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| Y: The Last Man, Volume 6: Girl on Girl | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Creator: Pia Guerra
Publisher: Vertigo
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 13949
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1401205011
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401205010
ASIN: 1401205011
Publication Date: November 23, 2005
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Product Description
The latest volume in the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker that discovers that he is the only male left in a world inhabited solely by women after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome.Accompanied by his mischievous monkey and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. This volume finds Yorick, Agent 355 and Dr. Mann traveling across the Pacific to Japan in pursuit of Yorick's stolen monkey Ampersand, whose innards may hold the key to mankind's future
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
Watching the series unfold is a joy January 11, 2006
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Y: The Last Man is one of the best ongoing series out there, with a great premise, good characters, decent art and strong writing, so I'm always eager when a new trade paperback is released.
What we have in this, the sixth volume, is a decent adventure that doesn't feel vital but makes for a good read nonetheless. Girl On Girl was good, make no mistake, but didn't leaving me hanging on the edge of my seat like the last one, Ring of Truth. Like the fourth volume, Safeword, Girl On Girl doesn't do as much to drive the narrative forward as I would have liked. The events of this installment may turn out to be fairly major for the series, but on the surface at least it seemed like a side story while the characters cross the Pacific. Not at all bad, but it didn't feel as essential as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th volumes in the series.
That said, I still can't recommend this series enough and will continue to follow this as the story unfolds. Believe the hype.
 The weaker part of the Y series February 6, 2006
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
Y: The Last Man is one of the best comics I've read in 20 years, and if you're considering buying this book, it's likely that you've already read all of the series leading up to it (and if not, you shouldn't be buying this). While I give the series 5 stars, Book 6 of the collection scores considerably lower because it consists of pretty much "filler" material, in that the stories are interesting, but don't really move the story along and most of it could have been left out.
Book 6 covers issues #32-36 of the comic, and the storyline involves the kidnapping of Yorick's monkey, Ampersand, as Yorick (the last man on Earth), Agent 355, and Dr. Mann cross the Pacific aboard a ship to try to find him. The title refers to the lesbian encounter that takes place between Agent 355 and Dr. Mann (as revealed already on the cover of the book), and is pretty much the most exciting thing that happens.
The stories are okay, but they're not as great as some of the previous book and you won't be on the edge of your seat while reading it. You could probably even skip this book alltogether and just read a one paragraph summary of events and be okay, but it's so cheap and the story overall is so good that I do recommend picking it up anyway.
 Arrrggg, Matey! January 6, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've pretty much read through all the Y: The Last Man books in one sitting. I tore through this as well. The good parts of this is you see Yorick going through some doubts on seeing how the world works now with the line blurring between who are the good and bad. Also, the tension between 355 and the doctor come to a head; not that you can't see it coming, but I literally yelled outloud, "FINALLY!"
The sub-story of Beth was fantastic. It goes into the relationship between Yorick and Beth; how they met, how they got along, how she got along with Hero, some background on Beth; it was more or less a vision quest. Yorick's been going on faith that Beth is alive half a world away, this was Beth's test of faith.
Overall a good read. I just recently heard that the series is going up to #60 issues. I'm sure it's going to be gripping and the art is going to continue to be great all the way through.
-B
Meh.... February 1, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This, the 6th collection of the Y series, seemed to lack the spark of the previous collections. For fans of the series, and those eagerly waiting for each collections release, i would recommed that you purchase. But be aware that this seems to mark a lull in the Y story. Hopefully it will pick up once again in subsequent releases, as the story comes to a close...
Australian Troubles February 20, 2006
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
After the abduction of Ampersand, the monkey that holds the key to the continuing survival of humanity, Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, Agent 355, his bodyguard, and Dr. Allison Mann, a geneticist whose research could help repopulate the planet, must travel to Japan to get back the monkey. Ampersand produces a chemical that made himself and Yorick immune to the effects of a devastating plague that wiped out every other male mammal on the planet.
The trio hitches a ride on a cargo vessel in order to get to Japan. Once again, problems arise when a few crewmembers discover the existence of Yorick, and the captain invites him to spend the night in her quarters. Meanwhile, (the straight) Agent 355, who has reached a breaking point and requires some kind of physical contact, engages in sexual intercourse with Allison, who was recently revealed as a lesbian. This complicates things between the group, but it becomes the least of their worries when an Australian submarine appears and tries to blow up the ship.
Also, in the arc "Boy Loses Girl", we see what Yorick's girlfriend Beth has been up to ever since the plague. Using a mixture of flashbacks and dream sequences, we learn how Yorick and Beth met, what happened to her right after the plague, and where she has been since we last saw her about to get captured by Aboriginals.
While the story isn't as good as in the previous arc, it is still great. Brian K. Vaughan once again shows why he is one of the best comic book writers around. Y: The Last Man is a great series, and I can't wait to see what happens next.
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