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| Y: The Last Man Vol. 7: Paper Dolls | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Creator: Pia Guerra
Publisher: Vertigo
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 144
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Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1401210090
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401210090
ASIN: 1401210090
Publication Date: May 1, 2006
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 Fantastic December 25, 2006
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The beat ongoing Vertigo series since Preacher keeps rolling along with Paper Dolls, which gives the answers to some questions as well as opening a whole new batch of new ones. Yorick, Agent 355, and Dr. Mann have finally arrived in Austrailia in search of Yorick's girlfriend Beth, only instead to find a journalist who plans on making Yorick's existence the headline of the century. Also in this volume, Yorick's other Beth who he had a fling with, is in a bit of an unexpected situation. Not to mention that Agent 355's origin is revealed, and Yorick's kidnapped pet monkey Ampersand (the only other living mammal on the planet) makes a break from his ninja kidnapper in Japan. Fans of the series pretty much know what to expect here in terms of the story and art, with Brian K. Vaughan further orchestrating the ever evolving story while dropping hints of what is to come here and there. Pia Guerra's art remains the solid work that you'd come to expect as well, and at the same time it's nothing spectacular. All in all, Y: The Last Man continues to be pure comic gold, and here's more proof.
A three-hour tour, with a stop in the outback. May 12, 2007
Brian K. Vaughan, Y: The Last Man: Paper Dolls (Vertigo, 2006)
(Note: this review contains major spoilers for earlier books in the series. If you're not up to date with the series, and you plan to read it, don't read this review until after you've read book six.)
Vaughn's Y: The Last Man just keeps getting better as it goes on. Yorick and co. are on their way to Japan to search for the kidnapped Ampersand. This book focuses on a part of the trip where the crew stop in Australia to look for Yorick's missing girlfriend Beth. As always, Paper Dolls features almost nonstop action, but the action never gets in the way of character development. If the series stays this good, Vaughan will have created one for the ages. ****
Graphic SF Reader September 3, 2007
Yorick has finally arrived and is a position to look for Beth. However, he runs into a big problem when a journalist from a less than broadsheet quality newspaper finds out he is still alive, and is a story she definitely does not want to lose. He does eventually find Beth, and he certainly gets a hell of a surprise when he sees her.
Great addition to the series February 7, 2008
Paper Dolls had so many twists to it that I almost couldn't keep up. This series just gets you hooked and never fails to entertain. If you're looking for an example of why Y The Last Man is so highly regarded, check out volume 4 and this volume.
Great Balance Between New Plot Developments and Back Story April 6, 2008
Reading "Y: The Last Man" makes me feel like I'm going to the movies. It's clear how much thought is put into the writing (especially the dialogue and the back story, which is phenomenally laid out in one-shot flashback issues) as well as the art; it makes "Y" one of the most consistently fantastic comic series that I've read.
Moreso than any other volume of the series, this book--"Paper Dolls"--continues directly from the previous volume. The ship Yorick was on docks, and he and 355 set out into Australia to find Yorick's long lost fiance Beth... and they only have one day to do so. Any fan of Brian K. Vaughan knows that things, of course, do not go smoothly for Yorick. That's the main story line of this book (making up the "Paper Dolls" arc, which is three issues) and it's very good, but the three one-shot issues that follow are even better.
First, we get a "meanwhile..." issue that shows us what Hero and Beth 2, respectively, have been doing. It adds to the main plot and also gives both of the characters major development. And speaking of character development, the next one-shot is made up of flashbacks of the series' most mysterious character--Agent 355. It's gratifying as a reader to finally get tidbits of this character's past, which gives us insight onto why she behaves the way she does. As Yorick gets to know her better, so do we, and that's not only exclusive to this issue. Hints are dropped to us about her past in nearly every issue she appears in in this book. Finally, the book concludes with another flashback episode, dealing with... Ampersand, Yorick's stolen pet monkey. We finally learn the significance of Toyota's mission to steal Ampersand in the fifth book, among other things.
Brian K. Vaughan has found the perfect balance in giving us new plot developments and dishing out revealing back story. As this series gets closer to its grand finale, each issue ups the ante.
8/10
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