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Y: The Last Man Books in Order

Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan contains 11 books, published between 2003 and 2008. The first book is Unmanned (2003) and the newest is Y: The Last Man Collection (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2003–2008
Pages on record
2,683 in 10 of 11 books
Reading time
45–67 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,683 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

See all 11 books in order Printable Y: The Last Man checklist

Y: The Last Man is a science fiction comic series by Brian K. Vaughan, collected in 11 books from 2003 to 2008. Unmanned (2003) is the first volume, followed by Cycles, One Small Step, Safeword, Ring of Truth, Girl on Girl, Paper Dolls, Kimono Dragons, Motherland and Whys and Wherefores. Y: The Last Man Collection (2008) is the newest entry. Subjects include plague, epidemics, women, heroes and escape artists.

How many Y: The Last Man books are there?

Y: The Last Man has 11 books, released between 2003 and 2008.

Y: The Last Man Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Y: The Last Man books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Cycles by Brian K. Vaughan, book 2 of the Y: The Last Man series (2003)
  2. Cover of Ring of Truth by Brian K. Vaughan, book 5 of the Y: The Last Man series (2005)
  3. Cover of Paper Dolls by Brian K. Vaughan, book 7 of the Y: The Last Man series (2006)
  4. Cover of Kimono Dragons by Brian K. Vaughan, book 8 of the Y: The Last Man series (2006)
  5. Cover of Motherland by Brian K. Vaughan, book 9 of the Y: The Last Man series (2007)
  6. Cover of Y: The Last Man Collection by Brian K. Vaughan, book 11 of the Y: The Last Man series (2008)
  1. 1
    Unmanned2003 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003128
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  2. 2
    Cycles2003 · 117 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003117
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  3. 3
    One Small Step2004 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004128
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  4. 4
    Safeword2004 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004128
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  5. 5
    Ring of Truth2005 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005188
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  6. 6
    Girl on Girl2005 · 125 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005125
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  7. 7
    Paper Dolls2006 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006142
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  8. 8
    Kimono Dragons2006 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006143
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  9. 9
    Motherland2007 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007144
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  10. 10
    Whys and Wherefores2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  11. 11
    Y: The Last Man Collection2008 · 1440 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20081440
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Is there a chronological order for Y: The Last Man?

No separate chronological order is on record for Y: The Last Man, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Y: The Last Man books in order?

You should read the Y: The Last Man books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Y: The Last Man book also stands alone.

Where to start with Y: The Last Man

Start with Unmanned (2003), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Y: The Last Man book?

Y: The Last Man Collection (2008) is the newest Y: The Last Man book released so far.

Is there a new Y: The Last Man book coming?

No next Y: The Last Man book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Y: The Last Man at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Y: The Last Man title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Y: The Last Man books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,683 pages across the 10 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 135 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Y: The Last Man books, 11 of 11, were published in the 2000s.

What the Y: The Last Man books are about

9 of the 11 Y: The Last Man books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Brian K. Vaughan

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Brian K. Vaughan

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.