Y: The Last Man, Book 4

I loved this volume of Y: The Last Man. We're heading into the endgame, so obviously it's time to back up and see how everyone got here. There are a handful of arcs that move the plot forward. But there are also a lot of one-off issues that give us flashbacks of all the main characters. I loved learning more about them and what their lives were like before the "gendercide".

As for the main story - the main group is forced to split up. Everything moves forward. Doctor Mann tracks down her mom, walking right into the trap Toyota set for her. Yorick is finally reunited with Ampersand and learns that Beth is headed to Paris. Beth 2 has a baby (!) and she and Hero head back to the Hot Suite in Ohio. There are kids again, which is fantastic. Except that hope gets yanked away with the return f Tse'elon right at the end.

But it's all the flashbacks that really sold this one for me. We get a look at 355's early childhood and her recruitment into the Culper Ring, along with a glimpse of her former fiance. We learn more about Doctor Mann's contentious relationship with her father, and her rebellion that circles back around to following in his footsteps. Tse'elon's career and motivations are revealed. And there's even an issue devoted to Ampersand, which was a treat after he was missing for so long.

I'm so excited to see where all this goes and how it wraps up. Is the human race doomed, or will they figure out a way to have more children? Are they going to bring men back or figure out once and for all how to live without them? And will Yorick and Beth be reunited?

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