Y: The Last Man, volumes 1-4

Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan
Volume 1, Unmanned, 127 pages; Volume 2, Cycles, 118 pages; Volume 3, One Small Step, 167 pages; Volume 4, Safeword, 142 pages.

I would love to blog about these all separately, but there are several reasons why that won't work. 1. I don't want to rewrite what others (AKA Annie) have written; 2. I'm a bit pressed for time; and, most importantly, 3. I devoured all four of these in about 24 hours and so can't quite remember where one ends and the next begins.

The premise of all the world's men (and male animals) dying off simultaneously is a bit hard to buy at first. The characters keep referring to a "plague" that may have caused the y-chromosome wipeout, but that really doesn't explain how the pilots of planes around the world all simultaneously died with the guys who were on land. Once accepted, however, the premise presents some interesting challenges that I'll admit had never crossed my mind. For example, I never really thought about the fact that, without men, the world would be pretty free of electricity, thanks to the fact that most of those who work in coal mines, man the power grids, etc. are men.

Aside from that though, I really like the humor that Yorick (the titular last man) manages to bring to his situation. I'm really curious to see how this all turns out for him.