Y: The Last Man: Kimono Dragons/Brian K. Vaughan

Y: The Last Man: Kimono Dragons by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man vol 8); graphic novel, science fiction, dystopia; 144 pages

This volume finds our intrepid travelers in Japan, searching for Yorick's pet monkey, who may hold the key to human survival. The party splits up for much of this volume, as Dr. Mann goes off to check on her mother, while Yorick and 355 track the monkey. It's interesting to see what's going on politically and socially in Japan here; reading this series all at once, I tend to forget just how much time has passed, and was shocked to realize that it's been almost three years in book-time, and much of the world has started to go back to normal (or, you know, as normal as things can be when all the men have died). As is standard, there's lots of action, but Vaughan still manages to get some really good character development in as well. This was another quick read, before moving on to the second to last volume.