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What We're Reading Now"This is NOT your typical comic book. There's no tight spandex, flowing capes, or X-ray vision. This is real, human, and brilliantly written. The story follows Mitchell Hundred, a civil engineer involved in an accident at work that completely changes his life. His strange power, the ability to communicate with machines, leads to a complicated and troubled few years, until he decided to stop trying to play superhero and runs for mayor of New York City... just after 9/11. The behind-the-scenes view of politics and applicable social commentary are brought to life by Tony Harris' art, making this an intense and unique read. A great story for comic readers and comic skeptics alike. "MeganEngland - Books-A-Million, Meritt Island, FL Set in our modern-day real world, Ex Machina tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America's first living, breathing superhero after a strange accident gives him amazing powers. Eventually tiring of risking his life merely to help maintain the status quo, Mitchell retires from masked crime-fighting 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! Suggested For Mature Readers.
About the Author
Brian K. Vaughan is the Eisner Award-winning writer of Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA, RUNAWAYS, and PRIDE OF BAGHDAD. His newest work, with artist/co-creator Fiona Staples, is SAGA, an ongoing sci-fi/fantasy series from Image Comics that The Onion's A.V. Club called, "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make." Vaughan lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a writer and producer on various film and tv projects, including three seasons on the hit series LOST.
