Sunday, June 22, 2008

Ex Machina Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days

Remember how the other day when I reviewed that comic about Joker running for governor there could have been so much political commentary made with it? Well, here's a comic that does that. Ex Machina is about this ex superhero who decides to run for mayor of New York City, and then wins. The first trade shows us glimpses of his heroic past, but mainly focuses on his first few weeks as mayor, during which somebody tries to lure him back into being a superhero and he has to deal with some offensive art that has people all riled up. It's a fun book written by Brian K. Vaughan, who was one of comics best writers until he decided he'd rather write for Lost. Whatevs. My copy is extra cool because my friend Jen got it signed for me for free.

RATING: 75%