Y the Last Man

          One of the first comic series I was introduced to was Y the Last Man written by Brian K Vaughan,  published by Vertigo and ran from 2002 to 2008. Reading it in 2012 meant that I did not have to wait for the monthly single issues to come out. I got to read the trade paperbacks, Rudy has trained me in the difference between graphic novels and TPBs.
           I throughly enjoyed the story of Yorik who is possibly the last man left on earth after all the other males have seemed to be killed by the plague, except for him and a monkey named Ampersand. Yorik is intent on finding his girlfriend who was last known to be in Australia. The comic follows him on his,mostly, misadventures as he tries to reunite with his lost love is this now women run world.
          After the first book I was hooked, I loved the stories and all the characters. It was nice to see so many strong women characters that stood for what they believed in. It was hard to put these books down and I felt strong connections to each of the characters. There were many surprises and most of the time I could not figure out what would happen next, I was always eager to keep reading. It was a really well thought out and written story. I would recommend this to anyone, seriously I cannot think of anyone who would not like this story.
         I am excited that Vertigo's sister company, New Line Cinema, has the film rights for the film adaptation.  Since2007 it is said to have screenwriter Carl Ellsworth and Director D.J. Caruso, both behind Disturbia, on board for a possible trilogy. Y the Last man is definitely worthy of a trilogy and it seems the only way all the awesomeness of the story could be documented.  

Here is a great Y the Last Man fan film from  IGN's YouTube channel

UPDATE 1/24/2013:
 As of January 2013 Dan Trachtenberg (Portal:No Escape and Kickin') has been announced as the  director.


-Camey