Ex Machina
Summary
Brian K. Vaughn’sEx Machinaended on a bitingly humourous distinction , with a reveal that divert and appal longsighted - time reader of the series , which ran for fifty publication from 2004 - 2010 . A intermixture of deconstructed superhero story and Aaron Sorkin’sWest Wing , like the Sorkin TV show , Ex Machina’spolitical optimism ebbed as the series progressed – finally leaving protagonist Mitchell Hundred a racing shell of his former self , ideologically and in person .
The reveal that Hundred is , in fact , the Vice President to Republican John McCain is one final , sterling example ofEx Machina’scharacteristic dry , understated humor , which the serial publication used effectively throughout its foot race to bring home the bacon political comment .
Ex Machina#50 – by Brian K. Vaughn , and Tony Harris – lend the serial full circle , finally giving readers setting for the very first shot of the series , in which Mitchell Hundred predict to explicate , " the story of [ his ] four long time in office , from the beginning of 2002 through godforsaken 2005 . "
The scene in Issue # 1 led readers to expect Hundred ’s political vocation to cease in failure ; the terminal issue bring out the opposite word : he has ascended to the Vice - Presidency , under President John McCain . However , given Hundred ’s liberal politics throughout the series , cease with the character serving in a Republican administrationhighlights that he has chosen ambition over ideal .
Mitchell Hundred Sacrifices Everything For Political Gain
From His Closest Friends, To His Deepest Values, Hundred Loses It All In The End
Thefinal issue ofEx Machinafinds Mitchell Hundred lamentation – as the final progeny portray , between his time as the " majuscule automobile , " a superhero capable of talking to complex machinery , and his upward political flight , Hundred has lost everything that was once dear to him . In the serial ' most haunting moment , Ex Machina#50 has Hundred cause the death of his alienated mentor , Kremlin , for prevent politically prejudicious material from being leaked to the press . The conclusion delivers Hundred to the precise place readers expected to discover him at the serial ' end – but not at all how they look to find him .
Having bilk a shocking assembly line with Kremlin ’s death , Mitchel Hundred is – by the serial ' final pages – fully detached from his past , include the progressive values he once hold . He may be full of sorrow , but by the conclusion of the series , he has fully committed to a political existence . The reveal that Hundred is , in fact , the Vice President to Republican John McCain isone final , sterling instance ofEx Machina’scharacteristic dry , understated mood , which the series used effectively throughout its run to provide political commentary . Without coming across too overt , or ideologically tilt , Ex Machinaconsistently evidence insightful in its deconstructionism of political ambition .
Hundred May Have A Political Future, But His Heroics Are In The Past
Despite Still Having His “Great Machine” Abilities, Mitchell’s Interests Are In Other Powers
While a antic , and a good one , the McCain - reveal inEx Machina#50 clearly signifies authorBrian K. Vaughn ’s bitterness at the political leaning to trade in the virtue of consistent opinion for the vice of business leader . Over the course of the series , Vaughn charted Mitchell Hundred ’s raise and twilight – not necessarily a fall from grace , but from the desire to supply meaningful help to others , to the pit of self - headache and self - furtherance . Ex Machinaends with an amiable conversation between Hundred and McCain , before the " Great Machine " uses his power one more time , commanding the remaining light source around him to " fade to blacken . "
