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Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3: One Small Step (Y: The Last Man #3)

by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra (Illustrator), José Marzán Jr. (Illustrator), Paul Chadwick (Illustrator)

4.21 · rating details · 7,047 ratings · 181 reviews

A perfect blend of humor and drama, Y: THE LAST MAN – ONE SMALL STEP is a fascinating tale of catastrophe and consequences. After a mysterious occurrence instantaneously killed every male human on Earth, twenty-something escape artist Yorick Brown suddenly found himself as the last man alive on a planet inhabited solely by females. But when Yorick and his secret service bo...more

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Published April 1st 2004 by Vertigo

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Aug 05, 2008

Bruce rated it

Recommends it for: comics aficionados who have run out of other things to read

I'll do my best to keep this short, and recommend a quick browse of other comments for a gestalt assessment. Got this out of the library on the heels of a Washington Post Comics Riff blog reader's recommendation, but if Book 3 of 10 is any indication, I think I'll take a pass on the remainder.

I give this book 2 1/2 stars for its high-concept (mysterious plague kills off EVERY Earth mammal with a Y chromosome except for maybe one guy and his pet capuchin monkey)...

...that...moreI'll do my best to keep this short, and recommend a quick browse of other comments for a gestalt assessment. Got this out of the library on the heels of a Washington Post Comics Riff blog reader's recommendation, but if Book 3 of 10 is any indication, I think I'll take a pass on the remainder.

I give this book 2 1/2 stars for its high-concept (mysterious plague kills off EVERY Earth mammal with a Y chromosome except for maybe one guy and his pet capuchin monkey)...

...that suffers from cliched execution (coloring is consistently without depth or nuance, pointless side story at the end of the book even suffers from costume continuity errors). And that's just the art. For me, the best realization of this work via comics came on the splash of p. 10, where last man Yorick's despairing joke, "I'm the strongest man on Earth," is juxtaposed in an illustration that makes him a tiny speck 3/4 of the way up a tall cliff.

Otherwise, this is eminently forgettable pulp pap that provides further fuel to those who refuse to take comics seriously as a literary/artistic genre. All characters are 20-something buxom hotties (even Yorick's mother, notwithstanding the stylish gray highlights), all incessantly bicker in one voice, and all are given characterizations as 2D as the art. Specific bizarre moments include: a Russian hitchhiker who starts to disrobe in the back of a moving pickup truck; a 'secret agent assassin' who looks to have all the fighting competence of Drew Barrymore's Charlie's Angel; a crack team of Israeli Mossad who have zero-discipline, zero-cohesion, and who are led by a psychotic so incompetent, she can be rendered unconscious by a single kick from a guy in handcuffs; a two-page fight between two astronauts serving on-board the international space station (conflict for the sake of conflict?); an unestablished character wearing night-goggles and a ninja outfit who aborts her mission with the eloquently verbalized, "Oh, f--- this low-paying b---s---. I'm outta here." Presumably in Japanese. Etc.

Incidentally, while the realization here may be novel, the concept itself is not (as its authors are only too ready to admit). Check out Mary Shelley's 1826 original here -- http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/18247 -- though it should be noted that Shelley appears less interested in an exploration of gender isolation than human. Shelley's work is really, "The Last Person," not so much "The Last Man."

Oh, f--- this low-paying b---s---. I'm outta here.(less)

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Mar 14, 2009

Sarah rated it

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I had hopes that this volume would improve on the hit-and-run romance briefly explored in Cycles, but it proved too scattershot at points to fully capture my interest. Of course, my lack of connection had a lot to do with the two-shot story that happened right as the volume reached its climax. But that's how comics work sometimes; the artists are telling a free-ranging story, they have the time and issues to devote to side characters or themes. You as the reader must travel with them if you f...moreI had hopes that this volume would improve on the hit-and-run romance briefly explored in Cycles, but it proved too scattershot at points to fully capture my interest. Of course, my lack of connection had a lot to do with the two-shot story that happened right as the volume reached its climax. But that's how comics work sometimes; the artists are telling a free-ranging story, they have the time and issues to devote to side characters or themes. You as the reader must travel with them if you feel it is worth the effort.

