Y: The Last Man is a dystopian science fiction comic book series by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra. It was published in sixty issues by Vertigo beginning in 2002, then published as collected editions in ten paperback volumes, followed by a series of five deluxe hardcover volumes. The series, which received five Eisner Awards, follows the adventures of Yorick Brown, the only man to survive the death of every male mammal on earth along with his pet monkey Ampersand.
Contents
Plot Summary[edit | edit source]
Story Arcs[edit | edit source]
- Unmanned (issues #1–5)
- Cycles (issues #6–10)
- One Small Step (issues #11–15)
- Comedy & Tragedy (issues #16–17)
- Safeword (issues #18–20)
- Widow's Pass (issues #21–23)
- Tongues of Flame (issues #24–25)
- Hero's Journey (issue #26)
- Ring of Truth (issues #27–31)
- Girl on Girl (issues #32–35)
- Boy Loses Girl (issue #36)
- Paper Dolls (issues #37–39)
- The Hour of our Death (issue #40)
- Buttons (issue #41)
- 1,000 Typewriters (issue #42)
- Kimono Dragons (issues #43–46)
- The Tin Man (issue #47)
- Gehenna (issue #48)
- Motherland (issues #49-52)
- The Obituarist (issue #53)
- Tragicomic (issue #54)
- Whys and Wherefores (issues #55–59)
- Alas (issue #60)
Collected Editions[edit | edit source]
Ten Paperback Volumes[edit | edit source]
| # | Title | ISBN | Release date | Collected material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unmanned | ISBN 1-56389-980-9 | January 2, 2003 | Y: The Last Man #1–5 |
| 2 | Cycles | ISBN 1-4012-0076-1 | September 1, 2003 | Y: The Last Man #6–10 |
| 3 | One Small Step | ISBN 1-4012-0201-2 | April 1, 2004 | Y: The Last Man #11–17 |
| 4 | Safeword | ISBN 1-4012-0232-2 | December 1, 2004 | Y: The Last Man #18–23 |
| 5 | Ring of Truth | ISBN 1-4012-0487-2 | July 13, 2005 | Y: The Last Man #24–31 |
| 6 | Girl on Girl | ISBN 1-4012-0501-1 | November 23, 2005 | Y: The Last Man #32–36 |
| 7 | Paper Dolls | ISBN 1-4012-1009-0 | May 1, 2006 | Y: The Last Man #37–42 |
| 8 | Kimono Dragons | ISBN 1-4012-1010-4 | November 22, 2006 | Y: The Last Man #43–48 |
| 9 | Motherland | ISBN 1-4012-1351-0 | May 9, 2007 | Y: The Last Man #49–54 |
| 10 | Whys and Wherefores | ISBN 1-4012-1813-X | July 1, 2008 | Y: The Last Man #55–60 |
Five Deluxe Hardcover Volumes[edit | edit source]
| # | Title | ISBN | Release date | Collected material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deluxe Book One | ISBN 1-4012-1921-7 | October 28, 2008 | Y: The Last Man #1–10 |
| 2 | Deluxe Book Two | ISBN 1-4012-2235-8 | May 6, 2009 | Y: The Last Man #11–23 |
| 3 | Deluxe Book Three | ISBN 1-4012-2578-0 | April 13, 2010 | Y: The Last Man #24–36 |
| 4 | Deluxe Book Four | ISBN 1-4012-2888-7 | October 12, 2010 | Y: The Last Man #37–48 |
| 5 | Deluxe Book Five | ISBN 1-4012-3051-2 | May 3, 2011 | Y: The Last Man #49–60 |
Characters[edit | edit source]
Main Characters[edit | edit source]
Secondary Characters[edit | edit source]
- Alter Tse'elon
- Beth Deville
- Beth II
- Ciba Weber
- Hero Brown
- Representative Jennifer Brown
- Dr. M/Dr. Matsumori
- Rose Copen
Minor Characters[edit | edit source]
- Doctor Matsumori
- Sadie
- Toyota
- Agent 355 (primary)
- Agent 711
- Agent 1033
- Agent 1451
- Anna Strong
- Beth Jr.
- Bobbi
- Bonny
- Captain Belleville
- Daughters of the Amazon
- Epiphany
- Fish & Bicycle Productions
- Heather and Heidi Hartle
- Joy
- Kilina
- The Last Girls
- Leah
- Lefter
- Lucia Ober
- President Margaret Valentine
- Mercedes
- Doctor Ming
- Natalya Zamyatin
- Paloma West
- P.J.
- Setauket Ring
- Sonia
- Velvet
- Victoria
- Vladimir and Joe
- Vladimir Jr.
- Waverly
- You
Film Adaptation[edit | edit source]
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