I just picked up the first graphic novel of Ex Machina today, written by Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Pride of Baghdad) and I thought it was very good.

Although I definitely don’t think it was his best work, it had a cool concept.

It reminded me of something Charlie Kaufman would write, just one thing out of the ordinary that makes the story unique. I really want to read the next graphic novel and see where this goes. This one didn’t blow my socks off, but it feels like it’s setting up for something good, especially all the talk about the main characters arch enemy. I didn’t think that much of the art while I was reading the book, not that I thought it was bad, it just didn’t stand out to me.

On the plus side the artist works in a unique way, where he has physical actors pose for pictures and then draws them into the comic.

It seems I am turning into a big Brian K. Vaughan fan, I like the amount of swear words per page, and that the story’s seem to be told for adults whom are nerds, it seems to be a good fit for me.