dancha.com: Serial Art - Comics & Graphic Novels

Last Updated: 2018-05-20

Introduction

I really enjoy graphic novels...you know, "comic books." Well, okay, NOT so much comic books -- I find them extremely irritating, with their constant cliffhangers and soap opera-esque plot twists. But with entire story arcs collected into "graphic novels:" YES!

I vividly recall two events in life:

  • As a seven-year-old discovering the local 7-Eleven, discovering comic books that I could buy, and THEN realizing that you had to keep buying them, often, and concluding it was a scam.
  • At college, discovering the "MLLL" at Reed, which contained entire runs of a large number of comics titles: X-Men, Spider-Man, Super-Man, you name it! Heaven!

Serial Art

When I was a child, my parents bought me Tintin, and Asterix and Obelix. I devoured them all. Ended up with all Tintin, and most Asterix. We spent about six months in Sweden when I was 10, and I acquired lots of Moomintroll then, and some Swedish series.

In my 30s I decided to slowly build out the collection of "serial art," inspired by my friend, James, who collects both comics and the graphic novel form. I've done pretty well...

I prefer to refer to them as "graphic novels," although I understand and appreciate why some attempt to use "serial art." "Comics" or "comic books" are such...inadequate terms.

The Key

Black I own at least one copy of this item in my collection.
Red These items are known or suspected to exist, but I don't own a copy of them (yet).

The Collection

The Collection

--Asterix and Obelix
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix#List_of_titles
HAVE = gifted as child; BOUGHT = purchased post 2011
    1. BOUGHT - Asterix the Gaul (1959)
    2. HAVE - Asterix and the Golden Sickle (1960)
    3. HAVE - Asterix and the Goths (1961-62)
    4. HAVE - Asterix the Gladiator (1962)
    5. HAVE - Asterix and the Banquet (1963)
    6. HAVE (2) - Asterix and Cleopatra (1963)
    7. HAVE - Asterix and the Big Fight (1964)
    8. BOUGHT - Asterix in Britain (1965)
    9. READ - Asterix and the Normans (1966)
    10. HAVE - Asterix the Legionary (1966)
    11. HAVE - Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield (1967)
    12. HAVE/LOST/BOUGHT NEW - Asterix at the Olympic Games (1968)
    13. READ - Asterix and the Cauldron (1968)
    14. BOUGHT - Asterix in Spain (1969)
    15. HBOUGHT - Asterix and the Roman Agent (1970)
    16. HAVE - Asterix in Switzerland (1970)
    17. HAVE - The Mansions of the Gods (1971)
    18. HAVE - Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (1971)
    19. BOUGHT - Asterix and the Soothsayer (1972)
    20. BOUGHT - Asterix in Corsica (1973)
    21. HAVE - Asterix and Caesar's Gift (1974)
    22. HAVE (2) - Asterix and the Great Crossing (1975)
                Softcover (original collection, mini form factor)
                Hardcover (library edition from SPL Friends of Library sale; Mom purchase)
    (Non-canonical) Asterix Conquers Rome (1976)
    23. BOUGHT - Obelix and Co. (1976)
    24. BOUGHT - Asterix in Belgium (1979)
    25. HAVE - Asterix and the Great Divide (1980)
    26. BOUGHT - Asterix and the Black Gold (1981)
    27. BOUGHT - Asterix and Son (1983)
    28. READ - Asterix and the Magic Carpet (1987)
    (Non-canonical) How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When he was a Little Boy (1989)
    29. BOUGHT - Asterix and the Secret Weapon (1991)
    30. READ - Asterix and Obelix All at Sea (1996)
    31. READ - Asterix and the Actress (2001)
    32. READ - Asterix and the Class Act (2003)
    33. READ - Asterix and the Falling Sky (2005)
    34. READ - Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book (2009)
	35. BOUGHT - Asterix and the Picts (2013)

BPRD

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

		HAVE
		   1. B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth and Other Stories
		   2. B.P.R.D.: The Soul of Venice and Other Stories 
		   3. B.P.R.D.: A Plague of Frogs 
		   4. B.P.R.D.: The Dead 
		   5. B.P.R.D.: The Black Flame 
		   6. B.P.R.D.: The Universal Machine 
		   7. B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls 
		   8. B.P.R.D.: Killing Ground 
		   9. B.P.R.D.: 1946 
		  10. B.P.R.D.: The Warning 
		  11. B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess 
		  12. B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs 
		  13. B.P.R.D.: 1947 
		  14. B.P.R.D.: King of Fear
		DONE...I don't think I'm going to get any more of these...but I DO want more "Lobster Johnson," and "Abe Sapien."

