Most Popular Books by Brian K. Vaughan

Don''t be THE LAST MAN to get the brand-new compendium collection packed to the brim with stories! Yorick is just an average guy. He loves his girlfriend, Beth, and his Capuchin monkey, Ampersand. He''s figuring out his life, just like everyone else...until every living being with a Y chromosome suddenly dies in a mysterious pandemic. Everyone except Yorick. Now Yorick and Ampersand must navigate the postapocalyptic world they''ve been left...a world where men are rare...maybe even rare enough to make Yorick a trophy to be hunted. Yorick will travel the world in search of his lost love and the answer to why he''s the last man on Earth. Collects the first 31 issues of this award-winning series written by Brian K. Vaughan in one place!

"After Man. In 2002, the world changes forever. Every man, every boy, every mammal with a Y chromosome everywhere on Earth suddenly collapses and dies. With the loss of more than half the planet''s population, the gears of society grind to a halt, and a world of women are left to pick up the pieces and try to keep civilization from collapsing entirely. The "gendercide," however, is not absolutely complete. For some unknown reason, one young man named Yorick Brown and his pet male monkey, Ampersand, are spared. Overnight, this anonymous twentysomething becomes the most important person on the planet-the key to unlocking the secret of the mysterious sex-specific plague. Y: The Last Man Book One features writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra bringing to life their amazing answer to the age-old speculation: What would really happen to the last man on Earth?"-- Provided by publisher.

Featured in the NEW YORK TIMES and on NPR, Y: THE LAST MAN is the gripping saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed and unmotivated slacker who discovers he is the only male left in the world after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. Accompanied by his mischievous monkey, Ampersand, and the mysterious Agent 355, Yorick embarks on a transcontinental journey to find his long-lost girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. This volume of the critically acclaimed series features Yorick and Agent 355 preparing for their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love, while the person, people or thing behind the disaster that wiped out half of humanity is revealed! Collects issues #49-54 of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra''s award-winning Vertigo series.

"A nightmarish creation from Green Lantern''s childhood imagination has come to life. He is Oblivion, and he''s on a direct course towards Earth. Leaving devastation in his wake, even the forces of the Earth''s mightiest super-heroes, the JLA, cannot stop him. Aided by six Green Lanterns from different time periods, Kyle Rayner must not only battle a foe from his childhood nightmares but his own inner demons and uncertainty as well." -- Goodreads.com.

Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, Y: THE LAST MAN) uniquely combines big city politics and superheroes in this critically acclaimed series. Set in our modern-day world, EX MACHINA tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America''s first living, breathing superhero after a strange accident gives him the power to communicate with machines. Eventually Mitchell tires of risking his life merely to maintain the status quo, retires from masked crime fighting and runs for mayor of New York City, winning by a landslide after the events of 9/11. Illustrated by Tony Harris, EX MACHINA: BOOK TWO finds Mayor Mitchell Hundred making a difficult decision about his own future, becoming part of a shocking trial complicated by the unexpected arrival of an all-new superhero, and leaving New York City for the first time since his election to embark on a strange adventure. Plus, a shocking tragedy strikes an Iraq War protest in downtown Manhattan. Collects issues #12-20

Features a story firmly set in The Walking Dead comic book continuity

Former soldier and new mom Alana has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies and alien monstrosities, but now she faces her greatest challenge yet: the in-laws.

From the Eisner Award-winning team behind The Private Eye, BARRIER is a shockingly prescient drama about violence, language, and illegal immigration…with a spectacular sci-fi twist. When Texas rancher Liddy and Honduran immigrant Óscar collide on the U.S.–Mexico border, neither can understand the other’s words—but both are forced to rely on trust when they’re thrust into an unimaginable encounter. Told in English and Spanish without translation, Barrier is a visually stunning, genre-bending story that explores the walls we build between nations, cultures, and each other. Collected for the first time in its original "widescreen" format—and perfectly complementing Image''s new softcover edition of THE PRIVATE EYE—this gorgeous new edition contains the entire Harvey Award-winning miniseries.

At last, it’s finally here: the fourth massive hardcover collection of SAGA, the bestselling sci-fi/fantasy series from the multiple Eisner Award-winning team of FIONA STAPLES and BRIAN K. VAUGHAN. After the most shocking tragedy of her young life, Hazel and her star-crossed family embark on an emotional new adventure, one that takes them to a few unexpected corners of the universe. Collecting eighteen issues, including the storyline that won the title’s second Hugo Award, this deluxe edition features a striking, all-new original cover from Fiona Staples, as well as exclusive extras, including a gallery of never-before-seen Saga artwork from some of Fiona and Brian’s favorite creators. Collects SAGA #55-72 ABOUT SAGA A genre-blending, sci-fi/fantasy space opera about star-crossed lovers from enemy worlds. An epic romantasy featuring a diverse and eclectic cast of memorable characters, Saga follows new parents Marko and Alana as they risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war.

