Synopses & Reviews
From
Wizard Magazine's Top Ten writer Brian K. Vaughan (
Y: The Last Man) and Eisner Award-winning artist Tony Harris (
Starman) comes a collection of one of the most critically acclaimed new series of the year, featuring a gorgeous new cover by Harris!
The First Hundred Days collects the first five issues of this stellar ongoing political thriller, including the extra-sized origin of the super-heroic Great Machine, as well as the 4-part "State of Emergency."
Set in our modern-day world, Ex Machina tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America's first living, breathing super-hero after a strange accident gives him amazing powers. Eventually Mitchell tires of risking his life merely to maintain the status quo, retires from masked crimefighting, and runs for mayor of New York City, winning by a landslide.
But Mayor Hundred has to worry about more than just budget problems and an antagonistic governor, especially when a mysterious hooded figure begins assassinating plow drivers during the worst snowstorm in the city's history!
Review
"Vaughan ingeniously sets up the entire series as overlapping flashbacks to the beginning of Hundred's term and earlier." Douglas Wolk, The Washington Post
Review
"This story...has sharp dialog, first-rate artwork, drama, intrigue, humor, romance, super-science, a strong focus on social and political issues, a great supporting cast, and at its center a man who is, despite his protestations, a real hero." Library Journal
Review
"[A] delightful and highly entertaining read....Ex Machina: The First Hundred Days is truly a ground-breaking series, and a wonderfully inventive creation that will surely have a direct impact on the continued evolution and maturity of the comic book medium." SFSite.com
Review
"You don't have to be a fan of [Vaughan's] other work to enjoy Ex Machina, just a fan of intelligent, well-written action-dramas. Though Y: The Last Man has a better mystery, Ex Machina is its equal in terms of quality and should not be missed." IGN.com
Synopsis
"Suggested for mature readers"--P. [4] of cover.