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Ex Machina

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

			HAVE
			2: Tag     ISBN 1401206263
			3: Fact V, Fiction     ISBN 1401209882
			4: March to War    ISBN 1401209971
			5: Smoke Smoke     ISBN 1401213227
			6: Power Down  ISBN 1401214983
			7: Ex Cathedra     ISBN 1401218598
			8: Dirty Tricks    ISBN 1401225195
			SEEK
			1: The First Hundred Days  ISBN 1401206123
				READ all through here
			9: Ring out the Old    ISBN 1401226949
			10: Term Limits     ISBN 1401228364

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Fables Trade Paperbacks
# 	Title 	ISBN 	Release date 	Collected material
1 	Fables: Legends in Exile 	ISBN 1-5638-9942-6 	April 25, 2003 Fables #1–5 and the new prose story "A Wolf in the Fold"
2 	Fables: Animal Farm 	ISBN 1-4012-0077-X 	August 1, 2003 Fables #6–10
3 	Fables: Storybook Love 	ISBN 1-4012-0256-X 	May 1, 2004 Fables #11–18
4 	Fables: March of the Wooden Soldiers 	ISBN 1-4012-0222-5 November 30, 2004 Fables #19–21, 23–27, and The Last Castle one-shot
5 	Fables: The Mean Seasons 	ISBN 1-4012-0486-4 	April 30, 2005 Fables #22, 28–33
6 	Fables: Homelands 	ISBN 1-84576-124-3 	January 27, 2006 Fables #34–41
7 	Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days) 	ISBN 1-84576-278-9 July 5, 2006 Fables #42–47
8 	Fables: Wolves 	ISBN 1-4012-1001-5 	December 20, 2006 Fables #48–51, maps of Fabletown and the Farm, script for #50
9 	Fables: Sons of Empire 	ISBN 1-4012-1316-2 	June 13, 2007 Fables #52–59
10 	Fables: The Good Prince 	ISBN 1-4012-1686-2 	June 4, 2008 Fables #60–69
11 	Fables: War and Pieces 	ISBN 1-4012-1913-6 	November 19, 2008 Fables #70–75, sketches by Mark Buckingham
12 	Fables: The Dark Ages 	ISBN 1-4012-2316-8 	August 11, 2009 Fables #76–82
13 	Fables: The Great Fables Crossover 	ISBN 1-4012-2572-1 February 9, 2010 Fables #83–85, Jack of Fables #33–35 and The Literals #1–3
14 	Fables: Witches 	ISBN 1-4012-2880-1 	December 7, 2010 Fables #86–93
15 	Fables: Rose Red 	ISBN 1-4012-3000-8 	April 11, 2011 Fables #94–100
16	Fables: Superteam	ISBN 1-4012-3306-6	December 14, 2011	Fables #101–107
17	Fables: Inherit the Wind	ISBN 1-4012-3516-6	July 10, 2012	Fables #108–113
18  Fables: Cubs in Toyland	ISBN 1-4012-3769-X	January 22, 2013	Fables #114–123
19  Fables: Snow White	ISBN 1-4012-4248-0	December 24, 2013	Fables #124–129 and the Oz backup stories from #114–123
20  Fables: Camelot	ISBN 1-4012-4516-1	September 2, 2014	Fables #130–140
21  Fables: Happily Ever After	ISBN 1-4012-5132-3	May 5, 2015	Fables #141–149
22  Fables: Farwell	ISBN 1-4012-5233-8	July 28, 2015 [7]	Fables #150, plus several extras: "Lucky 13: A Fables Afterword in Three Parts",
	"Bill's Comic Writing School Lesson 67.3: The Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome", "A Fables Gallery", and "Creator Biographies".
*Titles Related to Fables*
Fairest 1: Wide Awake
Fairest 2: The Hidden Kingdom
Fairest 3: The Return of the Maharaja
Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love
Cinderella: Fables Are Forever
1001 Nights of Snowfall
Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland (Read)
Peter and Max: a Fables Novel

