December 6, 2009

"Y: The Last Man - Book 1: Unmanned" Vaughan/Guerra/Marzan (Vertigo, 2002)

Interesting premise in the era of H1Ni. The premise: a plague that wipes out all people with a Y chromosome befalls mankind. All men die. All...that is...except one man and his male pet monkey. Why? That is the big question that is left unanswered in this first installment of "Y: The Last Man." It is interesting how the novel presents women, in their attempt to cope with life without men. Who will rule? Who will provide companionship? How will the race continue? All questions that emerge in this graphic novel. The artwork is fairly standard comic book form. The story is compelling enough to keep you reading. And certainly you will want to move on to Book 2 after reading this.

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