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Ex Machina #2
Ex Machina, Vol. 2: Tag
This second volume of Eisner Award-winner(Best Writer, Best New Series) Brian K. Vaughan's Ex Machina collects the TAG story arch. Plus, learn how much the National Security Agency had on the career of the Great Machine. What forced Mayor Hundred to make one of the most controversial decisions in the history of New Yrok politics. This volume features an introduction by the Wachowski brothers and an all new cover by Eisner Award-winning artist Tony Harris. Collects Ex Machina issue #6-10
128 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2005
About the author
Brian K. Vaughan
1,016 books13.8k followersBrian K. Vaughan is the writer and co-creator of comic-book series including SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, Y THE LAST MAN, RUNAWAYS, and most recently, BARRIER, a digital comic with artist Marcos Martin about immigration, available from their pay-what-you-want site www.PanelSyndicate.com
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.
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March 16, 2017
I liked this volume much more than the first volume and found it to have a much more cohesive and thrilling story arc. This volume flip flops between past and present as some of Mitchell's past and his accident (which resulted in him being able to mysteriously communicate with machines) come to light. After his accident, Mitchell Hundred is left with only a mysterious tag from the bomb that caused it. This tag displays a weird green symbol, resembling a Chinese character, that nobody seems to figure out.
Jackson Georges, agent of a secret code-breaking branch of the NSA, pays Mitchell a visit in 2001 right after he reveals his true identity to the public (Mitchell used his new found superpower to create an alter-ego superhero he dubs "The Great Machine."). Together they try to crack the code of Mitchell's accident, using the tag as their only clue. Unfortunately, Mitchell has decided at this point to run for Mayor of New York City, spending more time campaigning than playing with puzzles. It is also unfortunate, that only a few months later, 9/11 happens and Mitchell must again don his mask and saves one of the towers. Jackson resents him for not saving everyone and turns into a paranoid recluse, more concerned with conspiracy-theories than his job or his family.
We switch to the present, where the mysterious symbol is popping up on subway walls that also seem to double for myserious deaths and suicides in the city. Mitchell keeps it on his radar, but is also politician-izing by deciding to officiate the gay wedding of a NYC firefighter and his partner, years before it is legal ore recognized. When the victims of the subway attacks are found to be Jackson, his family, and his dog, Mitchell gets thrust into the center of it all again.
I thought the blending of action and politics would be clunky, but Vaughn weaves these story arcs together seamlessly. The action is gory and fun and I enjoyed the politics as well. Mitchell is still the "good guy," never committing to any political party and sticking to his own moral compass (if ONLY this could happen in real life). He fights evil as The Great Machine, as remnants of his past still greet him daily, but he also fights his own political battles as mayor. I loved the blending of the two as two very separate sides of Mitchell and the two lives he leads and find it very well done.
There still could be a bit more action for my taste, but nevertheless this was an entertaining and fun read. I also was slightly disappointed that more questions were left unanswered about the mysterious symbol and Mitchell's past, but there are 8 more volumes, so I guess all in due time. I also miss Kremlin from the first volume who was my favorite character. A lot. But I'll stop griping now because I did enjoy this and my gripes won't prohibit me from enjoying more. It doesn't hurt that I picture a young Harrison Ford, a'la Jack Ryan, as Mitchell.
And there seems to be a bit of a romance blooming between Mitchell and a somewhat annoying reporter. I hope this is not the case as Suzanne, the reporter, reminds me a little of
But time shall tell. I'm looking forward to the next volume.
4 stars
Jackson Georges, agent of a secret code-breaking branch of the NSA, pays Mitchell a visit in 2001 right after he reveals his true identity to the public (Mitchell used his new found superpower to create an alter-ego superhero he dubs "The Great Machine."). Together they try to crack the code of Mitchell's accident, using the tag as their only clue. Unfortunately, Mitchell has decided at this point to run for Mayor of New York City, spending more time campaigning than playing with puzzles. It is also unfortunate, that only a few months later, 9/11 happens and Mitchell must again don his mask and saves one of the towers. Jackson resents him for not saving everyone and turns into a paranoid recluse, more concerned with conspiracy-theories than his job or his family.
