Ex Machina, Vol. 5: Smoke, Smoke
by Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris
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Author: Brian K. Vaughan, Tony HarrisBrand: DC / Wildstorm
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-07
ISBN: 1401213227
Number of pages: 120
Publisher: WildStorm
Book Reviews of Ex Machina, Vol. 5: Smoke, Smoke
Book Review: A lull in the action
Summary: 3 Stars
Ex Machina is my favorite indie series currently running.(Vaughn and Harris are masters of their crafts) As great as it is it tends to take breaks and go off on side stories that don't really add to the main plot. Smoke,Smoke(Vol.5) is one such side story. "Smoke" takes place after the tragic gas attack that took the life of Mayor Hundred's temp Journal. Journal is replaced by her younger sister January who doesn't arrive with the best of intentions. Hundred has his hands full in this volume but his problems are pretty silly. A robber masquerading as a fireman is tricking people into letting him into their homes where he proceeds to assault and rob them. It turns out that he has no real significance to Mayor Hundred and is just a lowly chronic masturbater. The most important story is when Hundred discovers that a kid that he captured(back in his crime fighting days) for selling pot is stabbed and killed in jail while trying to break up a fight. The kid's mother is grief stricken and decides to set herself on fire Buddhist monk style in front City Hall. Hundred blames himself and almost decides to combat the city's drug laws but is talked out of it realizing that it would be political suicide. Smoke is a good read I just think that it doesn't move things forward, but it does have some important events. When Hundred is told that the kid he captured was killed in jail the stress causes him to black out, get a nosebleed and cause a transformer to explode. Strange.. Also January's mysterious relationship with Hundred's old chum (And his mother's boyfriend) Kremlin begins. Good read, just not the best Ex Machina has to offer.
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