Yorick

A few weeks back I began reading a graphic novel called Y: The last man. A story about the last man on earth following a plague that kills only males, human and animal. Been a long while since I ventured back to western style comics. And this was probably an excellent step back. Thing that got me above all else as the story telling. Each chapter had a fresh take on things. Nothing ever grew stale. Every reveal to the main plot was totally unexpected. Bit by bit you started feeling so deeply for the characters. When the story finally draws to a close and the final reveal happens it was like a sledgehammer to my heart. Won't give away the ending but it was extremely sad. So sad it left me shocked, frustrated and depressed all at the same time. Making me think thru the story's end over and over. Secretly hoping another special edition episode would be issued. Just to say it didn't end in that way. Even the author had 2nd thoughts about ending it the way he did. He actually asked the other staff working with him if he should make a different ending. In the end he decided to stick to his guns and end the story as he originally wrote it almost 6 years ago. To be honest it was probably for the best. So many (almost) great stroies are let down by mediocre endings.

Apparently it is currently being scripted into a major movie in the future. Its pretty much a given it wont do the comic any justice. Thou if they made it into a mini series and just lifted it, 1 chapter per episode, it would surely work well. Really wish there were more comics made of this calibre out there.