Banned Books Week Book Review : Y The Last Man Vol. 1

       Writer : Brian K. Vaughan     Artist: Pia Guerra

         Genre: Graphic Novel           Pages: 256

          Rating : 4 stars

             Synopsis: In 2002 the world changes forever. Every man, every boy, every mammal with a Y chromosome collapses and dies, With the loss of more than half of the planets population, the gears of society grind to a halt, and a world of women are left to pick up the pieces and try to keep civilization from completely collapsing.

    The "gendercide" however, is not absolutely complete. For some unknown reason, one young man named Yorick Brown and his pet male monkey, Ampersand, are spared. Overnight, this anonymous 20 something becomes the most important person on the planet- the key, it is hoped, to unlocking the secret of this mysterious sex-specific plague.

    My thoughts on the book: I really liked this first volume. I thought it done a good job of setting up the story which seems like it's going to be really interesting. I'm not surprised that I liked it though because, I usually like Brian K. Vaughan's writing.

   I also thought Pia Guerra did a really good job as the artist. This is the first time I've ever seen any of this persons artwork but, I want to check them out some more.. I will have to see what else Pia has done.

  Overall, I want to read the next volume soon because, I was really drawn into the story volume one set up. I just found it very interesting overall. Oh and I also loved the books sense of humor, I thought it was hilarious at times! I'm giving the book 4 stars !

  Banned Books Week Fact: In June of 2015 Y The Last Man was one of four graphic novels 20 year old Tara Shultz said should be eradicated from the California Crafton Hills College's system. The other 3 books were Persepolis, Fun Home & Sandman Volume 2 : The Doll's House. After taking an English course on graphic novels Tara publicly objected the books simply because she thought they were "pornography" and "garbage" . She also said that the professor Ryan Bartlett "should have stood up on the first day of class and warned us about the content of these books". The syllabi for the college's graphic novel course now has a disclaimer that explains the course content.