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Y: The Last Man #32
"Girl on Girl," Chapter One
Book Released: 30 March 2005
Review posted: 04 April 2005
Writer: Briank K. Vaughan & Gordon Sudzuka
Artist: Massimo Carnevale (cover)
Letters: Clem Robins
Ink: Jose Marzan Jr.
Colors: Zylonol
Publisher: DC Comics/Vertigo
4.30 out of 5 Stars
Reviewed by J. W. De Bolt Jr.
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Yorick is a ship's stowaway on the Whale, on which his friend 355
has earned a post as crewmember. When his presence is revealed,
Captain Kilina's rare sleeptime is interrupted. But the reason is
good: the stowaway is a man, and that is a very rare thing. As the
title suggests, Yorick (“Y”) is practically the last man
on earth.
Instead of making him walk the plank, Kilina takes a liking to him
and, naturally, lets him stay in her quarters. She learns that Yorick
and 355 are on a mission to bring mankind back to Earth. So they
become part of the crew.
“I just want to go somewhere without guns. Or rocket launchers.
Or
f--king ninjas.”
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Not much else goes on in this issue but for character development and
the provision of background information. However, all is not hunky
dory on the Whale. A spy with a separate agenda roams among the crew.
This is the first issue I have read of a book that others have said is
the cat's meow (or something like that). I must admit I bought it for
prurient reasons and for something new to review. But because of the
conditions in which this story is set, activity pertaining to the
title is not deviant sexual behavior — it has to be the only
interactive sexual behavior.
The dialogue is natural and the story is engaging and fun. The art
is pleasant to look at and optimally functional. The ink delineations
aren't too complicated and the character portrayals are appealing. No
“penciler” is listed, so perhaps Marzan drew his originals
with ink instead of pencils. Or “inker” is a misnomer.
Pat Frank used the “last man” premise back in 1946 in
his humorous novel Mr. Adam. A nuclear accident sterilizes all
men on earth except one and he is the target of all women who want to
have babies by him. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. The
concept is also touched on in the 1969 novella “A Boy and His
Dog,” by Harlan Ellison. A graphic novel version of the novella
called Vic and Blood exists.
—CCdC— Cover image used without explicit permission in accordance with the "Fair Use" provision of US copyright law.
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