Ex Machina: First Hundred Days - Brian K. Vaughan

superhero politics

Here's a novel scenario: the world's first superhero gives it up to become a politican.

Engineer mitchell hundred comes into contact with an alien device, and it gives him the ability to talk to machines and to make them do what he tells them. He becomes a superhero. After a while he decides he can do more good in politics, so he runs for election as mayor of new york.

Something happens to boost his popularity [a stunning development. I won't spoil it]. And he wins the election.

The story - and this is just the first volume in an ongoing series - flashes back and forth between his experiences as mayor, as he tries to run the city from the viewpoint of an engineer rather than a career politician, and his days as a superhero.

Mitchell is an appealing and likeable character who tries his best to do the right thing, and he is surrounded by a well drawn supporting cast.

This is a very original and different comic, and it has some excellent artwork. Highly recommended