In addition to catching up on the adventures of Yorick''s monkey Ampersand (whose body holds the key to stopping the male-killing plague) and telling the origin of Agent 355, PAPER DOLLS chronicles Yorick and 355''s search for Yorick''s fiancée Beth in Australia—a search that yields a large dose of unwanted publicity for the Last Man, and deadly consequences for those he cares for! Collects issues #37-42 of the runaway hit Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan (EX-MACHINA) and Pia Guerra.

Having left the relative safety of City Hall, former super-hero Mitchell Hundred races across America--and down memory lane--to rescue an important figure from his past.

After a mysterious plague kills every living being with a Y chromosome, escape artist Yorick Brown inexplicably becomes the last man on Earth.

Winner of 5 Eisner Awards • American Library Association Great Graphic Novels for Teens • The inspiration for the Amazon Prime series From Brian K. Vaughan, New York Times bestselling writer of Saga, and Cliff Chiang, legendary artist of Catwoman: Lonely City, comes the time-travel adventure like any other, now collected in a smaller, wallet-friendly compendium! In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls—Erin, KJ, Mac, and Tiffany—uncover the most important story of all time. Collecting the first two volumes (issues #1-10) of PAPER GIRLS, this new digest-sized collection is the perfect way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Image Comics'' beloved series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.

Marko and Alana''s long-lost babysitter Izabel finally returns to the fold, but at what cost?

In the epic twelfth volume of SAGA, Alana takes on a dangerous new role, her 12-year-old daughter Hazel forges an important friendship, and the galaxy''s balance of power begins to shift. Romeo & Juliet meets Star Wars in this genre-blending, sci-fi/fantasy space opera about star crossed lovers from enemy worlds. An epic for mature readers, Saga follows new parents Marko and Alana as they risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. A multiple award winning, critically acclaimed masterpiece and one of the most iconic, bestselling comic book series of its time. The SAGA series has sold over 7 million copies to date across all formats, has been translated into 20 languages, and has garnered multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards, plus a Hugo Award, British Fantasy Award, Goodreads Choice Award, Shuster Award, Inkwell Award, Ringo Award, and more. It has been featured in such mainstream media outlets as TIME, Entertainment Weekly, The Atlantic, NPR, and beyond, and has become a pop culture phenomenon.

Critically acclaimed, award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan''s (SAGA, EX MACHINA, Y: THE LAST MAN) work on the Dark Knight is now collected here in its entirety in BATMAN BY BRIAN K. VAUGHAN. In the first of these tales of the DCU, Bruce Wayne adopts the guise of Matches Malone--the seedy identity he uses to infiltrate the Gotham underworld. But when Matches is shot, it''s up to Batman to determine what really happened...and how Scarface is involved! Plus, in other stories, Batman takes on the Mad Hatter, and Wonder Woman and Donna Troy square off against Clayface! This new graphic novel edition collects BATMAN #588-590, DETECTIVE COMICS #787, WONDER WOMAN #160-161 and BATMAN: GOTHAM CITY SECRET FILES #1!

NEW STORY ARC. After a dramatic time jump, the three-time Eisner Award winner for Best Continuing Series finally returns, as Hazel begins the most exciting adventure of her life: kindergarten!

"The kind of comic you get when truly talented superstar creators are given the freedom to produce their dream comic." —Entertainment Weekly The critically acclaimed masterpiece and one of the most iconic, best selling comic book series of its time continues in the third volume, now presented in a smaller, digest size featuring all new cover art by Fiona Staples. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. From New York Times bestselling writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina) and critically acclaimed artist Fiona Staples (Mystery Society, North 40), Saga is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in this sexy, subversive drama for adults. In volume 3, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, the family''s pursuers finally close in on their targets. Collects issues #13-18

The Last Revolution makes their move.

BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, bestselling writer of SAGA, and CLIFF CHIANG, legendary artist of Wonder Woman, return with award-winning colorist MATTHEW WILSON and innovative letterer JARED K. FLETCHER for the darkly dramatic fifth volume of PAPER GIRLS. Can anyone escape fate? That''s what Mac and her fellow newspaper delivery girls must discover as they travel from the year 2000 to a distant and dangerous future era of Cleveland, Ohio. Plus, the secret truth behind the mysterious "Grand Father" who''s been pursuing the girls across time is finally revealed! Collects PAPER GIRLS #21-25"