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A review by andyshute
Ex Machina, Vol. 8: Dirty Tricks by Brian K. Vaughan
3.0
I enjoyed this more than the lacklustre recent volumes.
It's off to an interesting start with ghostly slaves but it feels a little off, like Vaughan had realised that to date none of his political themes had touched much on race. So we get an all too brief one shot centred on white guilt that generally feels rushed and underdeveloped, like he was either too worried about exploring the issue or wanted to just move on and pay it lip service.
The next arc is more developed and satisfying with a female Catwoman knock off vigilante. It's quite fun, plays around with the politics and has a highly amusing finale.
The final issue explores freedom of speech and the nature of masked characters in a different way all linked to a prior Great Machine exploit.
Better but I kind of wonder where the frequently hinted at underlying mystery is going to be revealed. There aren't too many issues left.
It's off to an interesting start with ghostly slaves but it feels a little off, like Vaughan had realised that to date none of his political themes had touched much on race. So we get an all too brief one shot centred on white guilt that generally feels rushed and underdeveloped, like he was either too worried about exploring the issue or wanted to just move on and pay it lip service.
The next arc is more developed and satisfying with a female Catwoman knock off vigilante. It's quite fun, plays around with the politics and has a highly amusing finale.
The final issue explores freedom of speech and the nature of masked characters in a different way all linked to a prior Great Machine exploit.
Better but I kind of wonder where the frequently hinted at underlying mystery is going to be revealed. There aren't too many issues left.