Y The Last Man: Whys and Wherefores (Y #10)

Y The Last Man: Whys and Wherefores by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra is the final book in the Y series about a plague that kills all males on the planet except one man and his pet monkey.

Now that the technology is available to save humans from becoming extinct, Yorick's only goal is to find the woman he plans to marry. He has not seen Beth in six years, since the plague began.

But something is holding Yorick back. Could it be that although he loves Beth he is in love with someone else? Someone he has spent the last six years with?

This finals volume looks into the future when the boys cloned by Dr. Allison Mann begin to take their place in a society dominated by women.

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2007). Y The Last Man: Whys and Wherefores. New York: D.C. Comics.

Y The Last Man: Motherland (Y #9)

Y The Last Man: Motherland by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra is the ninth book in the Y series.

After following the train of Yorick's monkey Ampersand to China, Yorick, Allison, 355, and Rose (Allison's girlfriend) are captured by the evil Dr. M. Dr. M has broken through and successfully cloned a human. In fact, the doctor has a herd of cloned children.

Once they escape, 355 and Yorick are off to Paris to find Beth. Yorick has not seen Beth in almost 6 years, but knows she is looking for him, too. Hero, Yorick's sister, is also on her way to Paris to look for Beth.

Allison and Rose will begin repopulating the planet with clones of Yorick.

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2006). Y The Last Man: Motherland. New York: D.C. Comics.

Y The Last Man: Kimono Dragons (Y #8)

Y The Last Man: Kimono Dragons by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra is the eighth book in the Y series.

The group is in Japan looking for Yorick's money Ampersand. Amp was stolen by a ninja who appears to be working for an evil scientist.

Since they are so close Allison decides she should see her mother but when they approach her lab it is in flames. 355 and Yorick are tracking the signal from Ampersand's chip. It leads them to the new head of the Yakuza.

Back in Kansas, the Israeli army is after the first born child since the plague. As a result, Hero and Beth are on the run.

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2006). Y The Last Man: Kimono Dragons. New York: D.C. Comics.

Y The Last Man: Paper Dolls (Y #7)

Y The Last Man: Paper Dolls by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra is the seventh book in the Y series.

Yorick, Dr. Mann and 355 are in Australia. They will be there for only 24 hours before the sub goes back to sea on its way to Japan and the possible location of Ampersand.

In the mean time Yorick is looking for any sign of his girlfriend Beth. During their dangerous walk around the once beautiful city of Sydney - now overrun with drug addicts - a reporter catches Yorick with his pants down. Well, she makes him take his pants down so she can document that he is a real male human. His picture will be in every paper in the world in about a day.

Back in the US, Hero has found the other Beth - the one Yorick slept with - and is moving her back to Kansas.

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2006). Y The Last Man: Paper Dolls. New York: D.C. Comics.

Y The Last Man: Girl on Girl (Y #6)

Y The Last Man: Girl on Girl by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra is the sixth book in the Y series.

Yorick, Dr. Mann and 355 are on a cruise. They are in pursuit of the ninja who kidnapped Ampersand. But this cruise ship may have to make an unscheduled stop in Sydney - if the submarine full of Australian Navy women has anything to say about it.

But if they are in Sydney maybe Yorick can finally find Beth...

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2005). Y The Last Man: Girl on Girl. New York: D.C. Comics.

Y The Last Man; Ring of Truth (Y #5)

Y The Last Man: Ring of Truth by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra continues the Y saga.

Yorick, agent 355 and Dr. Mann have reached San Fransisco. Dr. Alison Mann is working in finding out why Yorick and his money Ampersand survived the plague that killed all other males on the planet.

Yorick's sister Hero is following their trail. She is convinced that Yorick has been kidnapped and is being experimented on.

In this issue, readers will discover why Yorick survived. It is another glamorous twist of science.

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2004). Y The Last Man: Ring of Truth. New York: D.C. Comics.

Y The Last Man: Safeword (Y #4)

Y The Last Man: Safeword by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra continues Y - Yorick, 355, and Dr. Mann's trek across the country to California.

In this issue Yorick explores his past under the influence of a sadistic colleague of agent 355.

The team visits more interesting towns and people on their travels - including a group in Arizona that believes the US government sent the plague that killed all of the men.

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2004). Y The Last Man: Safeword. New York: D.C. Comics.

Y The Last Man: One Small Step (Y #3)

Y the Last Man: One Small Step is the third book in the Y series by Brian Vaughan and Pia Guerra.

Yorick, Dr. Mann and 355 on still on their way to California when the receive information that Yorick may not be the last man after all.

The joint team of US and Russians who are in the space station need to return to earth - they are running out of supplies. They will be landing in Kansas near a hot suite that will keep the men from being infected with the virus that killed the others.

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2004). Y The Last Man: One Small Step. New York: D.C. Comics.

Y The Last Man: Cycles (Y #2)

Y The Last Man: Cycles is the second book in the Y series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra.

Yorick, 355, and Dr. Mann have to decide whether to go back to D.C. as ordered or try to make it to California where Dr. Mann's backup samples are stored. She is the world's only hope for the continuation of the human race.

In the mean time, the Daughters of the Amazon, a radical group of crazy women, is on the hunt for Yorick. His sister, Hero, is leading the search. How will she fell when she discovers that the last man on earth is her brother? Will she choose the Amazons or Yorick?

Others are also after Yorick. His status as the last man has not been a very well kept secret. The Israeli army - now the strongest in the world thanks to the inclusion of women - is also after him.

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2003). Y The Last Man: Cycles. New York: D.C. Comics.

Y The Last Man: Unmanned (Y #1)

Unmanned, the first book in the Y The Last Man series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra begins with a virus that kills everyone with a y chromosome - except Yorick Brown and his pet chimp Ampersand.

An unknown virus has instantly killed virtually every man on the planet. But somehow Yorick Brown lives. Now he is on his way to Washington, DC to find his mother who is a representative from Ohio.

His mother and the new President (former Sec. of Agriculture) send him to Boston to find the top scientist in cloning. It is up to him to save the human race - but all he wants to do if find his sister and his girlfriend.

Vaughan, Brian and Pia Guerra. (2002). Y The Last Man: Unmanned. New York: Veritigo.