‘Y: The Last Man’ Updates A Beloved Comic Book’s Gender Politics With Mixed But Mainly Positive Results [Review]

, FX’s captivating post-apocalyptic series that picks up after a mysterious event wiped out every living creature with a Y chromosome, breakout star Ashley Romans plays the even more mysterious Agent 355. Now halfway through season 1, she’s been tasked with protecting Yorick (Ben Schnetzer), the only person with a Y chromosome to survive, as the two travel across the country in hopes of finding a cure.

Italy’s most well-known comic book artists, commissioned as part of an initiative by the Uffizi, Italy's culture minister and Lucca Comics & Games, form the kernel of the new collection.

Many people's idea of the two best teams in Europe meet at the Stade de France on Tuesday night but this might not turn out the way most Parisians expect.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comAlmost a year after the Tony Award nominations dropped, it’s finally time to announce the winners.Amid rising health concerns Broadway (and theater across the globe) went dark in March of 2020 as the world battled the pandemic. Only very recently has the curtain raised on the theater industry, with emotional returns for shows like “Wicked,” “Hamilton” and more.

As comic books and fantasy have become more central to the culture, author Neil Gaiman has become one of its most popular and prolific figures. His novels “Stardust,” “Coraline,” “American Gods,” and “Good Omens” have all been adapted into successful film and TV projects.

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“The world has come to a grinding halt because of the way the economy works and the way the event happened,” says Y: The Last Man showrunner Eliza Clark on the well-researched realities of what would occur if every mammal will a Y chromosome suddenly died, as happens on the FX on Hulu drama. ‘Essentially, we would be in big trouble, at least for a little while,” she adds on the Hero Nation podcast today

, the gripping post-apocalyptic series adapted for FX by showrunner Eliza Clark, Amber Tamblyn plays Kimberly Campbell Cunningham, the daughter of the president and conservative author who survives a mysterious event that wipes out every living creature with a Y chromosome. While speaking with ET, the 38-year-old actress reveals how the likes of the Joker and Meghan McCain influenced her character and what it’s been like to go toe to toe with Diane Lane as onscreen political opponents.

If you’re a big comic book nerd that grew up in the ‘80s and ‘90s (like myself, I’m old…), you probably are familiar with the independent superhero/villain, Grendel. The “Grendel” comics might not have risen to the level of like a Marvel or DC character, but his striking image and expert writing/art from Matt Wagner led to the character developing a big cult following.

, the captivating TV adaptation of the popular Vertigo graphic novel series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, Ben Schnetzer plays Yorick, the titular last man who survives a mysterious event that wipes out every living creature with a Y chromosome.

What does it mean to be the last man on Earth? What would happen if everyone with a Y chromosome suddenly died? These are the questions explored in the new FX on Hulu series, “Y: The Last Man.” And on this episode of The Playlist Podcast, showrunner Eliza Clark joins to talk about her new series and its long road to production.

What does it mean to be the last man on Earth? What would happen if everyone with a Y chromosome suddenly died? These are the questions explored in the new FX on Hulu series, “Y: The Last Man.” And on this episode of The Playlist Podcast, showrunner Eliza Clark joins to talk about her new series and its long road to production. For those not aware, “Y: The Last Man” is based on a comic book series from the early 2000s by writer Brian K.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the first three episodes of “Y: The Last Man,” streaming now on FX on Hulu.In adapting Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s graphic novel series, “Y: The Last Man,” for television, showrunner Eliza Clark thought a lot about where she wanted her version of the story to go in order to determine where she needed it to begin.

is a post-apocalyptic series that follows the lives of several survivors, including a man named Yorick (Ben Schnetzer), who survive a mysterious event that wipes out every living creature with a Y chromosome.