We switch to the present, where the mysterious symbol is popping up on subway walls that also seem to double for myserious deaths and suicides in the city. Mitchell keeps it on his radar, but is also politician-izing by deciding to officiate the gay wedding of a NYC firefighter and his partner, years before it is legal ore recognized. When the victims of the subway attacks are found to be Jackson, his family, and his dog, Mitchell gets thrust into the center of it all again.
I thought the blending of action and politics would be clunky, but Vaughn weaves these story arcs together seamlessly. The action is gory and fun and I enjoyed the politics as well. Mitchell is still the "good guy," never committing to any political party and sticking to his own moral compass (if ONLY this could happen in real life). He fights evil as The Great Machine, as remnants of his past still greet him daily, but he also fights his own political battles as mayor. I loved the blending of the two as two very separate sides of Mitchell and the two lives he leads and find it very well done.
There still could be a bit more action for my taste, but nevertheless this was an entertaining and fun read. I also was slightly disappointed that more questions were left unanswered about the mysterious symbol and Mitchell's past, but there are 8 more volumes, so I guess all in due time. I also miss Kremlin from the first volume who was my favorite character. A lot. But I'll stop griping now because I did enjoy this and my gripes won't prohibit me from enjoying more. It doesn't hurt that I picture a young Harrison Ford, a'la Jack Ryan, as Mitchell.
And there seems to be a bit of a romance blooming between Mitchell and a somewhat annoying reporter. I hope this is not the case as Suzanne, the reporter, reminds me a little of
But time shall tell. I'm looking forward to the next volume.
4 stars
August 26, 2017
What a ride!
BKV cranks up the graphic violence and mystery in volume two. Mystery in two ways: what is the symbol that gave The Great Machine his powers, and why is it making people go crazy?
Also in volume two, BKV comments on gay marriage and expands his thematic commentary on 9/11. Did he have to? No. But I appreciate his boldness and progressivism in addressing these subjects.
Again, the artwork is amazing. It's like Sean Phillips if colored by Matt Hollingsworth. Tony Harris provides surgically clean lines, Tom Feister dramatic inks, and JD Mettler deep but somehow arbitrary colors. The artwork feels like A Scanner Darkly it's so crazy.
My only complaint: I hate The Great Machine's costume. It's the dumbest, dorkiest thing I've ever seen. It's like bondage leather meets steampunk meets sky diving. I just hope this was intentional (and satirical) because it's terrible.
June 24, 2017
I always love Vaughan's sense of humour
And even better, his potty mouth:
We're all adults here - and the ones who aren't, aren't exactly hearing this kind of language for the first time from funny books.
Vaughan plays with our expectations of someone writing politics into their stories, so that we never entirely know where he stands, and it's both mature and infuriating at the same time:
In a way this series has the same workmanlike feeling of reading Gotham Central. Both series written by great writers, both great tales that include encapsulated main stories that end in each trade collection and slow-burn superplots that trickle throughout the series.
And even better, his potty mouth:
We're all adults here - and the ones who aren't, aren't exactly hearing this kind of language for the first time from funny books.
Vaughan plays with our expectations of someone writing politics into their stories, so that we never entirely know where he stands, and it's both mature and infuriating at the same time:
In a way this series has the same workmanlike feeling of reading Gotham Central. Both series written by great writers, both great tales that include encapsulated main stories that end in each trade collection and slow-burn superplots that trickle throughout the series.
August 22, 2017
Much better then the first volume. This would'v been a much better first volume. I'm glad i sticked with it, if it was the same as the first volume i might have given up. But then again I bought 8 volumes for a bargain.
July 11, 2015
Vol 2 of 10.
I hope this doesn't turn into a "tackle the political issue of the week" series.
Recap to remind myself what this volume was about. ****Possible spoilers ahead****:
--Jackson from the NSA (National Security Agency) becomes fast friends with Mitch after being assgined to help decipher the piece of shrapnel Mitch found in the river when he had the accident that gave him the power to command all machines. Jakcson, his child, wife and dog are found murdered, both Jackson and his dog eviscerated and hung inside the NY tunnel.
--There's a romance blooming between Mitch and a journalist who is always hot on his trail for the latest scoop.
--Issues tackled: public school vs, private school; gay marriage; the found piece of shrapnel and the symbols printed on it are making people go mad.
So far it is still enjoyable to read, but this problem-of-the-week per volume is going to get old real fast if that's where this series is heading.