As two male astronauts (and one female one) plummet to Earth, and Yorick, 355 and Dr. Mann meet yet another good fellow traveler in the form of Natalya, I began to wonder if the blame game was to be as far as the exploration of this series would go, in terms of male-female relationships (i.e., men were wiped from Earth for a reason, due to their oppression of women world-wide). Not that I think this isn't valid territory to explore. It certainly is, as victims of a holocaust will turn to whatever meaning they can find in chaos. But I feel such thoughts must be linked specifically to each character in order for the outlook to seem a feasible emotional leap. This is why the twisted feminist warriors, the Daughters of the Amazon, work so well. Deep scars warrant their crusade. The same should be true of other characters we meet, if they are to hold our interest.

So, suffice it to say, the theatre troupe at the end of the book didn't hold my attention as much as it might have. Though I did enjoy Vaughan's play on art as a symbol of hope also serving as a symbol of immense pain for others (specifically in a world where women must play all the roles, onstage and off). The emptiness felt by the absence of another gender is not played sexually in these two chapters (minus a few jokes), but rather, as a hole that can be filled by either hope or despair, via the land of pretend. It is up to each woman to make her choice.

But you have to read pretty closely to get there. More promising is the conversation between Israeli agent Alter and her second-in-command Sadie. Alter has plans to steal the last man from 355 to repopulate Israel and bring peace to a now-torn nation. External threats are necessary in order to stave off internal ones, she points out; when conflicts appear from without, nations unite. In many ways, that's what many of the women in these stories are looking for: unity in the face of missing something, a half--maybe not something they, as twenty first century women, need for meaning, but for another outlook, a challenge, someone to say, "Well, I experienced life this way." Something to give them the other half of the story.(less)

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Oct 27, 2011

Brandon rated it

Shelves: fiction, graphic-novels, read-in-2011, post-apocalyptic

So at the end of the last collection, we found out that (view spoiler). Nothing like opening your review with a spoiler!

In this installment, Vaughn pushes a subplot that has slowly been building since the beginning involving Israeli militant soldiers. Their eventual plan is to kidnap him and repopulate the homeland becoming the only na...more

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Jan 25, 2010

Craig rated it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I have to say that in the beginning of this volume, it was a good comic series (whereas before I felt it was a good 'literary' comic series). In other words, I thought the plot and tension level were good, but it didn't raise itself too far beyond that. Nonetheless, it again managed to surprise me and teach me. By the last few sections (which I seem to enjoy more than other reviewers I have read here,) there really is another level of storytelling happening. Post-modern multi-layered without...more

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Apr 14, 2011

Halik rated it

Shelves: graphic-novels, speculative

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The 'literary' allusions the first book had mostly wane by the third volume of the series. The main thread of the plot itself comes a little undone as certain characters play into obvious typecasts like the power hungry Israeli commander who wants to use our protagonist to repopulate Israel and simultaneously deny the rest of the world the ability to 'resurrect its armies'. Two surviving men in the International Space Station come down to earth, giving the world new hope, only to be consumed by ...moreThe 'literary' allusions the first book had mostly wane by the third volume of the series. The main thread of the plot itself comes a little undone as certain characters play into obvious typecasts like the power hungry Israeli commander who wants to use our protagonist to repopulate Israel and simultaneously deny the rest of the world the ability to 'resurrect its armies'. Two surviving men in the International Space Station come down to earth, giving the world new hope, only to be consumed by a freak accident while they land (that was the spoiler, you can read on now).

Yorick, our hero, is now on a quest to the West to find the back up samples Dr. Mann has saved up just in case her lab in New York blew up (which it did in vol 1 courtesy the Israelis). He is obviously on a quest of self discovery as he progresses. We can see him slowly go from a boy to man, as its conveyed in a not too subtle way.

All important characters are built like Greek gods and goddesses. The artist uses physical form as an instrument to convey things like strength, weakness, innocence and power. For example the fierce Amazonian warriors all sport a self mutilated breast that serves to symbolize their uber-feminist violent confusion in a world suddenly devoid of men (the oppressors). I don't really have a problem with this i suppose, but it makes you hunger for an additional layer of complexity.

I'll stick with my initial impression, Y the last man is like Tintin for adults. With most of the juvenile elements like humor and obvious symbolism thrown in. Its still a good story and the plot is still intriguing. But my initial interest has waned a bit, so i might take a break before continuing this. In the meanwhile, the graphic novels of Robert Jordan's brilliant 'Wheel of Time' series awaits!

