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Y: The Last Man, Book 2

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*Y: The Last Man, Deluxe edition, Vol 2*

This high-quality, full-sized, hardcover collects the third and fourth volumes of the 10-volume series. For collectors, these 'deluxe' editions are certainly worth waiting for, and at about the same price as buying both TBPs, there is very little to discourage you here. Removable dust covers, larger format, high-quality pages, and a little extra artwork are nice, but throw in the little bonus that each of these editions has at the end (the written script for one of the episodes in this one) and you've got a real treat for "Y" enthusiasts. Personally, I'm glad I waited on this series for the release of these deluxe editions.

Deluxe edition volume 2 starts out with One Small Step, where Yorick, Dr. Mann, and Agent 355 learn about possible male survivors on the International Space Station that are about to crash land in the Mid-West. This story arc introduces a couple of new characters, including a sharp-shooting Russian that promises to play a role in future volumes, and strengthens the role of Alter, the Israeli special ops commander that has some seriously big plans for Yorick. "One Small Step" maintains the same 'on-the-run' feel that the series started with, and lives up to readers' expectations. [5-stars]

The second story arc in this volume is "Comedy and Tragedy", where we follow a troupe of actors trying to make their mark on the new world by putting on a play about (You guessed it!) the last man on the planet. This story didn't do too much for me personally, but had its moments. It did introduce a shadowy new ninja-like character that I'm sure we'll learn more about in future volumes, but remains a complete mystery at the end of this one. [3-stars]

This volume finishes with perhaps the most popular story arc in the "Y" library, Safeword. Here the story takes a serious turn toward the dark side with some frankly unsettling scenes of mental and physical torture, disturbing hallucinations and flashbacks, and plenty of bloodshed. The story relates Yorick's stay with 355's old friend 711, as well as the gang's travels across Arizona, where they meet another F'd-up militia group that needs dealing with. Very exciting and much more serious-seeming than previous story arcs, "Safeword" grabs you and never lets go the whole way through. Some of the best writing and illustrating I've ever seen. [5-stars]

Overall, this is a more than pleasing edition in the "Y" series, and shouldn't be missed by any fan of graphic novels. Watch and be mesmerized as Vaughan reveals Yorick's adventures through a world full of almost exclusively hot girls. Highly Recommended.

Once you start with the "Y:The last man" graphic novel, you can't stop. Therefore this second book is a more than needed step in this thrilling epic adventure. I had bought the first book in one of my trips and, after 1h, I knew I had to go to Amazon to buy (urgently) the rest of the novel. Highly recommended.

I try to read just about every graphic novel out there... but this series sets the bar above so much higher than the rest! First off, the story is incredible... a world dominated by females simply because there are no males left alive, except one. To put this simply, the world is falling apart at the seems, and factions of women are fighting each other for power and control. There are parts of this book that will literally leave the reader (at least it did for me) with their jaw down... it has images that feels like a machine pressed stamped it in your head). All of the human elements of humor, romance, mystery, violence, death, destruction, power, greed, and compassion are brought forth brilliantly.

Put simply, I loved this book and had no real intention of classifying it as one of the best until after I read it!!! I simply couldn't get enough of this series, so I purchased the next one immediately and continued my journey in the lonely existance of thinking, what would it be like to be the last guy left in a world that has gone completely nuts!!! GREAT BOOK and a MUST HAVE in any graphic novel collection!

I seriously hope this gets made into a film someday because its story of humanity should resonate through every living person.

The book is amazing. Its starting to boter me that I didn't read this when it was originally released. Yorick and his motley crew are in it deep again and its so hard to see a way out of some of the situations they find themselves. Shockers abound. True shocks. Great stuff!

I'm glad i waited until now to read this comic. It would have been torture waiting month after month.

I can't tell you how much I love this series. The story, the artwork- it is all fantastic. This is a great series to check out if you are new to graphic novels. The plot line could easily be a novel, but the artwork helps convey the story in fewer words than a novel would require. The deluxe editions are much nicer than the standard paperback editions, but I do wish the paper was of a higher quality (that would bump my rating up to 5 stars). The paper used in these editions is thick, but matte (feels almost like thick newspaper to the touch) instead of the slicker paper you get in some graphic novels. I am sure a super deluxe edition will come out in a few years and I'll have to buy the whole series again. (Not that I mind).

If you're even considering getting into "Y the Last Man" by way of these deluxe edition, I'm going to assume you know a little something about the series. If you want my opinion, it's some of the best non-superhero comic work I've ever read and this volume of the series deals with a wide range of story lines from Yorick's adventure to save the human race. They're not all on equal ground but will most assuredly entertain readers of the book.
My main gripe with this product is the quality of this so called deluxe edition. Most deluxe edition books are released with an almost magazine like page feel to them albeit with a much thicker and sturdier paper stock. "Y" however forgoes this in favor of a more "newspaper" feeling paper that leaves a lot to be desired. This compounded with the frequent cases of ink being smeared onto their opposite pages makes me wish DC hadn't lost their heads and stayed with a formula that had already worked so well. Having said that, I still think this is the way to own the series and despite the major gripes I have with the book's quality, the actual comic is just too good to pass up.

I read Watchmen and became hooked on the graphic novel. There was an article about the top 20 graphic novels to read after Watchmen in a magazine recently, and this was the first I tried. I love this series! Note if you buy this version that it the Deluxe Editions don't track the volumes exactly; so this is actually books 3 and 4, so when you start buying the books you start with 5 after this one.

The only thing better than one Last Man book is a series of them bound together. This is a great story and a fun read. I guess being the last man alive isn't as great as we men fantasize. Apparently not all women are willing to cooperate and some of them are downright mean. Great artwork love the twists and turns of the story. I'm hooked

I really like the premise of this story. And I read through the entire series hoping it would have something to say other than one-liners, bad dialogue, flimsy characters, and predictable plot-twist with cliché revelations. But that's about the sum and substance of this series.

I get tired of stories in which the protagonist is not a likable character, but not dislikable for the purpose of story. Yorick is just a dumb-ass who bumbles and stumbles his way through things without regard to anything other than his base desire (e.g. hunting for a girlfriend who was about to dump him before the plague hit).

The use of <dialogue within brackets> to indicate foreign language being spoken is a tried and true device in comics/graphic novels. So why mix and match within the same scene? To show you can use a foreign phrase now and then? This got to be annoying with the Israeli subplot.

I think the most glaring fault in the writing here is the inability to capture a female point of view without being so obviously a male-construct. Inane repeated comments about tampons and vibrators does not give depth to a female character and continually demonstrates a lack of understanding, and perhaps imagination, on the part of the author.

Aside from things of that nature, the story hold interest--albeit, just barely through most of the plot arcs--and wasn't insulting to basic intelligence. But try as I might through 10 graphic novels (read on loan, not on purchase), I couldn't find a reason to want to keep reading these other than a round-trip plane ride of nine hours.