The drawings are ok, but I'm not a big fan of the dead-pan stares of pretty much every character. I'm also not sure whether Mitch is suspposed to be attractive or not (I'm sure as the main character he is supposed to be) because his face changes noticeably from panel to panel.
I hope this doesn't turn into a "tackle the political issue of the week" series.
Recap to remind myself what this volume was about. ****Possible spoilers ahead****:
--Jackson from the NSA (National Security Agency) becomes fast friends with Mitch after being assgined to help decipher the piece of shrapnel Mitch found in the river when he had the accident that gave him the power to command all machines. Jakcson, his child, wife and dog are found murdered, both Jackson and his dog eviscerated and hung inside the NY tunnel.
--There's a romance blooming between Mitch and a journalist who is always hot on his trail for the latest scoop.
--Issues tackled: public school vs, private school; gay marriage; the found piece of shrapnel and the symbols printed on it are making people go mad.
So far it is still enjoyable to read, but this problem-of-the-week per volume is going to get old real fast if that's where this series is heading.
The drawings are ok, but I'm not a big fan of the dead-pan stares of pretty much every character. I'm also not sure whether Mitch is suspposed to be attractive or not (I'm sure as the main character he is supposed to be) because his face changes noticeably from panel to panel.
February 6, 2020
I came across this series via my digital library back in 2017. Read the first volume and then requested they get more. So far only Volume 2 has been added (and I just checked and both Vol 1 and 2 are no longer available at my digital library). I read that volume in early 2018 or so. Just today I stumbled across Comixology Unlimited offering deluxe Volumes 3, 4, and 5, that I can borrow. This covers the entire 50 issue run of Ex Machina. Been patiently waiting for this series to become available. Good adult oriented sci-fi stories. Love it.
November 12, 2020
Things getting harder!
I loved that Mr. Vaughan let us know what he thinks about craps like partnerships of lgbt or solve-mechanism of such "problems" in the world of politics. I loved it how he makes that. The conversations are genial good and you can understand even who says what, why.
And.. the jokes are very good! Next!
I loved that Mr. Vaughan let us know what he thinks about craps like partnerships of lgbt or solve-mechanism of such "problems" in the world of politics. I loved it how he makes that. The conversations are genial good and you can understand even who says what, why.
And.. the jokes are very good! Next!
July 12, 2016
Brian K. Vaughan's "Ex Machina" only gets stronger in its second volume where we go to the past to understand our protagonist while dealing with a string of deaths associated with a person, maybe a monster, and we see as people go mad gazing at an unknown symbol in the subway, a try at a romantic relationship, some rumination's on what it means to be human, how to inflict correct policy changes, and a lot more. For me, while not quite on the level intellectually or aesthetically, "Ex Machina" is the comic book version of "The West Wing" and at times, "The Wire", for it tackles social problems with finesse and wit all the while maintaining multiple entertaining story lines and characters it is simple to be invested in. And the artwork: it's crisp and at times glowing, this is a beautiful looking book with some grin producing panel designs and style decisions. I cannot wait to read part 3.
September 30, 2015
Alright, I'm locked in, this second volume sealed the deal. I absolutely have to know what happens next.
This is one of the most original stories that I have ever read. Politics mixed with strange superpowers and a realistic setting.
I am a little put off by some of the heavy-handed political viewpoints, mostly because I don't really see how they move the story along. At times it boarders didactic and feels like filler but I guess it can't all be slicing people in half and mystical Kurt Cobain messages.
This is one of the most original stories that I have ever read. Politics mixed with strange superpowers and a realistic setting.
I am a little put off by some of the heavy-handed political viewpoints, mostly because I don't really see how they move the story along. At times it boarders didactic and feels like filler but I guess it can't all be slicing people in half and mystical Kurt Cobain messages.
March 6, 2022
The mysterious symbol from the object that superpowered Mitch, the series’ main character, is appearing all over. Driving people to do terrible things. There is an absolutely delicious element of conspiracy here.
There are horrific murders, plus the subject of gay marriage (still not legal in the depressingly recent past this book takes place in) to tackle. Mitch is going to be a busy man.
As always, flipping between timelines to create a well-rounded narrative, this book seems to be more beloved by the reader than its predecessor (at least, according to the reviews) but for me the two were very even in quality. Both interesting, both clever, both stunning rendered in gorgeous technicolor.
