Still, even when the tale takes a bit of a turn in terms of location and lighting – and makes us wonder whether all of this is a hallucination or perhaps the result of some intriguing twist – it remains a drag tonally. He sets out to find the answer (and his girlfriend), while running from angry female Republicans (now running the government), Amazon wannabes that include his own sister (seemingly brainwashed), and other threats. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. | Top Critics (2) Also, because this came out in 2002, there are some aspects of it that I find, for lack of a better term, politically incorrect, such as using the word 'retarded' as something negative. “It just feels like the same fire and blood and death.” Wait a minute, how does he know what I’m thinking? Sorry but I just refuse to believe that a group of women who were completely civilized two months ago, would start chopping off their own boobs to use bow and arrows. This book is exactly what the title promises: A plague of some sort kills every mammal on earth with a Y chromosome, except, with no obvious reason for the exception, Yorick Brown and his capuchin monkey, Ampersand. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Stephen King's quote must of been for something else, Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2018. ... a muddled and incoherent mess of dystopian clichés without any emotional anchor. Parents need to know that The Last Man on Earth is a dark comedy about a man who believes he's alone on the planet after a virus devastates the human population. There was a problem loading your book clubs. But Kurt has another companion in Johnny ( Justin Kelly ), the best friend he lost in horrific fashion during the war, who has returned in ghost form to function as Kurt’s sounding board and an uncomfortable source of comic relief. I don't understand why the Amazons even exist but I'm hoping that I'll figure it out in the next few volumes. I discovered this series randomly while looking through graphic novels on Hoopla. Brian Vaughan really plays with your emotions as you sway between liking then not liking certain characters. But the whole thing feels unbelievable. We’d love your help. 10: Whys and Wherefores, Eine Seuche unbekannter Art vernichtet jedes Sperm…, Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book One, Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book Two, Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book Three, Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book Four, The continuation of Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pi…, Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book Five, In this final deluxe edition, Yorick and Agent 355…. The premise sounded interesting, [something kills all but one man on the planet. Politique de cookies | “I feel like the end is nearly upon us.” If only – there was still about an hour left at this point. I'd love to see this done as a high budget production mini series. It's a funny story and it kept me interested. Not the premise, that was at least interesting. No matter what kind of an ugly twat you might wanna be. The last hope for humanity wants to... get to his girlfriend in Australia? | Rating: 0/4 However, I did have a few weird issues with some of the content and depiction of certain characters. Wow! It is relentlessly bleak, smothered in more shades of gray than kinky Christian ever could have conjured and photographed with an oppressive sameness. Ok so maybe it's just me but I found this series to be incredibly chauvinist. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. Review: ‘The Last Man in Europe’ and George Orwell’s Rough Road to ‘1984’ The short, difficult, incident-strewn life of George Orwell, recast in the form of a novel. Christy reviewed films for The Associated Press for over 14 years. However, if you asked THIS comic-book geek what the greatest graphic novel of all time was, and I would instantly tell you it's "Y The Last Man"! This book started off a lot slower than I was expecting. Coming Soon. The concept alone of this one is a pretty brilliant apocalypse story, and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't as sexual as I was expecting (though as this is the first book, I can only hope that lasts).