A review by rmgebhardt
Ex Machina, Vol. 2: Tag by Tom Feister, J.D. Mettler, Brian K. Vaughan

3.0

Well... better than the first volume, but still feels a bit unpolished. I'm sure that a lot of the open, unexplained things (such as the painted symbols, some of Hundred's activities before his mayorship, etc.) will eventually come to play a part in the story, but it's hard to go with the main thrust of this volume when you get no real explanation or even an inkling of one for why the antagonist does what she does. Yes, it has to do with the symbols and token, but let's explore that. I'm sure it's coming...

Oh, and the gay marriage sub-plot... pretty preachy, even though I totally agree with what is being preached. It could have been a much more minor sub-plot as it didn't add a lot and seemed somewhat extraneous.