I’m still not won over. Not like by Vaughan’s other series. But it continues to be worth a read.
This and more at https://advancetheplot.weebly.com/
There are horrific murders, plus the subject of gay marriage (still not legal in the depressingly recent past this book takes place in) to tackle. Mitch is going to be a busy man.
As always, flipping between timelines to create a well-rounded narrative, this book seems to be more beloved by the reader than its predecessor (at least, according to the reviews) but for me the two were very even in quality. Both interesting, both clever, both stunning rendered in gorgeous technicolor.
I’m still not won over. Not like by Vaughan’s other series. But it continues to be worth a read.
This and more at https://advancetheplot.weebly.com/
April 5, 2016
Diese unangekündigten Flashbacks nerven mich ein bisschen, aber sonst entwickelt sich die Story ganz gut.
January 2, 2018
Picked this up on the dying days of last year on a trip. Suffice to say BKV's masterpiece had me tapping and turning pages, even while my butt was frozen and hurting on a slippery bus seat during the journey. Mitch Hundred is a Superhero turned New York's mayor adjusting to life of abstinence from putting his superpowers to use, which includes: Talking to machines the way Aquaman talks to fish. BKV weaves an intriguing narratives using Post 911, Bush Administration America as a backdrop, from the eyes of a calculating, highly constipated 'Realist' who probably hates Republicans, wages war against religious authorities, and marries an interracial gay couple amidst ridiculous uproar, and accusations of using controvery to further political agenda. (Considering this book came out in early 2000s, this felt seriously ballsy). While there is plenty of Superhero action (in Flashbacks from before Hundred's Political career), the real action that has you on the edge of your seat happens in whispers within the halls and corridors of Gracie Mansion, as Mayor Hundred struggles, is hit by one political shit storm after another, with extremely challenging decisions which have far reaching impact. With a team of dedicated Devil's advocates in his team, always there to question his decisions, his approach. The debate adds a whole lot of meat of the Grey-ness in the world of politics: a spider's web of treacheries on one end, and casualties on another.
March 19, 2024
Listen. Is Ex Machina totally dated with early 2000s dialogue? Yeah! But Brian K. Vaughan is a national treasure when it comes to comics.
The twists, the politics, and the wild violence is all top-tier stuff, and also scratches the weird itch I have for consuming stuff created RIGHT before I was born. Bush-era 9/11 stories are so weird to me.
I also like the artwork more this round! And it ends with a massive cliffhanger! BKV!
The twists, the politics, and the wild violence is all top-tier stuff, and also scratches the weird itch I have for consuming stuff created RIGHT before I was born. Bush-era 9/11 stories are so weird to me.
I also like the artwork more this round! And it ends with a massive cliffhanger! BKV!
December 1, 2018
Even better than the first volume.
November 13, 2023
Part sci-fi mystery, part New York City politics. Classic Vaughan twists.
June 29, 2015
I'm giving this 3 stars for the plot twist, but overall it wasn't as great as Vol. 1. It's really interesting, because the main issue in this book is that Mayor Hundred is officiating a wedding ceremony between two men and there was a lot of arguments about the constitution and how it was effect his career to publicly be in support of gay marriage. It's interesting because it's finally a nonissue in the US. And to read this days after the Supreme Court ruling was illuminating. Overall Brian K. Vaughan is pushing the envelope a little too much again last volume it was the n-word and now it was the f-word (the derogatory gay person one) and even though it was done playfully I'm just like please use another word you can tell just as an effective story without it. Overall I'm going to continue the story but I'm not excited about it. I hope things pick up.
April 26, 2014
It's interesting reading this older series from Brian K. Vaughan, the writer of the amazing Saga series. There are a lot of similarities between the two, but in Ex Machina the soapbox tends to be a bit more obvious, the flashback transitions less nuanced, and the storyline a bit more formulaic. In each volume thus far there's a major present tense political event (marriage equality in this one), a mysterious sci-fi event tied to Hundred's powers, and a flashback or two that provide both backstory and intrigue. Luckily the formula works. While this series is a bit clunkier than Saga (most would be), it's keeping my interest, and driving me to keep reading. Be warned, this one is particularly graphic in the violence department, so if you're squeemish, you may want to jump ahead.
