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Y: The Last Man (Single Issues) #5
Y: The Last Man #5
Yorick and Agent 355’s search for the one woman who may be able to save the human race comes to a close, but with a less-than-happy ending. Elsewhere, one of Yorick’s closest friends takes a horrific first step towards becoming the last man on earth’s greatest enemy.
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2003
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Brian K. Vaughan
1,063 books14.2k followersBrian K. Vaughan is the writer and co-creator of comic-book series including SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, Y THE LAST MAN, RUNAWAYS, and most recently, BARRIER, a digital comic with artist Marcos Martin about immigration, available from their pay-what-you-want site www.PanelSyndicate.com
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
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January 21, 2021
Y The Last Man #5: "Unmanned, Part 5 of 5"
Comments: This now dystopian world is a sad lot. We get to see how really bad things happened to the rest of the women and their plight in the wake of the erasure of all men on Earth.
As a reader, I am inferring that Ampersand was perhaps a monkey in a laboratory experiment experiencing traumatic things from scientists, that's why he panicked and escaped immediately after seeing Dr. Mann with the needle. It was an automatic reaction of fear and flight
Pia Guerra showcased great insight in her illustrations, especially at the end, when she showed the enormous gravity of the helpless situation Dr. Mann, Agent 355, and Yorick is in. You see them up close, then from an aerial view from a distant, until the last page, which is a splash page where they are just almost dots on the streets of Boston, and the street is in a shape of a letter "Y" from above. Nice one.
Synopsis with complete Spoilers: In Boston, Massachusetts, Yorick woke up from a nightmare. He and Beth were in the Outback naked, and he was chained up, and Beth told him to not come after her, and she started bleeding from her eyes, nose, and mouth. He was surprised to find Agent 355 knitting, which she told him her grandmother taught her, and she wants to keep her hands busy. She also told him the sticks she's using for the needlework can kill people too. She pointed out since it's night time, they can go around and look for Dr. Mann citing it's not that he's a man, that they are in the Southie part of Boston, and cannot disguise herself as a white woman, in a racist neighborhood such as that. Yorick advised they should also look for his sister, which Agent 355 already told him that she went to where she stayed, her boyfriends place, and the firehouse. Hero is nowhere to be found. He mentioned his sister is always with scumbag guys, and the latest boyfriend is a good guy. He wondered how his sister is holding up these days.
In Putnam, Connecticut, Hero was holding a woman and brought her to Victoria and the other Daughters of the Amazon. Victoria wanted to know how the woman obtained the motorcycle which belonged to them. She tried to convince her to embrace her womanhood, etc. But the woman just spat at Victoria and called her a bitch. Victoria ordered Hero to kill this whore and handed her a gun. Hero, with a blank look on her face, pointed the pistol on the woman's temple and shot her point blank, and blood spattered all over Hero's face. Victoria tried to justify it, saying she didn't like barking orders like a patriarch but that at the end, everyone will be in the same place. She then ordered the rest of the Amazons to get ready to move as they are looking for last oppressor who is still alive.
Back in Boston, Agent 355 and Yorick broke into a building where Congresswoman Brown told them was Dr. Mann's last know primary address. They were there to look for clues that will tell them where Dr. Mann went. But then in one of the corridors, a dim light shone from one of the rooms. Agent 355 drew her gun, signalling Yorick to be quiet.
Agent 355 entered the room, and was attacked by a crowbar wielding Dr. Mann. Agent 355 blocked her. Dr. Mann thought she's a drug addict looking for drugs, and Agent 355 reassured her she's sent from the U.S. government to assist her in her cloning experiments. Dr. Mann told her that's over with and she's looking for a cure for breast cancer for the last surviving generation of women on Earth. Agent 355 didn't believe her, but basically Dr. Mann is doing this because of what she thought of as guilt for fast tracking a cloning research and impregnating herself to find a cancer cure for her nephew, and the moment she gave birth to the clone, all the men suddenly died. And Yorick and Ampersand popped up by the door saying that not all men are dead. A disbelieving doctor couldn't believe a man and a male monkey are still alive. They talked and it led to Dr. Mann bringing some needles to take a sample of Yorick and Ampersand's blood. Ampersand panicked and escaped and jumped through a window. All three ran out of her room to chase Ampersand outside in the streets of Boston in the middle of the night.
