Y: The Last Man is the story of Yorick, the last living man on earth. Something has wiped out all of the males on earth, except Yorick and his pet monkey. The following years are a roller coaster ride that forces Yorick to grow up, face reality, be a man, and stay a kid at heart.
Note: this comic is intended for a mature audience, it contains nudity, sex, violence, and profanity.
The story is available as a series of 60 comic books that are also available in collected editions and books.
I have been reading more comic books lately, just taking my time and reading a bit here and there. At DragonCon this year during the panel Marvel NOW! with Chris Brennaman, Peter David, Mark Bagley, and Kelly Sue DeConnick, they were asked about what comics they were reading now and what they would recommend. The 2 comics I heard were "Atlantis" and "Y: The Last Man". As soon as I got home I started collecting them.
I really enjoyed the story, the humor, the pacing, and the art. It was a very solid read full of a lot of things to think about. And like the protagonist, Yorick, there are no answers here, not a lot of deep thought, that is left up to the reader.
If you are looking to read a good apocalyptic comic with a sense of humor and a lot of monkey feces then this is the book for you.
From Vertigo Comics:
THE LAST MAN, winner of three Eisner Awards and one of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a page-turner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and endlessly surprising. Written by Brian K. Vaughan (Lost, PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, EX MACHINA) and with art by Pia Guerra, this is the saga of Yorick Brown—the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y chromosome. Accompanied by a mysterious government agent, a brilliant young geneticist and his pet monkey, Ampersand, Yorick travels the world in search of his lost love and the answer to why he’s the last man on earth.
I rate Y: The Last Man a 9 out of 10 and recommend it to anyone who loves comic books.