No./ 14 Four new heroes, zero old capes
Y: THE LAST MAN
IF YOU LIKE
Gender politics, the Apocalypse and faeces-flinging monkeys.
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
A mysterious plague wipes out the males of every species on the planet — except, that is, wisecracking amateur magician Yorick Brown and his pet Capuchin monkey, Ampersand.
WHAT’S IT GETTING TURNED INTO?
An action-packed series set to air on US channel FX sometimeproducer Eliza Clark. It’s gone through development hell to get here: at one point, way back in 2008, Shia LaBeouf was attached to star in a movie version by director D.J. Caruso. But the decade of delays that has endured might end up playing in its favour: author Brian K. Vaughan’s post-apocalyptic gendercide tale has the potential to pack an even more explosive punch in our post #MeToo era and conversations about toxic masculinity.
