Ex Machina

This political thriller set in a real world with no heroes tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes the world’s first super-powered being. Before long, tired of risking his life for the status quo, Mitchell retires…and soon runs for mayor of New York City!

The thrilling new series by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris & Tom Feister kicks off the 4-part storyline "State of Emergency!" What single event persuaded the real-world super-hero known as The Great Machine to retire from costumed crimefighting and run for mayor of New York City? Plus, a deadly winter storm, a controversial museum exhibit, and a mysterious hooded figure all threaten to take down Mayor Hundred and his untested new administration!

Former superhero and current New York Mayor Mitchell Hundred must deal with mysterious figure assassinating snow-plow drivers.

Part 3 of the 4-part "State of Emergency!" Mayor Mitchell Hundred realizes that someone from his super-heroic past as "The Great Machine" may very well have a connection to the snowplow murders plaguing the city!

In order to stop the killer from terrorizing his city, Mayor Hundred must leave the safety of City Hall to personally confront someone from his past life…and once again don the mantle of the super-heroic “Great Machine!"

As flashbacks reveal the role the National Security Agency played in the career of the super-heroic Great Machine, Mayor Mitchell Hundred makes what might be the most controversial decision in the history of New York City politics! Plus, what's lurking in the subway tunnels beneath Manhattan, and how is it connected to Mayor Hundred?

In the past, the super-heroic Great Machine learns more about his strange powers from the NSA. In the present, Mayor Mitchell Hundred sends shockwaves across the country with a stunning announcement. And in the future, a violent showdown looms between this retired hero and the supernatural terror stalking the subway tunnels beneath NYC!

When a possible source of the paranormal horror stalking the subway tunnels beneath New York City is discovered, Mayor Mitchell Hundred is forced to choose between his allegiance to the NSA operatives who helped him as the Great Machine and the city he's vowed to protect. Plus, political fallout from Hundred's controversial decision threatens to tear his administration apart!

The true identity of the paranormal horror terrorizing the subways of New York City is revealed, but before he can do anything about it, Mayor Mitchell Hundred must survive protesters who want him dead for his controversial announcement! Plus, witness the final hour of the super-heroic Great Machine.

The action-packed final chapter of the 5-part "Tag" by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: THE LAST MAN), Tony Harris (STARMAN) & Tom Feister! Mayor Hundred finally confronts the supernatural horror that's been terrorizing the subways and discovers the unexpected bond it shares with his previous career as the super-heroic Great Machine. Plus, an ancient ceremony is performed at Gracie Mansion, and New York City will never be the same!

Mayor Hundred's administration wages war against the countless fortune tellers who cost gullible New Yorkers hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. But when a mysterious palm reader knows intimate details about the super-heroic Great Machine's past, the Mayor must make a difficult decision about his own future.

Part 1 of "Fact vs. Fiction!" When Mayor Mitchell Hundred is summoned for jury duty, the retired hero has no idea what horrors await him. And while the Mayor becomes part of a shocking trial, the rest of his administration must deal with the unexpected arrival of an all-new super-hero on the streets of New York City!

Part 2 of "Fact vs. Fiction!" Mayor Hundred is one of twelve angry New Yorkers deliberating a scandalous case, but one of his fellow jurors is withholding a dark secret. Plus, the Mayor's closest allies investigate the identity of the mysterious new super-hero who's flown into town.

The stunning conclusion of the 3-part "Fact vs. Fiction!" While Mayor Mitchell Hundred risks his life to end a dangerous situation inside a New York courthouse, his confidants finally confront the creator of a mysterious new super-hero known as the Automaton.

Part 1 of the 2-part "Off the Grid!" When a long-lost relative makes a desperate cry for help, Mayor Mitchell Hundred is forced to leave New York City for the first time since his election. Embarking on a strange adventure, Hundred faces the greatest challenge of his lifetime...alone and out of his jurisdiction!

The surprising conclusion of the 2-part cross-country adventure "Off the Grid!" Having left the relative safety of City Hall, former super-hero Mitchell Hundred races across America and down memory lane to rescue an important figure from his past.

The year is 2003, and the U.S. is on the brink of war with Iraq. Mayor Hundred must deal with violent demonstrators on both sides, or risk a battle on the homefront.

Part 2 of the incendiary tale "March to War!" After a shocking tragedy strikes an Iraq War protest in downtown Manhattan, former superhero and current New York City Mayor Mitchell Hundred is forced to choose between the liberty of his constituents and the security of his city.

The penultimate chapter of the 4-part "March to War," the most controversial story of the year! As the United States prepares to invade Iraq, a separate war is waged on the streets of New York City. Mayor Mitchell Hundred struggles to end the bloodshed, but can a former four-color hero's imagination stop a real-world catastrophe?

Concluding the most controversial story of the year: the 4-part "March to War!" It's former super-hero Mitchell Hundred's darkest hour as Mayor of New York City, as the tree of liberty is once again refreshed with the blood of patriots.

Part 1 of the controversial new 4-part story "Smoke Smoke." As Mayor Hundred makes difficult decisions about New York City's marijuana laws, the former super-hero must also deal with a brazen home intruder terrifying Manhattan's citizens.

Part 2 of the controversial 4-part story "Smoke Smoke." What connection does a small-time pot dealer's death have to do with an innocent woman's gruesome suicide and a masked thief's string of New York City burglaries? Super-hero-turned-mayor Mitchell Hundred will risk everything to find out!

Part 3 of the 4-part "Smoke Smoke." In the past, the super-heroic Great Machine pursues a drug dealer in a high-speed chase, while in the present, Mayor Mitchell Hundred struggles with crime and punishment in the arena of New York's marijuana laws.

