Y: The Last Man #18 is an issue of the series Y: The Last Man (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 2004. It was published on January 7, 2004.
Synopsis for "Safeword, Part One"
When Hero Brown and Yorick Brown were children, they had a grandfather in a retirement home who warned the boy Yorick about how a life dominated by women is “Hell on Earth”.
In the present day, Yorick rides on an all-terrain vehicle with Agent 355. They are running from a posse of cowgirls, along with Allison Mann and Ampersand, who believe they are members of the Daughters of the Amazon. They escape, but Ampersand is suffering from wounds he got when he was almost abducted.[1] Agent 355 is willing to go to a hospital to get medicine for the monkey, but is wary that Yorick will not behave and reveal that he is a man. Her former colleauge Agent 711 happens to live nearby and she wants him to stay with her until she returns.
They find her in a secluded cabin and Agent 355 leaves her journal and some instructions for Agent 711. After a brief discussion over literature, Yorick passes out. He wakes up tied to the ceiling: he has been drugged by Agent 711 and she is planning on subjecting him to BDSM.
Appearing in "Safeword, Part One"
Featured Characters:
- Yorick Brown (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Agent 355
- Agent 711 (First appearance)
- Ampersand
- Hero Brown (Flashback only)
- Allison Mann
Antagonists:
- Cowgirls: (Single appearance)
- Buttercup (Single appearance)
- Sonny (Single appearance)
- Daughters of the Amazon (Mentioned only)
Other Characters:
- Agent 241 (Mentioned only)
- Agent 853 (Mentioned only)
- Agent 1033 (Mentioned only)
- Agent 1451 (Mentioned only)
- Beth Deville (Mentioned only)
- Grandfather Brown (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Mr. Brown (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Margaret Valentine (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- California (Mentioned only)
- Colorado
- Allenspark
- Nebraska (Mentioned only)
- New York
- New York City
- Brooklyn (Mentioned only)
- New York City
- Ohio (Flashback only)
- Cleveland (Flashback only)
Items:
- Amulet of Helene (Behind the scenes)
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Y: The Last Man: Safeword, Y: The Last Man: Book Two, Absolute Y: The Last Man Vol. 1, and Y: The Last Man Omnibus.
- The gendercide occurred over one year ago, so the date is no earlier than July 2003.[2]
Trivia
- Cultural references include: