Ex Machina (comics)

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Ex Machina
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Cover art for Ex Machina Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days by Tony Harris.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics/Wildstorm
ScheduleMonthly
Genre Superhero, political drama
Publication dateAugust 2004 to August 2010
No. of issues50 (plus 4 specials)
Main character(s)Mitchell Hundred
Rick Bradbury
Ivan "Kremlin" Tereshkov
Dave Wylie
Creative team
Written by Brian K. Vaughan
(Garth Ennis for 2 pages in issue #40)
Penciller(s) Tony Harris
(Chris Sprouse (Ex Machina Special #1-2)) John Paul Leon (Ex Machina Special #3-4,
Jim Lee for 2 pages in issue #40)
Inker(s) Tom Feister (#1-26)
Jim Clark (#27-46)
Tony Harris(#47-50)
Karl Story (Ex Machina Special #1-2)
Colorist(s) JD Mettler
Collected editions
The First Hundred Days ISBN   1-4012-0612-3
Tag ISBN   1401206263
Fact v. Fiction ISBN   1401209882
March to War ISBN   1401209971
Smoke Smoke ISBN   1401213227
Power Down ISBN   1401214983
Ex Cathedra ISBN   1401218598
Dirty Tricks ISBN   1401225195
Ring out the Old ISBN   1401226949
Term Limits ISBN   1401228364

Ex Machina is an American creator-owned comic book series, created by Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris and published by DC Comics under the Wildstorm imprint. Ex Machina launched in 2004 as part of DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. The series ended in August 2010 with issue fifty.

Contents

The series details the life of Mitchell Hundred (also known as the Great Machine), the world's first and only superhero, who, in the wake of his actions on 9/11, is elected mayor of New York City. The story is set during Hundred's term in office, and interwoven with flashbacks to his past as the Great Machine. Through this, the series explores both the political situations in which Hundred finds himself as well as the mysteries surrounding his superpowers.

Development

Writer Brian K. Vaughan at Midtown Comics in Manhattan 8.1.19BrianKVaughanByLuigiNovi1.jpg
Writer Brian K. Vaughan at Midtown Comics in Manhattan

According to Vaughan, "Ex Machina was about trying to make sense of the world after watching from the roof of my apartment in Brooklyn as these buildings fell, and trying to make sense of politics and this concept of heroism and whether that's a real thing or just something we impose on people. That was all born right out of that day". [1] Vaughan has also said that the comic was "born out of my anger with what passes for our current political leadership (on both sides of the aisle)". [2] Although the series explores real-world contemporary politics, Vaughan stated that he prefers not to discuss political themes overtly. [3] The title of the comic comes from the Latin phrase deus ex machina , and is also a reference to Hundred's superhero persona, the Great Machine, which in the first issue, Mitchell explains that he chose the name "Great Machine" based on a quote about society by Thomas Jefferson. [4]

Characters

Synopsis

Ex Machina focuses on story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, alternating between the past and the present. The plot is centred on Hundred's current life as the mayor of New York City, with flashbacks to his prior life as "The Great Machine", the world's first and only super hero. Hundred has the ability to communicate directly with machines, which he used to prevent the fall of the second tower in the 9/11 attacks.

Early life and "The Great Machine"

Mitchell Hundred was born in 1968 to Thomas and Martha. Early in his childhood, his mother killed his father in self-defence. [6] Thirty years later, Hundred was caught in an explosion from an unknown device at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. After the accident, he discovers that he is able to control and communicate with machinery in the hospital. [7] After being released from the hospital, he is robbed in a convenience store, which leads him to experiment with the use of his powers. [8] In the year 2000, Hundred decides to become the world's first superhero "The Great Machine", after talking to his friend Ivan "Kremlin" Tereshkov. [9]

In March 2001, the Great Machine learns that his home-made ray gun has the power to open an inter-dimensional portal. [10] That same time, the Great Machine meets a man named Jack Pherson, who has the ability to control and communicate with animals. Pherson learns that Hundred is the Great Machine, and plans a multi-pronged attack against him. This culminates in one final battle where Pherson is presumed dead after a building collapses on him. [11] Around this time, Monica first sees the Great Machine during his efforts to fight crime, and starts to become infatuated with him from a distance. That summer, Hundred decides to run for mayor after talking to David Wylie, and announces his candidacy on July 4 by unmasking and effectively retiring as The Great Machine. [12] Mitchell gives up his helmet and jetpack to the NSA, after meeting with one of their cryptologists, Jackson Georges. [13]

