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Title: Y: The Last Man Vol. 2: Cycles
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Author: Brian K. Vaughan
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• Posted on 2009-10-09
  The superior edition of one of the hottest graphic novel series!
  
  *Y: The Last Man, Deluxe edition, Vol 2*
  
  This high-quality, full-sized, hardcover collects the third and fourth volumes of the 10-volume series. For collectors, these 'deluxe' editions are certainly worth waiting for, and at about the same price as buying both TBPs, there is very little to discourage you here. Removable dust covers, larger format, high-quality pages, and a little extra artwork are nice, but throw in the little bonus that each of these editions has at the end (the written script for one of the episodes in this one) and you've got a real treat for "Y" enthusiasts. Personally, I'm glad I waited on this series for the release of these deluxe editions.
  
  Deluxe edition volume 2 starts out with One Small Step, where Yorick, Dr. Mann, and Agent 355 learn about possible male survivors on the International Space Station that are about to crash land in the Mid-West. This story arc introduces a couple of new characters, including a sharp-shooting Russian that promises to play a role in future volumes, and strengthens the role of Alter, the Israeli special ops commander that has some seriously big plans for Yorick. "One Small Step" maintains the same 'on-the-run' feel that the series started with, and lives up to readers' expectations. [5-stars]
  
  The second story arc in this volume is "Comedy and Tragedy", where we follow a troupe of actors trying to make their mark on the new world by putting on a play about (You guessed it!) the last man on the planet. This story didn't do too much for me personally, but had its moments. It did introduce a shadowy new ninja-like character that I'm sure we'll learn more about in future volumes, but remains a complete mystery at the end of this one. [3-stars]
  
  This volume finishes with perhaps the most popular story arc in the "Y" library, Safeword. Here the story takes a serious turn toward the dark side with some frankly unsettling scenes of mental and physical torture, disturbing hallucinations and flashbacks, and plenty of bloodshed. The story relates Yorick's stay with 355's old friend 711, as well as the gang's travels across Arizona, where they meet another F'd-up militia group that needs dealing with. Very exciting and much more serious-seeming than previous story arcs, "Safeword" grabs you and never lets go the whole way through. Some of the best writing and illustrating I've ever seen. [5-stars]
  
  Overall, this is a more than pleasing edition in the "Y" series, and shouldn't be missed by any fan of graphic novels. Watch and be mesmerized as Vaughan reveals Yorick's adventures through a world full of almost exclusively hot girls. Highly Recommended.
  
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• Posted on 2009-09-14
  Love this series
  
  I read Watchmen and became hooked on the graphic novel. There was an article about the top 20 graphic novels to read after Watchmen in a magazine recently, and this was the first I tried. I love this series! Note if you buy this version that it the Deluxe Editions don't track the volumes exactly; so this is actually books 3 and 4, so when you start buying the books you start with 5 after this one.
  
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• Posted on 2009-07-30
  Great idea, but faulty writing
  
  I really like the premise of this story. And I read through the entire series hoping it would have something to say other than one-liners, bad dialogue, flimsy characters, and predictible plot-twist with cliché revelations. But that's about the sum and substance of this series.
  
  I get tired of stories in which the protagonist is not a likable character, but not dislikable for the purpose of story. Yorick is just a dumb-ass who bumbles and stumbles his way through things without regard to anything other than his base desire (e.g. hunting for a girlfriend who was about to dumb him before the plague hit).
  
  The use of to indicate foreign language being spoken is and tried and true device in comics/graphic novels. So why mix and match within the same scene? To show you can use a foreign phrase now and then? This got to be annoying with the Israeli subplot.
  
  I think the most glaring fault in the writing here is the inability to capture a female point of view without being so obviously a male-construct. Inane repeated comments about tampons and vibrators does not give depth to a female character and continually demonstrates a lack of understanding, and perhaps imagination, on the part of the author.
  
  Aside from things of that nature, the story hold interest--albeit, just barely through most of the plot arcs--and wasn't insulting to basic intelligence. Try as I might through 10 graphic novels (read on loan, not on purchase), I couldn't find a reason to want to keep reading these other than a round-trip plane ride of nine hours.
  
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• Posted on 2009-06-17
  The awesome just keeps on coming
  
  I'm glad i waited until now to read this comic. It would have been torture waiting month after month.
  
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• Posted on 2009-02-20
  Comic Bliss!!!
  
  This is the comic you should be reading. All 10 volumes are brilliant.One as good or better than the next.Pick it up you won't be disappointed.
  
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