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Girl Genius

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

		HAVE
			* Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank (96 pp) (reprints #1–3)
			* Volume 2: Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City (112 pp) (reprints #4–6)
			* Volume 3: Agatha Heterodyne and the Monster Engine (128 pp) (reprints #7–9)
				(gift from Mo Christmas 2013!)
				Doh! Bought 2nd copy accidentally at Powell's on 2014-11-29
			* Volume 4: Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus Of Dreams (128 pp) (reprints #10–13 + April-June 2005 webcomic)
			* Volume 5: Agatha Heterodyne and the Clockwork Princess (112 pp) (reprints webcomic)
			* Volume 6: Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite (150 pp) (reprints webcomic)
			* Volume 7: Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle (128 pp) (reprints webcomic)
			* Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones (144 pp) (reprints webcomic)
				Winner of the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story
			* Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm (reprints webcomic}
				Winner of the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story
		SEEK
			* Volume 10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse (152 pg) (reprints webcomic)
				Winner of the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story
			* Volume 11: Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell (168 pg) (reprints webcomic)
			* Volume 12: Agatha Heterodyne and the Siege of Mechanicsburg (192 pg) (reprints webcomic)

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Grandville

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

		HAVE
			* Volume 1: Grandville
			* Volume 2: Grandville Mon Amour
			* Volume 3: Grandville: Bete Noire
			* Volume 4: Grandville: Noel
		SEEK (but have read it, finally)
			* Volume 5: Grandville: Force Majeure (when it is published late in 2017 or early 2018)

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Hellboy

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

		HAVE
		   1. Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (October 1994)
		   2. Hellboy: Wake the Devil (May 1997)
		   3. Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others (August 1998)
		   4. Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom (April 2000)
		   5. Hellboy: Conqueror Worm (February 2002)
		   6. Hellboy: Strange Places (April 2006)
		   7. Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others (November 2007)
		   8. Hellboy: Darkness Calls (May 2008)
		   9. Hellboy: Wild Hunt (March 2010)
		  10. Hellboy: The Crooked Man and Others (June 2010)
		  11. Hellboy: Bride of Hell
		  12. Hellboy: Storm and Fury

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James Bond, by Titan Books

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

	* The Man with the Golden Gun (February 2004) — The Man with the Golden Gun and The Living Daylights
	* Octopussy (May 2004) — Octopussy and The Hildebrand Rarity
	* On Her Majesty's Secret Service (August 2004) — On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice
	* Goldfinger (November 2004) — Goldfinger, Risico, From a View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only, and Thunderball
	* Casino Royale (February 2005) — Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, and Moonraker
	* Dr. No (May 2005) — Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia with Love, and Dr. No
	* The Spy Who Loved Me (August 2005) — The Spy Who Loved Me and The Harpies
	* Colonel Sun (December 2005) — River of Death and Colonel Sun
	* The Golden Ghost (April 2006) — The Golden Ghost, Fear Face, Double Jeopardy, and Starfire
	* Trouble Spot (September 2006) — Trouble Spot, Isle Of Condors, The League Of Vampires, and Die With My Boots On
	* The Phoenix Project (February 2007) — The Phoenix Project, The Black Ruby Caper, Till Death Do Us Part, and The Torch-Time Affair
	* Death Wing (July 2007) — Death Wing, Sea Dragon, and When The Wizard Awakes
	* Shark Bait (January 2008) — The Xanadu Connection, Shark Bait, and Doomcrack
	* The Paradise Plot (June 2008) — The Paradise Plot and Deathmask
	* Polestar (November 2008) — Flittermouse, Polestar, The Scent Of Danger, Snake Goddess, and Double Eagle
	* The Girl Machine (July 2009) — The Girl Machine, Beware of Butterflies, and The Nevsky Nude
	* Nightbird (March 2010) — Nightbird, Hot-Shot, and Ape of Diamonds

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume I
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Black Dossier
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century
    • Century 1910
    • Century 1969
    • Century 2009
  • Nemo
    • Heart of Ice
    • Roses of Berlin
    • River of Ghosts

Moomin

  1. Volume One - I bought this one
  2. Volume Two - ditto
  3. Volume Three - birthday 2018!
  4. Volume Four - birthday 2018!
  5. Volume Five - birthday 2018!
  6. Volume Six
  7. Volume Seven - birthday 2018!

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Saga

  1. Volume One
  2. Volume Two
  3. Volume Three
  4. Volume Four
  5. Volume Five
  6. Volume Six
  7. Volume Seven - birthday 2018!
  8. Volume Eight - birthday 2018!

