Catching up because I didn't have access to google while traveling.
I got this from the book sale room at the Plymouth MA public library last summer.
This is my last comic read in 2019.
Title: Ex Machina: The First Hundred Days
Issue: Volume 1
Date: February, 2005
Publisher: DC Comics / Wildstorm
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Tony Harris, Tom Feister, J.D. Mettler
Fun superhero story that serves as the background for an excellent political drama.
Public Works employee Mitchell Hundred gains the power to control machines. His attempt at becoming a superhero is full of mishaps and mistakes, so he decides he could do more good by running for mayor of New York City.
His unlikely political victory leaves him with a whole new set of challenges to face.
A really strong supporting cast of characters and a solid grasp of politics help keep this story interesting while weaving a complex array of subplots and twists. There's a good mix of humor and tragedy, and excellent use of flashback to slowly reveal the events behind the main storyline.
This volume collects the first five issues, including one of my all-time favorite ending splash pages at the end of the first issue.
Rating: 8.5/10
I got this from the book sale room at the Plymouth MA public library last summer.
Title: Ex Machina: The First Hundred Days
Issue: Volume 1
Date: February, 2005
Publisher: DC Comics / Wildstorm
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Tony Harris, Tom Feister, J.D. Mettler
Fun superhero story that serves as the background for an excellent political drama.
Public Works employee Mitchell Hundred gains the power to control machines. His attempt at becoming a superhero is full of mishaps and mistakes, so he decides he could do more good by running for mayor of New York City.
His unlikely political victory leaves him with a whole new set of challenges to face.
A really strong supporting cast of characters and a solid grasp of politics help keep this story interesting while weaving a complex array of subplots and twists. There's a good mix of humor and tragedy, and excellent use of flashback to slowly reveal the events behind the main storyline.
This volume collects the first five issues, including one of my all-time favorite ending splash pages at the end of the first issue.
Rating: 8.5/10
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