Four hours later, Israeli Colonel Alter arrived in Dr. Mann's room along with one of her soldiers. She couldn't believe how much of her country's resources was used for them to come to the U.S. Alter noticed the generator is still hot, and there's a footprint of a boots whose size is too big for the doctor. She thought they cleared out after hearing them arrive. And fearful of more mend and their enemy finding out and resurrecting their armies against Israel, they didn't take anything from the lab. Instead Alter decided on something else.
Several hours later and Dr. Mann, Agent 355, and Yorick with Ampersand perched on his shoulder are walking down the streets of Boston in the middle of the night heading back towards their building. Dr. Mann was shocked when they arrived and the laboratory wing of their building was on fire. Agent 355 didn't think it was an accident because the other buildings were untouched by the fire. This was deliberate. All her research gone, Dr. Mann said there are duplicate samples in another place for a contingency if this thing happened. But it's in California. Yorick suggested going to New York in order to go to Australia. Agent 355 told him to shut while she thought if they should go to California or back to Washington D.C. She's thinking which way and how. And we realize the enormity of their situation.
January 2003
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Illustrator: Pia Guerra
Inker: Jose Marzan, Jr.
Colorist: Pamela Rambo & Digital Chameleon
Letterer: Clem Robins
Editor: Steve Bunche
My Good Reads Book Reviews of Y The Last Man #1, #2, #3. #4 links below:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Comments: This now dystopian world is a sad lot. We get to see how really bad things happened to the rest of the women and their plight in the wake of the erasure of all men on Earth.
As a reader, I am inferring that Ampersand was perhaps a monkey in a laboratory experiment experiencing traumatic things from scientists, that's why he panicked and escaped immediately after seeing Dr. Mann with the needle. It was an automatic reaction of fear and flight
Pia Guerra showcased great insight in her illustrations, especially at the end, when she showed the enormous gravity of the helpless situation Dr. Mann, Agent 355, and Yorick is in. You see them up close, then from an aerial view from a distant, until the last page, which is a splash page where they are just almost dots on the streets of Boston, and the street is in a shape of a letter "Y" from above. Nice one.
Synopsis with complete Spoilers: In Boston, Massachusetts, Yorick woke up from a nightmare. He and Beth were in the Outback naked, and he was chained up, and Beth told him to not come after her, and she started bleeding from her eyes, nose, and mouth. He was surprised to find Agent 355 knitting, which she told him her grandmother taught her, and she wants to keep her hands busy. She also told him the sticks she's using for the needlework can kill people too. She pointed out since it's night time, they can go around and look for Dr. Mann citing it's not that he's a man, that they are in the Southie part of Boston, and cannot disguise herself as a white woman, in a racist neighborhood such as that. Yorick advised they should also look for his sister, which Agent 355 already told him that she went to where she stayed, her boyfriends place, and the firehouse. Hero is nowhere to be found. He mentioned his sister is always with scumbag guys, and the latest boyfriend is a good guy. He wondered how his sister is holding up these days.
In Putnam, Connecticut, Hero was holding a woman and brought her to Victoria and the other Daughters of the Amazon. Victoria wanted to know how the woman obtained the motorcycle which belonged to them. She tried to convince her to embrace her womanhood, etc. But the woman just spat at Victoria and called her a bitch. Victoria ordered Hero to kill this whore and handed her a gun. Hero, with a blank look on her face, pointed the pistol on the woman's temple and shot her point blank, and blood spattered all over Hero's face. Victoria tried to justify it, saying she didn't like barking orders like a patriarch but that at the end, everyone will be in the same place. She then ordered the rest of the Amazons to get ready to move as they are looking for last oppressor who is still alive.
