Y The Last Man Book 5: Brian K. Vaughan/Pia Guerra/Goran Sudzuka

The final chapter of Y The Last Man gives a few different possible explanations on what caused the death of nearly all of the world’s men, including nature’s reaction to Dr. Mann and her father’s race to create a human clone and a failed American chemical attack against China.  Meanwhile, Yorrick finally makes it to Paris and is reunited with his Beth, but his heart may be leading him somewhere, and to someone, else, assuming he can avoid Alter and her band of Israelis.  The epilogue, set 60 years in the future, shows a world being repopulated by clones, most of which are based off of Yorrick, while he is held captive by his daughter.

Vaughan and Guerra wrap up their story of the last man on Earth, giving Yorrick the ending he was looking for, but not the one he really wanted.   The story ended up being more than just that of the only man on a planet populated by woman, but also of a boy growing into a man and learning to leave behind the dreams of his youth and focus on the relationships he has in front of him while he can.  Having fallen out of the comics scene over the past 5 years, I really don’t know what either Vaughan or Guerra have been up to since this end of this series in 2008, but I hope to find out.