Y: The Last Man, Volume 9: Motherland | 
| Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Creator: Pia Guerra
Publisher: Vertigo
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 9407
Media: Paperback
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1401213510
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401213510
ASIN: 1401213510
Publication Date: May 9, 2007
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Condition: former library book - very good condition - slight shelfwear
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Featured in The New York Times and on National Public Radio, 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!
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 The heat turns way up. July 7, 2008
Ian Gunther (Milwaukee, WI USA)
Although I like the previous issue better than this one, Motherland has it's own perks as the story starts to wrap up for our protagonists. Things get a little strange when one of the characters becomes fatally injured, and Yorick almost REALLY dies this time though not of his own occord. I still have no complaints about this series, there's a damn good fight scene, a couple questions finally get answered, and Yorick is still one of the coolest protagonists in graphic novels.
 Issues #49-54 of the Vaughan/Guerra series July 5, 2008
K. W. Schreiter (Conshohocken, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Volume 9 collects issues #49-54 of the Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra series. As in the previous TPB, Guerra pencils a four-issue story arc and Goran Sudzuka pencils a pair of one-shots. In the "Motherland" segments the action alternates between a Hong Kong laboratory and rooftop and more on what caused the plague is revealed. Vaughan also progresses the Hero and Alter subplots as the characters converge on France. Issue 53 introduces a new and confusing subplot in Arlington, Virginia and Issue 54 is a filler Hollywood story. I enjoyed the main story arc more than those of previous TPBs but was disappointed with the one shots. Still, I've enjoyed this series enough to immediately order the subsequent TPB upon its release.
One of the Best of The Best May 31, 2008
Pat Shand (Freeport, NY USA)
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
THIS SERIES RULES!!!! February 6, 2008
Shawn W. McCusker (IL)
This is my favorite series. If you are going to spend the money on a series of graphic novels, this is the one. Especially first three volumes.
Apocalyptic Graphic Novel December 26, 2007
Hannsine
My boyfriend introduced me to this fine graphic novel series by loaning me books "The Last Man 1-3". I'm not really into comic books, so I didn't start reading it for a few months. But when I finally picked it up. I was hooked. So much so that I ordered "Last Man" volumnes 4-9. If you like apocalyptic fiction then you will love this series. Pia Guerra is a fabulous illustrator. I just can't wait till they publish "Last Man" #10. My only advice is to read them in order, otherwise you'll get lost.
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