Ex Machina Compendium #1
In "The Pilot," Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris deliver a sharp, grounded moment in the Ex Machina saga, where a quiet day at the news desk sparks unexpected political shifts—Journal is promoted to Special Adviser on Youth Affairs, while the mysterious killings of snow plow drivers keep the city on edge. As Kremlin presses Mitchell to reconsider his past, the weight of legacy and power looms over a nation still learning how to govern itself. The story’s quiet tension is rendered with Tony Harris’s masterful art, both on the interior and on the cover, which he also pencils and inks.
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A slow news day makes the publicly funded Lincoln portrait a front-page story. Mitchell promotes Journal to Special Adviser on Youth Affairs. The killings of snow plow drivers continue. Kremlin tries to convince Mitchell to become the Great Machine once again.
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