On September 11, 2001, the Great Machine stops United Flight 175 before it crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center. [12] This helps him secure the election and become Mayor of New York City, after spending election day under surveillance in a sensory deprivation tank to ensure he could not manipulate the election with his powers. [14]

Mayoralty of New York City

Mitchell Hundred is inaugurated as Mayor of New York City on January 9, 2002, and the comic book series begins with his first days in office. [9] Hundred survives an assassination attempt, where he discovers that a bow-and-arrow is outside of his control with his powers. This parallels the rise of Connie Georges, who develops psychosis due to exposure to the fragment of circuit board that gave Mitchell Hundred his powers. Connie stabs herself with the fragment and cuts her left arm off, then murders and mutilates her husband, daughter, and family dog. She gains Hundred-esque powers and moves to the Manhattan sewers, wearing a hazard protection suit and spray-painting glyphs that resemble the one found on the fragment. She eventually confronts Hundred by infiltrating Gracie Mansion, implying that Hundred is a Christ-figure who should spread his 'gospel'. Hundred is forced to kill her in self defense. [13] Later that year, a comic book store owner named Leto is inspired to become a super hero, called "Automaton". He is thwarted the next day by Kremlin, who destroys Leto's armor. Around this time, Hundred learns the truth about his father's death from his mother Martha. [6]

The second year of his administration begins with a terrorist gas attack during an anti-war demonstration, leaving one of the Mayor's aides in a coma. Police Commissioner Angotti works with Hundred (in disguise) to apprehend the man responsible for the attacks, while his aide Journal Moore finally succumbs to the ricin gas and dies. [15] Months later, Hundred meets Journal's sister January for the first time. [16] On August 14, 2003, the Northeast Blackout of 2003 is accidentally caused by Augustyn Zeller, a traveler from an alternate timeline. During the blackout, Hundred is unable to use his powers. The next day, Hundred confronts Zeller and forcibly returns him to his own timeline, while Zeller leaves him with an ominous warning. [17] The year ends with Mitchell Hundred and his best friend Rick Bradbury travelling to Vatican City at the invitation of Pope John Paul II. During their private meeting, a Russian agent attempts to mind-control Hundred into murdering the pope. The pope helps Mitchell have an epiphany with "God", helping him overcome his conditioning. After the ordeal, Mitchell tells the pope that "God" told him he will be the President of the United States. [18]

By the summer of 2004, Mitchell Hundred is asked to give the keynote address at the 2004 Republican National Convention. By this time, Monica has become the masked adventurer named Trouble, emboldened by the story of Hundred as The Great Machine. She disrupts the multi-day convention by BASE jumping from the remaining World Trade Center tower, and writing graffiti on the Empire State Building. This climaxes with Trouble breaking into City Hall to meet Mitchell Hundred. [12] The year ends with Hundred announcing that he will not run for re-election. As a result of a rash of animal attacks, Mitchell Hundred becomes concerned that Jack Pherson is back. He puts on a mask and enters the sewers to hunt for Pherson. In the sewers, Hundred encounters an automaton. The automaton criticizes him for misusing his powers, which it states were intended to prepare the Earth for invasion. Meanwhile, journalist Suzanne Padilla is exposed to a "white box" built by Hundred; she gains the ability to influence and control human minds and memories, as well as enhanced strength, speed, and the ability to fly. [14]

As Hundred's term comes to an end, he finds himself confronted with Suzanne Padilla in April 2005. Padilla attacks Mitchell Hundred and dumps him in the East River. She then steals Hundred's dimensional portal-opening device from his mother Martha and kills her in the process. Suzanne activates the portal-opening device where a hell-like dimension is seen & attempts to throw January into the portal to make sure the forces of hell can come safely. Hundred dons the Great Machine costume for the last time to battle Suzanne, revealing that the supposed "jammer" for his powers never really worked. He pushes her through the inter-dimensional portal before it closes. Before the police arrive, he and Bradbury switch places. Bradbury takes criminal responsibility to protect his best friend, the Mayor. [10]

