes to a close...