In this shocking conclusion of the 4-part "Smoke, Smoke," Mitchell Hundred must put out fires both figurative and literal, as the super-hero-turned-mayor is forced into confrontations with arsonists, New York City drug dealers and political enemies.

What does it take to be the bodyguard of a retired superhero? In this special stand-alone story, Mayor Hundred celebrates Bradbury, former sidekick of the high-flying Great Machine, now loyal chief of security to the most powerful man in New York City!

"Power Down," Part 1 of 4. Former super-hero and current mayor Mitchell Hundred faces the greatest challenge of either of his careers in an all-new adventure set during the 2003 blackout of New York City!

Part 2 of the 4-part "Power Down". As New York City is engulfed by the blackout of 2003, a strange figure emerges from the shadows — an "out-of-towner" who may be able to shed some light on the accident that turned Mayor Hundred into the super-heroic Great Machine.

Part 3 of the 4-issue "Power Down." In order to save his friends, Mayor Hundred must leave his post overseeing New York City during its worst blackout in decades, and confront a mysterious visitor with powers stranger than his own.

Concluding the 4-part "Power Down." In this electrifying finale, Mayor Hundred learns important new information about the accident that gave him his strange new abilities, but will the fallout from New York's crippling blackout hurt his powers in office?

When a powerful international leader summons Mayor Hundred, the superhero-turned-politician must decide if he can risk leaving New York City and traveling to another country for the first time ever.

Summoned to Vatican City by the Pope himself, superhero-turned-mayor Mitchell Hundred must cross the line between church and state in a thriller that will pit him against a terrifying new group of villains.

As superhero-turned-mayor Mitchell Hundred finally learns the real reason the Pope has called him to Italy, a lethal assassin moves in for the kill…but which leader is the target?

In the shocking conclusion of his globetrotting adventure to Vatican City, superhero-turned-mayor Mitchell Hundred learns that religion and politics can be an explosive mix.

In the comics, Batman's closest ally is Commissioner Gordon, but in the real world, the vigilante known as The Great Machine finds that his relationship with law enforcement is much more complicated. Mayor Mitchell Hundred's storied past (and shocking present) with the NYPD is brought to life in this perfect jumping-on point for new readers! Contains Preview for the upcoming Number of the Beast mini-series by Scotty Beatty and Chris Sprouse.

It's a little-known fact that NYC's first City Hall was built by African slaves — men and women whose spirits continue to haunt the administration of vigilante-turned-politician Mitchell Hundred.

All-new action-packed storyline begins! 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

Y: THE LAST MAN may be over, but Brian K. Vaughan's other hit ongoing series continues, as he and superstar artist Tony Harris introduce a brand-new masked adventurer named Trouble to this fast-paced political thriller!

Who is the mysterious female adventurer named Trouble, and what's her problem with George W. Bush? More important, whose side is the politically independent Mayor Hundred on?

In the shocking conclusion to "Dirty Tricks," the groundwork is laid for the epic tragedy that superhero-turned-mayor Mitchell Hundred first hinted at back in the series' very first issue.

In a standalone story that'll have everybody talking, Mayor Hundred searches for collaborators to help write and draw the graphic novel memoirs of his first term in office. And since his first term overflowed with more action, adventure and controversy than most politicians encounter in their entire political careers, this is one autobio not to be missed! And you won't believe who stops by to lend a hand!

It's the beginning of a new storyline – one that will finally reveal the true source of the Great Machine's strange powers! As New Year's Eve approaches, Mayor Mitchell Hundred makes a shocking announcement while the retired Super Hero's past returns to haunt Times Square.

As a journalist's investigation into Mayor Hundred's past heats up, a supernatural event connected to the Great Machine's origin threatens all of New York City.

"Ring Out the Old" part 3! Is the Great Machine's archenemy Pherson really back from the dead? Or is a new, even more deadly threat behind the plague terrorizing Mayor Hundred's hometown?

Risking everything, Mayor Hundred descends into the sewers of New York City to finally learn why he was given the strange powers that helped him become the super-heroic Great Machine!

Beginning the shocking last storyline leading up to the issue #50 series finale! Mayor Hundred must navigate the most challenging hot-button issue of his career, while a powerful new archenemy reveals a terrifying plan that's been in the works since the very first issue of EX MACHINA!

"Pro-Life" Part 2! The final EX MACHINA storyline continues as questions are answered and blood is shed! It's Mayor Hundred's last year in office, and not everyone will make it out alive.

"Pro-Life" part 3! Will Mitchell Hundred's new archenemy, a dogged reporter with powers far beyond those of the Great Machine, finally bring down the mayor's administration?

"Pro-Life," part 4! With only three more issues until this acclaimed series reaches its shocking conclusion, the tragedies that Mayor Hundred warned about in the very first issue finally come to pass.

It's the bloody conclusion to "Pro-Life," and the penultimate issue of this groundbreaking political thriller. Mayor Hundred makes the hardest decision of his career, as the final pieces fall into place for an unforgettable series finale.

WildStorm's groundbreaking, critically acclaimed political thriller reaches its conclusion with an epic, double-sized series finale six years in the making. Former superhero - and current mayor of New York City - Mitchell Hundred finally catches up with the unspeakable tragedy foretold in the very first page of EX MACHINA #1...but countless new surprises still await! Join award-winning creators Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris and J.D. Mettler for what promises to be the most shocking and talked-about ending since the final issue of Y: THE LAST MAN!