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So (screw you Nemesissy) I’m officially halfway through Y: The Last Man. I finished volume five which left off with our merry band of misfits in search of Ampersand and possibly heading to Japan. This series in incredible! You would think with such a long series (there are 60 issues altogether) they would have to reach some sort of holding pattern where they’d stall things for a while, but so far there has been no such thing. Shit just keeps on happening and happening and happening! No Lost (so many TV shows suffer from this, but it’s fun to pick on Lost) syndrome here!

I love the relationship between our three main characters. There’s nothing quite like camaraderie in fiction done right. It comes along rarely, but when it does, it’s amazing. I love this line from Dr. Mann after Yorick begs her to promise to keep working on saving mankind if he dies:

“As opposed to what? Throwing myself in the casket with you? I think I’ll find a way to soldier on, you diva.”

That totally had me giggling chuckling heartily on the train. The woman next to me probably knew thought I was insane. I have really grown to adore these characters, especially 355, who is just awesomely badass. I also love Hero’s storyline and I hope hope hope it doesn’t end tragically!

Seriously, every fan of comics and graphic novels (and science fiction fans in general) should have to read this. It’s just that good. Like, it’s Watchmen and The Long Halloween good. I hope they get to make a movie (trilogy?) about this someday and that Shia LaBeouf stays as far away from it as humanly possible.

So I finished volume one of Y: The Last Man on friday and I used the $50 gift card to Barnes and Noble which has been burning a hole in my pocket since my birthday in November to buy volumes two through five. It really goes to show how much I like something if I’m willing to part with a precious gift card. The book is amazing. Tons of action and humor along with a really compelling story to keep things moving. I love how the writer’s seemed to have thought of everything when it comes to a situation where all the world’s men (except one, obvs) drop dead. I thought the shift in Washington DC politics and the chaos that caused was particularly clever, as well as the Daughters of the Amazon burning down all the sperm banks. I started volume two this morning and I’m really excited to see where things go. I’ll keep you guys updated on my progress.