Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores by Brian Vaughan Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores
Book Review: Brian K. Vaughan is a master of the Craft!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
OH MY GOD!!! What a terrific ending to one of the best stories ever told. I am so sad to see Y the last man come to an end. I have never felt so close and protective of fictional characters. This is hands down my favorite story of all time.
Anyway what to say about the end. Its simply: Perfect.
I cant say much without giving too much away. Things happen that will anger you, sadden you, and make you laugh.
I was almost in tears so many times reading the last 2 issues. It is soooooo sad. But in the end when it all soaks in you'll except that it was the best possible ending we could ask for.
You will not be disappointed!!!
Book Review: Satisfying
Summary: 5 Stars
The Last Man finally comes to an end. This issue contains the coolest moments and one of the best endings I've read in a long time. It kind of fast forwards a little bit and there's a few unexpected twists, but it all works up in a way that makes sense and doesn't let you down. You can tell in both the writing and artistry that a lot of thought and work went into this final issue.Book Review: A MAN not for all seasons.
Summary: 4 Stars
An excellent graphic novel with colorful and memorable characters including an exasperatingly hero who really never becomes the hero we all expect him to become no matter how many of him we meet. Can't wait to see how the big screen depicts him and his world.Book Review: The end is here
Summary: 5 Stars
Undoubtedly the best original ongoing series to come out of Vertigo since Garth Ennis' Preacher, Brian K. Vaughan's Y: The Last Man comes to a spectacular and bittersweet conclusion in Whys and Wherefores. As Yorick Brown, the last adult human male on the planet, finds his journey to be re-united with his lost love Beth comes to a close, everything begins to come together. Alter makes her move, we learn what Yorick saw during his suicide intervention in Safeword, and everything gets wrapped up in one of the most emotional and heartfelt conclusions that a mainstream comic book series has ever received. Vaughan's script work reaches new heights in this final volime, and Pia Guerra's artwork, while seemingly had always been lacking in overall detail, perfectly captures each emotional moment from cover to cover. All in all, if you've missed out on Y: The Last Man during it's initial run, now is the time to check the series out volume by volume. And if you've been a loyal follower of the series since the beginning, read it again and again and again.Book Review: Fizzles out in the end
Summary: 2 Stars
Unfortunately, the conclusion to Y the Last Man is a big letdown in more ways than one. In the need to 'wrap up' the story, the author took shortcuts in characterization that are glaring when you compare the last story arc to earlier ones. The author left gaping plot holes, and even introduced a possible 'whole new explanation' for the worldwide plague just as the storyline is wrapping up. This whole book follows two main threads- the quest to figure out and end the plague and the quest to find Yorick's love, Beth. Well, both the explanation of the plague and the 'cure' of the plague are left in confusion, so there's no satisfaction in seeing that story reach completion. Then, the conclusion to the 'Beth quest' spins off in an unhappily unsatisfying conclusion, with a final scene in the last issue that is laughable in its improbability. Yorick, who spends the whole series trying to face up to things, won't face up to the person he spent five years trying to find. Thus, neither the plague quest or the Beth quest come to any kind of real or believable conclusion. The end must be worth the journey, and this one was not.
There are some breakdowns in art consistency as well in the last story arc as various characters begin to look so much like one another it is difficult to tell them apart. The blondes all look alike (save for a scar on one) and Yorick's sister and other brown haired types look the same. You must look for clues in the dialog to tell who is speaking and they are not easy to come by. This was not true in the earlier books in the series. Again, it seems the final storyline was put together in a rush to have 'an ending' to things, and sadly the result is a bit of letdown.
If you have journeyed with Yorick through the whole of his adventure, you will no doubt want to read the 'finale.' Just be aware that things break down somewhat at the end, and the 'finale' will leave you hoping it was all a bad dream and a real conclusion to Yorick's adventures will be published.