Y: The Last Man Vol. 7: Paper Dolls 
asked by fabio on November 9, 2006 6:51 AM
The saga of Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, continues in PAPER DOLLS, writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra's award-winning VERTIGO series. In addition to catching up on the adventures of Yorick's monkey Ampersand (whose body holds the key to stopping the male-killing plague) and telling the origin of Agent 355, PAPER DOLLS chronicles Yorick and 355's search for Yorick's fiancee Beth in Australia -- a search that yields a large dose ofunwanted publicity for the Last Man, and deadly consequences for those he cares for!
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the whole series is great brain candy. Fun to read and leaves you looking forward to the next one!
reviewed by bigchad on November 10, 2006 12:49 PM
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In "Paper Dolls," the seventh volume of "Y: The Last Man," the story jumps across the globe -- and the timeline -- with reckless abandon. It begins in Sydney, Australia, where Yorick and his team are aboard a sub bound for Japan, where the other last surviving male -- Yorick's monkey, Ampersand -- has been taken for reasons unknown. But Yorick's girlfriend Beth may also be in Australia, and so too is a tabloid reporter eager to find evidence of the last surviving man. Who knows what mayhem will erupt if Yorick is exposed?
Then things get complicated, as the story flashes back and forth in time, filling in pieces of the backstory for Agent 355, Agent Mann, Ampersand and others. Yorick's sister Hero discovers indisputable evidence of his recent visit to California. Even the Catholic Church gets involved, as its all-female leadership quests for its new pope.
"Paper Dolls" is not just furthering the story of "Y," it's also filling in a lot of missing backstory along the way. Ultimately, it provides more questions than answers, however, and if you're like me, you'll finish it even more eager for volume eight. The story is coming together like a vast, global puzzle, but the pieces obviously aren't all on the table. Meanwhile, writer Brian K. Vaughan keeps dangling enough plot twists to keep readers on the hook; not since Neil Gaiman's landmark "Sandman" series have I looked forward so much to the next book in the series.
Then things get complicated, as the story flashes back and forth in time, filling in pieces of the backstory for Agent 355, Agent Mann, Ampersand and others. Yorick's sister Hero discovers indisputable evidence of his recent visit to California. Even the Catholic Church gets involved, as its all-female leadership quests for its new pope.
"Paper Dolls" is not just furthering the story of "Y," it's also filling in a lot of missing backstory along the way. Ultimately, it provides more questions than answers, however, and if you're like me, you'll finish it even more eager for volume eight. The story is coming together like a vast, global puzzle, but the pieces obviously aren't all on the table. Meanwhile, writer Brian K. Vaughan keeps dangling enough plot twists to keep readers on the hook; not since Neil Gaiman's landmark "Sandman" series have I looked forward so much to the next book in the series.
reviewed by freedrink on November 19, 2006 11:46 AM
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While everybody is on the track of Ampersand, Yorick loses focus and decides to look for his fiancée. One day to comb Australia? Piece of cake.
This seventh volume of "Y the last man" is mostly about digressions (what seems a digression might turn out to be important though, there is no way to tell) and flashbacks. We learn a few interesting things about Ampersand (the monkey) and a few less interesting things about other characters. Until we get the next volumes there is no way to tell if this is some complex plot or just stalling to sell as many books as possible.
This seventh volume of "Y the last man" is mostly about digressions (what seems a digression might turn out to be important though, there is no way to tell) and flashbacks. We learn a few interesting things about Ampersand (the monkey) and a few less interesting things about other characters. Until we get the next volumes there is no way to tell if this is some complex plot or just stalling to sell as many books as possible.
reviewed by geri1956 on November 27, 2006 4:49 AM