Hoo boy am I sad to see this go. I know Jeff Lemire decided of his own accord to end the series after 40 issues, but the world felt so ripe and full that I could've seen it going for 100. This finale feels somehow inevitable while staying surprising, emotional, and a little philosophical. While it doesn't answer every question laid forth in the series, it answers the important ones, and leaves you satisfied with the lack of answers on the remainder. 
 It's a testament to Lemire's skill that he can make you care so much for such a weird protagonist and his comrades. We have an undereducated deer boy, a flat-out dumb but lovable beaver child, a pig girl, a mad scientist, a violent old bruiser. Not a single character similar to anyone I've ever met in real life, and yet they are presented so completely and so well-drawn that I felt like maybe somewhere along the line I DID meet a pig girl somewhere. 
 This series goes beyond its post-apocalyptic roots. By the end of the story, you hardly even care that an apocalypse happened. You care about the people it's since affected, and their journey to discover how they fit into the whole thing. It's moving, poignant stuff, and you should absolutely read it.