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The end is nigh, June 4, 2007
This review is from: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9: Motherland (Paperback)
I'm not ready for "Y: The Last Man" to come to an end, yet volume nine of the series, "Motherland," makes it pretty clear that conclusions are just around the corner.
Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's excellent Vertigo series has set Yorick, the last man, on a global mission of science and personal salvation. His constant companions are Ampersand, his pet monkey and the other surviving male; Dr. Allison Mann, a genetic scientist with many secrets; and Agent 355, a government bodyguard and assassin who keeps her secrets under lock and key. Also along for the ride is Rose, an Australian spy and Allison's lover, whose loyalties are still unclear.
More answers come to light in this book, as the apparent architect of the man-killing plague comes to light and Yorick discovers he isn't the last living man after all. Meanwhile, 355 mixes it up with a ninja, Allison starts bleeding and Rose makes an uncomfortable call home. In Paris, Yorick's missing girlfriend Beth may be waiting, while back in the United States Yorick's sister Hero, the mother of his child (a different Beth), a Russian agent and a former astronaut duke it out with modern Amazons. There is an unexpected parting of ways, a surprising death or two, a couple of emergency surgeries and some wild monkey sex. Portions of this book will keep you on the edge of your seat, while others will knock you back on your butt. And all of these threads seem to be converging, although it's still anyone's guess how things will turn out in the end.
I fear the next volume will be the last, so I am reluctant to read it -- but I hope it's published soon!
by Tom Knapp, Rambles.(n e t) editor
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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The end is near, May 23, 2007
This review is from: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9: Motherland (Paperback)
Brian K. Vaughan's compulsively addictive series is wheeling to a close, and when reading Motherland, the ninth collected volume of the series, this becomes all the more apparent. Things come to a head as Yorick, his pet monkey Ampersand, Agent 355, Dr. Mann, and Rose search for Dr. Mann's kidnapped mother, and learn that Yorick indeed is not the last man on earth. More secrets of the plague that wiped out the men are revealed as everyone makes more shocking discoveries, and 355 and the ninja named Toyota face off in a fight that one of which won't walk away from. In the meantime, Yorick's girlfriend Beth awaits him in France, while his other Beth and sister Hero are on the run. There is also a one-shot devoted to the super-model turned garbage girl that Yorick had a run in with way back in the first volume, which is interesting as well. While it's clear that the series is headed towards a close, Vaughan doesn't rush through things and keeps the book well paced. Co-creator Pia Guerra offers the same brand of artwork that you'd come to expect by now, so take it or leave it. All in all though, Motherland is another excellent volume in the Y: The Last Man series, and here's hoping the end is as great as the whole.
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The SAGA has more twists, July 16, 2007
This review is from: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9: Motherland (Paperback)
For those who have read the series this far this will be unnecessary. I love this series and highly recommend it to anyone. The only 'issue' I have is that it appears, to me, that they are now using 'filler' with a twist. I generally don't have problems with stories that are inserted just for their own sake, i.e. they are good stories (the story, text and graphics are as good as ever). However, belief can be 'suspended' for only so long before the yawn factor sets in and plot-twists (giving nothing away) can only take so many turns before you think you are watching a day-time soap.
In summary, fans and long-time readers will buy - because they have to - but casual readers COULD consider buying one 'particular' episode/chapter and not really miss anything. As to which episode to buy, well that would be telling.......
Jon
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