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Testament

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

  1. Testament: Akedah ISBN 1-4012-10632 July 26, 2006 Testament #1–5
  2. Testament: West of Eden ISBN 1-4012-12018 January 17, 2007 Testament #6–10
  3. Testament: Babel ISBN 1-4012-14967 November 7, 2007 Testament #11–16
  4. Testament: Exodus ISBN 1-4012-18113 August 5, 2008 Testament #17–22

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--Neil Gaiman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman_bibliography

The Sandman #1-75 (1989–1996):
1 Preludes and Nocturnes (ISBN 1-56389-011-9)
2 The Doll's House (ISBN 0-93-028959-5)
3 Dream Country (ISBN 1-56-389016-X)
4 Season of Mists (ISBN 1-56-389041-0)
5 A Game of You (ISBN 1-56-389089-5)
6 Fables and Reflections (ISBN 1-56-389105-0)
7 Brief Lives (ISBN 1-56-389138-7)
8 Worlds' End (ISBN 1-56-389171-9)
9 The Kindly Ones (ISBN 1-56-389205-7)
10 The Wake (ISBN 1-56-389279-0)

Testament

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

  1. Testament: Akedah ISBN 1-4012-10632 July 26, 2006 Testament #1–5
  2. Testament: West of Eden ISBN 1-4012-12018 January 17, 2007 Testament #6–10
  3. Testament: Babel ISBN 1-4012-14967 November 7, 2007 Testament #11–16
  4. Testament: Exodus ISBN 1-4012-18113 August 5, 2008 Testament #17–22

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--Tintin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin#List_of_titles
Own all but #24 -- and #2 (Congo); #1 not acquired until Christmas 2009 (from Parents)
    1. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1929–1930)
    2. Tintin in the Congo (1930–1931; 1946, 1975)
    3. Tintin in America (1931–1932; 1945)
    4. Cigars of the Pharaoh (1932–1934; 1955)
    5. The Blue Lotus (1934–1935; 1946)
    6. The Broken Ear (1935–1937; 1943)
    7. The Black Island (1937–1938; 1943, 1966)
    8. King Ottokar's Sceptre (1938–1939; 1947)
    9. The Crab with the Golden Claws (1940–1941)
    10. The Shooting Star (1941; 1942)
    11. The Secret of the Unicorn (1942–1943)
    12. Red Rackham's Treasure (1943–1944)
    13. The Seven Crystal Balls (1943–1948)
    14. Prisoners of the Sun (1946–1949)
    15. Land of Black Gold (1948–1950; 1972)
    16. Destination Moon (1950–1953)
    17. Explorers on the Moon (1950–1954)
    18. The Calculus Affair (1954–1956)
    19. The Red Sea Sharks (1958)
    20. Tintin in Tibet (1960)
    21. The Castafiore Emerald (1963)
    22. Flight 714 to Sydney (1968)
    23. Tintin and the Picaros (1976)
    24. Tintin and Alph-Art (1986, 2004) Published posthumously
A comic was also released based on the film "Tintin et le lac aux requins."
    * Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (1972)

