Ex Machina: The First Hundred Days, Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, Tom Feister, JD Mettler
This is an interesting take on the superhero genre, with a man randomly granted powers and first attempting to use them as a superhero, ‘The Great Machine’, before giving up on that and turning to politics in order to make a real difference. I’m not a huge fan of the art, but it’s not bad or distracting; there’s just something about it I don’t quite get on with, especially when it comes to faces.
There’s really a lot more to this story than can be packed into one volume, and in a way I wanted to skip the preliminaries and learn more. The last section was more engaging, because it really brought feelings into it — the Three Musketeers, split apart by not believing in the same things anymore — whereas the rest I didn’t feel that engaged with.
I’m intrigued by the story, but not enough to rush to get the next volume. Maybe if the library has it.
Have you read all the Dumas Musketeer books?
I haven’t, only The Three Musketeers, and it’s been a long time! (I mentioned it here because they specifically include the book in the text and call themselves the Three Musketeers.)
Your comment about them has extra resonance if you read The Man in the Iron Mask.
Noted! It’s one of those things on the neverending to-do list.
I love Brian K. Vaughan! This wasn’t my favorite series by him, though I thought it had one of the most interesting premises.
Hmmm. I should probably try more, but it didn’t instantly sparkle for me like Saga!