Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9: Motherland
by Brian K. Vaughan
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Author: Brian K. VaughanBrand: DC / Vertigo
Illustrator: Pia Guerra
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-09
ISBN: 1401213510
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Vertigo
Book Reviews of Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9: Motherland
Book Review: One of the Best of The Best
Summary: 5 Stars
It feels like the end.
Like Lost, Brian K. Vaughan's "Y: The Last Man" is a sweepingly epic series made up of huge mysteries that only get more mysterious with each new volume. Over the course of the first eight books, there has been a lot of build-up with only a few of the major questions answered. That, however, changes with this volume: "Motherland."
In his best effort since the fifth book, Vaughan finally answers the big question: How and why did all the men die out? The explanation seems shaky at first, but through scientific reasoning and considerable build-up, BKV makes it work. And the payoff is phenomenal. This is the stuff we've been waiting nearly fifty issues for, folks, and it'll keep you reading until you hit the last page. When I picked this book up, I planned to read the first issue and then go to sleep. However, I just couldn't put it down until I finished the main story line of the book (the first four issues). We get a history and origin for Toyota, a final confrontation between Toyota and Agent 355, a conclusion to the Dr. Mann/355/Yorick journey, and so much more.
The final two issues in this book are one-shots. Earlier in "Y: The Last Man," Brian K. Vaughan made some iffy one-shot issues (the two-part 'Comedy and Tragedy' from book three comes to mind), but at this point, he has such control over the story that he can veer off from the main plot without losing consistency. The first issue catches up with a minor-minor character, Waverly (the chick who gathered the bodies), who we haven't seen since the first book of the series. The story is poignant and probably shows Vaughan at his least subtle, but the parallel he shows us at the final page is really breath-taking. The final issue catches up with the acting troupe from the aforementioned "Comedy and Tragedy" two-part, and Vaughan handles that story way better here. This one-shot is probably one of his best, as it works as the conclusion to "Comedy and Tragedy," a nod to the writing process, and a metaliterary nod to comics as well.
All in all, it's one of the best volumes of what could very well be the best comic series of all time.
9/10
Summary of Y: The Last Man, Vol. 9: Motherland
WINNER OF THREE EISNER AWARDSFeatured in THE NEW YORK TIMES and on NPR, Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey, Ampersand, and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his long-lost girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on earth.
This volume of the critically acclaimed series features Yorick and Agent 355 preparing for their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love, while the person, people or thing behind the disaster that wiped out half of humanity is revealed! Collects issues #49-54 of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's award-winning Vertigo series.
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