Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan, Pia Guerra and Jose Martin Jnr

So the general theme to this is that Yorick is the only man on the planet to have not been wiped out by a strange virus. As you can probably guess, this means that all the girls that don't meet Yorick (and even some that do) have turned lesbian through no choice of their own. What's good about this comic is. at least they accept that would happen and it's not really portrayed as a wank fest or anything similar but neither do they shy away from it.
Which means that although the main character is Yorick, there's a lot of girls hooking up and some rather interesting little scenarios and pairings amongst that.


Picture above shows minor characters hooking up. Click for bigger image.

There are some lesbian sex scenes and some characters are even lesbian to begin with - shock horror! And I certainly found some of them very fanciable. Of course, most of that is technically an interwoven side plot to Yorick's search for his backpacking girlfriend but there's been enough to make me purchase all the volumes and issues so far and keep me keen. And I have to admit, I'm terrible for only reading things because they've got gay characters or someone in them that I fancy. Shallow, that's me. But at least that proves this has something to keep me entertained for 57 issues so far!

* Y: The Last Man by Brian K Vaughan, Pia Guerra and Jose Martin Jnr is published by Vertigo.
You can see the official website here: www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=1736

- Purchase Y: The Last Man Vol 1 from UK Amazon
- Purchase Y: The Last Man Vol 1 from US Amazon

Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore

Shall we start with one of the big ones?



Strangers In Paradise by Terry Moore is possible one of the best known comics with lesbian plots. Not only does it have gay themes, it features those themes around the main characters.
Although it's emotionally centred around the three main characters and their interactions: Katchoo, Francine and David, in a rather nail biting torturous way, it still has an awful lot of plot.


(Above picture shows secondary characters Casey and Tambi in the final issue). Click image for bigger version.

The series finished last month - the last ever Strangers In Paradise comic was published (the cover picture is one of the three collectable covers for the final ever issue) and although that means no more new comics for those of us who have been collecting the individual comics, it does mean that at least all of you are are new to the series can just go straight out, purchase the entire back catalogue and devour it uninterrupted.
There are many different versions of collected volumes out there, so it might be worth having a browse through what's available in the shops/Amazon etc before you purchase one.

* Strangers In Paradise by Terry Moore is published by Abstract Studio.
You can see the official website here: www.strangersinparadise.com/

- purchase the collected issues Vol 1 in pocket book form from UK Amazon
- purchase the collected issues Vol 1 in pocket book form from US Amazon