Books Y: The Last Man, Volume 6: Girl on Girl
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Rating: - Good, but perhaps weakest book in series
This trade paperback collects issues #32-36 of the excellent DC Comics series. All but the last feature guest artists instead of co-creator Pia Guerra. Though the series is still enjoyable, I'd echo some other reviewers' statements about this seeming like filler material. Agent 355, Dr. Mann and stowaway Yorick hitch a ride across the Pacific on a commercial ship 'The Whale' in pursuit of Ampersand and his kidnapper. This volume's title suggests one of the budding romances among the travelers. Meanwhile, an Australian submarine suspects 'The Whale' of sinister motives and draws close. The final chapter provides backstory of Beth and her relationship with Yorick.
Volume 6 also offers the highest cost to issue ratio since Volume 2. Volume 5 contained eight issues for a list price of $15 US.

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Rating: - better and better
the first volume of Y hooked me and each book gets better and better. i don't know how Vaughan does it. if you're a fan of his other work (Runaways), you'll probably dig this, his more-adult fare.

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Rating: - Australian Troubles
After the abduction of Ampersand, the monkey that holds the key to the continuing survival of humanity, Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, Agent 355, his bodyguard, and Dr. Allison Mann, a geneticist whose research could help repopulate the planet, must travel to Japan to get back the monkey. Ampersand produces a chemical that made himself and Yorick immune to the effects of a devastating plague that wiped out every other male mammal on the planet.
The trio hitches a ride on a cargo vessel in order to get to Japan. Once again, problems arise when a few crewmembers discover the existence of Yorick, and the captain invites him to spend the night in her quarters. Meanwhile, (the straight) Agent 355, who has reached a breaking point and requires some kind of physical contact, engages in sexual intercourse with Allison, who was recently revealed as a lesbian. This complicates things between the group, but it becomes the least of their worries when an Australian submarine appears and tries to blow up the ship.
Also, in the arc "Boy Loses Girl", we see what Yorick's girlfriend Beth has been up to ever since the plague. Using a mixture of flashbacks and dream sequences, we learn how Yorick and Beth met, what happened to her right after the plague, and where she has been since we last saw her about to get captured by Aboriginals.
While the story isn't as good as in the previous arc, it is still great. Brian K. Vaughan once again shows why he is one of the best comic book writers around. Y: The Last Man is a great series, and I can't wait to see what happens next.

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Rating: - The weaker part of the Y series
Y: The Last Man is one of the best comics I've read in 20 years, and if you're considering buying this book, it's likely that you've already read all of the series leading up to it (and if not, you shouldn't be buying this). While I give the series 5 stars, Book 6 of the collection scores considerably lower because it consists of pretty much "filler" material, in that the stories are interesting, but don't really move the story along and most of it could have been left out.

Book 6 covers issues #32-36 of the comic, and the storyline involves the kidnapping of Yorick's monkey, Ampersand, as Yorick (the last man on Earth), Agent 355, and Dr. Mann cross the Pacific aboard a ship to try to find him. The title refers to the lesbian encounter that takes place between Agent 355 and Dr. Mann (as revealed already on the cover of the book), and is pretty much the most exciting thing that happens.

The stories are okay, but they're not as great as some of the previous book and you won't be on the edge of your seat while reading it. You could probably even skip this book alltogether and just read a one paragraph summary of events and be okay, but it's so cheap and the story overall is so good that I do recommend picking it up anyway.