EX MACHINA TP VOL 01

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New tpb – vol.1 The First Hundred Days (1-5). [From DC Comics: 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!] Book of the Week 1/19/05: [This is a super-hero comic set in a world without super-heroes, which has become almost a cliché, yet Brian K. Vaughn pulls it off by infusing it with a wonkish dose of politics. Somehow, Mitchell Hundred has gotten super-powers (specifically, he can control machinery); after a brief career as a super-hero (which reveals probably just how a super-hero would be received in the real world), he decides he would be better able to serve in politics, and is elected mayor of New York City. Ex Machina’s view of super-heroics is surprisingly fresh in an age where it feels like everything has been done, and the problems Hundred faces (a controversial art exhibit, somebody who’s killing snowplow drivers, and a really big storm) are political issues, not super-villains; it’s amusing how little use his abilities are. This is a unique and wonderful series; if you’ve missed it so far, here’s a chance to get caught up on the cheap.]