Federal politics and series ending

After declining to run for re-election, Hundred goes on to become the United States ambassador to the United Nations. Hundred reveals his final act as Mayor on September 1, 2006, with the rebuilding of the Twin Towers to inspire New York and the world. A year later, Mitchell has a horrifying vision revealing that there are multiple versions of him having conquered several realities & and will never stop trying ways to invade his, as they are all "together". Later, having spent a year in prison and with his family abandoning him, a drunken and disheveled Bradbury comes to Hundred, revealing that he's always been in love with him. When a stunned Hundred pushes him away, noting that his friend is drunk, a furious Bradbury punches him and leaves him for good. [10]

In January 2008, Kremlin summons Hundred to his home, threatening to release Suzanne's files indicating Hundred used his powers to fix the mayoral election, determined to keep Mitchell a hero to New York. Mitchell refuses, saying he can do more to help the world as President. Kremlin initially threatens to shoot Mitchell, but then turns his gun on himself. Instead of trying to stop him, Mitchell uses his powers to make the gun go off, killing Kremlin. [10]

Hundred looks back his four years in office, from 2002 through "godforsaken 2005", with a look of dejection. It is revealed on the final issue that he was actually talking to the jetpack he used to wear during his time as The Great Machine. On the final pages, we learn that Hundred lives in Number One Observatory Circle as the Vice President of the United States under President John McCain. As he looks at a picture of his former friends, he pronounces the last words of the series: "Fade to black". [10]

Collected editions

Ex Machina has been collected in the following trade paperbacks:

TitleMaterial collectedISBN
Ex Machina Vol. 1: The First Hundred DaysEx Machina #1–5 ISBN   1-4012-0612-3
Ex Machina Vol. 2: TagEx Machina #6–10 ISBN   1-4012-0626-3
Ex Machina Vol. 3: Fact V. FictionEx Machina #11–16 ISBN   1-4012-0988-2
Ex Machina Vol. 4: March to WarEx Machina #17–20 and Ex Machina Special #1–2 ISBN   1-4012-0997-1
Ex Machina Vol. 5: Smoke SmokeEx Machina #21–25 ISBN   1-4012-1322-7
Ex Machina Vol. 6: Power DownEx Machina #26–29 and Inside the Machine Special ISBN   1-4012-1498-3
Ex Machina Vol. 7: Ex CathedraEx Machina #30–34 ISBN   1-4012-1859-8
Ex Machina Vol. 8: Dirty TricksEx Machina #35–39 and Ex Machina Special #3 ISBN   1-4012-2519-5
Ex Machina Vol. 9: Ring Out the OldEx Machina #40–44 and Ex Machina Special #4 ISBN   1-4012-2694-9
Ex Machina Vol. 10: Term LimitsEx Machina #45–50 ISBN   1-4012-2836-4

The series has also been released in deluxe hardcovers, the first of which was released on June 25, 2008. [19]

TitleMaterial collectedISBN
Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition Book OneEx Machina #1–11 ISBN   1-4012-1814-8
Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition Book TwoEx Machina #12–20 and Ex Machina Special #1–2 ISBN   1-4012-2677-9
Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition Book ThreeEx Machina #21–29, Ex Machina Special #3 and Inside the Machine Special ISBN   1-4012-2800-3
Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition Book FourEx Machina #30–40 ISBN   1-4012-2845-3
Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition Book FiveEx Machina #41–50 and Ex Machina Special #4 ISBN   1-4012-2999-9

The series has been published in a two-volume compendium edition. The first volume was published in March 2020, with the second following in February 2021:

TitleMaterial collectedISBN
Ex Machina: Compendium OneEx Machina #1–25 and Ex Machina Special #1–2 ISBN   1-4012-9989-X
Ex Machina: Compendium TwoEx Machina #26–50 and Ex Machina Special #3–4 ISBN   1-7795-0804-2

Finally, the entire series has been released in a single volume omnibus hardcover edition.

TitleMaterial collectedISBN
Ex Machina: The Complete Series OmnibusEx Machina #1–50, Ex Machina Special #1–4 ISBN   1-4012-8068-4

Reception and awards

Upon the release of the first series, IGN gave the series positive reviews: "Brian Vaughan uses Ex Machina to examine the water cooler topics of the moment, such as gay marriage, but also attempts to understand heroism in America's new era...What's most impressive about Vaughan's work is that his four monthly books are very different, not only thematically, but with cadence, pacing and dialogue". [20] Ex Machina won the 2005 Eisner Award for Best New Series. [21]