UPDATE: I seem to have missed a couple of issues. Originally thought vol 3 was only for issues 11-15. but turns out it incorporates 16 and 17 as well. I liked the last two much better. A troupe of actors want to confront the post-man world by creating art that forces women to confront the truths of their new situation in order to overcome it. To bust the 'myths about feminism'. pretty good. Maybe .5 stars more for this then. (less)

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Dec 27, 2011

Amanda rated it

Shelves: graphic-novel, series, scifi

Our trio of the doctor, Yorick, and 355 have resumed their attempt to reach the west coast, but get side-tracked when they stumble across the Russian woman looking for the spacemen. Upon learning of the imminent arrival of the astronauts, they decide to join her in journeying to the landing location, which just happens to be nearby. Meantime, the Israeli soldiers, unbeknownst to them, are hot on their tails.

Vaughan deftly handles multiple converging plot lines and character develop...more

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Aug 17, 2009

Rebecca rated it

Recommends it for: comic fans

In this volume, the series pursues a boring and not completely relevant subplot involving Israeli soldiers who are trying to kidnap Yorick so he can repopulate the Jewish homeland. Why is Yorick’s mom ok with selling him out to these people? How and why does Israel have any part in this story AT ALL? (Did the authors just play "Pin the Plot on the Country" while standing in front of a map of the world?) And why should we, the readers, give a crap about the future of Israel when the...moreIn this volume, the series pursues a boring and not completely relevant subplot involving Israeli soldiers who are trying to kidnap Yorick so he can repopulate the Jewish homeland. Why is Yorick’s mom ok with selling him out to these people? How and why does Israel have any part in this story AT ALL? (Did the authors just play "Pin the Plot on the Country" while standing in front of a map of the world?) And why should we, the readers, give a crap about the future of Israel when the future of the entire world is at stake? These are all valid questions that, unfortunately, you won’t find an answer to in this volume.

There are three plot devices – I mean, astronaunts – who show up in this volume. Apparently two male astronauts, one American and one Russian, survived the Y-chromosome plague and are floating up in space with a female astronaut who is in love with them both (of course). By introducing two males and then having them both die, the authors essentially wanted to tease the readers with the possibility that Yorick was not in fact the last man alive, but then snatch away that possibility and say, “Oh wait, yeah, he is - sorry for the detour, time to carry on with the story as planned!”

So this volume alternates between chronicling the adventures of the Israeli soldiers in their quest to steal Yorick from a decontamination facility (oh, the drama! The cat-fighting! The insubordination!) and the astronauts’ attempt to land safely in the middle of a nearby field. There’s some ripped Russian lady who’s been sent on a mission to rescue the Russian astronaut, and somehow she gets involved in this meandering plot as well, mainly through her skill at shooting people.

There's also one gag-inducing moment when one of the Israeli soldiers says, in response to Yorick's comment that he thought America and Israel were supposed to be friends, "This is what happens to friends when a man comes between them!" GAG. Do we really need an extended metaphor about countries being catty women? And do we really need to focus even more attention on Yorick as some kind of demi-god who can make entire countries go to war just for little old him? Again, the plot development in this volume bears a disturbing resemblance to a kind of masculine fantasy about women - and even entire nations! - falling all over themselves to win the man. This entire series is an extended thought-experiment about how women would play the mating game when the stakes become insanely high. And it turns out that women remain just as focused on men as before, but become even cattier, more violent, and more selfish. The authors had an entire host of possibilities before them based on the initial premise of a female-only world, and none of the possibilities they chose are particularly interesting or palatable to me. The few female characters who do envisage a change to the status quo and a turning away from the constant obsession with men are portrayed as perverse and dangerous (the Daughters of the Amazons) or just plain weird (the feminists in the acting troupe).

