It's every woman's fantasy. I know when I was younger, I dreamt of a world where men were banished to "Breeding Camps" and women could take over society. Just as, I'm sure, men think that woman would be easier to live with if they were simply Barbie Dolls with no opinions.

Brian K. Vaughan has created a world completely devoid of testosterone run amok. It starts with a day just like any other day. Then, in one swift minute, all the men all over the world die a horrible, painful death. Grown men, teenagers, boys and even unborn male children, all gone. Save one. Okay, ALMOST one. Yorick is THE prime example of Generation-X (or whatever they're calling us these days). He's witty, smart, not entirely without cuteness, somewhat shiftless, and he practices slight of hand. I say almost the last man because other male characters pop in and out of the story, but none of them are viable saviors of the human race.

As far as other males go, there's his pet "helper" monkey, Ampersand; some orbiting astronauts; and a couple of other surprises. They, along with Yorick, are finding out what the world is like when women get unlimited power. It's not pretty. I'm only a feminist in the strictest sense of the concept. I want equal rights for every human being on the planet. If my apartment were on fire, I'd rather see a hunky man who could actually CARRY me than a 100 pound woman who couldn't lift me if my life depended on it - and I'm betting it would. I'd also prefer to skip male bra-fitters, but that's a whole new topic.

One thing that I love about this series is that it makes me think. A lot of books I read are pure escapism. Y:TLM goes deeper than that. I find myself wondering, "Would I act like that?" or "How would I feel if I were the only left on Earth?". I like that... I like it a lot. I find myself falling to sleep while dreaming of accompanying Yorick on his journey to find whatever he's looking for. Fables is the only other title that affects me in a personal, human way.

So, my recommendation is to at least try this out. Leaf through the TPB at your LCS. They won't mind - just try not to break the binding. I have most of the single issues, but reading it all at once is a much better experience. Seems a little choppy if you read it monthly instead. Although I do that too.