Y the Last Man: Book Five

Reading this final volume of Y the Last Man is a little bittersweet because you know the series is ending.  This series has truly been one wild ride, I can't believe it took me this long to read it especially since Brian K. Vaughan started writing this back in 2002.  First things first if I had been reading this by issues I would have been so frustrated by this final story line which came out bi-monthly.  This is one title that once you start rolling you really don't want to stop & it is best to read in the collected edition.  Brian brings all of his hanging plot threads to a head: characters are reunited, reveals are made & some are even killed off.  In China we find out that Dr. Mann's father is still alive & he has a connection to the plague, Ampersand & is also the employer of Toyota.  Dr. Mann's father is also in the process of perfecting human cloning to fix his shortcomings as a father.  Toyota & Agent 355 have their final showdown.  The group decides to split up at this juncture in the story with Dr. Mann & Rose staying in China while Agent 355 & Yorick continue on their journey to Paris, France.  Meanwhile Brian shows us what has been going on back in the states and around the world with little tidbit stories about the twins in Kansas, Waverly the supermodel turned undertaker, the drama troupe that put on the play The Last Man & everyone's favorite psycho bitch Alter.  Hero, Beth number two, Beth jr., Ciba, Vlad & Natalya all arrive in Paris as well to look for Yorick & Beth number one.  I know a lot of people are upset by some of the final events in this story but when read all in one sitting it really does make sense.  I don't want to spoil anything from here on to the final issue because that would just be rude & ruin the experience for anyone who has a slight interest in this title.  The final issue jumps ahead sixty years into the future to see how the world has changed & how our friends have dealt with life after their journey around the world.  This is truly a touching & heart string pulling issue in which our hero performs their greatest trick of all.  Only time will tell what Brian K. Vaughan's greatest work is between Y the Last Man, Ex Machina, Pride of Baghdad or Saga.