Somebody once told me the world was gonna roll me,Y ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.He was looking kind of dumb, with a finger and a thumb,and a monkey sitting on his forehead.Well, the plot's still running and it ain't gonna stoppin'The fed's gonna know that a lone agent is nothing.So much to do, so much to see,So what's wrong with taking the detour?You'll never know if you don't go (down under)You'' never find your fiancee Beth,Hey know, it's a Yorick! He's the last man! Go play!!ALL THESE...

Not as good as previous volumes, but the set up for coming volumes has be excited!

Finally a full frontal of Yorrick Junior. ;) 5 stars and 5 cheers for the last dick on earth. Though in yorrick's defence it was a cold night and he had a gun to his head. Fear and cold shrinks the pecker.

Not a lot actually happens in this volume, and yet we still get a lot of information on the backstories of 355 and Ampersand. As much as I hate the stupid monkey, I appreciated learning his origins. It was also nice to get a quick check-in with California Beth and Hero.The reference to Hillary being president someday though... that was basically just a knife to the gut and a slow twist as the knife was pulled, and it was just one throwaway page. Ugh. :(

Notes: Grade and review pending re-read. Collective review for volumes 7-8 can be found here: Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book Four.*The name of this book is Y: The Last Man, Vol. 7: Paper Dolls, not, as Goodreads insists, "Paper Dolls." This is due to their myopic policy that a comic book with both a volume number and subtitle shall be listed here only by the subtitle. Every comic book reader with more than a passing interest knows this is fundamentally incorrect. Refer to this book as...

In this volume we get Ampersand's story(!), the origin of Agent 355 and Y's quest to find his long lost fiancee, Beth, now that they're in Oz. As ever it's what Y decides that causes the most trouble! When this series first started and we were told about Beth being in Australia, I was like how they can perform that miracle? Six volumes later :) 8 out of 12.2017 read

The Last Man series continues to entertain! I don’t really think my review of this one will differ much from my previous reviews because I feel pretty much the same. So, pardon any repetition! If you are a post-apocalyptic fan, this series is right up your alley. I just checked back through my other reviews of this series, and while, for me, there have been a couple of issues that were not quite as strong along the way, it has generally been a win!I continue to enjoy the artwork, and, as I like

In Australia and in deep paper this time. Damn reporters. Who knew that tabloids could be so much like skin rags?Oh, wait, that would be everyone. Never mind!The world-building in this one is pretty sweet, even if we don't get to stay too long in the present. 355's past gets a lot more page time, though, and I can't say I'm disappointed. :)

Yorick finally makes it to Australia! While Dr. Mann and 355 agree to let Yorick take a look for his long lost girlfriend Beth, they encounter more trouble than expected. This volume seemed more like a something Vaughn used to tie up loose ends. It felt as if almost nothing progressed here. We're met with two back stories that while interesting, failed to really alter the story in any way. That being said, it's not really all that bad, just not as great as the series has been.Books 6 and 7 didn'...

Is it just me or are these books freaking awesome?! So much happens!! I love the story line. It just takes twists and turns that I wasn't expecting, yet you somewhat do expect. It's just incredible!I am ready to kill this one bitch in here though! (view spoiler)[ Toyota!!!! (hide spoiler)] How dare you be mean to that little monkey!! Poor little Ampersand! I just want to rescue the little monkey! And see that bitch get what is coming to her!! Also, I love the artwork. If you aren't reading these...

4 stars. This one brought tears to my eyes twice. I hope it continues on its upward streak. The past volumes had begun to get a bit tedious and one-note.In this volume: --The group makes a short detour to Australia before heading to Japan. Yorick hopes he can find Beth#1 before they head out to Japan in search of Ampersand. While in Australia, Yorick encounters a journalist who's on a mission to find proof of men-sightings. This could spell disaster for Yorick if the rest of the world becomes aw...

The lack of a solid story arc in this volume makes it a slow slog. However, it is apparent that some of the loose ends and other issues that Vaughan left hanging are slowly being pulled together for the stretch run into the conclusion of the series. This gets two stars for having "middle volume" syndrome. It gets boring at times but still has promise.It is great to be able to read the entire series after it has concluded. This is an addictive story, because Vaughan succeeds in setting up an intr...

Unfortunately, not a lot seems to happen in this volume. There's nothing wrong with it per se, but you could probably skip right past it and barely notice.Paper Dolls (#37-39). Yorick stops in Australia; hi-jinx ensue. I guess it's nice to see a story about the possibility of Yorick being outed, but there's overall not a lot of bite to this story, other than the nice opportunity to continue Beth's story [6/10].The Hour of our Death (#40). This one-off about Beth II actually has some depth to it,...

Paper DollsIt started amazingly with those When Harry Met Sally style interviews. And it really felt like it was trying to say something profound about the media and the trashiness that this new world would carry over from the old one, but the idea and setup turned out be a lot more compelling than the payoff. All the possibilites and they just kinda cowered down and called it a day quick......then the big random heavy plot twist and reintroduction of the Israeli psycho...so unappreciated.The Ho...

ooh 355 backstory! plus the Swiss guards and the Pope-hunting nun. <33

Tons of shit happens in this one. Most of it spoilery.The good news is that you get an origin story for 355. I thought there were some holes in it, but I'm willing to wait and see if things pan out.Ampersand (the monkey) also gets an origin story, which is great because you kind of want to know why he's so important/special. And in a sweet turn of events at the end, it seems that he does care about the hapless Yorick.The spoilery stuff?(view spoiler)[Beth 2.0 is preggers! Looks like Yorick is a

This one's called "Paper Dolls" :) Volume 7"Every extinction has a silver lining, huh?"In this interesting Volume, we go to Australia...Y: The Last Man is about the only man ("The Last Man") to survive a mysterious plague that wiped out every other male of all the species on the planet ("every mammal with a Y chromosome).

This volume focuses more on backstories and character development than plot progression. Bit better than the previous volume, but still feels far from being great.

This is getting to be like watching Lost or some action movie--intriguing set up, but as it is drawn out you start noticing where sex scenes and weirdness try to cover up the fact that the story is meandering, like maybe the author don't know quite where he be going. Or, maybe I'm wrong and it is meant to be "sexy" or something. Anyway, I know food is short and all, but hunger doesn't turn every woman into a Barbie Doll with an impossibly thin waist, big boobs, and the like. I don't think it is

In which we learn that Ampersand is an escape artist like his master. Better really.And Yorick's junk becomes front page news, much to his chagrin. "I was like, preternaturally flaccid."Yorick, 355 and Dr. Mann make a stop in Sidney, Australian, still destined for Japan to rescue Ampersand. There Yorick makes an attempt to find his fiancee, Beth. He doesn't find Beth, but he does manage to get himself forced at gunpoint to take nude photos, by a journalist. Meanwhile Rose, formerly a member of t...