Ex Machina #43

Ex Machina #43 brings Brian K. Vaughan's Wildstorm series to the penultimate stretch of "Ring Out The Old," chapter three of what promises to be a gripping story arc. Tony Harris's cover renders the Great Machine in striking red and orange against a cool blue field of interlocking gears, his armored figure striding forward with fists clenched and jet-pack harness at the ready — a portrait of determined momentum. JD Mettler's bold two-tone color treatment gives the whole image a charged, graphic intensity that makes this August 2009 issue stand out on any shelf.