September 22, 2014
Once, I read the first volume of this series and thought it was ok, but not up to my usually-high expectations for Vaughan. I don't know what was wrong with me--this series is really fantastic. Vaughan manages to do 3 stories simultaneously: the West Wing-style political story (in this episode: gay marriage!), the superhero fallout story (in this episode: a maniac killer in the subway), and the flashbacks (in this episode, Hundred works for the NSA or the CIA or something). Anyway, I blazed through it, couldn't put it down. I have some minor quibbles, but man I had fun reading it!
March 6, 2014
Really liking this series. Among other topics, the subject of gay marriage is touched upon. I thought Vaughan handled it really well, at least from the political end of things. As before, we get bits and pieces of the pre-mayoral days handed out to us as necessary. I'm keen to see where this is all going.
September 6, 2015
1.5
يعني كمية الملو فاقت التوقعات
حشو مبالغ فيه
تداخلات ما بين الواقع السياسي
ولك كتير مالهوش اي لزمة
يعني كنت بفوت صفحة بحثي اشوف هفهم ولا لا
ولا اي شئ
العدو المرة دي برده ليه جذور قديمة
بوشم أخضر
وبيسبب كوارث
الشكوك تحوم حول الشخص الخطأ
وف النهاية نهاية ساذجة للغاية
مش عارف الصراحة كنت متوقع افضل
يعني كمية الملو فاقت التوقعات
حشو مبالغ فيه
تداخلات ما بين الواقع السياسي
ولك كتير مالهوش اي لزمة
يعني كنت بفوت صفحة بحثي اشوف هفهم ولا لا
ولا اي شئ
العدو المرة دي برده ليه جذور قديمة
بوشم أخضر
وبيسبب كوارث
الشكوك تحوم حول الشخص الخطأ
وف النهاية نهاية ساذجة للغاية
مش عارف الصراحة كنت متوقع افضل
November 25, 2021
Tämä Ex Machinan kakkosniputus pitää sisällään osat 6-10.
Pormestaria riivaa monentasoiset haasteet. Tapahtuu kummia murhia, jotka poliisin olisi hyvä ratkaista ettei levottomuus valtaisi New Yorkin asukkaita ja toisaalta taas täytyy pohtia seksuaalivähemmistöjen oikeuksien tukemista.
Tässä sarjassa on jotain Watchmenin kaltaista. Pormestari Hundred on eläköitynyt supersankari. Tai noh... jonkinmoinen mekaanisia vempaimia äänellään käskevä kaveri, joka halusi olla supersankari, mutta hommat eivät tainneet mennä ihan putkeen. Pidän tällaisista sarjoista, joissa supersankarit ovat ihan yhtä inhimillisiä kuin muutkin.
Edelleen piirros- ja väritystyyli ei ole ihan minun lempparia, mutta kuitenkin toimivaa ja mitä enemmän tätä lukee, niin sitä paremmin se tuntuu sopivan sarjaan. Voip olla ihan tottumiskysymyskin.
Juu. Lisää vain, kiitos :-D
Pormestaria riivaa monentasoiset haasteet. Tapahtuu kummia murhia, jotka poliisin olisi hyvä ratkaista ettei levottomuus valtaisi New Yorkin asukkaita ja toisaalta taas täytyy pohtia seksuaalivähemmistöjen oikeuksien tukemista.
Tässä sarjassa on jotain Watchmenin kaltaista. Pormestari Hundred on eläköitynyt supersankari. Tai noh... jonkinmoinen mekaanisia vempaimia äänellään käskevä kaveri, joka halusi olla supersankari, mutta hommat eivät tainneet mennä ihan putkeen. Pidän tällaisista sarjoista, joissa supersankarit ovat ihan yhtä inhimillisiä kuin muutkin.
Edelleen piirros- ja väritystyyli ei ole ihan minun lempparia, mutta kuitenkin toimivaa ja mitä enemmän tätä lukee, niin sitä paremmin se tuntuu sopivan sarjaan. Voip olla ihan tottumiskysymyskin.
Juu. Lisää vain, kiitos :-D
November 29, 2020
Vaughan is amazing. His dialogue just flows AND it's cool witty and funny without sounding pretentious or scripted. You're reading this comic and you're just "right there" hanging out with the characters. They're real people. They're actually better than real people, they're really interesting.