In Cultures of War in Graphic Novels, Tatiana Prororkova and Nimrod Tal suggest that protagonist Mitchell Hundred is a stand-in for the author's view on the Iraq War at the time. Analyzing Hundred's reaction to the Iraq War protests, "writer Brian Vaughan appeared to believe, as Hundred did, that the 'only people in the country opposing an Iraq invasion' were peaceniks [and that] opposition to the Iraq War, and the country's foreign policy, was foolish in the extreme". [22]

Film

New Line Cinema picked up the rights to make a film adaptation in July 2005. [23] Oscar Isaac was brought on in January 2020 to produce, and star as Hundred, with the project being retitled The Great Machine in order to avoid confusion with the 2014 film Ex Machina (in which Isaac also starred). [24]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Comics Writer Brian K. Vaughan Talks Saga, Diversity, and Fixing Injustice in the Industry". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  2. ↑ On the Ledge: Vertigo Comics letters section, September 06
  3. ↑ Singh, Arune (May 18, 2004). "Deux Ex Part 1 of 3: Brian K Vaughan talks 'Ex Machine'". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Dunn, Thomas (November 2, 2012). "Ex Machina and the Great Political Machine of Brian K. Vaughan". Tor.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ Deux Ex Part 2 Of 3: Tony Harris talks "Ex Machina", Comic Book Resources, May 19, 2004
  6. 1 2 Vaughan, Brian K. (2005). Ex Machina: Fact v. fiction. WildStorm. ISBN   978-1-4012-0626-0.
  7. ↑ Vaughan, Brian K. (2008-11-05). Ex Machina 5: Smoke Smoke. Paw Prints. ISBN   978-1-4395-7111-8.
  8. ↑ Vaughan, Brian K. (2014-09-30). Ex Machina Book Three. DC. ISBN   978-1-4012-5614-2.
  9. 1 2 Vaughan, Brian K.; Harris, Tony (July 2008). Ex Machina Vol. 1. Writer, Brian K. Vaughan. Titan Books Limited. ISBN   978-1-84576-857-7.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Vaughan, Brian K.; Harris, Tony (November 2010). Ex Machina: Term Limits. Titan Books Limited. ISBN   978-0-85768-055-6.
  11. ↑ Vaughan, Brian K. (2014-05-27). Ex Machina Book Two. DC. ISBN   978-1-4012-5255-7.
  12. 1 2 3 Clark, Jim; Vaughan, Brian K.; Harris, Tony (December 2009). Ex Machina: Dirty Tricks. Titan Books Limited. ISBN   978-1-84856-452-7.
  13. 1 2 Vaughan, Brian K. (2005). Ex Machina: Tag. Wildstorm Productions.
  14. 1 2 Vaughan, Brian K.; Harris, Tony (2010-06-25). Ex Machina: Ring Out the Old. Titan Books Limited. ISBN   978-1-84856-763-4.
  15. ↑ Vaughan, Brian K.; Harris, Tony (2006). March to War. Titan. ISBN   978-1-84576-380-0.
  16. ↑ Vaughan, Brian K. (2008-11-05). Ex Machina 5: Smoke Smoke. Paw Prints. ISBN   978-1-4395-7111-8.
  17. ↑ Vaughan, Brian K. (December 2007). Ex Machina: Power Down. Titan Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-84576-622-1.
  18. ↑ Vaughan, Brian K.; Harris, Tony; Clark, Jim (December 2008). Ex Machina: Ex Cathedra. Titan Books Limited. ISBN   978-1-84576-872-0.
  19. ↑ "Ex Machina Deluxe Edition Vol. 1". dccomics.com. DC Comics. 9 March 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  20. ↑ Goldstein, Hilary (27 September 2005). "Ex Machina Vol. 1-2 Review". IGN.com (18 May 2012 ed.). Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  21. ↑ Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah (2020-01-11). "Brian K. Vaughan's Ex Machina Comic Book is Getting A Movie Adaptation". ScreenRant.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  22. ↑ Prorokova, Tatiana; Tal, Nimrod (2018-07-06). Cultures of War in Graphic Novels: Violence, Trauma, and Memory. Rutgers University Press. ISBN   978-0-8135-9097-4.
  23. ↑ IGN FilmForcen (July 14, 2005). "New Line Adapting Ex Machina". IGN.com (May 19, 2012 ed.). Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  24. ↑ Anderton, Ethan (January 17, 2020). "'The Great Machine' Casts Oscar Isaac to Play a Superhero Turned New York City Mayor". /Film – via slashfilm.com.

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