Aside from my problems with the way the authors portray gender politics, this series is quite heavy on the melodrama despite the fact that nothing ever really happens. By the end of each comic, the status quo is more or less the same, plus or minus a few supporting characters. The readers feel no closer to Yorick, Agent 355, or Dr. Mann than they did at the beginning of the series because nothing of importance has changed in their goals, personalities, or relationships. Dr. Mann is still an overly-cautious, uptight scientist with a Secret, Agent 355 is still a government agent with a Past, and Yorick is still a self-righteous, snarky kid with a Pet. Three volumes is enough of an opportunity for a series to prove itself, so in my opinion, Y is a disappointment.(less)

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Jul 18, 2008

Caroline rated it

Recommended to Caroline by: Andy

Shelves: graphic-novels, read-in-2008, post-apocalyptic

I didn't enjoy this volume as much as I did the previous two, and partially because it ended on a pretty weak note for me. It wandered from the story of Yorick to give us the story of a traveling troupe of actors and it just wasn't a terribly interesting side-story.

Still liking the series, this just seems to be one of the weaker volumes.

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Dec 26, 2011

Jelinas rated it

When we last left Yorick, we learned that, orbiting Earth in the international space station, there were three astronauts -- two of whom were men. If these men are able to land safely on Earth, and are not affected by the plague, then Yorick will no longer be the last man on Earth, tripling humanity's chances of survival on Planet Earth.

Yorick is also being pursued by a woman quickly shaping up to become his nemesis: the ruthless Alter Tse'elon. She has basically hijacked the Mossad ...more

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Oct 23, 2010

Jessi rated it

Shelves: apocalyptic, contemporary-fiction, graphic-novel

First Line: "Yorick?"

This graphic novel series continues to be awesome. Yorick, Ampersand the monkey, Dr. Mann, and Agent 355 continue their journey across the wasteland that is now the United States. They encounter a variety of threats, assistance, and women driven crazy by the death of all men as they are chased by a variety of benevolent and violent groups. Even with the dark subject matter, the authors kept me chuckling with witty banter between the characters and good si...more

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Mar 13, 2008

Emilia P rated it

Shelves: comic-books

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May 03, 2011

Melissa rated it

Shelves: graphic-novel, paramilitary-estrogen

It had been a little while since I had read Vol. 2, so it was good to get back into the story with One Small Step. I can't say enough great things about this series - there's such a nice mix of complicated, but interesting plot twists with humor and wit. Yorick kicks ass, but it's nice that he was sidelined a bit to allow for more development with the supporting characters and overall plot. A planet full of women is a friggin crazy place, kids!

I'm not a big fan of primates (I stay the ...more

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Jan 27, 2009

Michael Scott rated it

Shelves: sci-fi, graphic-novels

Perhaps this volume is not really a 3-star. Think of it, an action story that involves Israel, the Russians, fights over Shakespearian names, and a lot of sexist talk should be at the most in the 2-stars, and surely out of my reading list. But... it gives a new and unexpected reference to Marry Shelley's The Last Man (written in the 1800s) and ... the graphics are nice. Moreover, this is a part of a longer material, which raises a bit the grade.

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Jul 09, 2010

Christina rated it

The series continues with Dr. Mann, Yorick, Ampersand and Agent 355 trying to get to California to the doctor’s second laboratory. Along the way, they hope to find more men when they come across a space shuttle landing. They also drop in for a showing of a play about the last man on earth, which is a cute little postmodern device. Also one of the panels that opens a chapter is an "Alas poor Yorick" joke, which I quite approve of, even if it was a long time coming and will undoubtedl...more

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Nov 11, 2011

Jeff rated it

There's no doubt that Y: The Last Man gets better with each volume, and the weaknesses of the art itself start becoming less pronounced, while Brian Vaughn's story gets more and more interesting. There is a still a plethora of goofy dialogue (seemingly lifted from a really awful TV sitcom), and the core plot driver (the almost complete extinction of male mammals) remains undefined and weak as a story device - but it all works anyway. Vaughn has enough interesting ideas about how an emerging al...more

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Jul 05, 2009

Ryan rated it

Shelves: graphic-novels, sci-fi

The premise of Y is that a plague of unknown origin has killed all the men on Earth, except for Yorick Brown and his helper monkey, Ampersand. In this volume, they really play with the concept of “last man on Earth”, as a Soyuz capsule with three astronauts on it, including two males, comes down to Earth. At the same time, a group of Israeli commandos makes a play to kidnap Yorick.

