Award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (known for PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, Y: THE LAST MAN) skillfully blends urban politics with superheroes in this critically acclaimed series. EX MACHINA, set in our contemporary world, follows civil engineer Mitchell Hundred. After a peculiar accident grants him the ability to communicate with machines, he becomes America's first real superhero. Growing weary of risking his life just to uphold the status quo, Mitchell retires from his masked vigilante role and campaigns for mayor of New York City, securing a landslide victory after the events of 9/11. Illustrated by Tony Harris, EX MACHINA BOOK ONE opens this exceptional series from Vertigo.