With the series coming to conclusion, it's time for iFanboy to take a long look at the series that was Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan, and Pia Guerra.
Vertigo's series about a gender-cide, killing all the males on earth, and the only man left standing, ran for 6 years, and is one of the greatest modern comic series available. Writer Brian K. Vaughan, and artist Pia Guerra created a vibrant series with fun, action, as well a heart. Available collected in 10 trade paperback volumes, and an upcoming hardcover version, this series will be talked about for years to come.
Josh, Ron and Conor discuss the series and what was so great about it, and why this series made Vaughan a star, and helped get him a job writing for ABC's Lost. Then, after the sponsor break, the guys talk about the ending, so if you haven't had a chance to read it, watch out for spoilers. But if you did read the series, we dissect the much anticipated end to Yorick Brown's story.
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Posted by oh_caroline on 08/31/2008 at 11:34:38 am in iFanboy
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Was he right? I just kind of saw him stumbling through, and never really getting a grasp on things. I don't mean that as a criticism; I found the end moving. I just saw the final point of the story being that he was never going to figure out the answers. His victory was staying alive -- which is pretty cool, if you buy that he had a bit of a death wish. He used the idea of Beth to keep him going, and that turned out not to be the right answer, but the one he needed at the time.
I'm actually discovering that I liked the character more than I realized, as I try to explain this.
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Posted by ConorKilpatrick on 08/31/2008 at 11:30:05 am in iFanboy
Yorick was annoying.
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Posted by paper on 08/31/2008 at 11:21:05 am in iFanboy
But Yorick was right in the end! Validation!
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Posted by oh_caroline on 08/31/2008 at 10:25:31 am in iFanboy
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Hah, yes. I know them, too. Hence, not loving the character right away ;).
ETA: I should expand on this. I have three brothers. They're all a bit Yorick-like. I identified with Hero and with 355 right away.
So I sort of came in with a blend of exasperation and affection for the character.
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Posted by CammyKnoxville on 08/31/2008 at 09:50:35 am in iFanboy
I wanna watch this episode really bad, but I can't cause I'm waiting for the last trade in the mail :(
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Posted by JAFlanagan on 08/31/2008 at 08:21:26 am in iFanboy
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Sounds like a lot of dudes I know.
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Posted by lik on 08/30/2008 at 09:58:31 pm in iFanboy
i never read the whole series but the premise is great and this episode did a good job explaining the series to me. i tried reading the first 2 issues but i didn't get into it. i'm not sure how the movie will hold up.
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Posted by GungaDin on 08/30/2008 at 08:24:23 pm in iFanboy
"Cutting off a testicle makes you no better at archery.
Believe me."
Oh shit... It doesn't?
.... Whoops....
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Posted by oh_caroline on 08/30/2008 at 08:05:52 pm in iFanboy
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I did get that Yorick was supposed to be a frustrating, immature character -- that was acknowledged in the text -- and I didn't really have a problem with him as a person. I did sometimes have a problem with the use of the character for the first few arcs. I can't remember specifics, but there were situations where he would walk in and propose a 'clever' solution in a superior tone that didn't feel earned. Of course now I don't have it in front of me to offer specifics, but I think there's a standoff in Washington in one of the early issues where his role in the climax didn't work for me. It seemed like Vaughan was trying to have it both ways, by wanting him to act like the hero of the piece before he'd grown into that role.
My feelings about the character started to change in the story where he ended up killing someone; I felt like he had more depth from that point on, and I did sympathize with him by the ending. I never really lost the feeling that everybody else around Yorick was more interesting than he was.
That's not to argue with anyone who did like the character, or the series, from the start. Just, for me, Yorick's centrality to the story wasn't a selling point.
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Posted by paper on 08/30/2008 at 03:10:59 pm in iFanboy
Cutting off a testicle makes you no better at archery.
Believe me.
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