Vaughn kind of steps back a bit in this one, and gives us a bit of a wider view at what's going on out...more

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Aug 25, 2011

Jo Bennie rated it

After a plague which wipes out every creature carrying an X chromosome except for one man, Yorick Brown (alas) and his monkey Ampersand, the pair are travelling across post apocalyptic America with mysterious government agent 355 and bioengineer Dr Mann in search of the doctor's experimental files and a possible cure for the plague. Israeli soldiers, a Russian agent and the return to earth of three astronauts, two male, from the International Space Station make for a great dystopia, can't wait ...more

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Dec 27, 2008

Lindsey rated it

Shelves: graphic-novel, sci-fi, guy-friendly, action-adventure, adult-fiction, future

Yorick, Agent 355, and Dr. Mann are still on the way to California to Dr. Mann's other lab, where they can run tests on Yorick and see how he survived. He is also being hunted by Israelis, who want him for their own in order to gain an edge over their enemies. Also, it turns out there are 3 astronauts in space, two of whom are men, so if they can land okay maybe Yorick can stop shouldering all of the responsibility of being the last man alive.

This one wasn't as good as the previous...more

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Sep 05, 2010

Alex rated it

While I'm liking this book more and more with each issue, I don't really know that this arc had much to do with anything. I felt like there was no real reason or real payoff for most of the events in this volume. I liked where it was going but it never got there. Instead it used some good ideas and suspense to build to what was probably conceived as a twist but instead was a let down. This volume wasn't a deal breaker but it was the weakest so far.

I did like the two Comedy & Trag...more

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Jul 22, 2011

Jeffrey rated it

Shelves: graphic-novel, science-fiction, read-in-2011

This volume wraps up most of the minor threads in the series-to-date as both the Russian and the Israelis make their move on Yorick and company.

With the International Space Station crew out of food and running low on air, the two man, one woman crew head for Earth while an agent of the Russian Federation seeks Yorick & Co's help in rescuing them. This all makes a sort of sense, though it isn't really necessary for the two stories to intersect.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Governme...more

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Sep 12, 2010

Federiken Masters rated it

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Recommends it for: Bucletina, por algo se lo presté. Y a cualquier buen lector.

Recommended to Federiken by: Mati

Esta historia fue de las que más me gustó en Y The Last Man cuando me vi obligado a leerla sin poseerla. Pero sin duda el disfrutarlo en papel y en una más que correcta edición en castellano (por Editorial Norma, que parece que no figura acá -hasta que la agregue-) hizo más placentera la experiencia, porque enseguida me dieron ganas de reseñarla. Como punto en contra tiene que se lee demasiado rápido y la forma de proceder de algunos personajes resulta poco creíbles, pero los diálogos son tan b...more

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Sep 28, 2007

Punk rated it

Shelves: graphic-novel

Graphic Novel. Here we pick up a Russian agent, make a stop in Kansas for some astronauts, and then have a two-issue tangent with a group of thespians.

This is another reread, and it stands up to it well. I really liked Natalya and the astronaut storyline. I could have lived without the theater troupe -- it was just too meta and in-jokey ("Not unless the owner's named Brown!" and "I'm the last man, shouldn't my name be more...Shakespearean?"), but I think it might ...more

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Jun 27, 2008

Brad rated it

Shelves: comics, vertigo-comics

Even when I disagree with some of the plot points, this book is still such a joy to read. The man story focuses on Israeli soldiers finding Yorick in the middle of Kansas just when a failing Cosmonaut space station's going to crash land there. Hooray for coincidences and multiculturalism! The action towards the end gets a bit confusing, and I was dismayed by the conclusion (the Israelis' story seems the most unlikely), but, again, it's a fun read.
The backup story (illustrated by Paul Chadwick ...more

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May 19, 2010

Jonathan rated it

Shelves: fiction, graphic-novel, sci-fi

This is a thrilling sci-fi comic following Yorick and his monkey, Ampersand, the only male survivors of the mysterious and sudden death of all the world's men. Now Yorick, Ampersand, and the mysterious Agent 355 must work with geneticist Dr. Mann to figure out what happened and save the world, all the while evading the Israeli Army, the Daughters of the Amazons, and the general post-apocalyptic chaos. It's a good comic, and gripping, and it will be hard to put the series down once you start.

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Sep 02, 2011

Chris rated it

Each volume seems to be getting a little better and a little better. Perhaps it is because the narrative is slowing down a bit.

