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Ex Machina, Vol. 9: Ring Out The Old (2010)

by Brian K. Vaughan(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1401226949 (ISBN13: 9781401226947)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

WildStorm

series

Ex Machina

review 1: I get the meta angle of Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris writing themselves into the story, but then Vaughan, as a character, acknowledges that he hates when creators do that because it takes the reader out of the story. And this time is no different. It reads as self-indulgent and kinda tacky, especially that he calls attention to it. With it, I expected a serious confession of essay-like thoughts about September 11th, but it seemed almost done kind of as a dare. Otherwise, the rest of it was great as usual.
review 2: "Ring Out The Old" features Mitchell Hundred's old enemies as they mass for the final book in this superb 60 issue series. Pherson (the guy who can talk to animals like Hundred talks to machines) brings New York to its knees using the animal that... more lives in their millions under the streets of Manhattan, a psychotic killer who claims the plants talk to him murders one of the city's newspaper publishers, and Kremlin and January are planning something to bring Hundred down. There's also a big reveal at the end about how Hundred got his powers and where they came from, indicating a strong finale for this great series. Vaughan and Harris also get playful in a one-shot issue playing themselves as they go to an interview to write a comic series of Hundred's life. Very meta, very funny, especially as they don't get the job! I was wondering how this series would end, thinking that there are a lot of unanswered questions but it seems Vaughan and Harris have got it under control and the finale looks to be a doozy. Strong writing from Vaughan as always, great dialogue, and tremendous art from Tony Harris, it's a great addition to "Ex Machina" and I can't wait for Volume 10! less

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