In this episode, Curt and Kevin answer the eternal question “Why the last man?” with a discussion of Unmanned, the gripping first volume of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s post-apocalyptic series Y: The Last Man, published by Vertigo/DC Comics!
After a catastrophic event kills seemingly every mammal with a Y chromosome, only two living males remain?unemployed escape artist Yorick Brown and his monkey, Ampersand! With the aid of top-secret operative Agent 355, Yorick reluctantly sets off to discover why he, of all people, is now the last man on Earth!
On his quest to save the world and reunite with his girlfriend, can Yorick survive a cult of aspiring Amazons, gun-toting Congressional wives, an Israeli commando and an out-of-work supermodel? And can he mansplain his way into that boys and girls club known as … The Comics Canon?
Things Discussed in This Episode:
- The Y: The Last Man pilot
- Similarities to The Walking Dead …
- … and Avengers: Infinity War
- Beth, we hear you calling
- Children of Men
- Curt’s Deadpool 2 review
- Crosswinds Vol. 1
- Bitch Planet Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine
Join us in two weeks as we begin a four-episode deep dive into The Fantastic Four, with a look at Fantastic Four #1, Fantastic Four Annual #6, and Fantastic Four #140-141!
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