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Usagi Yojimbo

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

	* Book 1: The Ronin
		(Collects appearances in Albedo 2-4; The Doomsday Squad 3; Critters 1, 3, 6-7, 10-11, 14; and the Usagi Yojimbo Summer Special
	* Book 2: Samurai
		(Collects Fantagraphics issues 1-6
	* Book 3: Wanderer's Road
		(Collects Fantagraphics issues 7-12 and “Turtle Soup”)
	* Book 4: Dragon Bellow Conspiracy
		(Collects Fantagraphics issues 13-18)
	* Book 5: Lone Goat and Kid
		(Collects Fantagraphics issues 19-24)
	* Book 6: Circles
		(Collects Fantagraphics issues 25-31, and story from Critters #50)
	* Book 7: Gen's Story
		(Collects Fantagraphics issues 32-38 and story from Critters #38)
	* Book 8: Shades of Death
		(Collects Mirage issues 1-6 and backup stories from 7-8)
	* Book 9: Daisho
		(Collects Mirage issues 7-12, 14)
	* Book 10: The Brink of Life and Death
		(Collects Mirage issues 13, 15-16 and Dark Horse issues 1-6)
	* Book 11: Seasons
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 7-12, and "Green Persimmon" from Diamond Previews)
	* Book 12: Grasscutter
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 13-22)
	* Book 13: Grey Shadows
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 23-30)
	* Book 14: Demon Mask
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 31-38, and stories from Dark Horse Presents 140 & Annual 1999; Wizard 97; Oni Double Feature 10; and Dark Horse Extra 20-23)
	* Book 15: Grasscutter II: Journey To Atsuta Shrine
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 39-45)
	* Book 16: The Shrouded Moon
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 46-52)
	* Book 17: Duel at Kitanoji
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 53-60)
	* Book 18: Travels with Jotaro
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 61-68)
	* Book 19: Fathers and Sons
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 69-75)
	* Book 20: Glimpses of Death
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 76-82)
	* Book 21: The Mother of Mountains
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 83-89)
	* Book 22: Tomoe's Story
		(Collects Dark Horse Issues 90-93 and Usagi Yojimbo Color Specials 1-3)
	* Book 23: Bridge of Tears
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 94-102)
	* Book 24: Return of the Black Soul
		(Collects Dark Horse issues 103-109)
	* Book 25: Fox Hunt (2011, Dark Horse)
		(Collects Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 3) #110–116 and a story from MySpace Dark Horse Presents #18)
	* Book 26: Traitors of the Earth (2012, Dark Horse)
		(Collects Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 3) #117–123 and stories from Dark Horse Maverick 2001 #1 and MySpace Dark Horse Presents #35)
	* Book 27: A Town Called Hell (2013, Dark Horse)
		(Collects Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 3) #124–131)
	* Book 28: Red Scorpion (2014, Dark Horse)
		(Collects Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 3) #132–138)
	* Book 29: Two Hundred Jizo (2015, Dark Horse)
		(Collects Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 3) #139–144 and stories from Dark Horse Presents (vol. 2) #7 and 35–36
	* Book 30: Thieves and Spies (2016, Dark Horse)
		(Cllects Usagi Yojimbo (vol. 3) #145–151)
	* Space Usagi
		(Collects the Space Usagi 3-issue miniseries "Warrior," "Death & Honor," and "White Star Rising;" and stories from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 47 and Usagi Color Special 3)
	* The Art of Usagi Yojimbo: 20th Anniversary Edition, published 2004.
	* Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai
		(The first Usagi Yojimbo original graphic novel. A fully painted self-contained story released to celebrate Usagi Yojimbo's 25th anniversary.)
	* Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition
		(Collects Usagi Yojimbo books 1 to 7, will be published by Fantagraphics in October 2010)

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--Willy and Wanda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Spike_and_Suzy_books_in_English

1  HAVE - An Island Called Hoboken
3  HAVE - The Zincshrinker
4  HAVE - The King Drinks
8  HAVE - A Fool's Gold

Y: The Last Man

Authoritative listing: Wikipedia

1   Unmanned    ISBN 1-56389-980-9  January 2, 2003 Y: The Last Man #1–5
2   Cycles  ISBN 1-4012-0076-1  September 1, 2003   Y: The Last Man #6–10
3   One Small Step  ISBN 1-4012-0201-2  April 1, 2004 Y: The Last Man #11–17
4   Safeword    ISBN 1-4012-0232-2  December 1, 2004    Y: The Last Man #18–23
5   Ring of Truth   ISBN 1-4012-0487-2  July 13, 2005   Y: The Last Man #24–31
6   Girl on Girl    ISBN 1-4012-0501-1  November 23, 2005 Y: The Last Man #32–36
7   Paper Dolls     ISBN 1-4012-1009-0  May 1, 2006     Y: The Last Man #37–42
8   Kimono Dragons  ISBN 1-4012-1010-4  November 22, 2006 Y: The Last Man #43–48
9   Motherland  ISBN 1-4012-1351-0  May 9, 2007     Y: The Last Man #49–54
10  Whys and Wherefores     ISBN 1-4012-1813-X  July 1, 2008 Y: The Last Man #55–60
TO CLARIFY: have #1-2 in hardback; see below. Rest in softcover
After the finale, the series was re-released, in parts, as oversized hardcovers with alternate cover art.
#↓  Title↓  ISBN↓   Release date↓   Collected material↓
1   Deluxe Book One     ISBN 1-4012-1921-7  October 28, 2008 Y: The Last Man #1–10
    HAVE
2   Deluxe Book Two     ISBN 1-4012-2235-8  May 6, 2009 Y: The Last Man #11–23
3   Deluxe Book Three   ISBN 1-4012-2578-0  April 13, 2010 Y: The Last Man #24–36
4   Deluxe Book Four    ISBN 1-4012-2888-7  October 12, 2010 Y: The Last Man #37–48
5   Deluxe Book Five    ISBN TBA    TBA     Y: The Last Man #49–60

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