Back in Boston, Agent 355 and Yorick broke into a building where Congresswoman Brown told them was Dr. Mann's last know primary address. They were there to look for clues that will tell them where Dr. Mann went. But then in one of the corridors, a dim light shone from one of the rooms. Agent 355 drew her gun, signalling Yorick to be quiet.
Agent 355 entered the room, and was attacked by a crowbar wielding Dr. Mann. Agent 355 blocked her. Dr. Mann thought she's a drug addict looking for drugs, and Agent 355 reassured her she's sent from the U.S. government to assist her in her cloning experiments. Dr. Mann told her that's over with and she's looking for a cure for breast cancer for the last surviving generation of women on Earth. Agent 355 didn't believe her, but basically Dr. Mann is doing this because of what she thought of as guilt for fast tracking a cloning research and impregnating herself to find a cancer cure for her nephew, and the moment she gave birth to the clone, all the men suddenly died. And Yorick and Ampersand popped up by the door saying that not all men are dead. A disbelieving doctor couldn't believe a man and a male monkey are still alive. They talked and it led to Dr. Mann bringing some needles to take a sample of Yorick and Ampersand's blood. Ampersand panicked and escaped and jumped through a window. All three ran out of her room to chase Ampersand outside in the streets of Boston in the middle of the night.
Four hours later, Israeli Colonel Alter arrived in Dr. Mann's room along with one of her soldiers. She couldn't believe how much of her country's resources was used for them to come to the U.S. Alter noticed the generator is still hot, and there's a footprint of a boots whose size is too big for the doctor. She thought they cleared out after hearing them arrive. And fearful of more mend and their enemy finding out and resurrecting their armies against Israel, they didn't take anything from the lab. Instead Alter decided on something else.
Several hours later and Dr. Mann, Agent 355, and Yorick with Ampersand perched on his shoulder are walking down the streets of Boston in the middle of the night heading back towards their building. Dr. Mann was shocked when they arrived and the laboratory wing of their building was on fire. Agent 355 didn't think it was an accident because the other buildings were untouched by the fire. This was deliberate. All her research gone, Dr. Mann said there are duplicate samples in another place for a contingency if this thing happened. But it's in California. Yorick suggested going to New York in order to go to Australia. Agent 355 told him to shut while she thought if they should go to California or back to Washington D.C. She's thinking which way and how. And we realize the enormity of their situation.
January 2003
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Illustrator: Pia Guerra
Inker: Jose Marzan, Jr.
Colorist: Pamela Rambo & Digital Chameleon
Letterer: Clem Robins
Editor: Steve Bunche
My Good Reads Book Reviews of Y The Last Man #1, #2, #3. #4 links below:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
November 23, 2017
2.5
Better, but still lots of room to improve
Better, but still lots of room to improve
May 6, 2023
The end of the first story arc and we get some complications. This was satisfying way to wrap up the first arc. Several characters have been introduced and their paths are being set to intersect.
February 2, 2025
Interesting Zionist subplot - in an earlier issue, there is a map of Israel with arrows pointing away, indicating Israel had attacked or planned to attack Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
In this issue, the leader Alter, destroys a lab to prevent their (unnamed) enemies from using it against them (even though a subordinate says it could be helpful to Israel).
In this issue, the leader Alter, destroys a lab to prevent their (unnamed) enemies from using it against them (even though a subordinate says it could be helpful to Israel).
August 13, 2023
DAMN LADY WHAT DID TRANS MEN DO TO YOU
January 28, 2024
Yorick and the agent find a scientist in a state of self doubt. A nice mix of action and exposition. Exposition heavier than I like in a comic though
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August 17, 2024“paging dr. frankenstein” something is severely wrong with him.
February 17, 2015
Not much to say on this one that I haven't said in response to others. Gender is a difficult topic. Feminists are not the enemy.
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