Ex Machina



Ex Machina is published by DC Comics under the WildStorm imprint. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Ex Machina #47: 16 Dec 2009

Current Issue

 * Ex Machina #48: 10 Mar 2010

Next Issue

 * Ex Machina #49: 28 Apr 2010

Status
Irregular on-going series. First published in 2004.

Main Characters

 * Mitchell Hundred/The Great Machine - The only known super-powered being on the planet. Former super-hero, now the mayor of New York. A political independent who gained fame after stopping the second plane from flying into the World Trade Center tower. Has the ability to control machines with his voice.

Ex Machina #48
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Hardcovers

 * Ex Machina Deluxe Edition, vol. 1 - Collects #1-11. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401218148


 * Ex Machina Deluxe Edition, vol. 2 - Collects #12-20 & Special #1-2. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401226779


 * Ex Machina Deluxe Edition, vol. 3 - Collects #21-29, Special #3 & Ex Machina: Inside the Machine. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401228003 - (forthcoming, May 2010)

Trade Paperbacks

 * Ex Machina, book 1: The First Hundred Days - Collects #1-5. " 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" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401206123


 * Ex Machina, book 2: Tag - Collects #6-10. "What forced Mayor Hundred to make one of the most controversial decisions in the history of New York politics?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401206263


 * Ex Machina, book 3: Fact v. Fiction - Collects #11-16. "Mayor Mitchell Hundred must make a difficult decision about his own future, becomes part of a shocking trial complicated by the unexpected arrival of an all-new superhero, and leaves New York City for the first time since his election to embark on a strange adventure." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209882


 * Ex Machina, book 4: March to War - Collects #17-20 & Ex Machina Special #1-2. "Featuring an Iraq War protest in downtown Manhattan. Plus, an adventure from Mayor Hundred's super-heroic past." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209971


 * Ex Machina, book 5: Smoke Smoke - Collects #21-25. "Mayor Hundred faces difficult decisions regarding New York City's drug laws. But will a string of brazen, violent robberies and a shocking suicide affect the the Mayor's policy?" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401213227


 * Ex Machina, book 6: Power Down - Collects #26-29. "Set during the New York blackout of 2003." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401214983


 * Ex Machina, book 7: Ex Cathedra - Collects #30-35. "Mayor Mitchell Hundred is summoned to Rome for an audience with the Pope. But as Hundred makes his travel plans, he is unaware of the assassin who has him in his sights." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401218598


 * Ex Machina, book 8: Dirty Tricks - Collects #36-39 & Halloween Special. "A new masked adventurer is thrilling New York City but threatens to derail the upcoming Republican National Convention — and the political future of superhero-turned-mayor Mitchell Hundred hangs in the balance." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401225195


 * Ex Machina, book 9: Ring Out the Old - Collects #40-44 & Special #4. "Mayor Hundred descends into the NYC sewers to learn why he was given the strange powers that helped him become the heroic Great Machine. Meanwhile, a powerful new foe reveals a terrifying plan." - WorldCat - ISBN 1401226949 - (forthcoming, May 2010)

Creative Team
Writer/Creator: Brian K. Vaughan. Artist/Creator: Tony Harris.

Publishing History
First published in 2004.

Order Codes
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Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Ex Machina #49: 28 Apr 2010
 * Ex Machina Vol. 9: Ring Out the Old TP: 12 May 2010
 * Ex Machina Deluxe Edition Book 3 HC: 19 May 2010

News & Features

 * 16 Dec 2008 - Brian K. Vaughan On Ex Machina's Final Year
 * 30 Jun 2008 - Brian K. Vaughan In A New York State of Mind
 * 01 Aug 2006 - Fighting City Hall: Vaughan talks Ex Machina

Links

 * DC Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Ex Machina (comic book)