Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Artist: Tony Harris
Inks: Tom Feister
Colors: JD Mettler
Publisher: Wildstorm Comics
Artist: Tony Harris
Inks: Tom Feister
Colors: JD Mettler
Publisher: Wildstorm Comics
What’s it about?
Have you ever wondered how the life of a superhero would look in real life?
What would he try to accomplish? Would fighting crime with super powers be actually enough?
What kind of repercussions would such a man have?
If we can consider the sort of popularity they'd gain, like a movie star, what if they were to use this fame to try to enter politics where such men could actually end up making a difference on a larger scale?
That is probably what Brian K. Vaughan had in mind when he decided to work on Ex Machina. Ex Machina is the tale of Mitchell Hundred, the superhero known as The Great Machine in a world where only this man became a superhero...during the turn of the century in the early 2000s. It features a very political background over which Mitchell's story is told via flashbacks and even some flashforwards, alongside the present day events following his establishment as Mayor of New York City.
A dramatic story with a political aspect, mixed with some of what you would expect from superheroics, some shenanigans with villains and a mysterious origin story. It may take place in a sort of alternate reality, but it feels that more real because of it.
