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A review by codyisreading
Ex Machina, Vol. 5: Smoke, Smoke by Tom Feister, J.D. Mettler, Brian K. Vaughan
3.0
So far this series has been alternating in quality. I really enjoyed Volume 4; Volume 5 started off interesting enough by picking legalized pot as its topic du jour but Vaughn never really does much with it. The best Ex Machina stories tie the political hot button issue to Hundred's heroics and weave them together seamlessly.
In Volume 5 the legalization of pot is only marginally tied to other parts of the story and there are a few other subplots that don't amount to much. Pages are devoted to Journal's sister and her ulterior motives but it never really picks up and it's mostly table setting for later issues.
In Volume 5 the legalization of pot is only marginally tied to other parts of the story and there are a few other subplots that don't amount to much. Pages are devoted to Journal's sister and her ulterior motives but it never really picks up and it's mostly table setting for later issues.