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Ex Machina, Vol. 4: March to War Paperback – December 6, 2006

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Grade 10 Up—Mitch Hundred, aka the Great Machine, saved the second tower from falling on 9/11 by communicating directly with the airplane heading toward it. His heroics convinced the citizens of New York to elect him mayor, and March to War opens with Mayor Hundred dealing with unrest in the city. Political cartoons display him as a caped superhero unable to handle the daily needs of the city, and a protest against the war in Iraq has it divided. Advisors warn him not to approve the protest, and staff member Journal Moore resigns because her boyfriend is a veteran and she wants to support him by attending it. As predicted, chaos ensues, sarin gas is thrown into the crowd, four die immediately, and dozens more are rushed to the hospital, including Journal Moore. In an effort to regain his political clout and to find out who hurt her, Hundred initiates mandatory searches at every subway station. Even this may not prove enough to stop the terrorists and the mayor may revive his alter ego in order to save New York once again. The graphics seem a mix of World War II-era propaganda posters and edgy graphic novels like Sin City. With the exception of a few characters with superpowers, this is one of the most realistic comics available. With advanced political content and some raunchy language, it's most appropriate for older teens.—Sarah Krygier, Solano County Library, Fairfield, CA
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One of the most successful attempts to set a superhero into a "real world" milieu, Ex Machina follows New York mayor Mitchell Hundred, who parlayed a brief career as a costumed crime fighter into a political career. In this collection, an apparent terrorist attack kills four people at a rally protesting the Iraq war. As anti-Muslim violence rends the city, Hundred is forced to use his power to control machines to track down the perpetrators. Despite the series' high-concept premise and plot-driven nature, its most notable aspects are Vaughan's compelling characterizations and adroit dialogue, aided immeasurably by the ramped-up realism of Tony Harris' artwork. Gordon Flagg
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WildStorm (December 6, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401209971
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401209971
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.7 x 0.28 x 10.16 inches
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Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2013
Collects issues 17-20, Ex Machina Specials 1 and 2

The first four issues in this volume cover a protest against the Iraq, and its consequences. Mitch supports the protestors right to march, redardless of his own opinion about the war. The protest is gassed and Journal is hospitalized. Unreasonable searches and seizures and racial profiling happen. Commissioner Angotti breaks her own rule and wants Mitch to use his powers to help catch the perp. In other news, Mitch and Suzanne's relationship (or whatever it is) comes to an end.

The two specials cover a two-part flashback to the brief but important career of the Great Machine's archenemy, Jack Pherson. As Mitch can talk to machines, Pherson can talk to animals. This flashback to 2001 is framed by a present day (2003) radio broadcast in which Mitch ironically (you'll see why it's ironic when you read it) explains his opposition to the death penalty. The more you think about this comic, the more you'll think "okay, how much of this is what Mitch really believes, and how much is just political posturing?"

Mature rating: a couple panels of nudity (well, Journal in a transparent nightie), a couple panels of gore, and several naughty words.
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2015
The best Ex Machina yet. Brian K. Vaughan is easily one of the best comics writers working today and his name deserves to be enshrined with the likes of Jack Kirkby, Frank Miller and Allan Moore. This book gives us a pull no punches look at the Iraq war and the complex issues surrounding the war on terror. It takes a nuanced stance and gives us the the most punch-in the gut moments of any storyline so far. The final scene stuck with my more than any other comic in recent memory. The other storyline, in which we are treated to an extended flashback of Mayor Hundred's first encounter with his archnemisis was also brilliant. It was nice seeing Hundred fight an actual super villain for a change and the way they incorporate it into the present day story and issues is nothing short of genius. As usual, the art is great. I cannot recommend this book enough.
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2008
Hundred, the mayor of this alternate New York City, finds himself hemmed in on every side by bleak alternatives. Let that rally's permit stand, with the chance it might get out of hand, or quash free speech? Then when dozens are injured and several (including a very special one) killed in a terrorist attack on the rally, the perfect clarity of hindsight changes all the answers - or does it? A few other plot threads build up, too, with the clear expectation that they'll develop in future volumes of this collected comic.

The narration interleaves flashback cuts between the one-time superhero and the here-and-now fall guy in the mayor's seat, desperate to hide that fact that he's still pretty super. I'm not nuts about the jumps, for several reasons, but the artist has a right to draw as he sees fit. And, with his Chaykin-esque crispness, that averages pretty high. A few technical points in the story nagged too, like how hard acetone is to get (try Home Depot) or how fast symptoms of ricin poisoning set in. Those points only itched, though, they never became painful.

I like this series, on the whole. I enjoy the art and the premise, both of which season credibility only lightly with fantasy. The result is a tasty treat that I plan to come back to.

-- wiredweird
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Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2007
This fourth trade paperback collects issues #17-20 and a two 'special' issues of Vaughan and Harris' acclaimed series. The excellent first four issues focus on the 2003 runup to the US invasion of Iraq as a ricin attack during an anti-war rally fells a key character. Vaughan explores the controversial modern tradeoff between security and liberty. The Ex Machina Specials were less enjoyable, featuring a villain that can communicate with animals like Hundred can with machines. These two issues also feature a different team of artists. This volume is still worthy of five stars as the previous three have set a high standard.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2011
I love good art.
I love a good story.
this has neither.
it has GREAT ART and a GREAT STORY!!!!!
the characters are believable, flawed with good intentions.
the dynamics of the art and the story are just shy of utter perfection!
every issue was amazing and wish brian vaughn had more resources to continue making creations like this
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2014
Anything Brian Vaughan is worth a spot in your bookshelf. I highly recommend this series. A great read for sure!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2007
This book has never been able to fully engage me, yet I always pick up the trades. While the writing has never really sold me, there has always been obvious potential and the art by Tony Harris is very nice. So even if the book has failed to live up to expectations set by others, it is still better than a large number of other books that I buy (I'm not a very hard guy to sell a comic book to), so I continue to support the book.

This volume experienced a noticeable and substantial improvement - particularly over the third volume (which I didn't care for). There are essentially two stories in this trade. The first deals with Mayor Hundred trying to support the rights of protesters of the Iraqi war while at the same time trying to keep them safe from terrorist themed attacks. I thought Vaughn did a fine job of playing with the balance between these two sometimes conflicting goals (political freedom and physical security) without sinking to the use of clichés.

The second story gives us some back story on Hundred's nemesis. This portion of the trade was not as strong as the prior story arc, but still did an excellent job of tying together Hundred's super-hero exploits with his subsequent political career.

Either the book spiked in quality, or I'm just finally coming around - but I really enjoyed this trade paperback. I hope the next volume continues in the same direction.
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Josh Scroggy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in Canada on May 5, 2013
Love this Arthur!! Would recommend to anyone who likes Vaughan!! Not as good as Y but still very good read!