In the meantime, he attacks conservatives, and then immediately after attacks liberals. He attacks with logic. Same-sex marriage is a topic and he says, government should perform/regulate "civil unions" for anyone who wants to be legally bound to someone, marriage is connected to religion/spirituality, so if you want to get married talk to your priest, rabbi, witch doctor, or whomever you look to for "a more spiritual union". Makes perfect sense.
Looking forward to more of this.
In the meantime, he attacks conservatives, and then immediately after attacks liberals. He attacks with logic. Same-sex marriage is a topic and he says, government should perform/regulate "civil unions" for anyone who wants to be legally bound to someone, marriage is connected to religion/spirituality, so if you want to get married talk to your priest, rabbi, witch doctor, or whomever you look to for "a more spiritual union". Makes perfect sense.
Looking forward to more of this.
January 7, 2018
I'm still lukewarm about this series. There are little hints of an overarching story, but so far it feels like volumes 1 and 2 are very compartmentalized and separate from each other. The stories don't bleed into the next volumes, and everything is, for the most, wrapped up by the end. It's just not a terribly exciting series, though I can see the potential. Perhaps I'm missing something. I have through volume 5 checked out from my library, so I'll at least get to that point, but I can't say this is a series I'll make it through till the end.
November 18, 2018
Vaughan continues the mystery and cranks up the violence in this volume.
Personally, I liked the first one more than this but still intrigued by what's going on.
As I read this I was thinking about how one day some aspects of this book will be dated like Gay Marriage. If people in the future will know what a book is, they'll read this and wonder what the big deal is. Although it was brave enough for Vaughan to tackle these issues when he did.
The violence in this is graphic, so beware. I thought this was slower and not as action packed but I'll continue.
Personally, I liked the first one more than this but still intrigued by what's going on.
As I read this I was thinking about how one day some aspects of this book will be dated like Gay Marriage. If people in the future will know what a book is, they'll read this and wonder what the big deal is. Although it was brave enough for Vaughan to tackle these issues when he did.
The violence in this is graphic, so beware. I thought this was slower and not as action packed but I'll continue.
May 24, 2022
My only quibble with the first volume was that it didn’t seem as adventurous in terms of storytelling as Vaughan’s usual work. Well he was obviously working his way up to something because the central mystery suddenly ups itself here and is absolutely a flippin’ doozy. It’s meticulously structured and nicely grounded in realism for the wilder plot elements to suddenly take off and feel genuinely surprising. The greatest praise I have for it is that I thought I knew *exactly* where this was going and now I have no bloody clue at all
July 27, 2017
This was reasonably well done. Nothing much to add to what I said in my review for the first volume. Not a big fan of the photo-reference art style but it's ok. Story was fine. Bleaugh - gay marriage agenda was pushed but not *too* heavily. Some pretty gross visuals. Not a lot of information forthcoming about why the symbol/green thing has such an effect. Intrigued to find out why, so will definitely keep reading...
December 3, 2021
Ex-superhero and currently Mayor Hundred freaks out New York City by agreeing to perform a marriage for two men.
This volume was great! I love the way the story includes both action (the strange glowing symbol that gave Mitchell superpowers is now adversely affecting people) as well as political/human interest stories. We could use a Mayor Mitchell Hundred right now. I'll definitely be reading more of these.
This volume was great! I love the way the story includes both action (the strange glowing symbol that gave Mitchell superpowers is now adversely affecting people) as well as political/human interest stories. We could use a Mayor Mitchell Hundred right now. I'll definitely be reading more of these.
July 28, 2022
In this volume the unknown and mysterious (alien?) symbol which gave Mitchell Hundred the ability to speak to machines returns in the subways of New York causing a young woman to go insane and kill herself. Similar symbols begin popping up around the city, graffiti style causing mayhem. But the worst of it happens to Mitch's former NSA handler who becomes paranoid terrifying his wife and daughter, at least until his wife looks at the symbol and becomes altered herself.
June 7, 2017
This is great sci-fi, but also I love the backdrop of local politics and regular issues that affect real people. It sort of reminds me of the feeling I got from Parks and Recreation: it's rare for anyone to try to make local politics exciting, but inspiring to see people being passionate about something real (and not just saving the universe from a giant alien, etc.)
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