In the year 2002, the world changes forever when every Y chromosome collapses and dies. With the loss of nearly half of the population, the gears of society shift, grind to a halt, and a new world of women is left to pick up the pieces and attempt to keep civilization from collapsing entirely. For some unknown reason, a young man named Yorick Brown and his pet monkey, Ampersand, are still alive. Yorick, it is hoped, has the key to unlocking the secret of this mysterious gender-specific plague.

Edition statement from back of jacket. Copyright date 2009. "'Y: the last man' created by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra." "Originally published in single magazine form as 'Y: The Last Man' 11-23." Includes the full script for 'Y #18.'