There are still some laughable moments--and not because of the jokes--but there is enough wit and interesting enough ideas to keep me involved and invested, as long as the series doesn't ACTUALLY end the way Vaughan has foreshadowed here. If it DOES end that way... I may need to take everything back and say that I've wasted my time.

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Jul 24, 2011

Trina rated it

What a difference the addition of another creative soul can do for a graphic novel. Up until this volume I was only fascinated by the story and the artwork was negligible. I was pleasantly surprised the moment I began reading One Small Step; the lines were distinct and the faces of the characters have more detail. Paul Chadwick is listed as the additional penciller; he is a welcome addition. This was my favorite thus from plot to visuals. On to the next volume ....

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Mar 28, 2011

Becky rated it

Still fun. The last story was, I think, meant to address complaints that the premise is a wee bit androcentric, but it didn't work for me because the "Last Man" stage-play was pretty lame.

However, finding out that Mary Shelley wrote a post-apocalyptic novel called The Last Man? Pretty exciting. (Not actually about the same thing as the graphic novel, but I honestly didn't know that Shelley wrote any novels besides Frankenstein! Turns out she wrote six others.)

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Jul 05, 2009

Curtis rated it

Shelves: comics, fantasy, sci-fi

Vol. 3 was better than the first two. The story is starting to coalesce well. I also liked some of the self-referential/self-deprecating humor that acknowledged two of the things I had complained about in the review for vol. 2 - the use of the word "fuck" and crappy literary allusions (specifically they referenced the use of Shakespearean names in mediocre writings).

Anyway, I'm looking forward to reading the next volumes, once Dave buys them. ;)

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Sep 15, 2010

Emilyn rated it

Shelves: dystopia, graphic-novel, science-fiction, emerging-adult, apocalyptic

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Jan 17, 2009

Izlinda rated it

Shelves: graphic-novels-comics

This volume explained the Israeli army's purpose of going after Yorick. I thought it was alright, but I didn't really like it that much. I did like the last story-arc, which stood alone. A traveling band of actors is hired by a town (that kind of reminds of old-fashioned Stepford things), and Ampersand is accidentally found. I think more could have been done with the play they were acting out, though.

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Born in Cleveland in 1976, Brian K. Vaughan is the Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster Award-winning writer and co-creator of the critically acclaimed comics series Y: The Last Man, Runaways, and Ex Machina (picked as one of the ten best works of fiction of 2005 by Entertainment Weekly).

Recently named "Writer of the Year" by Wizard Magazine, and one of the “top ten comic writers of ...moreBorn in Cleveland in 1976, Brian K. Vaughan is the Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster Award-winning writer and co-creator of the critically acclaimed comics series Y: The Last Man, Runaways, and Ex Machina (picked as one of the ten best works of fiction of 2005 by Entertainment Weekly).

Recently named "Writer of the Year" by Wizard Magazine, and one of the “top ten comic writers of all time” by Comic Book Resources, Vaughan’s work has been featured and/or reviewed in countless mainstream media outlets, including The New York Times, MTV, National Public Radio, and feminist magazine Bust, which photographed him for their “Men We Love” issue (don’t ask).

As an undergraduate film student at New York University, Vaughan got his big break as part of Marvel’s Stanhattan Project, a workshop for aspiring comic book writers. In the ten years since, he has written nearly all of the major DC and Marvel characters, everyone from Batman to the X-Men.

In September of 2006, Vertigo released Vaughan’s first original graphic novel, Pride of Baghdad, lavishly illustrated by artist Niko Henrichon. Inspired by an unbelievable true story of four lions who escaped the Baghdad Zoo during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Pride is equal parts anthropomorphic adventure and Animal Farm-like parable about the ongoing conflict in Iraq, and was described as "the best novel so far" about the war by the UK's Telegraph.

Along with his creator-owned work, Vaughan is currently writing The Escapists, a Dark Horse miniseries inspired by Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, as well as a new Doctor Strange limited series for Marvel with artist Marcos Martin.

This summer, the new WGA member/CAA client transplanted his poor playwright wife to Los Angeles, where Vaughan is currently working on the screenplay adaptations of Y and Ex Machina for New Line Cinema, as well as other new creations in film and television.

His home on the web is www.bkv.tv, and he’s become the last aging hipster to get a MySpace page: www.myspace.com/briankvaughan

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