Title: Y: The Last Man Book 2
Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Artists: Pia Guerra, Goran Parlov, and Paul Chadwick
Genre: Action / Adventure
Year Published: 2009
Year Read: 2012
Series: Y: The Last Man Book #2
Publisher: Vertigo Comics
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 16+ (Strong Language and Gory Violence)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
Introduction:
After reading the first book of Brian K. Vaughan’s classic graphic novel, “Y: The Last Man,” I just had to read more from this Eisner Award winning series! So, I finally picked up the second book to “Y: The Last Man” and it was just as INTENSE, HEARTBREAKING AND EXCITING as
the last volume!
What is this story
about?
Yorick Brown, along with his new allies, Agent 355 and Dr.
Allison Mann, still embark on the journey to reach Dr. Mann’s lab in San Francisco so that
way, Dr. Mann can provide a cure for the epidemic that broke out and killed all
the males in the world. Suddenly, the
three allies are confronted by a Russian woman named Natalya Zamyatin who
claims that there are still men in outer space and that they are on their way to
Earth! Unfortunately, the four new
allies will also have to face against the Israeli troops who want to take
Yorick in!
What I loved about
this story:
Brian K. Vaughan’s writing: Wow! Brian
K. Vaughan’s writing is just as stellar in this volume as it was in the
last volume! As I had mentioned before,
I really enjoyed the set up that Brian
K. Vaughan brought to this series as you have to wonder about what the
world will be like without men. In this
volume, Brian K. Vaughan further
develops the story as we are introduced to more obstacles that Yorick and his
allies have to get through to get to San
Francisco. I
loved the introduction of Natalya Zamyatin as she brings an interesting dynamic
to the story as being the one who warns Agent 355 and Yorick about more men
coming to Earth and I was on the edge of my seat trying to see what will become
of the male astronauts and whether or not their arrival to Earth will change
how everything in the story has been progressed so far. It was also great seeing another tough heroine
in the story as Natalya will soon surprise you in this volume! I have been enjoying the intense storytelling
that Brian K. Vaughan brings to this
volume and I loved the way that Brian K.
Vaughan had really developed the characters as we see a darker side to some
of these characters that we never saw in the previous volume which made the
stories even more interesting!
Pia Guerra, Goran Parlov, and Paul Chadwick’s artwork: Pia Guerra, Goran Parlov and Paul Chadwick’s
artwork was amazing in this volume as all the characters are drawn dramatically
and realistically. I loved the artwork
done by Pia Guerra in the stories “One Small Step” and “Safeword” as the
characters have realistic features and the backgrounds were realistically
drawn, especially the scenes with the trees.
Paul Chadwick’s artwork in “Comedy and Tragedy” is similar to Pia Guerra’s artwork as he does a
brilliant job in shadowing the character’s faces whenever they are in a dark
lighting. Goran Parlov’s artwork in “Widow’s
Pass” probably has the most well-defined facial expressions for the
characters as the characters show realistic shocked expressions on their faces
and their hair is drawn beautifully as they are wavy.
What made me feel
uncomfortable about this story:
Just like the first volume, there is some strong language in
this volume including the infamous “f” word and “s” word and anyone who does
not like reading strong language might want to skim over these words. Also, this volume has more gory violence than
the last volume as there are more characters being killed in gruesome ways such
as some characters being shot to death and blood is shown spurting everywhere.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Y: The Last Man: The Deluxe Edition Book Two” is a truly brilliant
follow-up to the first volume and anyone who is a huge fan of Brian K.
Vaughan’s works or loves reading about post-apocalyptic worlds will definitely want
to pick this series up!
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